Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-05
WIN, LOSE OR
DRAW !, FRANCO, .r.pu
The Tip That's Out !.

EVERY TIME THE SENATORS lose, which Is unhapply
frequently do the Athletics The result is that the two
closest races in the majors may be for seventh place in
both leagues-Senators AS and Pirates Cubs.
The replacing Of Lou Boudreau by Harry Craft has
not seemed to have helped Kansas City great DEAL but
then managers only 60 far as their horses
them II there surprise it's the fact that the As
haven't improved since the acquisition Of Billy Martin.
That Martin is an authentic sparkplug is proved by
his record as Yankee Until he exiled by General
Manager George Weiss the scrappy little guy had played
six pennant winners and in the 1853 World Series,
when Mantle and Bera not hitting up to expecta-
tons, Billy the Kid 500 batter Yet he do
good for Kansas City, more than Roy Sievers do
for the Senators.
Now the tip Is out that. come winter, Martin will be
on the block again. not because Of nadequacy but be-
cause the AS win need quantity rather than quality for
1858.
CLEVELAND. FOR ONE CLUB, would like to latch onto
Martin So would the Senators, painfully, it might be
added But Billy couldn't help Kansas City 1t is logical
to that he wouldn't be able to help the Senators
Besides the asking price for Martin undoubtedly would be
6ievers Eddie Yost.
In the current issue Of Sport Magazine competent
newsman named Roger Kahn writes leanedy of Martin
suggesting that when Weiss became peeved Martin for
his pubiczed association with Mickey Mantle and Whitley
Ford he offered the fiery inneIder to Washington.
At the time it looked like good deal. 1t would have
meant giving up Slevers but then Roy hadn't hit all
those homers and driven all those The deal
blocked Kahn says when Manager Chuck Dresser
remember hm wanted Elston Howard the catcher-out-
fielder included in the deal.
The Senator'S doubt could Martin to good
advantage AL the time that Yos out Of the lineup
due to injuries Billy could have been playing third base
Later he could have returned to second
MOST OF ALL. MARTIN could have given the sena-
tors that touch Of color they lack Not at the expense Of
Sewers Of In that Of the best deals
Calvin Grith never made Yet II it could have swung
it without giving sievers It might have been beaut
Martin is supposed to be high-nfer. That is his
reputation. Kahn in his piece, asked Billy If he took
Mantle to hot spots
81 81 took him no place." Martin replied I'VE went
together. Sometimes it was Mantle who wanted to CO.
sometimes it Hot spots. We used to 60 to the
Stage Delicatessen. That's hot spot They got hot
pastrami sandwiches. ! took him to church with
couple Of times Church. That's a real hot spot He
st. Christopher medal gave him. That's pretty hot"
Right after Martins trade to Kansas City, his
cage Billy denied he did to Kahn that he play
boy who led the poor innocent Oklahoma farmboy Mantle
and the pokeraced Whitley Ford into such dens the
Latin Quarter and Copacabana.
They Just didn't want me" Billy unused. He speaks
softly His voice is soft If hghptched Until play begins
there nothing to indicate that he Of the ercest
competitors in the business Il don't know the why
Q was traded"
MAYBE HE REALLY DOESN'T. Only George Weiss
tell why the guy eled to Kansas City, the Siberia
Sof the Yankees But this much is patent:
The Yankees even with pull over the White sox
seem to be missing their so-caed playboy They don't
act like good, free and loose pennant winners.
Billy Martin couldn't do the job for Kansas City, not
handedy but what he could couldn't do for the
Yankees since his ban is moot