Show I 1 0 one can change dizzy dean by GRANTLAND RICE ERE RE IS ONE other thing you about dizzy dean he can an say changed less in the last 20 I 1 ever knew 1 i than anyone gh that length of time ant beli believe eve anyone has had much uch fan un out of life and living as dizzy dean has had this has been one of his main traits when he S first joined the 1 l as cardinals in flor ida around 1930 or 1931 he was just a trifle more than gabby street could handle dizzy drank ile he was sense a bad actor lie he was surly or mean f first I 1 tried fining him abby iby salil said once that did no od i I 1 tried bawling him out e merely grinned it took look me time t to find the answer obar t was to bar him film from the lipack park that was something iny y stand lie had to lay ball every day when I 1 reat ateneo ened to keep film away tom a the he park he be was always aay r to handle I 1 knew new I 1 had a 28 or 30 game er r gabby said a year or becore etore he came up but he was drawing big crowds in houss housand jid and I 1 thought maybe he would w UP lip in one way he never did re was the time just after he his Is tonsils taken out we were ing ig the athletics they had the es full with nobody out 1 I wish I 1 was out there atchin liitt to those bums diz id batters like simmons coch ne and foxx were coming P three big hitters wilson lei ed at me and I 1 nodded e sect diz in lie ile retired the de with no runs ills his belief in self was amazing 4 moulton pitching for shreve 1 lost to dizzy live five straight Is pat was naturally a trifle ved 1 he cooled off when ta t said to him after the fifth t youre the luckiest pitcher ter saw youve lost live five times ile but nobody ever roasts you dont expect you to beat ole ow 20 years III later ter diz is having 11 more ore tun fun than he had as a ahng S star or at least just as ch life to him is one big play lund with plenty to laugh at i hear car rep reports orts or rumors that Y are te trying to change him here thereto there ere to smooth him oft off a my y tip HP Is better leave just the way he is I 1 doubt it if dy y could change him any rolfe and sawyer last march along the western coast of florida there were two managers who felt their teams learns had been overplayed they were rolfe of the tigers and sawyer of the phillies Phil lles 1 I think we have been placed too high red rolfe said one march afternoon 1 I know jerry priddy will help a lot but we have many more problems one was hal who lift his left arm rolfe had no idea how groth would come along as he been too hot the year before the tigers had no catcher to talk about no one could figure then that kell or evers would have such a good season 1 I think we rate fourth place possibly third place but third place seems too high after all we have the rod red sox yankees Q and indians to beat it might be remembered the red sox looked beuer better then than they have looked since the american league race Is sure to be a hot one so far the tigers have been the most consistent squad in the where consistency applies to pitching and with and pretty fair fielding defense my guess would be that if any one team beats them out it will be Clev elands indians the indians have better pitching than the yankees can show the case of the phillies has been about the same sawyer a smart manager one ol of the best in either league sure his young team could finish third again at that time he know too much about miller his young pitcher and he too sure that curt simmons would be ready after two or three soggy seasons still had to prove he could handle the wear and tear of a long campaign killers place with the injury to ted williams it likely that anyone left is going to beat ralph kiner to the home run wire ted williams was the one best equipped to give kiner a good fight but the red sox star will hit a few more home runs this season for all ot of that williams fared better in the allstar all star game than dizzy dean the allstar all star game practically drove dean out of baseball after being hit on the too toe by a line smash dizzy atte attempted to come back too quickly but he was unable to finish his usual hurling motion on his left too toe so he attempted to handle his speed and curve ball with an exclusive arm action this put a heavy strain on his right shoulder |