Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-14
WIN, LOSE OR
DNAV By FRANCIS STANN
All Power, No Momentum

ball people you to believe the Brooklyn Dodgers
the No. hitting club in the major leagues. The big
dynamiting is Cincinnati But the big question is
What the Redlegs doing down fifth place last
year?
I'VE made mistake last spring." Manager Birdie Teb-
belts admitted I'm the exhibitions I'd leave pitcher
who getting his bumps whereas during the I'd
yank him. AS result had the worst spring record Of
any club in Florida or izonaS wins and IT losses Even
the Senators clobbered all the way north When the
season opened we had no momentum"
Cincinnati will attest the Redlegs lack of
menum They lost IL of their first 16 games Once the
Redlegs got frst-dvson call On June 80 they were
running fourth, but not for long.
Our pitchers just weren't ready, Tebbes said. Even
Joe Nuxhall Slow although he finished as the best
lefthander in the National League. The rest :"
He shrugged. 1--WE sure wasted lot of hitting"
TWO OF THE SIX National Leaguers to hit 40 or more
home Redegs meaning Ted Kuszewski 47) and
Way Post 40) This pair beyond question: gives the club
the greatest onetwo punch the business the beauty
is that Kluszewsk is efthanded, Post righthanded.
Tebbetts has the only Cincinnati catcher Smoky Burgess
to hit 81 home runs plus another outelder Gus Bell
who blasted q of the parks IS the Redegs
tied dozen club batting records. In game they
homered five times Over stretch of II straight
they homered one more times.
1t is batting order, containing it does
four of the IL National League regulars to 800
better Big Klu Post Bell and Burgess all topped the mark
and additionally the first three drove than 100
They outh every club in both leagues except the
Dodgers whose team 0O1 of percentage point
higher but whose hit total fell short of Cncnnats 1924
And don't forget" Tebbetts said 1--WE operating
without regular letheder."
KLUszEWsKI is CINCINNATIs most publicized slugger
He the epitome of with his outside biceps and
potential still great that Ted refuses to dsquay
himself as the man who break Babe Ruhs record of go
homerS in season.
II don't think about it," Kuszewski said figure that
so home will make good year. but think Ruts record
will be broken by somebody. 1t could be me-"
But while Ku is best known there competent OBJ
servers who think that Post 26yearold farmer from St.
his second full with the Redegs and he sold the
Dodgers, among others, on his artistry.
Hes the most improved hitter in league" Roy
Campanela acknowledged recently Lots of power and
good against rghthanded pitchers the lehanded ones
Manager Tebbetts unquaedy calls Way "the most
full righthanded batter in baseball"
1T WAS GEE WALKER one-time Senator outdelder,
who first saw Posts promise outfelder. Waly came
to the Columbia farm pitcher who had 77 record in
the lower minors but Walker the stuck him in the
outfeld in 1913 1t that endeared to the
Redlegs for keeps
Post is 6-foot- FOUNDER who Cincinnati followers
claim hits ball far player who appeared
In Crosey Field They'll match ball he hit off Harvey
Haddx of the Cardinals for distance with the monumental
drive by Mickey Mantle off Stobbs in Washington
couple of ago.
any place without Highlander to go with Nuxhan q7
winner with shutouts) and Hershe Freeman rated
the top reliever in the MI And here you invited to
believe that Johnny Klippsten Washington right
handler, can win big.
Birdie thinks so and I think so," General Manager
Gabe Paul said Kppsen started fast at the end
winning seven of his last H. and the best part he
beat Brooklyn He four from the Dodgers including
hitter"
Kppstein has been up with the Cubs Redlegs for
five years and had winning season. but Paul finds
to overlook his slow progress
ut in his family" Gabe explained, ito blossom
late. Look how long it took his uncle to develop"
Dutch Leonard" Paul disclosed Except for Walter
Johnson who games Washington Dutch?