Evening star., 1953-11-05
Custer Of Dykes
Speeds Orioles
Action on Pilot
New Manager Plans
To Revomp Athletics;
Six Clubs Seek DeuIs
By Burton Hawkins

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promote a rash of trading next
month at the major league meet
ings in New York.
Joost, Who replaced Jimmy
Dykes at the AS helm yesterday
in a surprise move, has expressed
dissatisfaction with the club.
you can be sure there will be
some changes made" Joost told
the Associated Press yesterday.
1--WE certainly can't go in 1854
with that 1858 team. We need
speed, added defense and hustle,
things we will try to obtain in as
many helpful deals as possible"
The Cleveland Indians and
Washington Senators have ex-
pressed willingness to trade and
so has Art Ehlers, general man
ager of the Baltimore Orioles.
The Chicago White Sox brass will
hold meeting today at Comis-
key Park to discuss possible
player deals and Detroit'S man
ager, Freddie Hutchinson, is at
tempting to add strength.
Only the Boston Red Sox and
New York Yankees have re-
manned aloof from trade talk,
but with six other American
League clubs anxious to dicker,
meetings next month could be
lively.
Ehler'S Hand Forced.
The firing of Dykes has forced
Eh)ers' hand.~ Marty Marion
still has a year to go on a con-
tract to manage Baltimore and
Ehlers said, II see that I am 60
ing to have to get Marion here
and get us Strengthened out.
IL say nothing at all about next
years manager until I have met
with Marion. and that won't be
too long now" Ehlers is said
to have a high regard for Dykes
as manager
Dykes wasn't as ardently ad-
mired by Roy Mack, executive
wee president of the Athletics.
Jimmy did a poor job with the
1853 Athletics" Mack said, land
a change was necessary. We
have a great deal of respect for
him and hope he will remain
with us in an advisory capacity"
Dykes has another year to go on
a two-year contract.
Dykes Astounded.
The Athletics action was a
sort of surprise move, but no
one seemed astounded except
Dykes. He was informed of his
sudden demise after making an
appearance as a luncheon speak
er at Norristown, near Philadel-
phia.
Dykes-who had managed the
hapless Athletics since he took
over from the clubs first and
only previous manager, Connie
Mack, after the 1850 season.
pointed out he had been in the
AS Office Tuesday.
Nobody said anything to me-"
Jimmy commented. why didn't
they tell me?"
Joost, who managed to play
only a third of the AS games
this season because of injuries
Stemming from relative old age,
was rewarded for seven years of
service with the AS since his
purchase from Rochester in
1916.
While his playing days are
numbered, Joost said yesterday
he expects to be a playing pilot.
Married and the father of four
boys, Joost was first signed to a
baseball contract by the San
Francisco Missions while 16. He
later played with Syracuse, Kan
sas City, Rochester, Cincinnati,
the old Boston Braves and the
AS.
His new one-year contract as
manager repeatedly calls for a
100000 yearly salary-an in
crease of about $4,000.
Other Moves Likely.
The Joost-Dykes shift was the
latest in what promises to be a
series of moves by the club.
Last week, Ehlers quit as gen.
eral manager to take the same
post with the Orioles. He was
followed by Dick Armstrong,
who took the post of Baltimore
publicity director. .
In the new AS Setup, Roy Mack
said Dykes had been asked to
remain as a member of a
board that would make player
deals and plot strategy. The
other two members would be
Joost and Earl Mack, club vice
president. However, the Specula-
tion is that Dykes will not re-
main with the AS if he can land
another job.