Show TODAY'S rODAY'S SPORT SPORT PARADE Cinema Capers Put I Th The lip on Hot Seat By HARRY FERGUSON United Press Sports Editor NEW YORK Nov 8 UP There UP-There There is mourning throughout the he fabulous land of Flatbush today Tears are falling like autumn autumn au- au rain and despair blankets the borough of Brooklyn like a fu fog og The word has come from Hollywood Hollywood Holly Holly- wood that Manager Leo Durocher of the beloved Bums is going to appear in a movie in which he will wear the detested livery and spangles of the New York Yank Yank- ees It is not the worst crime that Leo jeo the Lip could commit against the peace and security of the tle people eople of Brooklyn but it certainly is s next to the worst The un- un unpardonable unpardonable pardonable sin of course would be for him to put on a New York Giants Slants suit suit even even if it was only for the sake of art in that earthly paradise of Hollywood where allmen all allmen men nen are brave all women are beautiful and salaries start at a week Ba Back Bak k With Yanks s Forced to the wall and threatened threatened threatened threat threat- ened with torture if they didn't tell ell all the Hollywood press agents admitted Durocher had been signed for a picture based on the career of the late Lou Gehrig Durocher and Gehrig were teammates teammates teammates team team- mates on the i Yankees back in 29 28 and in this picture The Lip will portray himself as a ayoung ayoung young aggressive shortstop The years ears have had their evil way with The he Lips Lip's hair and reports from the he wonderful city of Hollywood are that the up make-up department already has measured him for a toupee News that Durocher intended to o appear in public attired in a Yankee uniform reached Mr Frank a rabid Brooklyn fan an at a time when he had just deposited a dime on the bar for a beer He was so astounded by the news that he made no protest whatsoever when your agent offered offered of- of ered to pay f for r the libation Such is Luck Thanks said Mr quickly convoying his dime back into nto his pocket and taking a long reflective sip The Lip in pitchers huh Some guys have all the luck dont don't they Think of The Lip kissing them Crawfords and Turners Turners Turners Tur Tur- ners and Loys and getting good dough for it Me Id I'd be a volun- volun teer eer It was explained to Mr Swa- Swa taka aka that The Lips Lip's role probably would not call for him to go through any scenes depicting the sweet surrender of love He would be e a ball player player but but a ball player wearing the New Y York rk Yankees' Yankees uniform Them Yankees exploded Mr Lucky stiffs Why if Fitz hadn't got himself hit on the leg eg by a line drive in the game we would have moldered moldered- It Investment investment in- in required another cent Ip-cent vestment estment in lager by your agent gent agento to o divert him from that line of reasoning and return him to the matter of the Yankee uniform He considered it silently for about half a glass On the Spot I seen funny things in pitchers pitch pitch- ers said Mr but I never thought Id I'd see The Lip in ina ina ina I a Yankee suit What us guys wont won't I do to that Lip next summer when he comes out to coach We asked quickly You mean the the The bold said Mr but good A dreamy look came into his eyes as he continued Yeah I Ican Ican Ican can hear us getting on him right now Im I'm gonna yell Hey Lip which one of them Yankees you rooming with with with-Henrich Henrich or DiMaggio DiMaggio gb gio or how you like Hey Lip how come Rizzuto beat you out of your job this year Naw wait a minute I got it Hey Lip know what subway runs Juns to the stadium Action lights camera |