Tiny Tim Sings a Baseball

Hollywood, Aug. 7 (AP)-In one voice, he'll describe the Los Angeles Dodgers' victory in the 1965 pennant race as squaring things for 1951. In another, he'll predict a baseball series between the world and the moon.
    His name is Herbert Khaury and he was a regular at Ebetts field when the Dodgers were in Brooklyn. Now he's known as Tiny Tim.
    He copied Ted Williams' batting style and says that once, by golly, he got a big hit even tho only a pitcher opposed him.
    "If there had been an outfielder, he would have had a long run for that ball," declares the scraggly-haired singer. Then he'll show you how he turned his toes in while taking his batting stance.
    Perhaps a special case. Tiny Tim nevertheless classifies as a top baseball fan.
    "When I'm on stage I often feel I'm behind the plate," he says, most seriously. "And when I'm running for a plane, I'm running for second base."
    The National Baseball congress has named this unlikely candidate "Fan of the Year" and he'll be honored at Topeka, Kas., next Tuesday.
    "So many fans know more about baseball than I do," exudes Tim. "Maybe I'm in the lower one-tenth, but I'm honored."
    Then he'll tell of his devotion to the Dodgers, past and present, ticking off names from the past starting, yes, with Fat Freddy Fitzsimmons ... and Medwick and Camilli and Kirby Higbe and Whitlow Wyatt, Arky Vaughan and Billy Herman.
    He'll relate the tale of the 1965 Dodgers who were 4 1/2 games off the pace on Sept. 16, four out on Sept. 19 and then came on with "such nice work by Mr. Koufax, Mr. Drysdale and Mr. Osteen."
    Tiny Tim adds, "Everybody remembers the New York Giants' Miracle of (rest of article missing)

Friday, August 8, 1969
Source: Chicago Tribune
Reproduced according to "Fair Use"