Show No Ho One Can Change Dizzy Dean Bv By GRANTLAND RICE RICE- THERE IS ONE other thing youcan you youcan youcan can say about Dizzy Dean Dean he he has changed less leas in the last 20 years yearl than anyone I ever knew through that length of time I dont don't believe lieve anyone has had hada hadas hadas as a much fun out of ot life Ill and living as Dizzy Dean has had This has been one of his main traits When he first firt Joined t the h Cardinals Cardinal in Florida Flor Tint ida around 1030 1930 or 1931 he was just justa a trifle more than Gabby Street could handle Dizzy nov nev- Rlee drank He lIe er was wa washa la in no sense a bad actor He was never lIever surly or mean I 1 first tried fining him him Gabby said once That did no good I tried bawling him out He De merely grinned It took look some time Ume to find the answer That was to bar him from the ball park That was something DIU Dizzy couldn't stand He lie had bad to play ball every day When I threatened to keep him away from the park he was wal always alway easy to handle I knew I had a 28 or 30 game winner Gabby said a year o or r two before he came up But he was also drawing big crowds in Houston Hous ton And I thought maybe he would woul d grow up In one way he never did There was the time just after otter he had his tonsils taken out we were playing the Athletics Athletic They had bad the bases full with nobody out I I 1 wish I was out there to those thole bums Dl Dil aid eald Batters BaUerl like Simmons Cochrane Coch Coch- rane sane and Foxx Foa were coming Up op Three big ble hitters Wilson winked at me and I 1 nodded We sent lent Dis In In lIe He retired the side aide with no runs Ills belief In was amazing Pat rat Moulton pitching for Shreve port lost to Dizzy live five straight times Pat was naturally a trifle peeved He wasn't cooled off oU when Dizzy said to him after the filth fifth defeat Pat youre you're the luckiest pitcher I ever saw aw Youve You've lost five times 4 to 10 me but nobody ever roasts you they Ibey dont don't expect you to beat Ole Diz Dir Now 20 years later Diz Db Is having iven Ivan more fun tun than he had as a pitching star Or at least just as much Life to him is one big play ground found with plenty to laugh at You ou hear reports or rumors that they hey are trying to change him here and ind there there to to smooth him oft off a tittle My tip is they'd better leave him aim just the way he Is Ii I doubt if U anybody could change him any way I T Rolfe folio and Sawyer Last March along the western coast of ot Florida there were two managers who felt their teams had bad been overplayed They were Rolfe of ot the Tigers and Sawyer of ot the Phillies Phil lesI les I think we have been placed too high Red Rolfe RoUe said ald one March afternoon I know Serry Jerry Jer Ser ry Priddy will help a lot but Lut we have many more problems One was Hal who couldn't lift his left arm Rolfe Rolle had no Idea how Groth Groin would come along as he hadn't been too hot ho t the year before The Tigers had n no catcher to talk about No one could figure then that Kell or Evers would have such such sucha a good season eason I think we rate fourth place- place possibly third place place but but third place seems too high After Atter all we have the Red fed Sox Yankees and Indians In to beat It might be remembered the Red fed Sox looked better then than they have looked since The American league race Is sure to be a hot bot one So far the tho Tigers have been the most consistent squad In the league league- where consistency applies to pitching and hitting and pretty fair fielding defense My y guess would be that if 11 anyone any anyone one team beats them out it will be Cleveland's Indians The Indians have better pitching than the Yankees Yankees Yankees Yan Yan- kees can show The case of ot the Phillies has been about the same Sawyer a smart manager one of the best in either league wasn't sure his young team could finish third again At that tha t time he didn't know too much about Miller his young pitcher and b he wasn't too sure ure that Curt Simmons would be ready after two or three sog soggy y seasons still had bad t to prove he could handle the wear and tear of ot a long campaign S e e Kiner's Place With the injury to Ted Williams William s it Isn't likely that anyone left is s going goina to beat Ralph Kiner to th the e run home home run wire Ted Williams was the one best equipped to give Kiner a good fight but bui the Red fled Sox star tar will hit a few i more home runs this season For aU all of that Williams fared better in inthe inthe the Star AU-Star game than Dizzy Dean The Star All game practically drove Dean out of ot baseball After Atter being hit on the toe by a line smash Dizzy attempted to come back too quickly But he was unable to fin ish his usual hurling motion on his left toe so he attempted to handle his speed and curve baU ball with an exclusive arm action This put a heavy strain on his right shoulder |