Evening star., 1955-04-12
WIN. LOSE OR
DRAW .r FRANCE, ,r4uu
Dresser Wheels Really Whir

all over town on April H. 1885, is simply noise to which
the natives must become accustomed 1t going to be long
and, throughout the season, those little wheels in
Chuck head will spinning thataway
ton those of such other mental baseball giants as Paul
Richards.
During the long, involved process Of opening the
American League with 1875 victory for the Senators
the Orioles Mr. Griths ball park, several nicees
could not help but be observed for pinch
and widely embracing it was too Shows what manager
like our tough little pixie has to consider.
liked that gesture by Dressen which in the sixth
and key inning. His team behind in 80 and off
the bench he calls Jesse Levan to pinchh Aside from
President Eisenhower himself Levan unknown to the
ticket buyers 90 per cent of Ike guests in the Chief
Boom! with authority mention wrist power Levan
tied it up with single and set threerun inning But
not for long did he nger on the scene Those wheels
AN EQUALLY UNKNOWN character named Pedro Ramos
loped from the dugout replace first base few
minutes later Ramos l9year-od pitcher with of
what Jesse Owens had in his legs third base rally
still going. And what does Little Genius do? Just calls
in English speaking catcher to for Ramos
Now pinch-runner for pinch-hitter is nothing new
but pinch-runner for pinchrunner well So later
in the dressing where Dresser savong the delights
of initial victory while bus Arm motorcycle and the
Pennsy Railroad sewed about getting the Senators the
o'clock for New York. he told ALL This is not difficult for
Dressen who in few hours time always has all to tell
Ramos 60 from first base to third get decent
base h Chuck put it. on first base got Cookie Lavagetto
coaching He amt Spanshjust taianbut he can get some
words to Cubans But when Ramos winds third
base with one out gotta get a new boy.
II don't talk Spanish and maybe got to put
squeeze with Portereld at bat So send for
for the who speaks English That's all
there's to It,"
It's simple. Just like this income tax form.
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CLARK GRIFFTTH's BANTAM genius unbushngly stolen
from the National League compared WELL indeed in compe
ton with Mr. Richards Of the Orioles The latter lank
Texan noted Scrabble player also has been known to
play pitchers in the neld in order to let reever throw
to batter and still retain the of this choice to stay
eligible for further pitching.
Richards cleared his bupen when he used five pitchers
socaed and the feeling here that he overmached
in his mental dues with Dresser only because the Senators
horses than Orioles In that sixth inning
example, Richards yanked rght-hander for southpaw
when Dresser beckoned to little Ernie oraves to bat for
Shortstop Bob Kline.
"Oravez will have that pitcher" it observed
by the press whether Richards knows not
he bats both ways-eft right" As it turned out oravetz
batted right handed and got couple Of runs home
heders choice and wild throw after wehit bali to second
base.
A NEwsPAPERMAN ASKED Dresser in the clubhouse
office he's getting fixed for himself why he used Oravetz
Chuck blinked, then said:
"we. thought he might get base hit. Is that" he
quered "a pretty good reason? II his Senators had lost
would have been snarlng answer at the mildest
80 1t silly question" acknowledged the newsman,
although there have been times when the est questions
have produced the best replies or the most fireworks
"Once when I'm managing Brooklyn guy-I think he
green pea from wire servce-asked me could talk
to him after 1t happened to be important because
the pennant was involved We got beat 3d. and this
comes back and says:
Dressen when that line drive went between Duke
Snder and Carl Furino -.
Eyes? said.
"'wen' he said don't you think your outfeders were
playing much too shallow?
IT GOT GOOD CONTROL Of myself, else I'd batted him."
Dresser concluded "but where Oh yeah this
club in general maybe Well you what happened They
fought that Kretlow until he gave and then pretty
good. Well fight other pitchers
"Porterheld? You when he hurt his back fielding
that tap by Watkins in the ninth? HELL it's the
he's been telling that's been hurting for long time
Notice he stayed in the Hell, he had better stuff
pitching the last two baters than he had all day and
don't forget, he spun pretty good six-hitter."
And 80 he did, although Little Genius drawback
in the mastemindng department opening day he
both good and lucky and that's tough combination to beat