Evening star., 1954-12-16

is the best friend Of any pitcher living But don't have
those eft-handed pull ters and so that fellow stealing
hits off my other fellows who bat right makes
a tough Series"
In the field Cox is slightly wondrous at that Eddie
Yost and George Ke adrot at third base but Cox
outperform BOTH His critics say won't confront ball
hit him. preferrng take it the side His says:
So what? He makes all the plays
THE ACQUISITION OF cox and Pitcher Preacher Roe
by the Orioles ought to prove and for ALL that the
American League currently is the lesser of the two circuits
Time when the A. L. felt superior Over sprint stretch
it World Series victories in Over longer
route IS out of 10 World Series There period when
the A. L. pretty much controlled the Al-star Game, too
But the Americans buying up the used National
Leaguers BY and large the Yankees gored and much
made OF their farm system but not to be forgotten the
fact that key in several victories such
Johnny Mize with his big bat and Johnny san, with his
pitching skill in the clutch And where did they from?
From the N. L. on waivers, no less.
And the American League still is depending on NJ L.
castos notable Ralph Kner recently procured by
Cleveland Just the other day the Chicago White sox signed
Pitcher Braze who 40 years DID, One club is the pennan
winner the other hot contender Yet each is accepting
N rejects and in the of Kner very expensive
Cox and Roe will win pennant for the Orioles probably
but they well add touch OF class to outfit that lost
100 games last season. but has no intention of doing so again.
Roe spotted here and there in difference to his age may win
as many as 10 or possibly dozen games.
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1T rs cox HOWEVER, who captures the fancy. The
master with glove and not the worst hitter in the
world Billy could do great deal toward moving the Orioles
closer to the first division Roe gamble He didn't have
1t last year, when he might have Brooklyn pennan
and it's likely he'll have it again. Even Preacher
isn't at his very sharpes he good for show BY his own
admission nobody throws such interesting home pitches
"Ah don't know how s Roe lamens but them htters
sho' nu tee off Even when Ahm eadn' the league
in the winose column Ahm eadn in home pitches too
Even when he throwing those gopher balls Roe
the pitchers He respected by hitter
in the National League there anything left Preacher
will be respected in the American League, too.
SOME 40 MILES FROM Baltimore, where Roe and Cox
will be operating will be Chuck Dresser, manager OF the
Senator'S than casual tieup especially
Cox Indirectly Billy probably played part In
dismissal Brooklyn despite Chuck two pennants
In a
1t happened September 3O 1858, first game of the
World Series The Yankees had been leading 54 when this
inning rally by the Dodgers started Campanea
Hodges Furo singled and there panic the
bench. Furio single made it SIS and there
Hodges second base and Cox at bat against Sa who
hadn't been getting anybody out.
Dressen master inding from third base ordered Cox
to bunt There was nobody Cox did, and Yogi Berra
sgnaed Pitcher Glenn Labne to bunt also, and Berra
threw Furio third Junior Gillian finally fouled
out to end agony but that the end of Dresser letter
by Momma
Actually Cox had nothing with the turning point
the game which wound up 95 in favor of the Yankees
guy who cost Dresser his job probably Hodges slow
moving second to third Cox bunt It charac-
eristc of Dressen however to place the blame nowhere
T called the play he told reporters in the dressing roo
"and stand it, If it had worked might have licked
the Yankees and the World Series"