Evening star., 1954-10-07

Busby?"
"aosh no." Dresser said. "Busby have it," He
turned to Grif.
"You know was at Brooklyn and got Joe Medwck,
he told me that he always No. T. All right told him.
it's Long hit for have any number
"Ddd he hita" arin asked
HE got hit" Chuck answered. "In the first game Tor
Medwck got conked in the head After that he wore
No. IT,"
GRHF-TE s4-YEAR-OID oNE-seemed to regard
Dresser In the same light child with new toy He
constantly side and nched
when Dresser prefaced remark with when was at
Brooklyn :"
"I want to guarantee you cooperation Of
club" Grin told in Tv interview I'VE will make
deals without your okay This isn't bad ball club We
didn't get many good breaks last season."
For his part Dresser assured Grif OF husing club
IT have feeling we're gonna surprise he said Were
gonna try change that 6688 record think were going
to have lot to do with the pennan coming
This deathless dialogue slowed in film can Dresser
that Cookie Lavageo would be his No. alde
which everybody knew all along. Cookie Is real good
COACH touted Im the Simon Legree Cookie brings
em back to nfe"
LAvAGETTo GETS two-year contract, at Dressens
inssence Chuck seemed anxious to sell him to Grih
when Brooklyn he told him. Cookie and worked
the signs real good"
Grif who listening woodeny, came alive when
Chuck said:
:" Never saw fellow understand the deaf and dumb
stuff like Cookie"
"You use that?" Gr exclaimed "I used it, too Dummy
Hoy ouheder taught me-" He waggled the fingers
OF his right hand
1--WE use both hands, erir" Dresser said. "see like
this"
"oood, good" Grir said with big smile
'Its wonderful for calling pinch htters, Dresser
"They don't use deaf and dumb any more" Grf said
regretfuly.
eve do" Dresser said
IN NEW YORK. when his signing announced, Dresser
spoke acquiring couple of relief pitchers from the Pacific
Coast League.
nro 1,o, ,;uo -, +toir nonoes nouon he WAS asked
"The best is Al Gettel" Dresser replied
A couple OF baseball writer's exchanged meaningfu
glances Getel with the Senators few years ago
and found wanting.
"Hes better now" Chuck said perhaps divinng their
thoughts He's got much stuff Grissom OF the Giants
Gettels got made of rubber"
Somebody wanted to know he'd take Jackie Robinson
II he could get him.
Sure" Dresser said "He can still play Somebody's got
pounds off him. though, and got to rest
legs busted his knees playing football at
UC1A."
WHEN SOMEBODY WANTED to know where Dresser
intended rebuilding, little replied WELL
from what Grif's told shortstop. second base and
catching"
"Pee Runnes play second" Grf amended. "Bettern
shortstop"
works like that sometimes" said, quickly
erng ball. my first Mike Kelley used to make
basemen out Of hortstops and vice We
pennant for Kelley with switch like that"
Griffith beamed. Whether Dresser knew it not, old
Mike Kelley always of Grif's favorite people.
bad Washington didn't get Billy Martin when they
had chance sighed the first time most
people knew that Martin had been available.
****
THAT OLD FELLOW that died =. Spencer Abbott
he came to the Coast when managing in 1948. He
was scouting Washington and supposed to look at
Martin and Mickey Instead he liked that pitcher,
Lloyd Hittle"
little a little left-hander was a monumental flop in
Senators nice piece of change too
Why didn't you Abbott about Martin and Grasso?"
somebody asked.
didn't me-" Chuck replied "Now wish he had"
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