Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-25
WIN, LOSE OR
GNAV By FRANCIS STANN
One Mans Story

TAMPA FLA MAR 25-what Chuck Comskey can't
understand is why the Washington Baseball Club meaning
Cal Griffith is playing hard to get The young of
the White sox makes of his belief Roy
would help his team but he insists he trying pull
steal.
Wed get some help and the Senators would get some
help Chuck Its personal opinion that Cal ought
to DEAL long he doesn't hurt his team just show
the fans he's trying You can't stand pat with seventh
place club"
In the White sox clubhouse Comiskey was telling how
and Cal and together Just the game started Gri
asked Jim Landis rookie outfelder available.
He said it lightly. Then Lands hit home runs
grand-Sammer, and Cal said:
well, if Lands was the block I guess he's
of now, Then he asked seriously what had trade
Anybody on the ball club, providing I'm made the
right offer, told him. Fellows like Billy Pierce Dick
Donovan, Jack Harshman Sherman Lolar, Nellie and
Larry Dolby would come high
BY COMISKEYS ADMISSION he did not include Minnie
Mnoso or Jim Rivera No special reason says 9" Just
ratified of few So then offered sievers and
Clint Courtney for Minoso and 1 turned it down
I told Cal he would be better off making a bid for
Rivera You neeo centerieder,' said to him. Mnoso
would Kill you in center He's barely an adequate efteder
But Rivera can play center Jim hit 20 points lower
than Minoso but his power is good
Il II be frank about Courtney Six weeks ago felt we
needed catcher who hits lefhanded Lolar of course
will do most of our catching But been training
Earl Battey has looked good that Courneys has
dropped as far the Sox are concerned"
The Sox and Senators have not reached the fiat no.
deal stage Comiskey although he admits that Cal
seems to have lost his enthusiasm He was supposed to
call me last week and didn't" Chuck revealed.
THE GooD-LooK1NG HEIR to the White sox doesn't
rate his outfit as the to beat in the League
but he candidy confesses TO pennant hopes.
We've finished in third place for five straight years
Chuck says. THE No problem is not to finish any lower
That's why it's wise to deato try lose ground
On the brighter side there's always the that
body will have good season.
You don't trade TO build pennant winner. You trade
and work to build contender. After you've got con-
tender it's matter of luck
Let's say that Luis Aparco Nellie Fox and Walt Dropo
have good Sherm Lolar too Let's assume that
Bob Keegan gets hot, along with Pierce Donovan jim
Wilson and Harshman. Then if Mnoso Dolby and Rivera
Yankees"
WHAT WASHINGTON DOES doesn't do is not
ComlSkeyS business he admits but the young man can't
help feeling that action might be in order THE
way that Gabe Murphy has been taking off Calvin
the Griffith Robertson combine would me- If we're
sitting at Calls desk, to make and stir up
little interest.
ITS Calls club however, and I've got my worries
Still wouldn't stand pat with seventh-pace club Even
If you only moved to sixth it would be sign of progress
Comiskey sounding, at the conclusion, like man
anxious to make trade An ambitious and hopeful young
man, aiming Chicagos first American League pen
nant since 1919.