Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-17

spells We finished in the cellar last year. IS games
back of the Dodgers On opening day we may not have
single in the lineup who played opening day last spring
That means we're making changes and there's only one
direction to COUP"
1T Is DIFFICULT to imagine more honest manager
than Haney who says quite frankly 1--WE have pennant
hopes-abSolutely don't know If climb
out of last place But give these kids another maybe
two"
There are to truthful Like those
Of walker Cooper who is 80 and OF adviser than
catcher Jack Loke, Ed Pelagrin Sid Gordon and Cal
Abrams but they lost in the army of young
from Charleston Toledo Waco Springfield other way
stations Most of these veterans will play only if all the
rockies flop
"And if they all flop" Haney says . . "wow We've got
first basement four five shortstops and the
number Of second and third basement We've got dozens
outdelders and pitchers"
There two players who have nailed down regular
jobsGordon the veteran third baseman who obtained
from the Braves and Frank Thomas 25-yearold left
fielder who hit 80 home last year for rookie record
and batted 1922 His average only 25 but this
isn't oother1ng Haney He would like few ThomaSeS
THIS WILL BE THE fourth for Branch Hickey
mahatma at Pittsburgh. When he from BROOKLYN
in 1851 he presented ve-year plan was supposed to
do with second division finishes 1t would that
time is running Hickey Two years Pirates
have lost than 100 and his plan looking
like 10-year affair
There is even talk that Hickey has been cut off from
further funds by the wealthy of the club
to little of the investment coming back This supposed
to be the reason for the sales of Ralph Kner Danny OConn
hurry Dickson and others On the other hand Haney Loyalty
insists that his boss ve-year plan is beginning to work
Thomas is solid" he repeats We've got shortstop
named (iair Allie, who might win the job There's kid
catcher named Jack Shepard from Denver every
body else seems to like, too. And we've got young
s pitchers, including boy not roster.
"FiS name is Don Danglis. don't where he
pitched last year. guess it at Waco although I'm
thinking they won't get him back Up made
look getting hitters out that find myself waiting
for him to get into trouble Just to how he reacts
THE FOOD TAB at Shamrock Village where the Pirates
ensconced at Fort Pierce after unhappy experience
at Havana last spring. must be staggering This because
Rickey young Pirates look to be the taes healthst
hungriest squad in Florida The Milwaukee Braves
flock of big players Bradenton but the
be at least rangy
Of their first basemen, only Paul Smith
6eet-4 Of the first "a players to report to camp only
were under 6feet2. Two 6feet-7 Somehow other
Hickey and his 28man scouting staff beat Kentuckys
Rupp and other basketball coaches to these CRATES.
There appears to be doubt to whether Vic
Janowicz will develop into bigeague catcher may
may not be for George Marshall of the Redskins
Vic is the former Ohio State football was drafted
by the Redskins About the time Marshall also drafted
Larry Isbe of Baylor and he like Janowicz to
be would-be baseball catcher.
Janowicz and sbe received bonuses Pirates
Red Sox respectively Isbe hasn't has signed
to play football in the Canadian League which seems to be
all right with Marshall He is knee-deep uuarterbacks at
the moment anyway Now it looks if Janowicz
well, Vic may come around" Haney says doubtfully
only it looks like he's still throwing football when
he should be throwing baseball"