Show Gomez Eats Steak On Day He Pitches Pitches'S S 'S To Gain Strength By PAUL FAiTh Associated Press Sports s Writer NEW YORK Oct 2 2 They They call Vernon Gomez om z Goofy and heres here's why S The handle of El El Goofy was applied almost f from om the day the i iYa Ya Yankee kee southpaw first r reported for duty For his first important assignment he sirs was sent against the e hitting hard Detroit Tigers Now these guys arent aren't so tough warned Manager Joe McCarthy before before before be be- fore the game except Charlie Gehringer Now when he comes up pitch to him like like- this like this The first Tiger up smacked one of Gomez slants for a single The next one rammed a a. double to to left field Lou Gehrig G-ehrig came over to Gomez and gave him that Dont worry fellow well we'll get em cm Oh Im I'm not worried d confided Gomez But tell me when that Gehringer comes up I want to pitch to him like McCarthy says so Joe wont won't think I forgot what he said Gehringer exclaimed Gehrig Hes the guy that just pumped you for tor a double Hes He's right behind you on on second base Borrows Lefty's LeUy's Car Buck ONeill O'Neill veteran baseball expert expert expert ex ex- ex- ex pert now in Washington was credited credited cred cred- credited with hanging the handle of Goofy on Goofy Gomez from that day Charlie Red Ruffing fluffing who got licked by Carl Hubbell and his Giant mates in the first game of ot th the current world series tells many sto stories ies about Goofy who used to tobe tobe tobe be his roommate on the road His prize one is about how he used to borrow Lefty's car so often that the garage attendant thought the thear car ar belonged to him instead of ot have to g get t written permission permission per per- permission mission from Mr Ruffing c cah can h let you use the car the attendant attendant attendant attend attend- ant told Gomez one rainy day when he came after his own automobile Head in Air Gomez was pitching in a tight game at Boston one day As he started to wind up an airplane sped overhead Goofy looked up As Ashe Ashe Ashe he did so so the runner on third stole home with the winning run Im glad the Yankee stadium is not next door to an air field McCarthy McCarthy McCarthy Mc Mc- Carthy said in disgust Gomez drives McCarthy almost to distraction on days he is to pitch i He fiddles around dashes up and down the clubhouse and asks Marse Joe a million questions Usually McCarthy winds up by chasing h sing him put put- During During- a a. spring exhibition i ig g game me McCarthy missed him He I sent the clubhouse boy boyan on a search He found iG Goofy perched in a tree Goofy was plenty sore Thursday when the second game of the world series was rained out McCarthy should have called me he roared I 1 ate a big steak for breakfast to g get t power McCarthy McCarthy Mc Mc- Carthy knows I cant can't afford to eat steaks for power when Im I'm not gonna pitch |