Evening star., 1952-06-27

Yankees nome
run conscious too of late There question
his other The fellow can field and he can run the
bases Until recently those the only talents that kept
him on the ball club Those plus the singular stubborness
which apparently only Stenge aun front of General
Manager George Weiss
WEISS 1T WAS repeatedly was getting panckv when
the champs started slowly The Yankees already
had made one regrettabe DEAL sending Jensen
Frank Shea to Washington for Noren whom they haven't
been playing regularly But by way plugging that gap
hrst Dase Weiss seemingly prepared go all for
Ferris Fain of the Athletics.
AS the story told, Weiss trade all lined up-Colns
Hank Bauer, Kal segrs and $4,000 Fain segrist is
farmland at Kansas City, infelder most
promising In the Yankee chan This just before the
Is trading deadne and Arthur general manager of the
AS was supposed have been sitting roo
waiting for Weiss phone call and final okay.
1t never because Senge one was not sold on the
idea Collins was hitting only 173 recently June TO-
Johnny Mze was too old for sustained duty Noren
who originally acquired to replace DMaggio center
field, wasn't bargain filling base Still Casey
wasn't enthusiastic about trading off Collins
THE NET RESULT that Weiss needing stenpe, didn't
make the DEAL Hell hit Casey said 81" he plays regularly
IN this respect Stenge not consistent but that's never
bothered Casey He's had his bench ever since
without playing him regularly long period But as bt
genius, Stengel was entitled to certain liberties
At any rate Collins began to hit Almost single handedly
ne pued the Yankees out of tight situation during their
recent invasion of Chicago won 14-o game from the
Browns with two home single New York fans are
wishing now ne could have started they feel
Collins should be the AStar baseman next month
mat CaseyS new pride and Joy will up is coniectura
Ills Iecofu WouIonC lnd1cae It, good ball is
notnlng nashy and not much at the plate long run
But for the moment he's making like Mr.. Yankee
AT SINCE ehrgs fatal illness have the Yankees
oeen really solid at first base Each spring dozen cand
dates report training camp rockies who had fancy
ages in the American Association Pacific Coast League
old guys like Mze and Johnny Hopp avaged at the s0O00
waiver price.
But none of them really held down the ob One winning
year Bucky Harris lot of games George
but mostly it's been shuttle deal base Oufelders
Iommy Heinrich Noren took at the bag. Nize
Collins Hopp.
In desperation, Joe Mccarthy switched Joe Gordon
to hrst base Gordon the pcurebook second baseman
sdered an easier position he angefoo Jerry Priddv
another good second baseman also when he was
switched to the bag Seng succeeded Harris once
handed the peerless DMaggio outsze This was in
Washington two Dag lasted one game and was
lucky to survive.
BASEBALL PEOPLE ARE stumped when asked "what,s
become OF the first basement" past often have
SAID that rst baseman should his park But
the position so easy to play why there more good
first basemen?
The best Of all probably Gil Hodges the Dodgers And
wnat he? reformed catcher is all Money apparently can't
spent trying to find GerigS the Tigers
still unable to fill Hank Greenbergs shoes
Could be the is partly play first base
All those bonus kids those peachfuzzed shoastcs on whom
the Red Sox and other clubs press anywhere up to
what are they except pitchers with maybe an outeder or
shortstop for a change of pace?
When Stengel sings praises of Collins the thought here
tnat ne is entitled to the weeks at least
he's had the best first baseman League going
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