Show French Sets Sights mu Mark Star Has No Money Troubles LOS ANGELES Jan 27 Pi Larry French at 34 is one of the most prosperous major league ball players But Larry is ambitious to win games in the big time so hes he's going back bark for two or three seasons The good looking southpaw needs 18 victories to reach He figures he can ean pick up 14 of them next season Hell He'll have to reverse his 1941 record to do that but hes he's confident Aims for 14 Wins My arm wasn't any too good last season explained Larry But Ive I've been taking regular treatments this winter and it feels fine now I think Im I'm good for about 14 wins wins' with the Dodgers this year Inasmuch as Im I'm only 34 I ought to be able to pitch two or three more seasons French did very little last season season season sea sea- son toward hitting that mark He won only five games while losing losing losing los los- ing 14 H. But then he was with the Chicago Cubs until late August August August Au Au- gust and they didn't give him or any of their other much help Larry doesn't need to go back to the sun-baker sun mounds to in insure insure insure in- in sure his wife and year old Larry Jr three squares a day He owns several apartment houses has a thriving used car business dabbles in real estate and is reported reported reported re re- re- re ported to have salted down several o Of the lettuce leaves he picked up as salary in 13 years in the big time Willing Worker French always a willing worker I twice pitched in more games than any other National leaguer leaguer 47 47 in 1932 and 49 in 1934 all for the Pirates Hess He's He s gone to the slab 40 games or more in each of nine seasons He led the loop in shutouts three straight times in 35 36 and 37 and tops the National in total with 36 Only Red Ruffing of the Yanks with 37 tops him in the majors Frenchs French's year 13 big league record record record rec rec- ord is victories and losses in games Looking ahead Larry hopes that if the Dodgers are in the 42 world series hell he'll get in long enough that the customers know it He was in two games last October but so briefly that if you turned your head you missed me me entirely |