Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-21

got the at Boston after the 1854
and when the Kansas City offer forthcoming Bou
dreau grabbed it. As the old Philadelphia AS of song and
story they had finished dead last winning total
of 81 games.
And STILL" Lou says can't believe this club is quite
that bad If shore the pitching little well play
good ball. One thing is certain can't go down.
If we do, I'll be looking for another job"
SHANTz WHO WON "a games in 1852 and soted the
leagues most valuable player Boudreaus big If" As Lou
puts it, Bobby ought to win 10 games he throw
all, Is if he can throw pretty good
Everybody has an idea that Alex Kelner has
He hasn't; not this spring Those two plus
Arnold Porocarero ought be fair country pitchers"
Lou sounds exactly like whistlng the dark, but
he is entitled to hearing He is claiming nothing (I don't
know if have ball park in Kansas City that's
readyD and the boys the baseball
WINGED that he has nothing Most of the AS to be
jeced Yankee farmhands or guys up from Ottawa and
Savannah.
We've been hearing and have entertained
some bona de offers for Poocarrero and the third basema
Jim Fingan" Lou admits Il don't that get
bundle of players for both of them But the question is:
Would be gain anything?"
LAST YEAR BOUDREAU explaining, Philadelphia
took apathetic in the Athletics
"The fans rode the boys unnercifuy Lou said Maybe
hered be 800 people the stands Six hundred rooted
the AS
You can't play we'll under those circumstances The
Athletics unwanted they practically homeless
and it's my notion that they're entitled to when
the fans behind them. think they'll in Kansas
City.
If they can't play ball they're soidy backed then
it'll be time to make changes But to break ball club
now is not sound. to way of thinking.
II don't want to give up Fnigan He's rs years old and
he hit 1902 in his first in the big leagues He'll
pare with third baseman The goes Portocareo
He's % old and has world of promise He could be
one of the real good pitchers"
KANSAS CITY HARDLY give up Portocarrero trade
because Boudreau points out the AS pitching last
pretty horrible. They should say" grinned
the eX-Red Sox skipper gave up nearly five oneha
earned game. We last in fielding and last in
batting, but pitching really the point"
The boy manager OF 1912 when he first took command
at Cleveland fShed in his uniform pocket for scrap of
paper This is what figured out" saying reading
from it. Last those pitchers you the field put
$40 base than the Indian pitchers
the best in the American League That's base hits walks
hit batsmen and forth Suppose for instance half of
them scored? Where does that leave you? You're concedng
0-plus to Cleveland
II don't to say that half of those $40 scored,
but it's something to think about For instance used to
innings they'd give three four before the
evening over"
Was that what you said manager of the Red Sox?"
Boudreau smiled Lets say 1t what people in the
league were saying. I'm with the AS now, remember"
THIS WILL BE BOUDREAUS 18th season as big league
manager although he is only 49, and Lou already
resigned to experiences While he does volunteer
such information Boudreau admits this the first time he's
ever taken charge of what paper is bad ball club
In a. only few removed from the University of
Illinois campus he succeeded Roger Pecknpaugh Cleve
fourth place, seemed nowhere for while and finally
World Series in 48. Then he moved to Boston and
whereas Steve ONel had finished third ST. Boudreau
wound sxth-with the coming two years later
This first second division club he confesses with
out excessive RELISH land cellar team, But it's chal
about a I Lean