Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-26
WIN, LOSE OR
DNAVV By FRANCIS STANN
No Such Word AS Fired

be dog catcher or ball player isn't standard procedure
pay him for the next year Thus the White Sox
ment that Marty Marion resigned manager must be
sdered strictly for the birds He had to be given the boot
even If patent leather
everything that happens in baseball appears make
sense. Here a bright young man. Marion who ploted
potential fifth place club to third in the American League
At time did he have the guns match the Yankees
the pitching to combat the Indians AS matter of fact
the Red and Tigers on paper looked good the
White Sox in the spring
II thought in March April we'd probably finish fifth
Third George Ke is said to have told friends after
he traded to Baltimore ut didn't if we an
improving club"
And the White Sox did not improve Larry Dolby who
to have put punch in the batting order hit only 1852
Except for Billy Pierce and to lesser extent Jack Harsh
man. the Chicago pitchers from hunger 1t the
that Marion did all right but apparently young
Chuck Comiskey thought otherwise I'VE all felt the club
should have done little better this year ComiSkey admitted
A STRANGE BREED, baseball To hear them,
no managers fired. Not Charlie Grimm Al Lopez
Bucky Harris Stan Hack Fired is nasty word one
to be replaced by resign"
Harris did not want quit at Detroit Bucky thought
and thinks now-that the Tigers are the Threshold of
becoming winner He presSured out and admits it.
Probably the true in the of Lopez If not AL
got fed up with his front office that he was in mood to
quit 1t wasn't worth the Hack like Harris got out
before he formally sacked
Only obuuely did Marion his departure from
the White sox as resignation" Il took club Paul Rich
didn't want in 1855 and finished third Marty said
Then took club that General Manager Frank Lane gave
up this year finished third again want to leave the
White Sox on friendly basis want to give somebody else
chance to see if he can do better"
sentence couldn't have been delivered more to
ComiskeyS taste than if he had written it himself.
Ironically Marion fired before for finishing
third In 1851 he had taken the birthplace Cardinals
and moved them two notches in single season But he
wasn't fiery the Cardinal management claimed Eddie
Stanky replaced Marion Sanky finished third third sixth
and himself canned in 1885, when ST. Louis finished next
to last
1T COMES UP THE WORLDS richest horse race to-
morrow outside of Camden N j. when 10 colts take dead
aim at the top prize the $3172o Garden State Stakes But
than the richest in historyhe Garden State also
ink
The first winner was Turn-to in 1883 and that was
destined to be his peak few months later the Cain Hoy
the Flamingo true but then he broke down and
his brief ended Summer Tan in 1854 then
contracted intestinal disease which probably prevented
him from fulfilling all Of his promise Last Prince John
and then suffered fate similar to that Of ntoleg
trouble.
An amusing sdeght to last years race however was the
pos-race Angel Valenzuela the South American
Jockey who Prince John to $50 mutuel Although he
speaks little English reporters assigned to cover the Jockeys
nonetheless sought out the little Latin whose classic
comment was mo excuses"
Someone suggested that Vaenzuea may have heard
Eddie use those words after losing and believed
it to be the appropriate remark under circumstances
SPEAKING OF ARcARo high brass in the Jockeys
Guild breathed signs of relief when Eddies appeal to have
his suspension lifted in order ride Bold
bore fruit "I Arcaro had gotten away with it, pokes
said. "there'd have been hell to pay"
Arcaro had gone TO Kentucky last week favor to
Leslie Combs II ride Nashua in the big horses farewell
lope around the Keeneand track Later in the afternoon
Eddie accepted mount and drew Today suspension for
careless riding He asked for and granted review Of
the This understandable, for Bold Ruler wins
the Garden State-and he's 2to-l avorite-Arcaro would
pick 10 cent of the top money which will be in the
neighborhood OF sl77.93O
Ted Atkinson who will replace Arcaro, has done it in
the paSt-and TO his advantage last April Arcaro
sitting out suspension when the Sill700 Wood Memo
rial Instead OF carrying Heady Eddie Nashua
with Atkinson who prohted to the tune OF $3.50 He
this years Gray Lag with Nashua Arcaros sub
Actually Atkinson stranger the Wheatley racer
Ted his original rider but he rider
Greenee Stable which had 2yearolds own 70 race
Atkinson had to give Bold Ruler and Acaro subbed for
Ted
With alacrty. it might be added