Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-31

open by surgeon during the winter
and after enuring Mickey leaves with the joint in
tionable shape.
Almost certainly, will not open the season
Whether he will be able to play regularly for time
questionable But Mickey Stengers big headache
long Irv Noren available The big questions whether
Stengel has sufficient pitching and whether Jerry Coleman
take his old job at base without hurting the
Yankees.
THE EVIDENCE is THAT Stenge began to concern him
self with pitching when Johnny Sain announced his retire
ment last winter Casey referred to San constantly during
the opening weeks in training When General Manager
George Weiss sold Rasch under him. spoke
as if he mite panicky.
Presumably, of the Rasch sale price passed
Weiss to San for he rejoned the Yankees But John
chicken any longer He IA to RaSch Is last
and he is year older, approaching So
Thus if Stengel finds the White Sox Indians or Red Sox
swapping at his heels he will have go
his six best pitchers They will be Allie Reynolds SO; Ed
pat &c. Sain 35 Harry Byrd 30; Jim Mcdonald, 81,
Whitley Ford, Is. Next in line would Kuzava 81
Byrd has yet to establish himself AS rookie with the
Athletics i'll 1852 he won 49, lost 15 but he wasn't
season. His 20 losses led the American League byrd III.
He allowed % homer yielded on balls and only one
other regular pitcher had higher earnedr than
his Ssh.
ANTI-YANREE AS WELL pro-Yankee folks roofing
for Jerry Coleman and wewies count the gallant
baSeman will bounce back Just Coleman hitting peak
In the minors he WhiSked fly Marine aircraft
19434445 When he back he fought his way up
Yankees clnched job played noby in three World Series
and was recalled to fly Korea in 1852 and 1858.
Martin his understudy took Army
called Billy this spring there would have chance
Colemans winning back his job While Martin had fab
uous World Series against the Brooklyn Dodgers he only hit
257 during the regular But he played the bag
sort OF dead-endkid style and he hit Is home
drove across rs Coleman threat
nor ola ne ever drive nome as many runs in the majors
minors.
So paper, at least Sengel got to lose power as
result of Martins departure and only time whether
Byrd can replace Rac particularly chips are down.
There u.s. too the subject of Johnny Mze was years
old last season and was used almost solely for pnchhttng
at which he big Georgian hit safely only
rs times all year but he drove home 81
break up games for the Yankees they kept Sengeeers
in the battle.
At stage last summer, Clark Griffith cognizance
OF MiZe with outburst admiration especially so be-
cause Jawn eponized both National Lacquer Yankee
The Old Fox has love for either Species
There's the who's winning the pennant
the Yankees good why do they need to
win for them in the last inning?"
TT WAS AN INTERESTING question last summer and it
remains Can the Yankees without Mize not to
mention Martin and Raschi? the slow start of
Mantle hurt StengePs record breakers?
When Mantle spotlight in 1852 less than
three seasons from schooboy ball. Mickey
the hottest item since Ty Cobb wasn't anything he
couldn't do He batted from both sides the plate he could
throw he could play shortStop well outeld
today bad knee and ALL nobody is likely outrun him.
He has yet to reach his 23d birthday leg troubles
the career of the muscular 8Opoundr spav
NAV and Commerce, Okla. The surgeons
physician and Stenge keep telling impatient man
to take but Mantle take into his
mouth This is considered dangerous sequence Mickey
hasn't yet realized what his predecessor Joe Dggio dis
covered years namely that he brittle
first to recognize the fact.
1rv Noren is solid ball player Maybe he even plays GEN.
tered bit better Mantle When il comes
to and speed however match the kid from
Oklahoma So what Sengel would prefer was saving
that Mantle regard himself sem-nvald until late May
June July
And so the Yankees say ST. Petersburg etc.