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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1952-09-18, Page 7THE „PORTS MALIN te It was on a he ':1 niLl.t in early July with St. Louis lilowns red Cleveland Ili 1 its battling desperately in a low -scoring American League baseball Lame, that a slim, wiry Nieilo was called from the St. Louis bull -pen, end rushed to the mound in einereency. Crti+warily, this wouldn't be unusual. But this Negro was at least 59 years old. Perhaps more. 'Yet for inning after inning, he stood on the pitching hill, defying the power of Cleveland's heavy -hitting team to acore a run oft him. lulling ;tier inning, he flung his pitching '.sizardr,y at the enemy. Baffled by his streaking fast hall, hi, tantalizing curves, the power -house team went runless, Not until ten scoreless inn- ings had been pitched by this seternn Negro, did Cleveland break through with tl e winner. `1'lte Negro was Satchell Paige, one of baseball's most fabulous personalities. :\ud this, Itis second such effort ' of the season, rates, we think as one of the great feats of the baseball year, something to entltiese those wvi o like to sec a wrong righted. The wroeg was this; Here is a man who was probably the fittest pitcher of his time, and his time was long. But he had no chance to prone it, Seems to us we have heard of the feats of "Old Satch" ever since we started growing up, dhough literally that can't be true. Competent baseball men told us for years that Paige would burn up either big league, given the opportunity. At a late date in life, at an age when most ballplayers are not good enough for minor leagues, even Satchell Paige got his belated chance. For Inose carne late to Satchel], it was not until the twiligj.1 of Itis amazing career that he was given a chance to pitch in the big leagues -by 13111 Veeck at Cleveland. There, in 1948, he got a chance to pitch in Ids first World Series. You can spend some time speculating what a pitcher Paige must have been 20 years ago, when there was more steel and rubber in his pitching -arm. Thpt today he could at his age, pitch 10 scoreless games in top company makes one stand ready to believe `any legendary tale they tell of "Olt! Satch's" fabulous exploits -2,000 games pitched in 20 years, for instance. That's a game every 3% clays, the year 'round'. 'Satoh" probably did it, An amazing figure, and a notable addition to the list of those who prove that while life may begin at 40, competitive life doesn't end there, in sport, with such exhibits as Willie Hoppe, jersey Joe Walcott, Bob Fitzsimmons, and Bill Cook offered on behalf of the defence. Your comments and suggestions for this column will be welcomed by Elmer Ferguson, c/o Calvert House, 431 Ynnge St„ Toronto. Calvert DISTILLERS LIMITED AMHERST8URG, ONTARIO If the New York Yankees man- age to make it again this year - by no means a certainty at this writ- ing, but still they're out in front by a couple of lengths -no little part of the credit must go to Billy Martin. For .young Mr. Martin seems to be one of those "throw- backs" seen all too seldom these days -a ball player who plays not for money, but for the sheer love of the game. • * * * Of course, he gets paid -well paid at that. But his attitude to the sport Is close to that of Babe Ruth when he was starting out. Babe, told what salary he was going to get from Jack Dunn's Baltimore team, is said to have blurted, in genuine amazement, "You don't mean to say they PAY folks for playing ball!" * * * Casey Stengel has been Thigh on ]}illy Martin right from the first. "That's my boy" has been This gn- awer to everybody- who suggested that Martin be part of a trade or deal, In the New York Times re - MTh THE HELP OF TOBACCO ELIMINATP R 13'RE10 BOOKLET and Testimonials. writs O. W. KING PHATIMACAL CORP. LTD. Dox 873 Louden, Ont. cently Arthur Daley had some in- teresting things to say about the young infielder. r * * Martin has been a solid man in his infield for most of the season and would have been lots better if he hadn't had the misfo'ttune to breakan ankle during spring train- ing. Billy was hotter than a $2 pistol in the Soutli. Stengel, the Machiavellian schemer, was figuring on him as a regular somewhere in the infield because service calls soon would claim Jerry Coleman and Bobby Brown. But the kid's - crack -up ended that notion, de- layed his start and impaired his effectiveness. * * * "As near as I've been able to cal- culate," said Billy with rueful mod- esty, the other day, "that ankle cost me twenty or thirty points in my batting average. I was right in the hitting groove in Florida and would have had a big jump on the pitchers before they settled down. • Not only did 1 have to start all over again when I returned, but my ankle slowed me up just enough so that I was missing the • close ones instead of getting them. But as long as the team wins, what's the difference?" k * * In many respects Billy the Kid is a throwback to the old-time ball players,.a snarling scrapper obsess- ed with the idea of winning, He's lfhe Ump Ducks -Umpire Scotty Robb pulls his almost bruised head in lust in time. The ball thuds Into White Sox Chico Carrasquel's glove too We to tag Boston's Faye Thorneberry Who stole second base. Pl owette s Un Dlug EGA a11�.edl Dia`i ves A. S. Jaffe and Mike Morris, fed up with driveway shoveling on snowy mornings, invented plowettes to do the lob. Jaffe, seen above, is attaching the V -bladed' snow -cleaner to his burnrer. It will c'enr wheel -width paths; worked well in snow and sand tests. irreverent, cocky and, -on occasions, downright mean. That's when he is in uniform. Out of uniform, he's quiet, modest, polite and as nice a kid as you'd ever want to meet, No wonder Stengel is so crazy about him. ., * * The 01' Perfessor first fell for him when he managed the brash Mr. Martin at Oakland. After one ball game, which the Oaks barely won, Billy came- to his skipper in abject apology for a most peculiar play herd made. :1' 4 "I hadn't oughter have done it, Case," he said contritely. "It mighta cost us the ball game. But I couldn't resist.. The last time I went to bat that pitcher was throwing at my head. IIe'd been lowering the boons at me all day. So when he comes to bat, I call time and talk to our pitcher. - "Jonesey,' I tell 'ilini- 'That guy's been lowbridging me. You gotta throw at his head in order to pro- tect me.' He won't do it. So I go over to him again. 