Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-01

the Cardinals made their first trip into Mil
waukee, a town that had gone mad because ~
it bigeague club When the Cards train pulled
the depot there hundreds of people, bands comparing
all the place and cavacade of decorated lined
up to transport the RedbirdS to their hotel
Nuts to this stuff Stanky snored, and he ordered his
club to grab get the rudely prompt
possible.
AT HIS NOW-vACATED st. Petersburg headquarters
Stanky busy little demon. First, he tied up
with wetnurSing the brass headed by
ident Augustus Busch r The big wheels insisted putting
uniforms and making like little boys.
When the mood passed and the big boys returned to
yachts Pictures onto the They
were making movie something about asrooke called into
service, and Lang Field here, was command post
tall, spindly, gray-hared actor James Stewart,
attracted attention than Stan Musa Eno Slaughter
Harvey Haddx and all the rest of the Cardinals although
in fairness to Stewart he tried to be inconspcuous
possible He Of course playing the part OF the young
ball player.
Previously had played the role Monte Stratton
big Lacquer lost leg. Now he is to be the
youngster Gerry Coleman whose is jeopardzed by
the armed forces The scuttebu that Stewards next
assignment will be to play the title role in the Life of Connie
Hollywood such things, which may be what
Is wrong with SO many pictures
AT ANY RATE, there days when Stewart and Miss
June AIyson third base almost as much as
Ray JabonSky the Cards No. guy there There
duces directors and cutterng up the joint and
Manager Stanky perfect host There must be
agreement in Hollywood when it comes time to commit an
other baseball movie eff can't get Duroche get Stanky
The ball players went about their business and it was
possible talk time time Vic Raschi for
instance notably available Raschs sale by the Yankees
who succeeded in getting all other American League clubs
waive him. perhaps the biggest of all spring train
ing stories That followed by Ted Williams broken shoulder
and Bobby Thomson's busted ankle.
RaSchi bore rancor toward the Yankees, although
General Manager George Weiss strongly indicated that Vic had
been among his "too complacent" players
go into that angle" Rasch said, because don't
understand what Mr. Weiss meant about complacency But
will say this much-I worked off 10 pounds since the last
World Series and threw harder in my life than
throwing now"
RASCHI HAD BEEN STRIPPING in the clubhouse after
running outed minutes of pitching batting
practice. sweating but not heavily who
packing weight He pointed to his right knee
the troublesome one-and stuck finger into pupy bulge
as big a hens egg.
"This nothing now" he explained. "You should
have it before operation All there here is little
the doctors tell it won't have to be drained
There has been talk" Rasch reminded chat in the
National League they will try to bunt out of business
whereas they didn't do it in the American"
WELL" Vic grinned, don't think they would have
hunted while with the Yankees if they could
get away with it? I'm not worried particularly because
this knee is letting me move pretty good.
cts pretty hard to bunt pitcher out OF business Oh
here and there of guy losing game or two on
bunts but happen usually when
batter has bunt in mind and then you fog at him
where it's almost impossible to bunt."
VIC CAN THROW baseball hard When he stands on
high pitching mound-a 6foot-3 and 200 pounds of
hirn-he is formidable figure.
But you overpowerng to prevent disaster
from bunts saying Look at that little Marrero
of Senator's he pointed out mo fast ball. can't
move, and yet nobody bunts him to death.
"He up that rnky dnk knucker and the hitter
is likely pop straight the air than lay it down.
Besides got that good third baseman Eddie Yost to
protect him. fellow who jump bunts the Yost
does makes pitcher feel pretty good"
this point there temptation, quickly discarded,
might have James Stewart with June
Alysons loving hand his shoulder, fielding that all
important bunt down the thrd-baSe line