Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-02
WIN, LOSE OR
GNAW By FRANCIS STANN
On q Bench at St. Pete

ST. PETERSBURG, FLA APRIL 2-on the Senator's
bench the other day coumnist from New York who had
known Chuck Dresser when he winning manager at
Brooklyn, baited hook
Tell me" invited f this Washington club is as bad
almost everybody says Could be the worst you
managed going all the way back your days Cncnna?
Dresser refused to bite. He hedged, mumbed and
bled He mentioned like Tettebach and GrggS Once
he said in small show of defiance so up Porter
field and McDermott Well Brodowski and Wieser will win
many games those guys"
The Yankees began stream across AL Lang Field
as their buses arrived The from New York
said
day"
Eh?" Dresser remarked had been preoccupied with
studying Yankee roster What was that?"
az SAID" REPEATED the other chat except for roll of
the dice you'd be the manager of the Yankees When Buck
Harris moved into the front Office, remember?'
oh that time" Chuck said. yeah, guess that was
what Larry MacPha had in mind Trouble it, MacPhail al
ways quit
know" he added "MacPhai quit on me three times
Once at Cincinnati at New York and Brooklyn
And every time he left had to leave right after him.
so you've got this outfit" remarked the writer.
This must be the worst managing job in baseball"
Dresser silent for a few moments Then he asked:
who's putting the rap us? The other cIubs?"
That's right the other said.
Well hope they keep thinking that way Maybe we'll
sneak up them during the while they're goong.
We did pretty good against Cleveland last year. didn't we?"
IN 1855 THE SENATORS won only 50 games, but 10 of
them were from the Indians They cost Cleveland the pen
which about Dressens only consolation, although
he is not particularly anti-Indian
Chuck does to be very happy manager these
days He likes to work with young players but many Of
the Senators too young too too aceeSs bare
1000 here watch them play the Yankees The
next day nearly $500 crammed into the park to watch
a Yankee Dodger game
Frank Scott an agent for players, telling
how he felt when Dresser asked him If he had
signed the Senators 1t is the practice of leading cigarette
manufacturer testimonials via Scott from at least two
players each major league club.
Gee, just had tell Chuck that didn't sign any
body Scott said These guys don't anything Last
year signed three Senators-Portered, McDermott and
Vernon Now they're all gone to other clubs. felt like
was kicking Chuck in the teeth
IF THE WAsHINGToNs are deep anywhere it is behind
the plate Dresser has lefhanded hitting catchers in
Clint Courtney and Lou Berbeet and almost has to be
traded The White Sox want but Dresser doesn't like
the way young Charles Comiskey II is talking
when first took this Job at Washington" he said
Somebody asked Clark Grifths Office if Id like to
have Jackie Robinson said, Sure, would Who wouldn't
like to have him?
Il caught all kinds of hell for saying what did I got
accused OF tampering. How am going to tamper with a
guy in the National League who star and couldn't get
of his league if he had badge?
"All right So Comiskey says 4 Courtney Ber-
beret Isn't that tamperng? 1t doesn't hurt his club to
make statements like that the White Sox pen
contenders We're not We're hoping to win IS
But how does that guy like Courtney Berberet
feel reading where the White sox want one of them?'
IT is DRESSEN'S OPINION that because the American
League is frightened up the Senators bound to
increased THE year before over" he was saying
Cleveland III games washington &C that
SON. predicted it would be closer race the next year
which l955-and it The Yankees with only SO
When you get a close and it'll be closer
this year teams like and Baltimore and Kansas City
going to suffer We're going the pitchers
Yankees Indians and Red Sox have got"
It's going TO be long long season for the Senators
cordng to the signs The club hasn't jeed Roy Sewers
wrist action at the plate is treat to watch but he
to bat only about four times game Eddie Yost has throw
Ing that sten up after five innings and Pete Runnels
is an nheder reluctantly trying play the outheld
It's the kind Of a club that suddenly scurry
Ing the diamond when Casey Stenge arrived At the
time the Yankees still owed the Senators player the Nc.
Dermott deal, and player might help little.