Evening star., 1952-03-03

National League" stanky says will among Giants
Dodgers Phies and Cardinals Frankly hope to take it all
We have something nobody see that will let us do It,
We may have the intangbles."
SITTING IN office off to the side of the main
clubhouse sanky sung for yesterdays workout and
entertaining press group at the time Naturally of
the first questions asked OF Stanky concerned his plans
as player
Gentlemen don't know them yet" he said "If the
Cardinals better without I'll manage from the bench
If think help them, I'll be in the lineup"
When Fred saigh sent Max Laner and Chuck Der
ing to the Giants last December in exchange for Stanky he
hadand st asa talented second baseman in Red schoen
The Cards didn't need another second baSeman but
saigh felt he needed new manager And the man ne wanted
stanky.
stankys very presence compicaes matters although
in not unpleasant It's bad to have too many
ball players like schoendenst and stanky they play
the position schondens however, can play elsewhere
necessary He broke in shorSop and has played the
outed The now that he may wind up on first base
ST DON'T KNOW what I'm going to do" stanky confessed
told schoendienst out at particular
position want to look of the players Steve
Bko at first base for instance And soy Hemus, who was
improving last at shorstop they play then
feel that between schoenden and myself second base will
be taken Of"
difficult team to appraise. It is compli
Gated club that saky has inherited For example the Cards
have the best first baseman in baseball in Stan Musa And
yet they have first base problem because stan to his
words Mua to play the outeld in all 154
There ifs ands and butts galore to this club which fin
ished third last year. 5 back Of the Giants stanky
admits he hasn't catcher likely to hit 260 Not single inhed
position and only Musial and Eno Slaughter in
the outfed sure to play. =@=~ss r~a=~ -
But gentlemen" Stanky repeated don't overlook the In
tangibes bad ball club that's been handed
be with players like Musa Slaughter Boyer Cham
bers Billy Johnson Schoendienst and WeStlakeP"
SOME TIME it has been predicted freely that Stanky
would up manager He has the cut of leader When
he Brooklyn he fingered managerial timber while
Leo Durocer Ditto when at Boston under Billy South
worth. Ditto a Giant again under Durocher.
But remained for Sagh to offer him his opportunity
Sagh gave durable if elderly southpaw in Lanier in order
get Sanky plus the artfu center fielder Derng Next Sep
tember sanky will be IS and not playing
ahead of him. but Sah wanted the doughty little scrapper not
much player pilot.
AS of the toughest toughest competitors in the majors
Stanky had major obstacle to to win
veterans Slaughter Musia Baze Munger and other arch
past evidence that he's done An hour
after his press interview with Sanky his boss talking
the Cardinal bench.
This is the best-managed most harmonious club I've
had Sagh saying "Stanky work in two
months than my other managers did in two years"
FRED SAIGH outspoken He sacked the popular
Eddie which didn't add to his personal popularity,
Dyer casual" He chose Marty
Marion Louis fired him after season. al
though Marty finished third and beat out the PeS and
generally favored to head the Cards last
sold Stanky" Saigh declared, which about
permanent price ceiling Later when the group left
the remarked I'D think twice about working
for Sagh He saying the thing about Marty Marion
year ago. Those little tough hard to work for
Don't forget" he said that sanky is little tough in
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