Evening star., 1954-10-12


in flooded cellar.
many weeks. Too going to bounce him.
why did they wait long? The normal procedure to fire
manager at World Series time he reconnoiter and
find another job before they all filed.
But now the top jobs the American League with
possible exception Phadepha have been nailed down.
Casey Stenge is at New York. Chuck Dresser the
boy Washington Bucky Harris has signed with Detroit
Paul Richards has taken Baltimore Marty Marion is
Richards successor at Chicago and Al Lopez set at Cleveland
THE RED SOx WASTED no time in announcing that
Pinky Higgins replace Boudreau although many
Higgins has been standing in the wings for time and
waiting his Boudreau aware he thin ice
back In August and early September but when the Red
finished strong the Tigers and Senators for fourth
place it generally felt that his skin
another anyway Especially when the World Series
and went and word heard from the front office
1t is far-fetched to wonder the itself
had something to do with the Boston decision The rou Of
the Indians shock to most baseball men. The
Giants American League club able to do revealed
the Tribe mediocre despite its Ill victories
ut that's all the ball club had to beat they may have
reasoned, why didn't manager do better ob?"
It may be significant that Boudreau Jimmy
Dykes the A. L. eesome that fired Gas against Freddie
Hutchnsons resgning Deroi managed the teams that
were outstanding patses for the Indians.
BoUDREAUs RED sOx lost 20 of %, Dykes Orioles 10
of % and Harris Senators Is of 22 Athletics
8 and possibly the only Manager Eddie
been fired yet because there nobody in charge to fire him.
Baseball authorities have reached complete agree
ment on Boudreau manager holding that he
fully competent and knowedgeabe and others maintaining
that he is not In the beginning Lou pretty but
that was 1912 and he only IS when the
Alva Bradley, who owned the Indians appointed
dreau but with misgivngs Bradley felt young
and SO hired such odstes Burt Shotton
as coaches.
Despite the at his sid Lou had
with his players almost all older than he He had habit,
too OF referring to Cleveland as y news
papermen and at his first the spring
AZ he stunned the Scribes by saying:
ia ike to suggest that in the future you gentlemen
snow me your stories before they in the papers,
way nothing will that will detrimental to the ball
CLUB He was quickly Strengthened out this score.
WHEN 6nL VEECk came into power he admired Bou-
oreaus playing but not his managerial ability public
was so Boudreau that didn't dare to rid himself
OF LOU Finally Boudreau paid off, although how much the
Indians of 48 to his managing and
now much to his playing is conjectual Anyway Lou was
beyond doubt the No. shorStop batting 1855 driving home
ioo runs and once inspiring Clark Griffith say Boudreau
Is the greatest fielding shortsop greater than
Wagner"
The Red Sox glad acquire Lou in the winter of
1851 because he still could play but the following spring
Boudreau was In mood to bench-manage only Whether
the front Offices disenchantment began when hung UP
his glove also is conectura but 1t had reported
time to time that General Manager Cronn entirely
pleased.
There curious parallel between Boudreau and Cronn
and, for that matter, Harris be included All
pennants when they playing, but they retired
the bench they became undistngushed Cronin did
nonpayer In 1885, but after the Red lost
mails IN the World Series Joe needed urging accept
general managersp and get away from the field Harris
spent than years after he quit playing before
he fell into the Yankee job in 1947 and pennant.
Boudreau hasn't been lucky either far All he's
got right now Is q flooded basement