Evening star., 1955-03-27


remembered, and his right arm, Cookie
Lavagetto winding up breakfast and newspaperman
apropos of nothing said Some OF us have been talking
another manager-Mayo Smith of the Philles-and in
the Mayo said manager good
for six victories Do you agree?"
Dresser, who is not precisely manager but actually
from Brooklyn via Oakland noddedas he munched
Il don't know Mayo Smith,, he confessed "but he's
right Managers do win ball games. Just how many
couldn't say. 1t depends on the club"
COACH LAvAGETTo, WHO wears the look of lean ST
Bernard seemed to look appovngy at his master only for
Chuck restraint in not topping Mayo Smith by few
The probably would been dropped had
of the unlimited guests added
"On the other hand, distinguished journalist who
represents Cleveland newspaper just arrived this week from
the Indians training and he is of the firm conviction
of experience and reasonable nte
gence manage ball club better than most managers
Dresser choked piece OF egg
you're Kidding" he mumbled recovery
The truth Here's witness Both of us were present"
"Ill be damned" Dresser exclaimed. Does he make
$4,000 year. this woud-be manager?"
WELL" said who glad the question wasn't asked
of him. "ths guy is pauper He does all right, with
trips to Oakland temptation to ask Dresser he made
$4,000 with the Senators fought down. but with struggle
"Wel, I'll be damned" Dresser repeated Anybody
manage huh? newspaperman, right? Well I've got news
for you manager may not win just so many games but
he's responsible for few And I'll give examples
WHEN WAS MANAGING the Dodgers and Cookie
with me- too Duke Snider striking out 100 times
q year." 4Sagss@e@sseaes@ a~s7ns
zone hundred and fifteen Lavagetto interupted sset
a record one year, I'd guess" sHs% &c. sa
"A hundred and fifteen times Dresser went Duke
wasn't protecting the plate like he should had with
movie stand in center field take pictures of
Snider at bat Then we'd off the films Duke could
what he doing wrong. afs *fN
"He didn't strike often after that because he got
to hitting that outside curve instead taking it called
strike. And he got to be heluva hitter. Just plain
ager, me, thought up that gimmck.
Don't get me wrong newspapermen. I like 'en. But
occasionally they get you in trouble and wives
of players That's partly why it amt easy to manage big
league ball club
THERE WAS AN INCIDENT, Dresser recalled, when in
front of newspapermen he asked bosses certain relief
pitcher could be brought from the minors to shore the
Dodger defense in the late innings
But he's drinker, somebody complained You don't
want drnker on your club
"I want this guy told him. He put out fire.
"Next day the wrong guy in the whole puts in
the that Dresser wants drinking pitcher How silly
get? Actually he wasn't much of drnker He had
the CUTS of burglar and needed guy like that.
"Well you have to deal with things like that if you're
manager You have to to ball player and tell him not to
believe everything the baseball writer's Wives they're
little different There used to be time when they all sat
in the section when 1 managing.
"One day the wife of shortstop turned up little late
and she noticed that the scorboard 80 against
Brooklyn. So she asked pitchers wife what happened.
Your husband loused play and that's why all the
runs she snapped They had be separated and that's the
all wives of Washington players going to be in the
future-separated
They'll get tickets, all right" Dresser promised But
there be two seats here two there two somewhere ee