Show SPORT LIGHT no one U ne can change dizzy dean I 1 by GRANTLAND ribe T THERE IS ONE other thing you can call say about dizzy deande has changed less in the last 20 years than ihan anyone I 1 ever knew through that length of time I 1 dont believe anyone has had as much tun fun out of ufa life and living as dizzy dean has had this has been ono one of his main traits when he ha first joined the cardinals in florida around 1930 or 1031 he was just a trifle mora more than gabby street could handle dizzy nev grantland granela d drank ile he was in no sense a bad octor actor ile he was surly or mean 1 I first tried fining him gabby sald said once that did no good I 1 tried bawling him out lie merely grinned it took some time to find the answer that was to bar him from the ball park that thai was something dizzy stand lie had to play ball every oll day 1 threatened to keep him m away from the park lie ho was always easy to handle 1 I anew I 1 had a 28 or 30 game winner gabby said a year or two before he ha came up tip but he was also drawing big crowds in houston and I 1 thought maybe he would grow up in ohe che way he never did there was tho the time just after lie he hod had his tonsils taken out wo we were wera playing the athletics they had the bases full with nobody out 1 11 11 I wish I 1 was out there them Pit hitchin pitchin chin to those bums 1 dia gala eald batters like simiona Sl minona cochrane and foxx were coming coining up three big hitters bitters itelson winked at me and I 1 nodded wo we sent nt in ile ho retired the side with tie no runs ills belief in himself was amazing 00 pat moulton pitching for shreveport lost to dizzy give five stra straight times pat was naturally a trifle peeved lie he cooled off when dizzy sold said to him after the fifth lefeat pat youre the luckiest pitcher I 1 ever saw youve lost five times to me but nobody ever toasts roasts you rhey dont expect you to beat ole diz 11 now 20 years later diz Is having liven even more fun than tie he had as a pitching star or at least just as nuch lite life to aimis one big playground with plenty to laugh at you hear reports or rumors thai that ley are trying to change him here and thereto smooth him off a ittle my tip is better leave ilaf ilm just tile the way ho he Is I 1 doubt 11 if anybody could change him any payi may rolfo rolfe and sawyer last march along the western toast coast ot of florida there were two managers who felt their teams had been overplayed they were rolfe ot of tho tigers and sawyer of tho the phillies 1 I think wo we have been placed too high red rolfe said one march afternoon 1 I know jerry will help a lot but we have many more problems ono one was ilal hal who lilt lift his left arm rolle rolfe had no idea how groth would come along as he been too hot ahe he year before the tigers had no catcher to talk about no one could figure then that kell or evers would have such a good season 1 I think we rate fourth place possibly third place but third place seems too high after all wo we havethe havo the red sox yankees and indians to beat it might be remembered the red sox looked better then than they have looked since the american league ra race ce Is sure tobe 0 o bo a hot one so fur far the tigers have been tile most consistent squad in the league where consistency applies to pitching and hitting and pretty fair fielding defense I 1 my guess would bo be that it if any 0 one ne team bents beats them out it will be Clev elands indians the indians have better pitching than t the he yankees can show the case odthe of the phillies has been about the same sawyer a smart nV manager nager one of the best in either jl league eague sure his young team could finish third again at that time he know too much about miller his young pitcher and he too sure that CurtSi curt sammons nimon would bo be ready after two or three soggy foggy seasons still had to prove ho he could handlo handle the tha wear and tear of a long campaign biners place with tho the injury to ted williams it likely that anyone left Is going to beat ralph kiner to the home run wire ted williams was the one best equipped to give kiner a good tight fight but the red sox star will lilt hit a few cw more inore home runs this season for all of that williams fared better in the allstar all star game than dizzy denn dean tho the allstar all star game practically drove dean out of baseball after being hit on the too toe by a line smash dizzy attempted to come back bach too quickly quck ly dut but he was unable to finish his usual hurling motion on his left toe so lie he attempted to handle his speed and curve ball with an exclusive arm action this put a heavy strain on his right shoulder |