DEAN BIG FIND
FOR THE GIANTS
Youngster's VI ork on Mouml
Seems Most Polished of any
Young Pitcher in Baseball
This Season.
By JOHN B. FOSTER
Ciirnakl. I >24, fry TM
New York. April 29.?When the
New York Giants bought Dean from
Louiaviile, they felt pretty sure they
had landed a Rood pitcher, despite
the fact that some scouts had report
ed adversely on him to other teams.
Before the season V* over, and be
fore Dean is through as a pitcher,
there are likely to be several owners
wishing they had gone into the bid
ding for him. Even the Yankees
could have used him, despite their
strong stafT.
In his first two starts for the Gi
ants?against Brooklyn?Dean al
lowed 13 hits in 18 innings. That's
good pitching as such things go, but
the figures are not as impressive as
Dean's performance looked from the
stands. To date his work as an ar
tistic success is the most polished of
that of any young pitcher in base
ball.
This Dean is. the same youngster
who was first tried out by Louisville
and then sent to Daytona, Florida, iu
1022. While in Florida, he pitched
a no run no hit game against Orlan
do. That Inspired the Louisville
management to call him home to try
to pitch the Colonels Into the lead.
He did his share, and then the scouts
began to look him over.
Louisville wanted $75,000 for him
at Chicago last December. Then the
American Association accepted the
modified draft plan and the price of
Dean went down. Louisville's own
er figured the draft peeled about
$25,000 off the price, and when it I
was reported that the Giants had
taken him at $50,000 it was gener
ally accepted that Louisville had got-'
ten a good price under the clrcum-l
stances and that New York had ac- j
quired a good -pitcher.
When you consider that in 1022:
Dean was pitching in t he Florida j
State League and in 1924 is pitch
ing for the National League cham
pions, it may still be asserted that a j
good ball player can go to the top,
no matter in what league he begins. I
Also it may be asserted that a minor i
club can still make money by devel-j
oping good players. Fifty thousand :
for a player that It cost only the
price of a bottle of ink and a sheet |
of paper to sign is a pretty fair!
profit.
There has been much curiosity io|
see how Paul Strand, the Salt Lakej
City star, would make out in the big i
leagues as an outfielder for the Phil
adelphia Athletics. Strand led the |
Pacific Coast In hitting last season..
He had a nice fence at Salt Lake
over which to belt the ball. It was
n't expected he would make a long I
distance record in the* majors be-|
cause ground conditions are difTer-l
ent.
There were doubting Thomases'
who contended that no batter who
was not naturally a .300 man ever!
could shift from minor to majo:
league pitching and hold his own.
That is sound logic, and It has!
worked out so far in Strand's case.
He did not hit very hard diaJn.::
spring training. Since the regulari
season started h'e has hit well ? in
spots. Put he has not hit as well at I
any time as lie did with Salt Lake
City. He Is about 50 points away
from his Pacific coast record. And j
rest assured that by now the pitch
ers* grapevine has passed the word ;
as to what he hits least.
ROMERO IS NOT
AFRAID JOHNSON
Whatever Happens to Clliil
<1111 in King M ill Not 1m* I)iic
NervoiiHiiews or Stage
Fright.
Ily FAItt I'l.AV
(Co??rt?ht. |?4. By Th? A IviMt)
New York, April 29.?Whatever
happens to Romero in the rlnj:
against Floyd Johnson will not be
due to nervousness or fear. This
Chilean la one guy that seems de
void of any emotions other than
those of surly stolidity or angry ag
gressiveness.
He has no nerves and Johnson
means nothing mop- to him than any
other unknown. For It appears to
day that Kom^ro is so little acquaint
ed with the lesser lights of the Am
erican ring that Floyd Johnson
mean? no more to him than would
any other ftuht^r of merely national
reputation would.
