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Show Cuban Twirler Learns English After Big Fast Eddie Moore, of the Pittsburgh Pirates, Pi-rates, is responsible for a good yarn about Pedro Dibut, of the Reds, which Eddie insists is true. "Pedro can scarcely talk any English," Eng-lish," said Eddie, "and when Luque is not with the club Dibut has tough sailing. The Cuban pitcher was rooming room-ing with Rube Pressler, who tries to look after him in dining rooms and other public places. "Pedro reached the hotel one clay after most of the Reds had eaten. He was very hungry, as he pitched part of the game, but he didn't have nerve enough to go into the dining room. So he decided to wait in his room until Rube came in. Rube came in at eleven elev-en o'clock. As be opened the door Pedro Pe-dro jumped up, yelling: "'CniTee, sangwich ! Coffee, sang-wicli sang-wicli !" |