Evening star., 1954-04-23


What do they have in common? Simply this All of
these young men, plus than dozen others in both
major leagues had been And it here
it might we'll add up to debunkng of the Yankees front
office
FOR YEARS NOW it has been the custom in the New
to refer to the Yankee high command the
the business Maybe it is true but it that
highly skilled performers got away
AS rookie last year, Greengrass hit 20 home and
drove 100 BY and large he outsugged all the
Yankee outeders Hank Bauer and Gene Woodng hit 10
apiece drove home less than go Mickey
Mantle hit 21 homerS but had only 92 runs oatted In In
another department. total bases GreengraSs had 269 to
Mantes 229
General Manager George Weiss presumably the
DEAL got pretty good kunkng when August of 1852 he
shipped Greengras Pitchers Johnny Schmiz and Ernie Newell
Outeder Marquis and estimated $4,000 to Cincinnati
for Ewe Blackwell who has retired Not only that but less
than months later the RedlegS sold Schmz back to the
YankeeSi
Oh yes Greengrass 26 and just out of the minimum
salary bracket Less than ago. hurting
fielder acquired Slaughter and
$30y000-a-year salary.
1T SEEMS REASONABLY safe to assume that Casey
senge has pitcher to match Portehed No rghthanded
pitcher, least Working for second division club, Bob
games than Allie Reynolds, more than Ed
Lopat and than Whitley Ford. Just about the time
Porterfeld ripe blossom Weiss plugged gap in his
pitching by landing Johnny Sain 35 Porter
field Viewed in this light Sains acquisition looks like
something less than a master stroke.
the rest of the American League concerned
not mention the National League there complaints
been getting away Bucky Harris Tor instance has one OF
pitching corps the business at the moment But
wouldn't be much without the exYankees meaning Porter
field Frank Shea and the surprising Schmtz #
would be next to nothing il other trade-acqured
pitchers Maury McDermott and Chuck Sobbs weren't
hand either Bucy had depend what the Senator
scouts sent he could count more than we'll
pitched game week. whenever old Conrado Marrero felt
up to innings.
FOR THE ATHLETICS those Yankee farmhands so far
have been like blood TRANSMISSION Philadelphia heading
only Weiss Swapped Power
Renna and Boweg Eddie Robinson and Pitcher Harry
Byrd of the Athletics boys has proved himself
full in the majors but the trio certainly can't
hurt the club which dolorouS seventh last year.
The Orioles pretty good battery, Piette and Clint
Courtney the Yankees The White Sox regular catcher
Sherman Loar probably behind only Yogi
backop Here and there in both leagues lesser
who New York" across their chests.
All of which is especially battling to the layman when
regards the Yankee roster With possibly the best scouting
the country it is wonder how Yankees
who originally not Yankees playing that club
Reynolds Lopat not originals Nor Kuzava, Byrd
and San, also of the pitching StaH Robinson Miranda,
Noren, Woodlng and, of course, Slaughter.
Most of them have second thing in advancing
age question is how long Weiss keep uppng the
average age of the Yankees and still win?
THAT THE YANKEES have the best scouting staff in
readily conceded by Harris Their scouts
the best" Bucky admits grinnng broadly that it's
contest. If you don't believe it, look >"
Bucky points to his dugout which is inhabited by
not only Porteried Schmitz McDermott
Tom Umphett we'll. (Why McDermott and Umphett?
They the DEAL and Jensen from the
Yankees)
course it pretty easy George Weiss to defend
himself this point His rebual undoubtedly would be
succinct and worded something like this anybody else
six straight"