Evening star., 1954-09-28

Young Griffith shrugged He kept ''Ane ~
gancng at the main entrance to the hotel loooy Weh'
then" he said "has anybody our man?"
Nobody had, and asked, Where has Dressen oeen
hiding? I've been looking high and low Tor MN.
"I don't know Cal replied 81 talked to him long distance
last Saturday. but he didn't where he was and didn't
ask him."
A REPORTER ASKED calvin, when did you really
contact Dressen?"
"About a month ago." Cal answered
Whose idea it to get Dressen?"
"An ideas are those of Mr.. Clark Griffith" he said.
"Cut out Ca said the other. "Grf never went OUTSIDE
of his organization in his life to much
guy spent most of his life in the National League
right" Calvin conceded ut my idea There was
thing Bucky doing that thought was wrong
and told Unk so Unk is the way Calvin and the rest OF
adopted usually refer to the 84-year-old boss
the Washington club "Unk told me was wrong at the
time but later he got mad too and SAID 10 me- All rish
go find manager"
THAT a month ago, August Is or 272'
That's right Cal said "Thats about the day called
up Dresser in Oakland
HOW MANY CANDIDATES did you consider for the
job?" he, asked. "Six dozen 2"
Three" Cal said canddy and Dresser was first choice
Hey anybody that fellow yet?"
"He just walked into the lobby and he's using house
phone somebody said Probably calling Say,
don't you know Dressen?"
"Only by reputation" Cal admitted.
Come on" the, other and they walked over to
Chuck who Sporting beautifully Scared nose
Happened Oakland" Dresser explained where they
were giving me an oil painting fell off the wall and
got it here" tenderly sroked his dark red badge of
Pacific Coast League triumph. ##Sssa@ #8s
Otherwise the bouncy, grammar go- hell
Dressen shaking hands with all the New York and Brooklyn
writer's he had left behind year when he osensby
got winning the World Series from the Yankees
fellows got any questions?' Cal Griffith said now
in the ballroom. Fire away"
so THEY CAME FAST and were answered equally fast.
For instance:
Chuck is it a two-year contract you've signed?"
yeah he retored ypcaly unstudied hurried speech
signed year. woulda signed for year
with BROOKLYN last year. . All you guys said wanted
three-year contract But couple OF radio guys got In
my hair and that was why lett the Dodgers"
'"You mean they were critica?"
They than critical"
Zone of the complaints the Dodgers had with you Joe
Tble the News said "was that you refused to hire
pitching coach?"
so they hired one this season." snapped
erring Ted Lyons "Whered that get them? Hes bells
coach pitchers we'll most pitchers There amt
much old infielder can't tell pitcher.
"I did all right at Brooklyn usually won didn't II"
1T WAS UNCOMFORTABLE in the and
gancing at reporters from New York. Washington
Philadelphia, Detroit, Des Mones Chicago, Nashville and
other points, wondered aloud:
Suppose this Steve ONeill signing to manage
the Senator'S You'd have maybe three four reporters
all from Washington"
Which, it is supposed would have been true But this
Chuck Dressen fired after winning pennan and
gentleman who also going to
from the thrd-base coaching box because think I'm
good coach"
New York writer asked why he chose to
age the of two three other clubs better
equipped wage pennant fight "You might have
back to Brooklyn" he added
"Brooklynl" snorted Washingtons dandy little
manager "f you didn't win you lousy; you did
still wasn't good"
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