Evening star., 1956-03-29
WIN, LOSE OR
6NAVV By FRANCIS STANN
Home of the Braves

BRADENToN, FLA, MAR. 2s-The rumor-mongers are
trying to peddle the idea that Charlie Grimm and his
Milwaukee Braves not top In the National League
by June thereabouts the old guitar player will be
looking job Not President Lou Perini General Man
ager John Quinn but another force high in the Braves
setup is said to be tired of coming close but winning
cigar.
In his three full Milwaukee pilot, Grimm
has finished twice and third Normally this
would considered farSh record, especially when is
recalled that of Grmms top athletes have not been
lucky physically Bobby Thomson, for instance when he
broke his ankle gruesomey two springs And Joe
Adcock and Andy Pafko.
1t too delicate subject to bring on the Braves
bench particularly since Grimm already had been dis
Conley his kingsized pitcher turn
up with serious trouble again. If Conley can't pitch
Charlie and the Braves in trouble
'It will be up to Ray Crone to take Conleys place" "
Grimm declared This would take little doing on the part
of Crane who had merely a 1913 record last season
WE'RE FIRST DIVISION club think" Grimm said,
"and might at Brooklyn. The Dodgers aren't going
to steal such lead they got last spring This league
is going to be rat race"
Charlie looked at some of the newspapermen in the
dugout and asked:
Have any of you been watching Cincinnati down here?"
There was chorus of assent
Let ask you, then if you power?
If the Reds get little pitching they'll be right up with the
Dodgers any other club.
"How about st. LOUISE" he asked Cali right now, if
didn't know the Cardinals finished seventh last season
would you believe it? The is that's seventh
place team it's the best I've
"And' he added, Il go back long time"
NOT ALL OF THE ENTHUSIASM of couple of years
ago expressed here the Braves cashenc quarters
Milwaukee fans and the inclined to grudg
ngy with neutral critics that perhaps the team is back
sliding Some of the veterans creakng and of the
younger players for whom stadom readily forecast
have been slow to develop
Ed Mathews, the strong boy, is batting across 100 or
and averaging better than 40 homers
and there complaint about him, although there are
fielding third Nor there any fault to be
found with Hank Aaron in the outfeld.
matter of fact next to Willie Mays it seems to be
the of the Red Sox, who train just down the
road that Aaron is the best hitter in the National League
AS Ted williams put it: Aaron do everything,
far He hits for average he hits the long
ball and he drives don't know but what he
ranks next to Mays"
THERE'S LITTLE ELSE for Mlwaukeeans to cheer as
now barring the established artistry of Pitcher Warren
SPAIN But with SPAIN nearing 35 and Conley doubtful
good the big stopper not the guy who
staff Lew Burdete is cut under Bull The Others not
precisely journeymen, show ordinary records IN both
minors and majors.
Del Cranda the catcher, hit 26 home but he was
expected blossom into than 1856 batter and the
suspicion that Miwaukees nfeld is getting weaker.
Danny OConne has been big disappointment and Joe
Adcock beginning to get hurt he grows older He
probably will first base with George Grove who is
no world beater, either
Johnny Logan the shortstop, is solid He is good
looking again to the outeld it evident that Pafko
and Thomson over the hill.
Thomson who will go down the man whose home
run the Dodgers in the 1851 pennant playo never
reganed talents after his broken ankle In the half
The pity of that what happened Bobby couldn't
have q