Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-20
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DRAW By FRANCIS s7AuA
From Mantle to MoqIie

NEW YORK. SEPT. 2O.-Ths big league baseball season
with Mickey Mantle owning the headlines 1t bids
fair to end with Sal Mage replacing the Yankee sugger
in print and picture space.
The Magie story has done to DEATH perhaps but
veteran Dodger chroncer put it, "You can't write
enough about the guy. He's just wonderful"
Well, Salvatore Anthony Maglie of Niagara Falls N Y,
not be precisely wonderful but he close to it,
He going 49, according to the book, and there
couple of Brooklyn pitchers only half his age
been made Magles sinister appearance Actually
Just guy who can lay down his and still look like
he needs a shave.
There is no telling how many games Sal might have
had he not voluntarily retired 9434 and later
jumped to the Mexican League to draw Suspen
sion 94649 When he became socially acceptable in Happy
Chambers he 10 and then % and then 10 again
for the Giants.
I'm AN OLD GUY" Magle confesses these days, "but
I'm also better pitcher than in 1880 Jumping to
the Mexican League wasn't total loss. learned down
there to throw the good curve"
Maglie's twser masterpiece AS shortstop Johnny
Logan Of the Braves recently sad Mage gets the nies
piece of the pateoutsideof any pitcher in the business
Logan is one Of the more articulate Braves.
The Brooks, who once hated Mage because Giant,
he threw at their heads and then got them with his
exceptional curve would had no chance without the
guy. And they admit it.
when got Sal from Cleveland" says Manager
Walter Aston, II expected him to be of help but
nothing like what he's done for can't imagine what
would have done without him."
IT can" Peewee Reese says. WED be playing to lot
Of empty seats"
HOW is IT THAT pitcher superb as Magle is
bounced from team to team league to league? SAIL sitting
In the Brooklyn dugout rubbing his blue-black Jaw
rehectively. put it this way:
July year ago I s-5 with the Giants Not real
sharp but not bad One night Leo Durocher me
stay behind after the others left did and Leo said:
Sal, there comes time to say goodbye. You've been
on the waiver list for time The other National League
clubs don't to want you but Cleveland does The
Yankees I Int Hank
want you hurting his club you'll report to the Indians
Good luck
"1 had any trouble with Durocher," Maglie was
saying. Once after bunt play, he called lazy, but
that's as far as it went When Leo told was sold to
Cleveland he made plain that pretty old to fit into
the Giants plans for the future that's ALL"
IN ONE RESPECT Durocher hit it on the nail Cleye-
land didn't need Magle in 1855 neither did Green
burgs Indians him pitching for the Yankees AS
result oil Sal sat in the bull pen the surface it was
cruel break getting sold to the club that didn't
pitching strength
IT pitched total of 2e innings" Maglie recalls 1.-THE
American League htters to sat the bull
pen with Bob Teller while Clevelands big boys-Lemon
Garcia Wynn and Score-started games and Naesh ana
Mossi relieved when it tough
"on the other hand and looking back it was
break for me got rested up For years had bad
back Still have sleep board. But when doing
nothing with Cleveland think actually became better
pitcher was getting paid while getting healthy"
You won % in 1851 to lead the National League
Sal was reminded you mean you better pitcher now
than you them"
4 think So" Sal said with tight smile "A smarter
one, anyway"
THERE ARE SEVERAL VERSIONS of how Maglie got to
rejoin the National Leagueand the once-haed Dodgers
following his sale by the Giants Cleveland The most
authentic apparently stems from four-nning relief Job
Sal performed in Jersey City, when the Indians and Dodgers
met in exhibition game
Aston was quoted saying II wish we hadn't waived
that guy year. Then couple of weeks later vice
President Buzzy Bavasi elephoned Aston and the g of
the conversation as follows:
Can you use Magie? Hank Greenberg can't use him
and Maglie's salary isn't small
Get him fast Aston advised We can use him"
Sal Is said to have cost the Dodgers anywhere from
$25oo TO $4,000 II isn't important The guy is worth
perhaps 100000 He the best bargain the DODGERS or
any other club. has atehed onto in years