Evening star., 1963-05-02
NE6EL AT LARGE
Kronheim Opens
A New Vista
By MORRIS SIEGEE

THOMAS EDGAR CHENEY, already the owner Of the
i6innng srkeou record for personally dispoSng Of 81
Orioles last year, is well his way to gaining much
more formidable distinction
At the rate he's going, he could become the first
pitcher in baseball to start finish and win every assign
ment in This would establish major league
record, but not necessarily a baseball mark.
In unorganized ball. opposed to Commissioner Ford
Frcks orderly society," seasonal routegong performances
routine for Iron Mike, the indestructble batting
practice finger, and Milton Kronhem, just plain in
destructible.
Kronheim has been on the scene much longer than
Iron Mike, product Of the machine age For almost so
years. give take couple of and few rainouts,
Kronhem, manualy operated hurler, has started and
finished every Sunday-mornng game at 10th and Ken
nedy streets, NV
THERE ARE NO OTHER pitchers on Kronheims team,
one Of the for his uninterrupted mound tenure
More important Kronhem happens to own the balls bats
and umpires He also furnishes his own opposition
This makes his task considerably lighter Cheney the
sofar unbeaen Senator showpc operates with no such
advantage The opposition originally was chosen for him
by Joe Cronns scheduemaker and later by Mickey YER
non.
To date Cheney has treated all four foes with equal
despect Until Detroit scrounged out Of him yeser-
day. wonderfully guilty Of failing to give spectators
earned for their money In his first three assign
ments.
definitely the most observan After watching leaky de-
fense and no-to-be-trusted bullpen Tom decided to
take matters his hands and strike out many
he could
To date through yesterdays success in Detroit the
number stands at leagueleadng &c. This bears out the
theory Of Bucy Harris who remarked There are no
bad hops In catcher's glove"
81. hH*h
IN STARTING FINISHING and winning his first four
games Cheney already has accomplished in three weeks
what It took him all of last to do In q starts he
went the route only four times.
Either the man wasn't trying last year he's dis
coveredoa pitching elixir which could carry him to mmor
tally Neither Vernon Cheney knows exactly what
Cheney doing this that he didn't do last year and
BY the same token, neither is interested
Cheneys brilliant performances to date have enabled
Vernon enjoy few games With Cheney the mound,
Vernon far has been able to dSconnect the phone to his
bulpen which has rendered all aid short of actual help
Cheney now is marked man for the Senators. Orgi-
nay 1t was Claude Osteen the lefthander that can't get
uracked who oged by every team interested in help
ing the Senator'S Since the evolution Of Cheney OSeen
has dropped several pegs on the most-wanted list
e.
Il WITHOUT CHENEY, THE record Of the Senators would
be frightening than 1t s He has accounted for more
than half of their meager victories and Of their
Is losses
In addition to providing unexceled Joy for his team,
his manager and himself Toms behavior undoubtedly has
replaced the Grand Ole Opry Ed DoheryS favorte talk
ing topic in Nashville Tenn, where Doherty is general
managing Class team. Doherty engineered the Cheney
deal
Cheney also has focused the spotlight on the pleasant
little midsate community of Morgan, Ga, previously
known among ballpayers only to Cheney and Bill Bryan
catcher for Kansas City
* the latest popularity poll Morgan went for Cheney
over Bryan by landslide. The margin overwhelm
ing that 1t wasn't necessary to count the absentee
ballots of Vernon George sekk and Johnston and Lemon