Evening star., 1952-09-15

that Feer is the to beat the Yankees stsnn
Lopez put them aside Bob might the pitcher that
he mused But when you've got pitcher like Mike Garcia
you've got to with him"
Logic AIS side. Garcia 2O-game winner, had
beaten
shutouts consecutive innings
Bear, as they call Garcia, was the solid man.
THE CLEVELAND PITCHING in the past 10 days had been
phenomenal thanks to Garcia Early Wynn and Bob Lemon
them lot" Lopez said fervent "And Luke Easter
.. he's been out world came to
You be familiar with the Easter story He got OF to
horrible start He was striking out and dropping thrown
the other ineders the Indians losing
FINALLY went to Hank Greenberg general manager
and put to him" Lopez recalled We can't with Luke
longer sad and can't bench him because he'd only
get about sending Indianapolis couple
of weeks? Maybe he'll get Strengthened OUT"
"'WhoT play first base?' Greenberg asked.
"I don't know, told Hank, but while you're shopping
for first baseman I'll put Beradino or Simpson there We
can't do any worse"
ball funny business" he went reenberg tried every
get first baseran Do you think anybody would
give offered $4,000 in for Goldsbery of the
Browns but Bill veeck wanted pitcher too Imagine $4,000
for GoldSberry."
EASTER CLOUTED some home runs for Indianapolis but
coming up said to Hank day Washing
ton guess you'd better recall Luke Greenbeg did and in
practically the notion he succeeded in buying from
Sacramento this kid Bill Glynn, who Is better than
Goldsberry Now had two first basemen and sort Of
"Tlaen one day. Easter caught fire He came back
July 15 He's hit 341 since and probably he'll lead the
American League in home and maybe in batted In
My gosh, what job he's done.
could have started good we'd be far in front
any Maybe we'd have been
in front somebody had been willing to sell trade
hll-in frst baseman. Now get dozen now that
Easter and Glynn We could get Godsberrry for
$4,000 and probably a thank you Veeck, too
thing when needed left handed pitcher year
ago. Nobody would give After finally got Lou
Bse could have picked 10 southpaws Same for
shorstop We couldn't pick utility infelder for
less than 10 times his value. When got this Strickland
from the Pirates, suddenly offered about Is
who could play shortstop"
THE CHATTER OF SPIKED SHOES the wooden ramps
indicated the Yankees Indians reporting practice
and in the New York ugout Casey Stenge holding forth in
harassed fashion. Casey mpy he lost this the
Indians again would be only half behind with the rest
favorng Stenge morosely the
bench the writer's with the newest
Yogi story Normally loves stories about his star
catcher, but this didn't register.
got st. the other night that Yogi
Just bought 100000 annuity policy the newspaperman
said Somebody the bench asked him why all that policy
Yogs reply Why not? What's wrong If I'm preparing
for when I'm dead?" Come to think of It, perhaps senges
negative reaction normal
visitor however asked Casey what the thought of
LopeS rotation of Garcia Wynn and Lemon starting pitchers
giving only days Of rest The old master of double
talk had an answer that was typical stengelese.
"we" he said "they can't be done But sometimes
1t won't work."
TURNED OUT to be rough afternoon for the Indians
his string scoreess innings to 80 but in the third
fell him 40 lead. They boosted it to
tremendous home by Mickey Mantle and all the
Indians could muster
Lopez'S Big Three rotation seemingly knocked into
hat after Garcia his
plus Steve Gromek and Lou Brse also pitched For that
matter Sengel wasn't sparng his When Lopat
couldn't survive he called Allie Reynolds for the second
straight day.
little more than four hours after listening to Lopez exo
the virtues Of Easter it roncal to note that Luke
famed twice. hit into and flied out personally
leaving stranded the bases And Garcia and
Wynn both looked tired
1t might be added that Lopez was, too