Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-17
THE BASEBALL
BEA 7
Two Ways to Look at Sievers
By BURTON HAWKINS

YOU'RE BOSS OF the Senator'S see? You got this fellow
Roy sievers money to play ball this year.
Now you want to be good guy You want make every
body happy After ALL you just unoaded two three
who grumbing about your manager
But this Severs Well look at the record We get back
from spring training year everybodys hoped up
about We've knocked the of the ball down South
Chuck Dresser has em running and the sports writers are
saying nice things
Looks like maybe we've got something seyers is busting
home runs Mickey Vernon isn't looking his age and of
young pitchers coming along Jim Busby amt hitting,
but you will Bob Kines little shaky at shortstop,
but he just hit 270-punch here and therethis
isn't going to be bad club.
So what happens? We're OF and running The first
four split Not bad not bad at ALL because we've
bated those Yankees in three Of those Severs is
hitting AIT at this point with 5for2 Things could be
worse.
YEP, THINGS COULD be worse, and don't think they
didn't get that way real quick Severs goes into slump
Know what he hits for the IL games? He hits O6S
Think I'm kidding? 068, that's what he hit and brother
by that time we're hurting, real bad We've lost IL
Sievers has struck out 1s times in l6 and 1t
when he amt tanning he's hitting into double plays
popping up.
Finally out of It, Belts couple Of home
at Kansas City and win l2 OF course could have
been winning few by SO or 4-s with Just hit here and
there by Severs during those other games But anyway
you think he'll perk up
Yeah, that's what you think He gets hit in the next
game. Then what happens? He goes 0for and Dresser
pencneS him. rev Gays later dresser tries MIN again. Hes
hitless for three games and it's ofor22 Well
maybe amt record but It's doggoned good start toward
Now May and what has sievers done? He's 1923
hitter could let my wife bat lefhanded wearing her mink
coat and galoshes and she'd hit better than that
We're dead The crowds drawing don't pay for
lights Yeah, Sievers winds hitting Is home and
batting across 100 but where he when needed
him? He batted in 106 all right but there must have
been two million he left on base. There's statistic
they don't useoTBR Yes sir Opportunity To Bat Runs In
oKAY. NOW SWITCH You're Roy sievers now. You
got contract calling for slight raise but you don't like It,
Why should you? How many batted in more runs?
Boone Jensen and Berra. That's keeping bad company?
And how many more guys hit more homers9 Kaline
Mantle, Dolby Berry zernal zauchn and Williams. And
don't forget, was hitting in park where it's trolley trip
to the beachers hit homers in Grifth Stadium
Anybody ever done 1t before?
Sure, had slump, bad But is it supposed to
be game? Where those other guys the
club? came out of my slump. Batted 271 Maybe that
won't get in the Hall Of Fame but it's 80 points better
than batted in 1854
SO hit more homer bat in four more runs and
hike that batting average quite bit. don't get
supposed to get one? got family and noticed nobody
tripping themselves to help when dsocated
my shoulder and nearly had TO quit Well, came back
pretty strong I'd sayand I'd like to see it recognized in
that pay check.
SURE, THEY'RE SHORTENING up left field for me this
year. That's fine Maybe I'll hit 40 home runs Why do
they stick that fence there? Because they have confidence
in They tailor made Yankee Stadium for Babe Ruth
They shortened the park in Pittsburgh when they had Hank
Greenberg and Ralph Kner there Not bad company I'm
keeping when mention their names. huh? When they
shorten a fence they have reason. I'm the reason
But maybe this get infected toenail miss
six weeks timing gets of and don't do WELL They'll
take that into consideration next year? YEAH In gnats
eyelash they will It's produce or else In this game.
produced last year. I wanta get paid this year.
80 now you're Chuck Dresser see? And you say "Yeah
remember when had the situation at st. Paul bat
In ISL runs lead the league In putouts lead the league
in assists. I'm red hot. say to the boss, I ="
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