Salt Lake Telegram | 1950-03-29 | Page 23 | Biggest Boner

Biggest Boner r Ol oI Diz Yells for Fly Doesn't Get Near It Dean 0 c Cardinals cardinal Pitcher I bi boner was wa pulled I 1 signed with the SL St Louis lik lc Sam B Bread Breadon rea don on and never paid me what v orth Jt t that's beside t the e point p i t. t My I biggest blunder on the field happened happened hap hap- I durin during the last week of oC the red-hot red 1934 pennant race in Cincinnati Cin Cin- We Ve were trailing the Giants by two games ames needed this game to close the gap I went into tt the e game with a 6 26 record was well on my way I to the when I everything e sudI suddenly sud sud- I denly went vent re We Ve were ahead 2 1 going into the la last t of oC the ninth Two men I were down with runners perched on second and third Lonnie Fr Frey y was batting for the Reds a good clutch hitter But my curve e was rea really sharp that day and I quickly worked the count to two strikes no balls I Spud Davis was working behind the plate He called for a high fast fast one Lonnie swung from the ground popped a high fly fy to the mound I got it I shouted waving Davis and first baseman Rip Collins Collins Col Col- lins away Get there hollered I Davis Let Rip have it I II Mine I shouted a again ain waiting waiting wait wait- I in ing for the ball to come down beginning beginning beginning be be- ginning to think now that it wasn't I a bad idea if Collins CoBins did help me out After all pitchers are paid only to pitch and I also remembered that I never nc was much shucks at catching pop But by now not Collins CoBins is getting etting big bib Hes He's that it would be a nice gesture if he let Jet 01 Ol Diz Dir make the catch win his own game I So what happens None of us take it The ball falls between us for a hit What's more two runs scored The Reds beat me 3 32 01 Ol Diz never will forget that one I