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Johnny , the great Boston Braves pitcher of the late '40s, once made the immortal remark that "the world doesn't want to hear about the labor pains; it just wants to see the baby." Sain, of course, was referring to the intricacies of the curve ball, but his epic statement can be applied to the theater world...
When he was given a second or two to set up, Brown completed seven of 13 passes for 74 yards, two of them to Jim Curry, most of them knuckleballs. He showed a certain finesse, like the baseball pitcher that he is who can hit the outside corner, but he also dilly-dallied when receivers were open. For all that Curry was used, he might as well have stayed on leave...
...signal caller with the inside track on today's starting assignment (despite the fact that Restic will not make if official until about an hour before game time) is junior Larry Brown. Brown, the flaky but superbly gifted two-sport athlete (also a starting pitcher on the baseball team) from nearby Norwood "has looked excellent in practice," according to fullback Chris Doherty, and was the only other QB to see action last week against the Lions...
Coach Joe Restic said yesterday that he will wait until the last minute before naming his signalcaller, but the best bet would seem to be Brown, a junior and baseball pitcher par excellence from Norwood who was drafted out of high school by the New York Yankees...
Also surging Baltimore Orioles did manage to gain ground, though, downing the Toronto Blue Jays to close within 1 1/2 games of first. Oriole Lee May crunched a three-run homer and Bird pitcher Mike Flanagan hurled a six-hitter as Baltimore picked up a 7-1 victory, their 15th win in the last 19 games...