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Show Johnny Couch Is Big League Hero In First Season ii JOHNNY COUCH. A major leegue hero In his first season sea-son and at the ate of 10! There you have ihe case of John ta:ilel Couch of the Cincinnati Keda who completely com-pletely upeeta the theory lhat "oulh must bo aerved." leet year Johnny Couch was wllh San Pranctaco. He had a .62. percentnse with 26 victories snd 11 defeats. Moron reully waa attracted by Couch'a Iron-man oer-fortnaocs. oer-fortnaocs. as ha had appeared In 14S In-nlnga, In-nlnga, aecond lo Klllrry who pitched In 181. Thua I'atrlck fl.ured that .-ona .-ona who cculri win 2i smtiea on the couet, pltchln. 145 Ininfe, ahould win li in the .Satlon.l leasua. ' Couch an.v.d In tha aprlne;. minus i tha blow'n. of trumpeta. The Rede had not set s financial record In arronsln. the puichaar. Juat bou.ht him and let It so at that. , I A id thie eame Couch, with a aecon'l I division icam amn 11 of hia flrat 14 I snmea, Nelif, Harnee, Toney LHiualaa and Ryan, eupported by a world cham- . plonahlp cast, have not pitched aa ef- I fectively as Couch. Couch la s rtnitia-liirllnn nf Jeff Ovci- all, another Pacific coaet product, who atartad hia hi. leasue career with the Rede wel.he If. pounda and ehoois will, the rl.ht hsnd. ' The Cubs bousht Ovsrall tor a eons from Cincinnati," aald Moran the olhr diy. "but they won't set Couch from me If they add a few jasa steps." |