Evening star., 1954-06-09


with Lou Brissie and Chicago with Mnoso.
BRISSIE DIDN'T WIN enough games in 81 80 and SO to
stick in mans eye and passed the big league
scene AS for Mnoso he must come pretty close to being the
best ball player in the American League Certainly he
do as many things well anybody else which the
of conservatism.
An oddity is that Mnoso wasn't being played by the
Indians although he had up from San Diego with
beaut of record An average Of S39 80 stolen bases
lis runs batted in ability to play anywhere in the
1nhed and even better in the outheld
There reluctance on the part of the White Sox
to employ the Cuban Matanza They had him on first
base shortstop third base in outfed During his
three years in the majors he has led in stolen bases
ne is doing now For the amazing patchjob Sox
rare blessing He and does play everywhere
Stan Musial is much the type that he can play
first base and anywhere in the outed The Man is the
superior hitter but noso things not the least
OF which stealing bases both by footwok getting
the way of pitches
VVIDLY REMEMBERED IS the ruckus in the White sox
training camp Tampa February when Mnoso not onv
was tardy in arriving but ardy in signing Daily bulletins
were issued to the by Ed Short publicity chief re-
garded Mnne most recent utterances from Manager
Paul Richards skill Scrabble deeriorate Gen
eral Manager Frank Lane worried frown.
rowing baseball writer who was covering all camps in
Florida but who obviously unappreciative of
multiple sk had the temerty finally to inquire as to why
all the fuss and furore over Minoso
"You know where you are going to plav the
guy" he protested
"Thats just the point" Lane said "1ts wonderful to
have fellow who play almost anywhere. You under
estimate MinoSos value to club"
isn't true asked "that last season YOU were
willing to swap Minoso to Washington for Eddie Yost?"
"Oh, pleased" Lane begged. "Yost and who else
Porterfeld and Busby?"
LANES ULTMATUM THAT N1inoso fly to Tampa from
Havana obeyed. The first part trip-Havana to
TampawaS by boat true. But thereafter Minnie flew He
brought his soupedup charreuse Cadillac on the boat and
flew into Tampa behind the Wheel After ALL Lane didn't
specify that he meant the of vehicle with wings
The law caught Minnie coming up the West Coast of
Florida his Cuban and American flags whipping from the sides
of his When he finally arrived Tampa Minnie proved
to be doce contract sgner and all with the White
Sox.
All remains well with the White Sox who after horrible
start beginning to stack up tougher the ball field
than paper The Indians haven't been able to shake off
the ChicagoanS who they wn would one of the most
coor1u chapters IN baseball history gang of hand-me-
downs all they are club whose best pitchers catchers
ineders and outelders all other teams usualv
discredited.
BUCKY HARRIS, WHO has been around longer than anv
manager today fatty states the deal to which
he ever was party the June $780, Pitcher Dick
Wek TO Cleveland Tor Mickey Vernon last
champ This Greenberg production too Hank at the
time favoring big numbering Easter an imitation
OF himself as well Gehrg and But what with bum
Knee advancing years and susceptibility to certain pitches
Easter eventually faded away, did Weik.
Lane recently had sympathy for his coll
league Greenberg 1--WE all pull rocks the Chicago general
manager saying zone of my boners was trading
Jim Busby to Washington.
Il never thought Busby could hit than 260 or 27o
Lane admitted Now apparently hit 800 or better
Lane, however, did all right getting Mnoso And day
by day. especially you don't bother looking up individual
records. the White Sox are looking better.
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