Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-25
WIN, LOSE OR
DKAW By FRANCIS STAIN
Lonesome George, Mainly

FEW NIGHTS AGO. when the Dodgers were facing
another Of those GRIM crucial tests one Of the Brooks
the bench grunted obviously he noted the
board that the Yankees had hady again that after
That's league" he said disparagingy "A real
outfit Those other clubs must be from hunger
AS OF course most are, starting with the Indians and
going right down to Kansas City, At best they only
hamper the Yankees; they offer few real threats Even
the occasions when Cleveland Detroit Boston
wins pennant it's almost like it's on loan from the
Yankees Aside from New York there hasn't been repeater
since the Tigers in 1934-35
There just 800 hitters in the American
in the National League. There may be good
pitchers at the moment But the American badly balanced
and it suspected lacks the baseball brains the front
offices of the National League George Weiss is head and
shoulders all other front ONCE brass in the American
whereas in the National the caber Of genius higher
with Gabe Paul. John Quinn, Buzzy Bavas, Frank Lane
and Roy Hamey.
THEY HAVE CLOSE RACES and have more different
teams winning because they evenly matched In
the American League no other general manager rivals
Weiss who cold shrewd operator who is doing what
his predecessor Ed Barrow started nearly 40
Perhaps doing 1t better
1t argued that the Yankees always seem to have the
best players What other club had line such Ruth,
Gehrg, DiMaggo and Mantle? Yet the Red Sox and
Indians and Tigers have farm systems and scouts to
pare with New Yorks Money is only part of the
Weiss rarely gives whopping bonus to untried kids
but he will overpay for veteran whom he needs and the
size of the mans salary will stop him. Johnny Mize
didn't come cheap but he helped to win four champion
hne pitching prospect, Lew Burdete Now that young
man is standout for Milwaukee but in 1851 he wasn't
ready and San helped to win three pennants before
retiring
Maybe Weiss is partly lucky Anyway he seems to know
uncanniy when to buy claim and when to pass. Two
recent instances mind When Cleveland wanted to
unload Sal Maglie the Yankees didn't object The reason
wasn't nggardy either as it must have been with
other clubs.
Il KNEW THAT IF I CLAIMED the fellow" Weiss ex-
planned Cleveland would have withdrawn the waivers The
Indians figured to be closest competitor and they had
strong enough pitching STAFF it happy to
see Maglie wind up back in the National League"
One od-timer he didn't let get away Enos Slaughter.
Every other club waived the veteran Too old and
high saaried But whereas 1t might have smart
claim Slaughter from Kansas City just to keep him from
the Yankees who hurting for oueders at the time
Of Country permitted to be bought by Weiss
the Yankees when Noren Collins and Howard
Mantle slumpng Be Just like him to win the World
Series as a pinch-htter, too
an invalid theory that the Yankees train Of supply
never runs down. It Is true that after old age claimed
Allie Reynolds Ed Lopat Vic Raschi Joe Page
Maggie Tommy Heinrich and Phil Rzuo the Yankees con-
tnued to win But not all always Yankees Reynolds
and Heinrich and Lopat from other clubs supposedly
trick knee scared OF when Daggio was UP for
grabs. Only the Yankees gambled on him.
THERE MUST BE 20 Ex-YANKEES to mention
stray farmhands from the chain-playing in the two
ASasueo AeANoSS NouEtey SnyueT WleSer
six the Senators roster alone There are Jensen
Power, Wooding Miranda raft Of hemwth other clubs
Strangely they don't to haunt the very often
Maybe its because Lonesome George Weiss knows where and
when to place them.
He's been conned himself, all right. So far he's got
only two wins from Maury McDermott for whom Ted VIII
ams predicted IS to Is wins But badly guy get
conned when McDermott Notwithstanding Yankees have
won another pennant and the Senator's with whom dealt
are still In seventh place 81 games behind?
Nobody Is coming ball club that wins 20 remnants
In IS years
MINOR LEAGUES