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IF, FOE SOME reason, the Senators find no room for him on the major league roster, Don said he wants to know about it right away “so I cm go somewhere else and pitch. I want to pitch consistently, he continued. “That’s the secret of pitching in any league: a consistent effort time after time. I want to keep my ERA. (earned-run average) down and make the right pitches when I have to. If I do this I won’t have any trouble.Don admitted “a lot depends on this year as far as his future is concerned. “But I don’t think I'll ever quit baseball. It’s a part of me and I’ve never given any considerationto quitting. Mr. Selkirk (George Selkirk, the Senators' general manager) and I had a long talk about it when I signed my contract. I dread the day when I’m going to have to leave the game. I don’t even think abont it.The elation of early 1965 has disappeared from his voice, replaced by serious tones. He knows it’s going to take a lot of work to make the big show, a dream he’s sheltered since the day he signed a contract in 1961. But he’s ready; ready to work and “concentrate on learning to pitch as he put it. And, as Don Loun said, “baseball is my number one concern and you have to believe him.
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The Frederick News Post
Frederick, Maryland, US
Tue, Feb 22, 1966
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