'Jonesey,' I say, 'You gotta protect me or I won't protect you. If ycu don't low -bridge him, maybe I won't come up with the double -play ball you need.' :F * * "Well, Case, I guess I was wrong in telling him -that. He don't lower the boom on him and the other pitcher walks. Then I was even more wrong in what I did, The next batter hits the double -play ball. I step on the bag, pivot and -Case, I'm almost ashamed at what I did. I should have thrown to first. But I see that big goof of a pitcher coming down the line and I throw the ball at his head. Someone has to teach that guy good manners. Our pitcher won't da it, So I did it myself. I'm sorry, Case. I won't let it happen any more." As an af- terthought he added, "Unless maybe he low -bridges inc again." * * Once the pennant was clinched last season, Stengel started a junior varsity team. Martin walked over to Phil Rizzuto near the batting cage. - "Out of the way, you little squirt" he said cheerfully. "Us re- gulars gotta- hit and you're just a substitute today. I've decided that I'm the captain of this team and you better do what the captain says." "Yes, sir," said Phil mischievous- ly. "I mean -yes, capt'n." * * * Martin has been the unofficial captain of the Yankees ever since, * • * * Bellicose Billy hit the headlines twice this season by hitting enemy ball players. He belted Cliff Court- ney of the Browns when Courtney objected with his fists to the too vigorous manner in which Martin tagged hint. * * * But before that he tangled in wordy battles with Jim Piersail of the Red Sox until a certain remark compelled him to finish off Piersall in a brisk fist fight under the club- house. To Martin it was the insult supreme, "You fresh busher," taunted Pier call. Billy Martin is awfully fresh but tie's no basher. PARTING WISH Judge Jim Wallace, of the New York Supreme Court, remembers when two natives of County Cork occupied adjoining cells In the deth house. The dread morning arrived when Paddy was scheduled to be led to the electric chair. The Gov- ernor had failed to grant a reprieve, and Paddy knew his casd was hope - leas. As the guards came to lead him down "the last mile," his friend Mike in the next cell strove des- perately to think of something cheering to say. At the last mo- ment, he waved his hared through the bars and called jovially, "Well, Paddy me boy, more power to yel" Milk And Honey The Perfect Foods The specialist shrugged his shoul- ders elequently, The patient with stomach trouble had refused the operation suggested and left the consulting -room. For two years he had existed on sloppy foods, and now had neither energy nor sta- mina, but only a desire to get well and live a normal life. It was a bee -keeper friend who suggested a diet Of honey, a sug- gestion which was accepted on the principle of trying everything once. At the end of sit months the patient felt a new man, no longer having to spend eighteen hours a day in bed and leaving his wife to run their business. At the end of a year he was normal -and cured. Honey had done the trick yet once again. Milk, Too Roney is Nature's perfect food, one of her only two products in- tended solely as food Milk is the other one. Honey is manufactured. The honey -making bee sips the nectar from the flowers, mixes it with juices from specialised salivary - glands, and evaporates the sur- plus water. When it is 'ripe she seals it in cells of the combs, and then it is safe for a thousand years and more; pure food you might say for all time. Its main constituents. are dex- trose, levulose, and sucrose -grape, fruit, and cane s'tgars. It also con- tains, among other things, copper, manganese chlorine, calcium, sul- phur, phosphorus, magnesium, iron, silica.. It is hygroscopic -that is, it draws moisture front anything and everything with which it comes in contact, which is why germs can- not live in pure ]honey. It draws out the water on which they live. Experiments conducted in the U.S.A. prove that the germ causing typhoid fever can only live in honey for 48 hours; that the germ caus- ing dysentery is rendered impotent in 10 hours; and the germ mainly responsible for bronchial pneu- monia has "had it" after four days. Ambrosia American hospitals ohave used honey for the treatment of wounds for many years, and now it is an- nounced that one great English hospital is using honey exclusively, for the dressing of surgical wounds in its operating theatre. 1 -Toney is the great energy -pro- vider, its sugars being absorbed in the bloodstream within 10 min- utes of being eaten or drunk in water. It is also a fine nightcap if a teaspoonful is taken in a cup of Clot water, since it induces sleep. A solution of honey and water in equal parts will not freeze solid, but a similar sugar solution will. Because of this a mixture of honey and water was until recently used as an anti -freeze liquid in automo- bile radiators. The ancients were fully aware of the virtues of honey, and used it as food, medicine, ointment, and aa a hair -restorer. 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The Roman historian, Plutarch, asserted that the Brit- ons only began to grow old when a hundred and twenty years of age, and attributed this to the amount of honey they consumed. The famous Anglo Saxon mead was shade by fermenting the li- quor obtained by boiling in water combs from which the ]honey had been drained. One ounce of hops was then added to each gallon of this and some brandy, and the re- sulting liquid was the potent sack - mead. In ancient Egypt it was valued as an embalming material, and even to -day those qualities are ex- ploited. When eggs or seeds have to travel fora great distance over a lengthy period they are some- times packed in honey. In India a mixture of honey and milk, or equal parts of curds and clarified butter, is the usual offer- ing made to a bridegroom on his arrival at the door of the bride's father. One of the purification ceremonies of the Hindus consists of placing a little honey in the mouth of a new-born baby. 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