Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-06
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to him. they struck by the dissimilay between this
craggy oander from Ohio and Dodger of the past
Aston large and quiet in size and personality
played close the with his words and generally
source of dsmay those baseball whom
dated back to the colorful Uncle wibert Robinson.
Those of recent vintage remembered Casey Senges
regime in Brooklyn at least those terms in Office OF Leo
Durocher Chuck Dresser who sharp terrerhke
and at loss for words angles Pretty
soon Aston interviewed by outofown writer's in the
spring of "a and 55 it became widely acknowledged that
Smokey manager to interview if writing felt
he needed to with hot article
1--WE always wondered how Aston got to be called
Smokey" Of the press boys said land think
know. He's all smoke and no fire"
But that was before Nashville April 4, 1855.
ACCORDING TO DISPATCHES out of Tennessee there is
Aston than schooeacher The guy who
struck out the only time he batted in major league
game apparently is getting tough pancky BOTH His
relations with at least segment of the strained
Ditto relations with Jackie Robinson which infinitely more
important.
AS you must know, Robinson griped to newspapermen
that he wasn't being played in exhibitions notably one last
Sunday that Aston didn't know he had shaken off
minor trouble that "f Aston plans to start the
with in the lineup he would be playing now
Aston Robinson-and told back according to
eye earwtnesses Aston told off the press and the
evidence that he has declared the representatives
of periodicals who may be assigned to the Dodgers
Louisville yesterday Aston and Robinson got together
and tried laugh However, truce
if that's what it took stacy appearance For
planned reasons the two refused to for
and then Aston shook the reporters by asking What made
you fellows think mad at you?" The situation wasn't
helped when Walter OMaley president of the club emitted
unconvncing chuckles in Brooklyn isssng the whole thing
as letting off steam.
ALSTON'S ATTACK the writing brigade ("Why should
tell the damn press anything ?") surprise,
assuming the gentleman has been properly quoted On second
thought however is it such surprise? AL during his rookie
year manager he refraned purposey otherwise from
telling the anything that particularly newsworthy
AS for Robinson, who told newsman his troubles and
complained, can't talk to that man Aston' somehow it
is merely another long series of controversial issues which
have dotted his since he broke the color line in
1947 After quiet rookie when Branch Hickey
his after being his dscoveer Jackie has been
SiStent maker of news
Other ball players, including those of his long
have called him agitator "Robnsons top"
saying this spring in Florida and still isn't enough That
guys just got to stir something in the or in
magazine article radio TV Something seems to
be eating him all the time"
OTHER NEGRO PLAYERS in the big leagues-and there
quite few since Jackie opened the gateshave not been
very happy about Robinson in the last few He is
prima donna, they thinking and far too conscious Of
social significance"
Everything that goes against him." saying not
long ago Florida, sis twisted by Jackie to represent
aront to him. personally and to his The rest of
that way remember when looked if American
League pitchers pupoey throwing at Luke Easter who
playing for Cleveland Maybe they dunno Anyway
day the plate umpire told pitcher he going to
thumb him if he fired another pitch at Luke.
Look, Easter told the umpire don't do anything like
because every of them pitches is ball and four of
add up walk Luke looking for bases balls
Jackie to be looking for social significance
(which reminds of story which is told-and which
beeve-concernng time when Robinson himself slid real
into Third Baseman Hank Thompson of the Giants He
Jared Hank pretty good he tagged out and Thompson
who is Negro, you know gared at Jackie and said:
Robinson Next time you do that there amt
going to be significance attached what's gonna
happen It'll just be two of boys fighting in the Dirt