Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-24
|Stanky JubiIant
Over Plugging
Hole in Staff
Casey Rues Yielding
To Weiss on Deal;
Vic Signs Quickly


24.-Pitcher Vic Raschi, unload
ed by the Yankees for alleged
"complacency." was tabled today
as the fellow who might fire his
new club, the Cardinals, to a
pennant.
The unexpected announcement
OF Raschi's sale by the Yankees
to the Cardinals for $4,000 was
made yesterday after he was
surprisingly waived out of the
American League.
Manager Eddie Stanky of the
Cards declared jubilantly:
The acquisition of Raschi
should make the Cardinals a
definite pennant threat. He will
be our No. 3 starter behind Gerry
Staley and Harvey Haddix. I
look for him to win from IL
TO Is games. I also look for him
to beat Brooklyn. the team that
must be beaten for the flag"
Stengel Burned Up.
Everybody appeared happy
over the deal except Yankee
Manager Casey Stengel, who re-
portedly was In disagreement
with General Manager George
weiss over the disposal of a
pitcher who had helped him win
nVe straight world champion
ships.
Stengel reluctantly agreed to
the sale only after he had be-
come convinced that the veteran
pitcher anc the front Office could
never amicably settle their SAL
airy dispute. When he was in
formed that RaSchi had intended
70 get IN touch with Yankee Of
f1cials Yesterday morning but
mad postponed it because IF
other pressing matters. the old
skipper really burned.
If he only had contacted us
Casey growled, ned still be a
Yankee today. I'd see to that.
But. no he had to sit on his high
morse and refuse to meet us
halfway.
Always Gave Best.
Sure. l hate TO see him 20.
He will make st. louis a good
pitcher. He was a good pitcher
fol us. always wanting to pitch
against the best clubs and
against the other teams top
pitchers. He's d game hard
worker who always gave you his
best. I don't know how many
games he's going co win for them
but he certainly amt going to
hurt EN-
Why then. were the Yankees
so eager to dispose of Raschi?
Was 1t because he was a hold
out? Was it because of his age
listed in the record books as al
most IS but reliably reported
as 81?
Il don't want to make Rascni
the whipping boy Weiss said IN
explaining the sale. but there IS
an attitude of complacency on
the club. Some of the players
have become independently
wealthy through the winning of
five straight CHAMPIONSHIPS.
Some of the players acted as
If they were the employers and
the club the employee"
Weiss was referring to the
stubborn refusal of Raschi and
other Yankee holdouts to meet
with club officials to discuss
their salary differences. Raschi,
who dropped from 81 victories
in 1851 to 16 in 1852 and Is
last year. has steadfastly ig-
nored contract calling for a
Is per cent cut on his $4,000
salary for 1853
Neither club was willing to
disclose the sale price but it was
reliably learned that the cash
involved was $4,000 in addition
to two minor league players
who would be acceptable to the
Yankees and who would be de-
livered later.
Cards Settle Quickly.
The Cardinals. elated by the
acquisition Of a proven right
handler who plugs one of their
most glaring weaknesses. APP
parently weren't the least bit
faxed by Raschi's healthy salary
demands. It took them less
than half an hour to come to
terms with the big pitcher, who
signed contract repeatedly
calling for $4,000. This would
make him the highest salaried
pitcher in National League
history.
Raschi. who was slated to be
In uniform today, expressed hap
piness in his new surroundings
but at the same time said he
tsee RASCHI, Page C-4)