Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-14

Pirates go them one better They Francis Siam.
odd headpiece similar polo helmet both at bat
and in the field the way the Pirates perform defensivey
occasion the figure beanng injuries at all
times. The Bucs helmets cost $975 apiece, against
$3.50 for ordinary cloth caps
According to the grapevine Luke Easter must produce
early for the Cleveland Indians the risk of being
shipped back to the minors why the Indians
of the Negro giant is that Easter believed to be
somewhat older than his record book Of 32-pus.
LEO DUROCHER, WHO USED to hobnob with George
Raft allowing the actor Tony Martin and other
show people travel with Dodgers visit the dugou
accused by Giants baseball writer's of playing footse
with Hollywood again. After blasting Sal Maglie for
reporting late missing vital day practice Durocher
cenSured for turning another vital day" to clown
act by Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis the comics, and also
permitting three other entertainers John Ireland, Allen
Reed and Ed Gardner to suit up Leo he is not
going to finish fifth again because it's for the BIRDS"
writer reported Well he not finish first either but
he has good chance to finish in Hollywood"
The Cincinnati Reds have an odd training rule .
Birdie Tebbetts the won't permit them to sit
down in practice sessions, while being interviewed
Dizzy Dean has checked into Tampa with his TV crowd
and crowd" the proper naSmuch somebody
to think it takes II produce baseball
Dig of the ex-payer pioneers in the radioTv field
which now embraces Waite Hoyt Gus Mancuso Bobo New
Joe DiMaggo, Tommy Heinrich and Johnny Mize
among others,
SINCE RASCHI sold by Yankees front Office
Casey stenge anxious than to learn whether
there was any truth to report that Johnny sain might
reconsider and out of retirement Illuminated bats
a new item the market aren't interesting many big
leaguerS. Not enough life" in them they say. Worst
that by Doc Kearns who pro-
posed a fourth match between Archie joey
Maxim The site he suggested Buenos Aires, which
probably is far enough away but such match hardly
figures to improve relations between the Americas.
Almost unanimously baseball men Florida agree
the best looking nelder in Florida training
is Second Baseman Billy Console 19yearold Red
The story widely believed-that Veeck
a n
Cleveland Week. who running the ST. Louis Browns
at the time realized that it illegal to sign schooboy
to major league contract and he reported to have said
to Consoles parents Look baseball law only high
school boys in this country Now if could send Bill to Italy
to live with some of relatives could sign him
tnere' Inc parents baked and General Manager Joe
Cronin eating spaghetti in the Console home eventually
won title to Billy, although the spaghetti plus the phenom
cost the Red Sox $65,000 bonus.
CASEY STENCILS PET in the Yankee camp-perhaps
his ame rookie pets Ralph Terry young pitcher
Bombers in hasse with the ST. Louis Cardinals who
also claimed to have signed the 18year-old Oklahoman.
He's 6oot3 and 1876 pounds and Senge drops his double
talk when he laudS him professional ever saw one
and he hasn't pitched game pro yet have four
pitchers my club that have helped remnants
and they can't field well this kid. think
greatest pitching prospect I've laid eyes
in BASEBALL Young Terry has impressed impartial
observers too including Columns Dan Parker, who
mented IF Terry'S morals loose his pitching
style, he'd citadel est. Petersburg) of
virtue"
Bucky Harris major league manager almost continuously
since 1924 and dean of the acves calls the
acquisition of Bob Porered the best deal by
club he's managedhes modest own DEAL
which it wasand that the reacqustion Mickey Vernon
from Cleveland in straight for Pitcher Dick Wek
close.
AS much as he diSikes the who fired him in 1948
Tor missing pennant by and half winning
IN 40 Harris still picks the Yankees year and
ne considers Cleveland not Chicago Boston, logical
runnerup lot of experts going to disagree with
him, not so much on the White but on the Red Sox
Walter Aston new and unframed manager the Dodgers
widely respected for his gentemany manner but BROOKLYN
writer's complain that covering the camp difficult
than when Durocher and Chuck Dresser were managing
and knee-deep in controversies.