Evening star., 1953-07-06

scarcely regarded by the other conenders serious
pennant potentias
of the Phies and Cardinals from the beginning, not to
the Giants Among these four clubs generally
felt all along, Milwaukee better than hfth-place
ball club.
DURING SPRING TRAINING Eddie stanky Of the Cards,
Steve ONe of the Phies Leo Durocher of the Giants and
Chuck of the Dodgers all admitted respect for the
slightly revamped Braves before they moved from
Boston to Milwaukee But way got figure it,"
sanky said day in St. Petersburg w that four clubs
going to fight it out There's club and the Giants
and Philes and, of course. Brooklyn"
Stankys attitude the the others ONel,
Dresser When asked just where the Braves
likely finish, Stanky said I'm only calling four
club The Braves might take 1t ALL I've been wrong
before"
brothers. who and operate the Braves,
it's been wonderful at least up to the Fourth OF
July last year, they drew only 28 1913 customers
all They topped this patronage at
Milwaukee during the 13 home games They had hot
ball club going for them and the deserving PeriniS
getting back little of the big money they invested.
BUT MILWAUKEE's FABULOUS fandom may as we'll
face according baseball people, the Braves
yet equipped to win the National League pennant
Their old bugaboo susceptibility to left handed pitchers
has reared its untiring head Southpaws like Raffens
berger Perkowsk beating them regularly Pafko,
Adcock Gordon and other rghthanded hitters to the
contrary
There much talk of the boundless enthusiasm
of the Milwaukee fans haven't had big league club
representing them Talk or the spirit
of the patrons has rubbed off the ball players and made
them play better than they know how Talk of how
we'll here is Manager Charlie Grimm speaking: -~~.
THE enthusiasm in the stands helped jolly Choly
"but you don't win ball games just enthusiasm in the
stands. You have to win them on the ball field"
practical attitude from man who's been around for
long time. Grimm may have been depicted as sort of
court Jester in the past but underneath he's solid baseball
parsonage. He's not all banjo pickles, beer and banter
ONE WHO WAS ROOFING for the Braves from the
beginning Clark Griffith Nothing geographical about it,
It could be that Gf opposed the idea of transferring
the Braves to Milwaukee, he did the ST. Louis Browns to
Baltimore. he's confirmed rooter for the underdog
The 83-year-old never has forgotten
the 1912 his first of the Washington club
He had inherited seventhpace team and he nearly upped
it into the World later years1924 1925 and 1888
he succeeded when the old gent his
it's the 1912 outfit his private ovation.
I'VE didn't figure" Griffith says, "bu almost got it.
In 1924 too way down in the standing and
People the Braves can't wn think they have chance
THE EVIDENCE, HOWEVER, is that Brooklyn and the
other favortes eventually handle the The other
day Curt Simmons back for the Phs pitching the
first time since he lost part OF toe in acci
dent He ost A. but he put up creditable performance
that indicated ready With Simmons plus
the other pitchers the Phes in good shape Better
perhaps, than the Braves.
Win lose baseball people will study closely the
at Milwaukee. This the big experiment our time So
far it's off all right Because the Braves had been
winning the cys support has been spectacular
der what will happen when and the club drops into the
second division.
Milwaukee continues to back second-dvision team
look for in the future The Browns for
example, almost certain to wind up elsewhere The
Athletics almost have to They losing money they
haven't got
Sooner or later, the only two-team cities will
York and Chicago The other cities first Boston and
then ST. Louis and Philadelphia will have part with
club In the latter two it will be strictly
League problem.
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