Evening star., 1955-02-12

didn't spoil their efforts They appeared glad go and
protect other lead to demand responsibilities
that they might have avoided
During season. Bobby Aa pressed his talent beyond
Its borders Dependency longer seemed to hamper
Larry Dolby They respected Lopez their manager and
fond of him. 1t reversal OF the attitude that had
his job when the players of that time had
appealed to management to have him removed
IT WAS TOUCHING to Feller function gracefully
compelled to renquish his standing
as leagues greatest pitcher But the their
limit They couldn't take what they had into the World
Series with them They were the old Indians.
1t possible they will not recuperate from their World
Series asude They seemed to be sooges for the Giants
they lost four consecutive There was no anger In
them and very disgust They dsgraced and it is
only reasonable they might decide their behavior in the series
their natural state Their shining season has been
tarnshed by four ball games in the fall.
1t would be logical to that this could also have
shaken Lopezs confidence. sensible and careful
boss, he doesn't humiliation weapon and rarely
depends The book decides what he does and he
the accepted designs of the This correct
during the but what made turn bad in the series?
Thone of the important decisions of spors what Lopez
must decide.
THE INDIANS WERE NOT the team in october that won
III games the So Lopez must ask himself where
he start? Does he have to his opinions OF his
players? Should he change philosophy Was it, Hank
Greenberg their general insists just slump? Or
did pressure burn their ambition out of them?
could tamper with Lopez's confidence much as it
does with his teams The series might ALLEVIATE the team
Certainly he can't be joyous what happened is not
they exhausted themselves during the season
and came into the series depleted
1t is too much to anticipate similar from Lemon,
Wynn and Garcia They have suspected Wynn of athletic
seny couple of They eager to get him out
the price right What stopped them was the
squad propositions they offered for Early services
Without him, they couldn't have come close
IT is 1RONIC THAT Lopez has turned out to be such
because he the second choice The first
was Tommy Henrch who blew by expressing contempt for
the Indians decided that Lou Boudreau finished
They wanted famous and they settled Heinrich.
essary Heinrich who not told he was being
appraised for the job
The surrepttous intermediary asked Heinrich If he
thought he wanted manage Cleveland If Tommy had
said stopped there negotiations would have continued
But what he truly thought about the Indians Such
a pessimistc view eliminated him.
This is what would anticipate Heinrich doing He was
Mccarthy who of the wisest of man
ayers 1t of McCarthy subtle gifts that he was able
to inspire hatred in his players for the other teams.
didn't do it with lectures by snarling insults 1t
constant philosophy told slyly by shrewd man 1t
good his players that they had respect for the
Indians
managers in all the ages of baseball have had to
face cueler mystery than the that challenges
Who the Indians? Are they the team that won
American League pennant last year the one that
collapsed in the series? Time holds the truth