Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-24

Sox and Tigers before becoming manager in the Boston
chain In addition to wondering if Ted Williams has another
in his system Pnky well ask hrself-n strctes
privacy of cousewhat he must accomplish to keep his new
job for any length of time.
DURING THE EARLY YEARS under Cronn, who started
in 1885, millionaire Yawkey tried to buy pennant for
franchise that had been chemically in the second division
mosy in the CELLAR since 1918. few millions OF dollars
later there was switch developed talent The last
year under Boudreau came an ou-and-out youth
movement.
Boudreau's capabilities manager had been questioned
past chiefly by minority headed by Bill Week. when
he Louis Cleveland Yet is doubtful that
of the 1854 managers got breaks than Boudreau
The should be well remembered. On his first
day uniform before got bat in his hand Williams
broke his shoulder after stumbling and falling in chase of
fly ball here at Sarasota The docs put pin in his shoulder
and all of Williams the shelf Then almost as soon as the
season began Mauy McDemott of Washington broke the
pitching wrist of Mel Parnel with pitched ball.
Williams and Parnen were two of the few Red sox
veterans They stabizng influences not to mention
being the best hitter and best pitcher respectively Without
this pair young confused kids under Boudreau oundered
almost got lost and barely recovered to make decent
showing.
PARNEIL, WHO HAD BEEN averaging fraction better
than 10 for six previous won only three for
Boston last year. Now he ready again or so ne and
Pinky say. Williams must have hale shoulder again. since
he able to bat 345 in the lit he played last
and then did his much pubcized fishing over the
winter. So there's strain on Higgins.
Pnky is not what might call an eectrfying manager
dugout interviews he saly tells what he thinks he has
got going for him. but he moderateS most un-leXaSnKe
There's this here maybe that one and that
man there, etc.
'Im not platoon man." Higgins managed to confess
"Ive given lot of players who may play one
position another but by the time the season starts
want set lineup Oh don't mind platoonng at one or two
positions but more"
big league these days seem to play
it close to the vest there Walt Aston OF the
Dodgers who wouldn't give the time of the day without
checking with somebody And to lesser extent Mayo Smith
of springs Phe Chuck Dresser of the Senators doesn't
count He's managed before and besides, he's Dresser
HIGGINS BOIDER than Aston in training camp inter-
views but much Pnky admits to advantage II had
practically at Louisville the main farm club
so know fellows pretty we'll and know what they
do. There are some Jackie Jensen, for example
about except what And it's pretty good
He'll play right field you can bet on that"
Jensen who had been All-American fulback in his
University California days. have been in hearing dis
Outlines moody Sort Jensen left the dugout to play
catch and newSpaperman remarked There the
Bucky Harris said he made mistake on maybe one OF
his biggest"
There was curious encouraging raising of eyebrows
and the sportswriter went on:
"When the Senators traded Jensen to Boston in the
winter of SO they thought Bucky included they'd
got better of it, 1t McDermot and Tom Implicit
in exchange thought Implicit better suited for
the big Washington park Jensen and that he'd be pick
ing up a left-hander who could win Is to 20 games.
Didn't turn out that way. Implicit did nothing and
neither But in the Red Sox park Jensen found
himself and drove across 1T and Dolby
drove and late in the Harris admitted
he'd been a party to boner.
wouldn't be surprised" he concluded f that one trade
didn't tear it for Harris in Washington
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