Evening star., 1953-06-23

kids now they probably are the best right
left handed pitchers respectively in the National League
But for every Roberts and Simmons there dozen ops
including of the Phllies' other bonused phenoms
The Braves finally getting mileage out of Johnny
Antone who gifted with something like $65000 back
in 1913 Johnny out his pants the bench because,
green to PITCH especially when the Braves shooting for
pennant they eventually But the Antoneli of
today matured by stint in the Army hasn't accomplished
enough to be rated an out-and-out bargain as yet
THE TIGERS LATEST BONUS acquisitions would seem to
constitute another admission that ball players the
becoming and The Yankees have
likely looking talent stashed at Kansas City and Bng
haton but few any, other clubs fortunate Or
adept at scouting, perhaps.
past several years. been popular notion that
the Brooklyn Dodgers had coaed much of the top
and had it available at Montreal and other farm clubs At
one time seemed true because players like rv Noren of the
Yankees and Danny OConne of the Pirates Brook
lyn property but got chance to the uniform
Charlie DresSen unconsciousy perhaps gave lie to
the Dodgers so-caed monopoly manpower this spring
when he announced plan to bench Billy Cox best defensive
third baseman in the majors When asked the Dresser
directed attention the age his club Reese and Robinson
getting along years." Dresser explained Cox
but by holding Billy the regular lineup
to spell Reese and Robinson and that all three of them
will be fresher"
THE DODGERS ARE AN OLD ball club Roy Campanela
is spring chicken, Preacher Roe plus Others
Prior to the June IS midnight deadne trades Dresse
sounding bit pancy with his Dodgers trailing the surprising
Milwaukee entry left his team in order to be in Brooklyn in
swap requiring his approval up What want"
Chuck told reporters s quantity want lot of ball players
jugge Obviously if the Dodgers had
their FARMS they would have sent for the talent and that
would have been that
Brooklyns depth in manpower may have oyerated
all along only because Negro players have been respon
sbe for the clubs When Jackie Robinson broke the
racial barrier for the first time in 947 the Dodgers
pennant. Then came Campanela Don Newcombe and Joe
Black.
None of this quartet could be honestly called farm
hand" The Dodgers simply stripped the Negro National
League of its stars and is significant that beginning with
Robinson in A. Brooklyn has three pennants and only
once finished as low as third place.
NO QUESTION ABOUT 1T, finding good young ball players
Is problem It's also gamble perhaps 1t Col Walter O.
Briggs jr of the Air Force-the familiar Spke-w be
the first to admit Spike temporarily stationed at the Pen
tagon while chief of the Tigers is dedicated to the task
of rebuilding his team for Detroit fans often referred
the most loyal in baseball.
One morning last March, Spike and Charlie Gehringer
his general and former star second baSean for the
Tigers reading newspaper sports pages in Tampa hotel
lobby. Briggs dgested syndicated column in which the
Bengas betted and tossed the paper aside in disgust
"The guy crazy Spike snorted We've got lot better
ball club than he says and We'll prove it."
The proof has yet to Wallowing in the cellar and
more than 80 behind the Detroit likely to
dead last for the second time in history second straight
too But the exeorgtown boy and his associates
giving the old college try when it to spending money