Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-11
WIN, LOSE OR
DNAV By FRANCIS STANN
Of This and That

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla Mar 10.-More than one major
league manager in Florida wondering aloud why Chuck
Dressen old nfelder himself, selected but other
ex-infeders-Bl Jurges Cookie Lavagetto and Ellis Cary
coaches although did retain Fitzgerald the bupen
boss whats the matter with that guy? one pilot snored
Does he think the only ball players with brains are In
eders? Who teach young pitcher better than an old
ptcher?"
Casey sengers board of strategy not Dressens is held
up model by baseball people. Stengel one-tme out
fielder, has for coaches Bill Dckey, catcher; frankie
Crosetd an infelder and Jim Turner pitcher When
Eddie booted Nashua home in the Wdener Handicap
at Hialeah few ago. he became only the second
jockey ride mion-do purse winner But how
many quickly the other who was Citations rider
Steve Brooks?
Fight fans will be watching the pro debut this
try ddeweght Charley Humez of France when he meets
Tiger Jones March 49, but you will lose bet that Humez
has been American ring. Back in 1948 he beat
Dave Coleman Chicago amateur in the
Golden Gloves Despite all of those shortstops in the
Yankee camp look for Phil RzZuto to be playing when the
going gets tough.
ON HIS FIRST DAY in camp outfeder Jackie Of
the sought sports writers to inquire how the
valuable players selected ANY it's DONE Jen-
sen argued, sis good Not when Roy Campanea wins
Duke snder in the National League and Yogi Berra
tops AL Kaine the American. What does have to
do catcher? Besides, Campanella and Berra already
had twice Sner and Kane may never get another
chance"
Although the Is major league teams train in this
State big playing cool toward Florida Ma
ona League President Warren Giles visit for only three
days this month"; while Commissioner Ford Fr1ck
isn't planning inspection tour at all Abe AteL just
turned a. isn't living boxing champion, many
believe The Jack Root, one-me ght-heavy champ
who 80 and living comfortably in California after making
a pile constructing motion picture theaters
The American League RED Book" and the National
League Green Book twin social registers of baseball list
players born Europe and two of the Pitcher Marine
Pieret and Coach Benny Bengough. toll for the Phies
Pieret Lucca ITALY, and Bengough in Liverpool
England The others Bobby Thomson Of the Braves
Glasgow Scotland and Elmer Valo of the Athletics
via Ribnik Czechoslovakia.
THE 500 TO distributed for 270 stakes races
alone this year money than offered by the
tracks total purse distribution for the entire
country any year prior to 1920 Although only COL
egan Slime Duke who swept the sprint series IN The
Games been called the fastest centereder in base
ball which Mickey Mantle of the Yankees takes exception
run against him. Mantle confidently III 90 more
than that I'll run with my kid brothers team and
challenge any other three ball players pro or college,
Steve ONe scouting for the Indians has been around
long enough to know BETTER but the old catcher Is calling
Rookie Romano White sox catcher from Waterloo
catcherhitter prospect I've ever seem Romano
who hit % homers Waterloo is squatty 22Opounder
who may understudy Sherman Lollar If you haven't
tickets for next October's OklahomaNo Dame football
game in South Bend forget about getting them through nor
NAL channels. Alumni of the two schools bought all the
ducats by February and there will be no public sale
GENERAL MANAGER FRANK LANE of the Cardinals
who feudng with Vice President Gabe Paul of the Red
legs sides with his old pilot Marty Marion in his rhubart
with Manager Birdie Tebbes This broke out the other
day when Tebbes whose Redlegs share Tampa with the
White Sox as training ste Marion to order his play
ers not to fraernze with Cncinnatis on the field or of
and Tbbets Just scared their players will find Out
how much meal money the White Sox getting" Lane
accuses He is peeved for aegedy making phoney
paper" trades
Jimmy Dykes and Tom Ferrick two of CncinnatiS
coaches took long stroll along the streets of Tampa this
week Ferrck reported: There are 1876 ball players
living this city, which isn't very large and we didn't spot
single one. wonder where they 60" Retorted Dykes
Just where used to go when we were their ages.
recent meeting Of player representatives IN Tampa
was good for surprises. One came when Eddie Yost
chatting with Vice President Chuck Comiskey of the White
Sox confessed that having trouble making the throw
from third The other Hal Smiths presence al
player representative of the Baltimore Orioles Hail. who
must something the ball mentally only rookie
catcher last year.