Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-10-01

stretch the American League
month, when the chips were down. he hit .348
Nantes been playing centerfeld like DiMaggo too The
DMag of days BY that is He be lacking the match
less of his predecessor but his speed enables
him to the ground and there isn't better throwing
arm in the business. F% s8
CASEY STENCILS FOURTH straight pennant like those
1949, 1851, easy manager
other club but the Yankees Sng likely would finished
with the alsoranS In the spring he lost his good base
man. Jerry Coleman Marines The Army claimed Dr.
Bobby Brown third baseman Of pinch
hitters Perhaps his best pitcher Tom Morgan also
lost to the service, and DMag of had retired
If the Yankee organization held to be overated
this theory dsspated this years Casey
been keeping young fellow named Billy Martin the bench
At times people wondered why and suspected it largely
sentimental because Martin had played for Senge Oakland
Major league fans had idea of what Martin could because
he rarely played There always others ahead of him
Coleman Gil McDougald Brown Billy Johnson.
Baseball writer's covering the Yankees began regard
Martin DiNTaggios genteman's gentleman valet
Big Guy. puppy to heel he
followed DMag's footsteps. But when the pinch
when johnson was sold and Brown and Coleman left the
wallet" got his chance
stengel knew what he doing, keeping Martin handy
Next Mantle and Caseys good pitchers, little Billy
in the stretch Indians. plays
second base in the manner born and he saved than
games the Yanks last Western swing with his batting
deed it Blys 1tnnng hit in Philadelphia last Friday
that clinched the pennant. 49,
BUT WHEREAS MARTIN is obviously good ball player
Mantle chance of becoming great got every
thing, including chronic osteomyes bone Inflammation of
football in the backd of the Commerce OKLA high school,
Periodically he has been called by his draft board only be
recassifed 4-F.
many people heard Mantle until the spring of
1851 He shorstop for Joplin of the Class Western
Association until he reported to the Yankees training camp
Phoenix uneralded unsung and virtually un-bonused
budup he got from the other Yankees the press
Ball players know one when they see one
With Phil RiZzuto, there crying demand for
shortsop Stenge told Mantle to work in the oued
then forgot about him. "The kid is jumping
at and is going into strange position Casey grubled
"If he make it, he's wonder"
He's wonder, then, because Mantle playing gheld
opening day of 1851 for the Yankees.
STILL THE YANKEES weren't certain he could handle
Dags job this season. especially collapsed in
the fifth inning of the game of last years
The Giants at bat and Willie Mays lifted long fly
rght-cener Diag and Mantle broke it after few
strides the kid fell fiat and lay motioness.
There a few moments when the that his
heart had conked excruciating knee
displacement and they carried him of setcher
day special bandage which prevent him
from being of the fastest in the majors That
is the opinion of the old Yankee catcher Bill Dckey says
until Mantle always thought that Chapman was
the fastest man in a baseball uniform"
Right now, at age co. Mickey or Mickey Cochrane) may
qualify the best alltime switch hitter there's tale
behind this too Seems his late grandfather Mantle
had been let-handed pitcher His son. Evin had been
rghhanded pitcher They decided that Evns youngster
Mickey Charles should be ball player they alternately
pitched to him back of the barn.
Against his southpawing grandad Mickey batted right
handed Against his father baed left TODAY batting
either sde baseball farther than ANYBODY
Babe Ruth according admirers his
They wouldn't be surprised if became the star of this
World Series though his 1851 eats include the
bious distinction Of SURPRISING Frankie Crosets record for
Yankee Of striking out the noas times =