Evening star., 1951-03-29

up phone called Dresser long distance Chuck he sad
want for manager And Dresser replied You've got
a manager Mr. OMalley'
simple that" Parrott concluded "The funny
that oMaey and Dresser haS been more than
casually friendly"
THERE WAS DAY in the Washington dugou, with Bucky
holding Petersburg to play
the Giants and because few writer's
distant Orlando earlier there large hand to
talk to the OF the only major league club training IN
Central Florida.
Harris patiently gave rundown He did it
each late arrival asked the questions
Finally there lul broken when writer said "Bucky
didn't the morning How'd do against Boston
yesterday"
eve beat 'em" Harris replied eve beat the Gold Sox"
He winked broadly.
"You like to beat Boston, don't you?"
Bucky answered because feel you've beaten
the odds imagine that managing the Red Sox losing
day apt fellow his hotel in peculiar frame
of mind He's got to ask himself How can this ball club lose
It's club that can't be improved physically at least so how
can it be beaten?'
But the Red sox get licked" Harris unused "How and
why isn't for decide That's what makes horse race
AT SANFORD THE GIANTS hotel, conduct preim-
mary training the varsity bring the of the farm
hands front for inspection In overall charge is
Carl Hubben the king of southpaw pitchers Naturally
in Florida dog track is not distant.
One night Hubbe went to the dogs He wasn't doing much
until in which Sweet William and Terrible Terry
entered Thas the qunea for me-" Hub decided Sweet
William and Terrible Terry"
There was little encouragement from the pari-mutuel
board Both dogs outsiders But they onetwo and
paid nearly s1oo for So Hubbel drove home fat.
He betting them of because in the days OF his
greatest riumphs the manager of the Giants was Bill Terry
often called both Sweet William and Terrible Terry B knew
how to dollar" said Hubbe, explaining his hunch.
some of that knack figured rub off dogs bearing those
names"
BEN CHAPMAN WHO played with the Yankees Mats
sox Indians White etc. celebrating his abortiye
bid for the Detroit managerial post after being let out pilot
of the Phe It the job that Red Rolfe got and holds
while Ben has settled for managing Tampa OF the Glass
B Florida International League.
The talk got around to how Rolfe hired Red was
working farm director for the Tigers when Steve ONei
after 1948 AS the story Walter Briggs,
president of the Tigers called General Manager Billy Evans
into conference.
Have you anybody in mnd?" Briggs asked
"Well--" Billy began.
"Why it that ball clubs invariably hire whove
failed with other eams?" interrupted Briggs practical bus
tycoon "If hasn't made good with other
club why should consider him?"
you've got point" Evans admitted. "Who do you
suggest?"
RED Rofe" replied Briggs "A in organiza-
ton. He hasn't managed and he hasn't been failure.
Nor has Briggs been sorry.
CHAPMAN WON HIS ONLY big league managerial job he
recalling probably threatened beat up
winding playing career with the Red
Sox Ben saying "Joe Cronin the manager and
got along with joe
"one day really burned cronn sitting in chair
and walked to him and said If you'll get feet
I'll kick hi out of you Joe didn't get and walked
feeling like I'd made fool of myself.
Herb Pennock connected with the Red Sox at the
time He witnessed the spectacle Later Herb moved to the
Phiies general manager 1945 Fred Ftzsmmons
managing the They decided to make change I
surprised when Pennock called me to his office.
"'Would you like to be manager?' he asked.
"'sure,' told him. But why me?'
"'WeI,' he said, remember the day you challenged
Cronin like but also like who'll take the bit in
his teeth
how got to be of the Phils" Ben signed