RINGING SUCCESS; EX-YANKEE GREAT'S STOLEN WORLD SERIES RING REPLACED.Byline: Patricia Farrell Aidem Staff Writer Sometimes, Clarence Marshall gets that look in his eye, a window to the memories of the days when he wore the New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Yankees' No. 19 and the pinnacle of his pitching career - victory in the 1949 World Series. His team is in the Series again this year, and it takes him back. Marshall, now 74, remembers the cheers, the camaraderie, his pal Joe DiMaggio Noun 1. Joe DiMaggio - United States professional baseball player noted for his batting ability (1914-1999) DiMaggio, Joseph Paul DiMaggio and the World Series ring - his treasured souvenir - that was stolen about 20 years ago from his home in Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. . A lot of the guys are gone now, and big business has taken over his game. But Saturday new friends delivered to Marshall a new piece of his past. Their gift was a replica of that 50-year-old ring. ``I'm just overwhelmed,'' said Marshall, who now lives in Saugus. The hand that threw so many fastballs shook as he signed autographs for Cub Scouts and Little Leaguers. ``It's just wonderful. I thought the ring was gone forever,'' he said. The new ring was purchased by Marshall's daughter and her co-workers. It was presented by the group, employees of Pardee Homes Not to be confused with Pardee Home. Pardee Homes is a residential real-estate developer originally founded in 1921 by George Pardee Sr. He was joined by his three sons in the Los Angeles housing boom after World War II. , at a dedication ceremony for the new Fair Oaks Ranch Fair Oaks Ranch may be:
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v. em·broi·dered, em·broi·der·ing, em·broi·ders v.tr. 1. To ornament with needlework: embroider a pillow cover. 2. with the Yankees' name. His dad, Duane Bowers, a Pardee sales consultant, helped engineer the purchase of the ring, authenticating through the Yankees that Marshall indeed was a part of the squad, then getting the ball club's permission to duplicate the ring through the Major League's official jeweler, Balfour of Connecticut. The original ring disappeared two decades ago when Marshall removed it to shower. When he got out, it was gone - along with a workman who had been in the house, Margie Marshall said. ``In his heart of hearts, it was a special thing,'' she said said. ``But it was expensive to replace, and it wasn't a high priority.'' Big Leaguers didn't draw the multimillion-dollar contracts when Marshall played. But they earned a wealth of memories. On Saturday, Marshall reminisced about driving a convertible down Fifth Avenue with DiMaggio and hanging with Yogi Berra Noun 1. Yogi Berra - United States baseball player (born 1925) Berra, Lawrence Peter Berra, Yogi and other Hall of Famers. Ted Williams, he said, was the toughest batter he faced. He laughed shyly about his Big League nickname ``Cuddles Cuddles may be:
And he made history, opening the first game under lights in Yankee Stadium • • [ . Marshall is a ``very humble guy,'' his daughter says. What she knows of him was gleaned from his old scrap books. She remembers giggling when she read the yellowed newspaper clipping that referred to the man she knows as Dad as ``the handsome 21-year-old righthander.'' ``Once in a while, he's watching a game on TV, and he'll say, `I stood on that mound' or `I was in that bullpen,' '' she said. Occasionally he told his two daughters stories of his six years in baseball - he was picked up out of high school. ``He spent a lot of time with Joe DiMaggio,'' Margie said. ``They were both quiet. They would go out to dinner, and Joe would put his back to the door so nobody saw him, and my Dad faced the restaurant where they would go out to dinner. Other players liked going out with Joe because he attracted the women. But my dad was more like Joe.'' Marshall was visiting his native Washington when he was in an auto accident that eventually ended his career. He injured his ``kicking knee'' and his right hand and was never quite the same on the mound, his daughter said. He served in the Korean War Korean War, conflict between Communist and non-Communist forces in Korea from June 25, 1950, to July 27, 1953. At the end of World War II, Korea was divided at the 38th parallel into Soviet (North Korean) and U.S. (South Korean) zones of occupation. , then went on to work as a financial analyst for Litton Industries Named after inventor Charles Litton Sr., Litton Industries was a large defense contractor in the United States, bought by the Northrop Grumman Corporation in 2001. . He has since retired . . . again. CAPTION(S): 4 photos Photo: (1 -- color) Clarence Marshall, a winning Yankee pitcher in the 1949 World Series, displays his new ring. (2 -- 3 -- color -- ran in SAC edition only) Above, the ring Marshall wears was presented to him Saturday, to replace his original World Series ring, which was stolen. At right, Marshall's daughter Margie puts the ring she helped buy on his finger. (3) An overwhelmed Marshall signs autographs Saturday for Cub Scouts and Little Leaguers. Gene Blevins/Special to the Daily News |
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