Arkansas State press., 1953-09-18
CLOSE.UP-
BY Fritz Pollard

NE" YORK (G~loba)-The rhubarb to end all rhubarbs
cI Iau = al END last Sunday, and when the smoke and dust had
tbo a"aS3 Dail furllo' Dodger star ~outfelder, came out of
ue lacas With a swollen wrist, a broken finger and multinIe
bruises and sore spots. Leo Duyocher? He eva laid . olaye
on hhl' Leo didn't get a scratch.
lie amazing thing about it is that nobody was fined or
nIa low t ~ d lor this worst of all freefor-alls. We've seen
players talked at for days for less, and we've heard of long
suspensions and heavy fines for harmless gestures. n splr-of.
ee onehl remarks But this was a real show and fans were
y = .an te penalties would be stiff, Instead, National League
president Warren Giles said mildly, 81 doubt if ANYTHING will
be done about it on the basis of what I read. The competition
between Brooklyn and New York is very keen, and tempers
sometimes get hot From here il looks lilo inst t,pical
ballplayer tussle." any 'N " jpn"
Very understanding of him indeed. Maybe he felt F,,rillo
hu mad enough punishment. Maybe so. However, this writer
t"lsohally 1eeS That somebody should have wagged a finger
IN the direction of Leo Durocher. Everybody likes to see a
manager win spirit one who will go down the line for his
boys But Leo goes a little too far. 1t would seem that the
manager ought to feel a little responsible for setting an ex-
ample for behavior, but if the players ever started acting like
Leo there would be nothing but constant wrangling on the
field, Some complaints may be justified, but there must be
something wrong with a manager who gets thrown out of the
game quite as often as Leo does.
Speaking of managers, Leo has quite an understudv in
Eddie Stanky. 1.-THE Brat" seems to be doing all he can to en-
ulate his hero, and the last time st. Louis played the Dodgers
ne turned IN quite a performance in ribbing Jackie Robinson
about an injury to Jackes knee. Stanky bandaged his knee
with a towel, and limped around the dugout, indicating that
Robbie was a "showboat' 1t was quite a show, and while it
was going on, the Dodgers piled up something like a dozen
runs. Stanky didn't do himself any good and the Buns had the
last laugh. Conclusion? Managers should stick to being man.
ayers, =
This has been quite a season, with records going by the
boards by the score. Campanella of the Dodgers came up with
two the other day an al-time MI home run record for catch
ers, with SO, and an all-time RBI record for catchers with 1856.
Junior Gillian hit a mark, too. He has now drawn more walks
than any Rookie in the National League. Record previously
was held by Eddie Stanky with 80. Junior at this writing has SO.
Two major league clubs have called up Negro players, thus
bringing the total of clubs with Negro performers up to
eight. The addition in the National League is Ernest Banks,
star shortstop of the Kansas City Monarchs, who was pur-
chased by the Chicago Cubs. In the American League, the Phil
adelphia Athletics called up Bob Tnce from their Ottawa farm
club in the Internationa League.
This leaves four clubs in each league that have not yet
signed Negro players. In the American League, the Yankees,
the Red Sx and the Tigers are holdouts, while it has been
stated that the Senators are looking for a Negro player. In the
National League, the Philles, the Redlegs, the Cardinals and
the Pirates still do not have Negro players, although it is felt
that Branch Hickey, whose reputation is we'll established on
the race question, when he reorganizes the Pirates next year,
will give a spot to a Negro.