Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-03-05

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Durocher does nothing to knock his club tits
damned good team he at the drop of question
tcked to death with pitchers got fastest
club in the big leagues Whitley Lockman going
from the outfed to first base smart
Name better at shortsop and second base than
Dark and Stanky"
All this comes in Leo's first breath.
LEO THE LIoNEEARTED has almost as many infelders-
las pitchers Including says "a shortsop who
can play for club except mine nobodys going get
Artie Wilson from do know that nothinps
going to happen to Dark?"
He referring to Artie Wilson, Negro from Spring.
vile Ala, who hit 312 for Oakland last ap-
parenty make all the plays scaded cat
Look at him., Leo shouts, huSkiy ballplayer or
not?" As If any one could tell by quick glance
The record indicates Wilson will be drawback 194s
his first in organized ball. the Pacific Coast
League in hitting with playing games stealing At
bases and getting 2 hits Last year played games
and 264 hits raising two years to fantastic
ATS But only home
$50 what If he doesn't hit long bal?" yeps
ANY who gets nearly 500 hits in years
like this guy has got to be balpayer"
THE DUROCHER OF 1851 is more nearly like the old
Leo of Dodger days than at time since suspended
Tor vague reasons from baseball for by Commissioner
Chandler Whether Chambers present on his own
job has anything to do with no. the swagger
Ing boisterous guy of past years.
AS matter of fact the Giants an Illusion on
account OF Durocher That u.s. they might be looking
sounding better than they really standing behind
the batting cage and sounding off.
Durocher holds behind the cage With newspaper
men surrounding him. he gives loudly taking time
eacn
Negro catcher Rafael Noble pronounced Noba squared
of lat the plate and Durocher said How many?"
Dozen" Noble drawled
Jim Hearn pitching. "Come in hard JIM" yelled
Noble, of Central Hallo, Cuba grounder to third
base. An out. How many?" Durocher.
Double it." gruned Noble. Then he hit to shorsop
"Now what?" Durocher tainted.
Double it again., Noble mumbled But this time he
nected and hit towering drive centerfeld
hop the ball disappeared spectators
lining the field him tremendous hand.
THE CoKEs WHICH DURoCHER bets with his PLAYERS
free compliments of the club game they play
1t gives Leo chance to sound off and for fact he
like od-time carnival speer of the TV-radio-
baseball manager personality that he is.
Durocher not adverse discussing trade terms
players are in the vicinity For example John Car
michael sports editor of the Chicago Daily News
why he didn't trade half of his IA nelders Andy Pafko
home hitter of the Cubs.
Trade with frankie Frsch?" couldn't
trade with Frsch you stood head Look john
down here at the winter meeting when talked
Frisch offer for Pafko? Go on tell everv-
body"
Carmichael caught Half Giant
hers could hear the conversation but it didn't bother
Durocher, who answered his question
Il offered Frch right-handed starting pitcher choice
OF ineders, oueder and lefthanded pitcher"
reared What does he want, the word?"
THERE WAS NO ANSWER seemed to like that
He repeated, "You can't make deal with
ing your what the hell the got that
we want anyway? Pako and that southpaw Johnny schm
And there isn't anybody who likes Schmz except
stuff in the world, but he doesn't win"
Durocher in form. "Pafko and Schmtz"
almost spit out the "Frsch hasn't another ball
player stay this squad of what
his big broad beam me-"
Roy Weatherly on-the fringe outeder listening
inenty he almost missed his turn in the batting
Temporarily action Slowed down everywhere having
his Owner Horace Stoneham-the new simmed
down Stoneham-moved closer to the soap-boxer
What burns up" Durocher concluded rrelevantly is
this Pafko business Who does Pafko think he is anyway?
Way out Catalina Island, California Andrew Pafko,
outeder nfelde and hitter of So home runs might well
surprised to know that he thinking of his
value at little gmmck called basebas clause
400 other major eaguers Besides
he to work for Durocher