Salt Lake Telegram | 1937-02-16 | Page 29 | Dizzy Dean Well Qualified to Give Course in Sulking

Dizzy Dean Well Qualified To Give Course in Sulking By HENRY M'LEMORE United Press 8 ports Writer DAYTONA BEACH, Fls-, Feb. 18 The hotel clerk said Mister Frisch wasn't in, but that I probably could find him at the golf course presenting trophies to the lady golfers, or at that Junior Service league clinics, for underprivileged children talking to the boys. I told th clerk he must be thinking think-ing of th wrong Frisch that I wanted Frankl Frisch th Frisch who bossed the St Louis Gashouss gang, alwaya want Into a base with his steel high, and was so all-round rough that even Pepper Martin called him "sir." But th clerk waa right The Frankla Frisch who I waiting here for hla Cavrdlaal to begin spring training ia a far ery (a whoop and holler. In fact) from the whalebone and whipcord gent of the National league diamond. In hie two weeks here K rankle has charmed the Rotarians, Liana, Klwanians and other clubs with hlns post-prandlnl oratory, and planted nasturtiums in front of his cottage door. What's more, he Is wearing a necktie a good part of each day. When I finally found him he was stretched out in a beach chair at the Seabreese Bath and Tennis club, nibbling a canape, and drinking in ths sunshine. He seemed so peaceful, peace-ful, so contented, that I hsted to speak of baseball. But, knowing that this nation will never relax until the Dlssy Dean problem Is settled, I enquired after that celebrated cele-brated right arm, with man attached. at-tached. Baseball School Frisch ssid that hs hsd heard Dlssy was en route to teach at the baseball school in Hot Springs, Ark., and as the Information had corns from Mrs. Desn, he allowed it must be true. "When shs speaks." Frisch ssid, "entire cities listen and obey." The St Louis msnsger was Inclined In-clined to scoff at tha report thst Dizsy was going to teach pitching at the school. "They wouldn't wests him en a subject Ilk that" he said a bit ruefully. rue-fully. "I imagine they'll let him teach th subjsct on which he Is "Music T Tou know, blowing one's own horn?" "No, although he wouldn't be bad at that. The aobject I'm thinking ef its tiow to run a baaeball manager babby.' What a course of Instruction he eould give In that lecturing only one hour a day. He could teach hla pnplla te gray the hair, bend the back, warp tha mind and line the face of any manager In the game. "They'll have to keep Dlssy In Hot Springs all year, though, if they want him to give a complete course in running a manager nuts. His courss in how to dsvslop a lame arm overnight would take a ae-mester, ae-mester, alone. And he'd need at least two weeks to give his lectures on how to miss ths bus for sxhibi-tion sxhibi-tion games. Good Sulker "His course In sulking couldn't be taught in a day, either. For it involves sulking on ballfisld. sulking sulk-ing In dugout, sulking in locker room, sulking In train, boudoir and bath. Neither could hla masterful courss in advanc second guessing. Thst would tak a full year, in fact." Did Frisch think Dean was capable capa-ble of teaching post-graduate students? stu-dents? "Hell yes, I guess he eould pick three or four of hi best pupils and teach them how to sulk all th way from th bullpen. Dlssy is ths only msn In ths world right now who can pout and grips and fum so magnificently that even when he'a in tha pen, two hundred yards away, I can feel It in the dugout I'll have to hand It to Diss he's th best hand-to-hand sulker, aa well as ths best long distanc sulker, I svsr saw." Frisch nibbled at his canape the' canape which soon must glvs wsy to a slice of cut plug end then sighed: "So hs wants fifty thousand, ahT" absoluts authority. Others can teach pitching, but only Dlssy is qualified for this ons line." "And what is that?" I asked.