Evening star., 1951-04-21


guy, or my kid" Aa@aaaaa
in the second place." Casey went on Francis ss.nn
unperturbed "thoSe pretty good pitchers Little
cooecutters but pretty good Those two old fellows down in
Cuba are doing real job
Translated from stengeese "those old fellows" are
<Adoph Mike Gonzales former big
big wheels in the Cuban League which spawned Sandao Con-
suegra and Conrado Marrero of the Mats.
STENCIL WAS AT his impish best The sun was shining
and his Yankees had just up Boston Red twice
running His only Consuegra and Casey making
secret of it.
Yes SIR he said Luque and that old catcher Gonzales
must be doing job. They send who know how to
pitch And they've got another advantage, too"
whats that, Case?" asked a ait-grabber.
"They don't understand English and people like manag
ers can't give em advice Maybe Of would
do better they couldn't understand what I'm saying"
When he finished writing his batting order stenge
posted the facade of the dugout with strip of adhesive
tape sat back to relax said casey your
club handled the Red Sox again, see"
Stengel with burlesque wink. well, got good
pitching" he confded in mocky secretve voice "Aso
DMag made heluva play for RaSch The other Gopa
who beat the sox the next day with 2her didn't need
no help"
WHEN STENCIL CONFIRMED the report that Tommy
Byrne his starting pitcher query reporter
groaned wild Byrne isl he said Casey "do suppose
this afternoons will be in time to start the night
game at 1902"
Casey didn't answer but of the New York writers
guessedanost correctythat because of Byrne the
time would be closer to hours instead of e.
Byrnes the toughest pitcher the American League
to figure he said Byrne and Mickey McDermott
paCCerS
out of trouble like experienced thieves
Last week against Brooklyn in exhibition game Byne
threw 3 straight balls Finally Jerry Coleman walked and
complained Tommy he aid I'm getting tired just waiting
for batter to hit ball
Nothing bothers Byrne very much" concluded the
porter Coleman said do you want
me to do-shift gears?'"
THE DUGOUT TALK SHIFTED to politics. On both the
Yankee and Nat benches there speculation Pre
dent Truman would be
MacArthurs triumphant return to the United States
When Stenge advised that it protocol both
to respects to the President just before the ira
diona first pitch, Casey seemed to be taken aback.
How do address Presdent? he asked John Drebinger
of the New York Times. Mr. President
what?"
"You say It's pleasure, Mr.. President" advised the
veteran Drebnger Haven't you met President before2"
mot many" Casey conceded ambiguousy. He followed
with the broad wink
arry get booed" predicted another reporter guar
antee he'll be booed than the World
Series in Philadelphia"
You go back to 1892" Stenge asked increduousy
long have you been around?"
I there" the response reporters
away They just die"
ACROSS THE FIELD the Yankees could Consuegra,
bandylegged 14050 FOUNDER who looks like rmba
dancer than pitcher Stenge suddenly recalled that he had
little bit of Wilbert Robinson in him.
Il played under Uncle Robbie" he recalled "and If there
anything that burned him up being beaten by
little remember how he blew his Rudolph
of the Braves would beat Robbes Dodgers.
Uncle Robbie used to burn when Rudolph, who
young took of his There's baldheaded high school
kid who's bigger than minute Robbie roar
yet guys can't hit him.
"I couldn't hit Rudolph Casey Neither
Dauber and the good Brooklyn hitters It used kill
Robbie He always used to say don't mind getting beat
6footerS with real good fast balls but when club can't beat