Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-19
WIN, LOSE OR
ENAW By FRANCIS s1ANN
Boudreou No Complaints
y FRANCIS STANN

BILLY MARTIN MUST BE TWO PEOPLE. During an
interview he apt speak softly and low almost con-
titey But the ball field he used to be the hghtngest
Yankee OF them all And in the Copacabana
Billy came to town yesterday swathed in the gray
flannel Of the Kansas City Athletics aegedy his penance
for having 29th birthday not long ago with such friends
Hank Bauer, Whitley Ford Mickey Mantle and Johnny
Kuck hand to help blow out the candles During the
course Of the festivities somebody identified keger out
on the town, got punched in the face.
The victim blamed it on Bauer, as you may know, but
the Yankee apparently fingered Martin and traded
him The Big Boss meaning General Manager George Weiss
seems to have proved, however, that he has soft spot
According to Billy he promised return of 81 900
Tine levied on him. were all the rest except Kucks $OO
plus $500 travel expenses from the Yankees the
$50 pick up $780, Martin reflects but nobody said
anything about maybe losing $1,000 World Series share
BILLY WAS WALKING OUT of the batting cage at
orifth Stadium when asked him he felt he would
be traded.
"Felt7 knew It'll" Billy replied. ct knew 1t when they
started playing Richardson at second base"
But you hurt" the other reminded.
At the time of the Copa incident, yes" Martin quail
fled But later fit and it still Richardson every
day. like somebody had sent down orders Then game
Casey needed third baseman. Jerry Coleman not
me- who told to warm up.
Then certain would be traded. I wasn't
prsed when Casey broke the did 1t nice because
counting Oakland we'd been together for 10 years But
after that sort of shock set in But I'm with the AS
and I'm going to try to win as many games for them
as can"
STANDING NEAR THE BATTING cage last night Man
Lou Boudreau of the AS giving his side of
newsworthy trade which sent Outelder Inelder Harry
Simpson, Negro to the Yankees In return, Boudreaus
club got Martin Ouheders Woody Held and Bob Martyn
and Pitcher Ralph Terry.
"I1l be honest with you" Lou saying. Il afraid
the Yankees wouldn't make the deal"
you really like it?"
Let's face It," Boudreau said Eve gave up pretty good
hitter who and play the outheld and maybe
spotted in the ineld when traded Simpson But Smp-
sons kid He's past 80 And I'll bet that if he plays
leftfied in Yankee Stadium which is the toughest
he'll run into occasional trouble.
II wound up with four players use-Bily Martin,
Woody Held Ralph Terry and Bob Maryn They're regulars
with u.s. We have four regulars now for one"
BOUDREAU WHO Is ONE Of the most personabe and
outspoken gentlemen in baseball, when his club is
reduced to fighting of the Senator'S defends
poor alike.
Three ball clubs in the American League-Washington
Kansas City and Baltimore-have got to make certain
trades that raise the public eyebrow Lacking
system Of the Yankees we've all got give key player
to top club in order get three other players
who might make It,
I'VE made great deal Martin for Simpson fine with
me, even II you want to look at 1t that way But got
Held Terry and Martyn too and they're young full
potential Let's we traded big Lacquer Simpson for
big Lacquer MARTINI. We still have three Tripe-A pros
poets which the Yanks us. and you much
1t costs to bring up young Triple-A.
We've got some good boys coming up" Lou promised
They're good any But in the meantime the lower
clubs have got to deal of their basketfu
maybe-guys
Il like our DEAL" Lou concluded. "As said before I
was afraid the Yankees wouldn't clear it, 1 have no
complaints"