Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-05
WIN, LOSE OR
GNAW By FRANCIS STANN
Who's Hep The Boss!

Walter OMaley announced that his manager would
be Walter Aston shopkeeper across the street from
Ebbets Field painted his window who's hep"
The question asked by few million others
The authors follow the Dodgers didn't know of
the who to succeed Chuck Dresser although Aston
had been minor league in the Brooklyn farm
system for quite years of the Dodger varsity
more or less vaguely remembered having played for him
on the way up.
1t a rough road Aston in the beginning partly
because of his personality and his failure to achieve
any prominence of his the ball field. Some of his
players felt he busher especially when the Dodgers
didn't win the "a pennant They couldn't reach Aston
could the baseball writer's because he unlike most
big league managers
He had been a country schooeacher in Ohio where he
still lives And cold retcence was and is his dis
tnguishng feature He did not know the players in the
National League because he had been major Lacquer
himself and after Leo Durocher he seemed
dull, moody and insure.
THERE is EVIDENCE NOW, however, that Aston is
making progress Jackie Robinson who tried to help
him manage, is an apparent ally Don Newcombe him
little trouble couple of occasions too, when he
baked at pitching batting practice and again when he all
but refused to be removed from game. Newcombe
pitches batting practice and when told he yields the ball
to a relief pitcher
Aston did win the pennant in SIS but the very margin
of vctory13l2 gameshurt rather than helped him gain
stature. asked who couldn't win with club that
oucasses the ed?" 1t helped Aston when the Dodgers
went to become the first Brooklyn team in history to
win World Series
This year he ably managed the winning National League
An-Stars in Washington Then, only few days later in
mid July he read the riot his Dodgers games
of double Milwaukee They had lost four in
row and deep in second place Aston accused his troops
of not hustIlng
Dodgers friendly with newspapermen said that
Alson-"A who went to bat just in the majors
and struck outcaled them cutters They him of
being mean man. They felt sorry for themselves.
But unconcousy, they also established Stone Face
ll-hedged big league manager
THEY CALLED STONE FACES HAND and got licked
No proof needed than at the time the
career buSher bawled out his team the Dodgers had
only AZ and lost 36 Afterward they 81 and lost u.s.
which spelled out championship.
There could be quite bit of Joe Mccarthy in Aston.
Oh, Waits got long 60 before second
Mccarthy in the record book, but is virtually
unapproachable at times At best he only monosyllabc
Mccarthy never appeared in big league lineup Aston
previously mentioned only time.
Mccarthy commanded respect of his Yankees If nothing
else He made money for them in eight pennant winning
years Aston making the Dodgers win or lose
in this Series.
Marse Joe could be drawn out Of his shell by adrot
questions by sporswrters with small knowledge of the
heater which Mccarthy dearly loved You didn't get much
aside from ootight lore, but better than shutout
Presumably Aston could be drawn out by talking
working his hobby but sportswrters know lathe from
trowel, and would be quickly exposed
ALsToNs HANDLING OF SAL MAGIIE in the Series
opener drew widespread admiration starting with The Barber
himself In the fifth inning when Yankees seemed to
nave Maggie on the although trailing by 6-3 Aston
walked TO the box.
1T doesn't look like you're throwing as freely SAL he
said glancng at Hank Bauer and Mickey Mantle
first There the redoubtabe Yogi Berra
was at the plate; Bill Skowron on deck
MY is stiff Sal replied
Well I've got Glenn Labine warmed up" Aston said
IT'S up to skip Maggie said Whatever YOU saw
out q like to pitch to Berra This OF courage
Aston could Roy Campanella the catcher out OF
the corner OF his Campy standing apart later 10
say. Il knew Sal wasn't sharp wasn't natural But this
was decision for the boss to make"
THE MANAGER LOOKED at his pitcher and nodded
Green light Berra flied out did 6kovron The gamble
paid on Labne sat down IN the oupen and the Dodgers
on the bench eyed Aston with respect Maele shut
out the Yankees in the last four innings getting better
II more tired by the minute
He would have been right to LIT me Magie admitted
IN the clubhouse But he stayed With 1t helps get
vote Of confidence from the boss
The boss
More and more Dodgers a.. Sslln. val, Aston Tn.
EoV Hes arriyed