Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-27
SEGH AT LARGE
Plenty Of Variety
On This Menu
BY MORRIS SIEGEL

BALTIMORE, July 27-The menu at the Chesapeake
never more varied favorful the main lunch
con there roast beef cakes depending
on the diners Friday ground rules
For dessert it boiled down to what1l you have-Bil
Terry, Lefty Grove Lloyd Waner Ernie lombard, Joe
Medwick, George Sekirk, Johnny Wander Meer Earl
Aver Lefty Gomez, Red ROfc, Doc Cramer, 1val Good
man?
Jimmy Foxx, who already was in town. and Joe Di-
Maggie who wasn't until last night also supposed to
be there Neither showed but in this collection of dis
tnguiShed colleagues even those nonpare uggers were
not missed too much.
They were all there in connection with Baltimore's
annual salute recently created Shrine Of Immorals
although few of the oldimers knew exactly why they
in town.
THE BEST WAY TO handle collection of ballplayers
with the credentials of this gang the POSTMASTER wisely
decided was and-answer period That way all
hands would get shot at nostalgia and every viewer
would get chance to ogle You couldn't have asked
fairer shake no matter what the price, which dirt
cheap at $225 plate
Tell us about the time you stole base" somebody
asked Schnozz lombard to start the ball rolling.
II really didn't ever steal base Intentionally" Lom
bardt said somewhat embarrassed You had to believe
him. At $50 pounds Whereabouts it hard to imagine
But you must be talking about the time doubled to
lead off the inning against the Cardinals. Ivy Goodman
over here followed with fly to deep right tagged up
and went to third after the catch.
Beans Reardon, umpiring at third base called me
out although had the throw beat a mile asked how
know you amt fast enough to go from second
to third fly ball matter how far it was hit so you
must have cheated Beans answered"
IT WAS MEDWICKs turn next. A FAM obviously an
old Dodgers fan, asked the New Jersey musceman how
Bob Bowman, a former teammate on the Cardinals
punked him the very first time Medwick appeared in
Brooklyn uniform after st. Louis had traded him to the
Buns.
That's funny you'd ask me that" Joe said IT don't
know either The first three guys up hit him. Seemed
to me he would have waited for them to up and
clouted them the next time around but he chose me-"
Medwick didn't bother to say how seriously he was
injured by the Bowman pitch but it was more than
mere dust-o The "skuller" kept him sidened for al
most month"; providing amusing incident which has
become part Of Medwick's routine
Some fan came up to visit me in the hospital He
was more worked up over the beaning that was Joe
you want to break that Bowmans arm off and bring
it to you2 Just say the word and will
II had to restrain him" Medwick laughed because in
Brooklyn balplayer Besides this guy was big enough to
do IT,"
GROVES TURN TO COME front and center followed
Was tough for you to win your 30Oth game 1t
was for Early Wynn?" he asked
Hell no." the old Finger responded. "Took me three
turns and the third time whipped Cleveland, 1915
Relaxed all the way, too"
Senior Gomez, sitting next to Grove, practically
jumped out OF his seat when he heard say he
relaxed.
you relax" Gomez said, never You didn't even
relax pitching batting practice used to see you knock
down your hters don't give em that stuff about
relaxing"