In tedding that (Vrcb and Norfolk
would be sufficiently punished hy
their suspension tin six months in
Massachusetts Massachusetts
ltovin/' cHfuJMf^slon' showed Itself
wls?? I
Thf- actloji
comn\|s*loj/of the knotty problem of
d?*cldm?^fbout Oreb's appearance In
the milk fund bouts where he Is to
be the principal attraction.
It will be recalled that the sus
pension of Harry and Kid Norfolk
wan due to a slugging match In
which the two Indulged after the bell
had rung. This Is a fault that might
have been much worse. At least the
two men showed a will inane** to
fight?a very unusual proceeding.
Nine times out of ten the kick that
boxing commissioners and fans have
relates to the unwillingness of fight
ers to ghre the fans their money's
worth. 1
BASEBALL QUESTION
BOX
If you have some question
to ask about baseball?
Write to John B. Foster,
the man who helped make the
? rules under which the game Is
played today. If you want a
personal reply enclose a
stamped, self-addressed en
velope. Otherwise your ques
tion will be answered In ttls
column.
Address: John B. Foster,
apeclal baseball correspondent
of The Daily Advance, 811
World Building. New York.
(Co??r4#J)t. I KM. By Th? AMmI
Question?Batter hits ball for j
what looked like a safe hit. but the |
?pitcher took a chance, made a won-j
derful leap and touched the ball1
with his glove; the ball was de
flected toward the first baseman
who picked it up and put the runner
out at first. Do you credit the
pitcher with an error or an assist? [
Answer?The ^pitcher receives an
assist. But for nls play the batter,
probably would not have been out. I
Question?If the catcher misses a
ball on your last strike how many
bases can be taken?
i
wish unless there is n ground rule.
Answer?As many bases as you j
Question?A runner on 3rd base.|
catcher is ready and gets in position, ?
batter steps in position, pitcher |
standing with ono foot in front of
pitchers slab other foot just behind
it. the runner starts for home on a ,
dead run. pitcher from this poaltlon
quickly delivers the ball over the
plate to the catcher to put out the j
runner and the batter hit the ball
over the centerfleld fence thinking
all was well and pitcher in position. J
Wiiut was,the play?
Answer, the pitcher was not In I
position. Neither foot was on the
plate. He did not wind up accor
ding to the query. The runner,
started from third and the ball was
thrown home by the pitcher, not
pitched* The batter hit the ball
and Interferred with a fielding play
and was out. Tills is based solely
on the presumable fact that the
pitcher did not in any way give in
dication of pitching. If he did It
was a balk.
Question?With two men down,
a man on third base, the batter hit
a two bagger. The runner crossed
home base, the first baseman called
for the ball and touched first. The
umpire called the batter out for
failing to touch first, does the run
count?
Answer?The run does not count
because the batter was out before,
reaching 1st base and wan also third
hand out. Head rule 59.
Question?A man on third and
'batter steps one foot out of batters
| position and swings at ball which j
'came over the plate but he missed|
the ball. No one advanced, the
catcher dropped the ball, but did not
j claim an interference. On the next*
pitched ball he did likewise and run
ner advanced and catcher claim*"?1
that the batter interferred with
him. Still the ball came over thei
plate.
Answer?The fact that the batter
did not touch the ball made It evi
dent that he was not out for bat
ting illegally. The question of In
terference is one solely within the
judgment of the umpire. If he was ,
satisfied that the batter interferre?l
with the catcher he could have
called the batter out but-if he could
not see interference the batter was
within his rights. The batter fre
quently throws himself out of tha
box by the violence of his swing
when he misses the ball. 4
Major League Baseball
NATIONAL LEAC.VE
Monday'* Score*
Chicago 4?Pittsburgh 7
Cincinnati 5?St. Louis 4
New York I?Philadelphia 2
Boston 8?Brooklyn 0
AMKIUCAN LRAGl'E
Monda>** Score*
7?Chicago 2
4?Cleveland 3
r,?New York 11
2?JJoston 2
COLLKtiK GAMES
Monday'* Score*
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