Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-17
WIN, LOSE OR
DNAV BY FRANCIS sTANN
Cup Of Coffee. a 81 Record

ONE OF THE FETCHING virtues OF Mr.. casey Stengel
Is his seeming inconsistency For instance wasn't so
long ago that he sent his shortstop, Billy Hunter to
the Yankees Denver In exchange he called
up Bob Richardson l9year-old nelder with cant-mss
tag.
Richardson had cup of coffee with the Yankees and
shipped Richmond the other day along with less
than Jim Konstanty 3Syearod relief specialist who must
be wondering what guy has to do to stay up
One hour after Konstanty had appeared in both games
of cIean-sweep doubleheader last Sunday first helping
Whitley Ford against the Orioles and then rescung Tommy
Byrne he got the pink slip He could have been
surprised than the press corps which was thinking that
with 60 record numerous 80 appearances and
225 earnedrun average Konstany in line for
sort Of comeback of the-year award
ALMOST ANY OTHER manager except stengel might
have been blasted for the Konstanty which leaves
him without qualified relief pitcher. But Casey is SO
unorthodox-and successfu-that he is treated with
indulgence. After all, he five straight world
championships got npped at the wire by the Indians
last in half dozen years at the helm.
As of the good outfelders conded not long ago.
II play for him and I've made good money under him. But
I'll be damned if understand some of the moves he makes
There's such thing book baseball far Stengel
is concerned"
Take the case of Konstany. In 1850 he appeared in
record "A games for the Phies counting the World
Series and had 1877 Probably he is other
games which is tantamount to being 3l-game winner.
Then he lost his magic touch For the next four years
he wasn't much and the Phies got waivers him last
August and sold him to the Yankees
THE BIG, BEsPEcTAcLED highlander, voted most
valuable National Lacquer in So strictly trial
spring in St Petersburg and he surprised The first half
of the season. especially he hotter than 81 pistol
Stengel and General Manager George Weiss let Kon-
stany and Richardson Richmond for two reasonBob
Grim and Gary fRip) Coleman Grim the rookie who
was 2O-6 in "a, but who came up with sore or
something and put the inactive list this year Coleman
is a southpaw who 1873 at Denver
Question: Is 1873 at Denver good 60 with 225
earned run average in the American League?
There other questions hurled at stengel in the
wake of his latest Since they are obvious here
a sample of some of his replies
IF Grim shows his is better again and pitch
Ike ne did last and If this Coleman pitch
pennant If they don't through may be in hell Of
q JAM.
ABOUT KoNsTANTY: IF need him, get him
back September g." Stengel explained And guess will
bring back him and Richardson BOTH They're both good
men and will receive the salaries giving
as Yankees Konstanty has been marvellous I'm not
mad at him. Mr. Weiss none of the players
he helped stay in this is mad"
II must be comforting for Konstanty who supposed
10 JOIN the Richmond club in Toronto today to know that
practically nobody is mad at him On the other hand Jim
must be wondering how he got sent waivers
from both leagues had to be gotten at time when
Tom Sturdvant and Bob Weser have failing in relief
roles
His age is against Konstanty but If Stengel is so dead
set on winning the pennan he must be postponing any
World Series worrying The way the rules are written
Konstany won't be eligible to pitch against the Dodgers
when and II the Yankees win.
THERE WAS OCCASION to contact Andy McCutcheon
OF the Richmond NewsLedge baseball writer and he was
saying the acquisition of Konstanty Richardson
out of the clear blue
The only way can figure It," McCutcheon hazarded
is that by pulling Richardson Of Denver which has
club that's bound to be involved in playof New York
has made the boy more accessible We-Rchmond- on
tne notto InereH be no playof As the Inter-
national League ends September both Richardson
and Konstanty will be able to rejon the Yankees
Stenge now relates that for the stretch run he1l use
starters as BELIEVERS, too. "I em al-Larsen Trev
Byrne and Ford he promises. IF Grms arm is okay and
Coleman is any kind of a pitcher, they'll start and
relieve, too.
But I'm not mad at Konstanty. He'll be back-sep.
emDe at the earliest or spring training at the latest That
is, II I'm still around"