Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-18
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The Junkmon's Comeupponce

YOU COULD NOT SAY that PROT casey stenge was
very happy when he left town last evening What
had feared during gloomily takatve spring
training coming to pass Ed Lopat, his old unkman,
was getting clobbered And by the Senator'S less.
Lopat has made career of beating Washington and
Cleveland Next to the Indians Eds softest touches during
his year in the American League have been the
Senators So yesterdays doings could be the handwriting
the wall because there great depth to the Yankees
pitching staff and Lopas ability to pitch another
considered essential by Stengel
Il figure that fellow to be my fifth pitcher" Casey dis
closed as his training camp opened Maybe pitch once
week. spong him against the clubs he beats pretty good
hope don't have to work him any harder"
AT THE TIME Casey was thinking that Allie Reynolds
would out of retirement and pitch behind Eddie Ford
Bob Grim and Bob Turey that order ana perhaps ahead
of Lopat Now he has Reynolds and of the acknoWi
edgedly msy evidence date Lopat not what he used
to be. VI
1t that yesterdays weather cool and and
probably not ideal for gentleman of Lopas Still
he wasn't pitching against spring chicken in Johnny
Schmtz and moreover there nothing wrong with his
work for third of the afternoon It just looked as If
the Junkman out Of gas.
Stenge, it seemed, leaving Lopat in the game
an uncommony long time and probably there
significance here too In allowing Lopa to turn 10 lead
into IL deficit in two innings Casey looking like
manager who wanted Lopat to show him something In
hurry, way or the other.
THERE WAS LITTLE showed by Don Larsen who came
to York along with Turey in the Baltimore DEAL to
raise Caseys hopes Larsen escaped damage in his two
inning stint but it semisloppy performance and
Rookie ShortStop Bob Kline the senators notnng
at bat to hurt Don.
Stengel sounded high on Larsen and even ex-
pressed doubts Turkeys potential Larsen turned
overweight at ST. Petersburg thought stengel who
additionally enamored Of that 1921 record Don had
last year with the Orioles
81 don't If those fellows pitch not Casey
saying day. "They tell me they can, but all
know is they lost So games between EN-.
IF they pitch, may be all right If they can't
we're in trouble"
THE SENATOR'S KAYo of Lopat comes in the wake Of
young Herb Scores victorious debut with the Indians who
are seven eight deep starting pitchers what with the
likes of wynn Lemon, Garcia, Feer Houtteman. Mossi
Naesk In DEPTH the Yankees can't approach
the Tribe.
Lopat has an ideal spot pitcher for the Yankees
First he's always exerted magic charm their chief
rival Cleveland with lifetime record of 40 wins against 10
Second 1877 another contender the White
sox has practically owned the Senators and
the Orioles -BroWaE
In key game with the Indians, there always the
percentage going for the Yankees when Lopat right
AS for his mastery second division cousins those
wins st counted in the standing that was only the
10h time In II and 81 games that washington beat
the southpaw, Almost helplessehave been the Browns
Orioles winners Of 49, losers or with Lopat
Anybody have bad day and maybe that that
the matter with Caseys old Junkman But If it's going
to be less habitua well could be- this might be
another long summer for Stengel.