Evening star., 1954-09-27
Terms Already Set
For New Manager;
Lavagetto Coming
By Burton Howkins
Stcr SfoH Correspondent

NEW YORK. Sept. 27.-A
splash Of Brooklyn's baseball
color will be shifted to the
Washington scene today when
dynamic Charley Dresser, who
earned q glowing reputation as
q tactician with the Dodgers.
signs to manage the Senators.
Dresser. succeeding Bucky
Harris. already has agreed to
terms-believed to provide for q
three-year contract at $42.5o0 q
year-and will make it ofIicial
at dusk when the Senator's
bosses arrive from Washington
and Dresser returns from a week
end fishing trip in Pennsylvania.
The signing ceremony-or at
least what viii be presented as
one for the benefit of sports
writers and photographers-will
be held In the Century Room of
the Hotel Commodore at 5
o'clock.
Dresser repeatedly will insist
on Cookie Lavagetto. principal
figure in one of baseball's more
dramatic moments. accompany
ing him to Washington as first-
base coach. It is believed that
Heinie Manush, first-base coach
for the Senators the last two
years, will be released.
Myatt Quits to Clear Way.
The way was cleared for Lava
getto when George Myatt, raspy-
voiced third-base coach for the
last five years, submitted his
resignation in Washington. He
will accept q coaching job with
another American League team
It was Lavagetto who supplied
one of the memorable thrills in
World Series history in 1947
when he broke up a no-hitter by
the Yankees Bill Bevens with a
two-run double with two out in
the ninth inning to give the
Dodgers a 81 victory.
Dresser will handle third-base
coaching duties, with Lavagetto
due to take over at first base.
Joe Haynes. pitching coach.
is unlikely to be affected by
the shakeup, but Joe FitzGerald,
bullpen catcher, has been told
he'll be employed in the front
office.
Charley Flees Reporters.
Dresser, harassed by report
ers since the possibility of his
becoming the Senator's man
ager became known last week.
escaped from his Biltmore Ho-
tel room and went fishing Sat-
urday and yesterday with Low
ell Birrell, a close friend, in
Bucks County, Pa.
Harris, originally slated to
end his affiliation with the Sen-
ators today, asked that the
story be released several days
ago in order that he could stop
lying to reporters" Bucky
planned to 60 fishing on Ches-
apeake Bay today. but will head
here tomorrow to attend the
World Series and seek other
baseball employment.
Dresser, who managed Oak
land this season, won pennants
with the 1852 and 1853 Dodgers
and lost to the Yankees in the
World Series both years. His
1851 Brooklyn team lost the
pennant to the Giants when
Bobby Thomson smashed his
fiction like homer in the final
game of a playoff series.
POrtent of Change?
The signing of Dresser, who
will become the Senator'S high
est salaried manager in history
could be an indication that
Clark Griffith and Calvin Crit
fifth are determined to give
Washington more representative
teams.
Dresser, restless individual
who talks baseball when he's
awake and dreams it when
sleeping, may be able to prod
the front Office into perking up
the clubs minor league opera
tions and revising a scouting
system which has provided
precious little material.
Dresser will take over a club
which has finished in the second
division eight straight years and
Is times in the last 18 years
Washington's only first-division
teams in that period were in
1943, 1945 and 1916. when many
of the games stars were in mill
| tary service.