Evening star., 1953-07-07


year than he did in his lfe including 1949 his
with the Five straight pennants with
the attendant possibility of many world championships,
would put Stenge in class by himself In modern baseball
meaning since 90O only two have had shot at
five in Pretty good managers, tool John McGraw
was one, Joe Mccarthy was the other
McGRAws GIANTS RELIED off four straight flags in
1921 1922 1923 and 1924 But in 1925 old rocking chair began
to reach the Giants They finished 8a back of the
Pirates
McCarthys Yankees took it all from 1896 through 1882
The first time 49, they by 1912 games. The fourth
time it by IT, Nobody is going to beat that club in
1940 said the voice of the people, but two teamsthe Tigers
and ndiansdd it, The Yankees lost by only two games,
but lose it they did.
The Giants of the early '20s looked money in the
bank in 1925 at this stage of the McGraw had them
'front.' then they folded August and September
the Pirates took charge the and also the
World Series from Washington becoming the only club
81 deficit in games
The Pirates feat, incidentally, touched off of the
most critical and manifesty unfair sent by
the president of major league to The late Ban
Johnson president of the American League frohed the
defeat and blamed Manager Bucky sticking
Walter Johnson in the final game. you have let down the
American League because of sentimenality" Ban wired
Harris
THE OTHER DAY IN CLEVELAND Red Rufflng predicted
the presentday Yankees Red will be remembered
the former of the New York staff Now right
hand General Manager Hank Greenberg of the In
dans he be accused of prejudice but Rufng has
facts going for him.
Il too many Smlarities between the Yankees
today the Yankees of 1940 Red told reporter For
thing pressure tough Everybody gangs up
you. try hard and you're not relaxed And this
Yankees have made 1t harder with the kind of
pulled in ST. Louis He referring the early
June fStcufing.
pull that kind of thing and get away with it
Red continued 1T makes every club want to beat you
and they go out and fight you back harder"
It old age that beat the Yankees in 94O preventing
their winning fifth straight pennant Mother Nature took
of Ru1ng said This year Mother Nature and that
roughhouse will take of the Yankees The
handicaps are too great"
WHEN HE COMPARES HIMSELF 1910 pitcher with
the Allie Reynolds of today Rufng is solid ground Il
in the class with Reynolds Red said "
pitched when hit the stretch Then Lefty
up with 1t looks like Vic Rasch has the
trouble now"
Rufhng IS years old when the 1910 opened.
Reynolds began this at a. Rung had 20
each of the previous but
suddenly slipped to 1912 pitcher AS he is pitching today
Reynolds will be lucky to wind up with 1912 record.
Another thing, Rufng says sis Phil Rizzutos and
miseres He's the age approximately that frankie
Croset in 1910. frankie key in the nfield
kept getting hurt Dckey any kid and took him
little longer to get his injuries. The thing is in
store for Yogi Berra."
Grif is inclined to agree with Ruh1ng. "Take Mantle
Rzzuto Of the lineup" he says, the Yankees
nothing Rizzuto played against but he wasn't the
ball player remember Rizzuto makes that club RiZzuto
and Mantle their real good ball players We didn't lick
much last Sunday taking that doubeheader and Reynolds
looked like old man old, waShed-up pitcher"