Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-10
WIN, LOSE OR
DkAW By FRANCIS srANN
Where the Sentiment Lies
SENTIMENT-WISE, YOU'D have to Sc

SENTTNfENT-WISE YOU'D have to say that of the five
American League pennant contenders the Yankees and
Indians running behind the others Outside of their
Cities of If it left to the man on the
street elsewhere you probably will find him roofing for the
White SoX Red Sox Tigers.
This the preference for the underdog Surtacing
The White trying to do it with casofs. Besides
Marty Marion extremely pleasant young man whose
managerial career marked by couple Of raw deals
before he came to Chicago
The Red Sox and Tigers surprises They weren't
supposed be contenders this Both have
pennants since the White Sox took their last one in 199
but so it's been number of years The customer
likes change and there have been too World Series
involving the Yankees and Indians of late
In Washington there is strong clique pulling for
Harris He probably can't go all the way but the dean OF
major league managers is giving it big try.
WHEN THE SENATORS let Bucky out last year, the
rap against him. limited at by persons in the front office
that Harris aded Spike Briggs president of the
Tigers and friend of Buckys took chance that
1t bum rap Some not most Detroit newspapers had
been hopeful Briggs would choose another
The high irony Is that in the Senators front office 1t
also was limited that Harris the kind Of who
worked best with older players AS he did in 1924 and 1925
here and in 1947 with the Yankees Paradoxcaly it
Briggs firm belief that Harris the ideal polish
up the Tigers rockies
So far you'd have to say Harris has made Briggs point
for him. Hurting at first and second bases all and
with few pitchers of experience Buy has done the kind Of
job that should merit consideration
And who have his Tigers been treating the toughest? The
Senators, no less, with IA out Of 10.
IN RETROSPECT, HARRIS didn't do a bad job here in
1854 He finished fifth. On this date year ago. Washington
playing 434 bal-46 wins go loses This somewhat
better than the Senators doing
This is not intended to reflect Chuck Dresser. The
present genius at Griffith Stadium is competent baseball
man, of the best He proved it at Brooklyn With two
pennants and second after playof He proved that
given the material he could win Harris long demon
strated he could do the
Where the Senators brain trust erred in thinking
Dresser cure-al. He wasn't given any material
barring minor league hortstop acquired in the draft Ernie
OravetZ, part-time outfelder and Pedro Ramos.
Harris inherited younger, better club from Freddie
Hutchinson than Dresser inherited from Bucky the
respective standings Of the clubs bear this out.
WHEN BUCKY WAS GIVING rundowns on his Tigers
last March in Florida he invariably started with Harvey
Boone my power He spoke hopefully of Frank House
and Bill futile and wsuly of the positions the right
side of the infield
"You haven't got any pitchers" he reminded.
mot many you've heard Of yet" Bucky replied "You
will" Then:
"And don't forget the other K-ration. He's going
a real good one"
That AL Kaine, who at 20 is leading the American
League in hitting HE do everything" Bucky saying
He runs fields throws He's boy too look for him
to hit 300"
Not Bucky foresaw $50 average on August TO-
% homers and 10 batted in but taking
credit for Kanes herocs. when you get like AL"
he says now, you just leave him alone"
The boy from Baltimore is pretty quick -wtted off the
field too judging from incident in Detroit recently.
fan asked Kaline pose for picture with him. II want
to hang it in my tavern" he explained
AL paused. Then with straight face, he said: don't
know that should. I'm not old enough to go into bars