Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-10
WIN, LOSE OR
DRAW By FRANCIS s1AAA
OF a Sudden, No Breeze

AS NIMBLY AS A GOOD broken-feld runner, Casey
Stengel reversing his field His verbal field that is to
All during February and March Florida he made
about his satisfaction with his World Champion Yankees
Ive got the horses and it's up to the other clubs to catch
us" he spoke out.
The first time Casey said it was right after the Kansas
City trade which brought Pitchers Bobby Shantz
Dmar to the Yankees THE other clubs don't help them
selves, it's their fault" Stengel said.
OF sudden Casey is acting coy and he is saying
the American League will be breeze for the Yankees
He has kind words for the Tigers White Indians and
the second-division clubs They'll be tougher" Stenge
vouched out of Jacksonville washington has good
pitching and lot of new young men,"
If Sengels about face not ordered by the front
Office it will be a surprise The evidence is that Casey
speaking hastily when he referred to the Senator'S who have
not "a lot of young men," Indeed, they have
men-young or old.
STENCILS ORIGINAL ESTIMATE of his Yankees could
have been the best his club in breeze And most
of the other American League privately and
some publicly agree
No other team has two such basic performers the
Yankees meaning Mickey and Yogi Berra The
tenton is that both the New York
lineup the Yankees would be outfit This wish
full thinking 1t is possible the Yankees will lose Mantle and
Berra at the same time, but hardly likely. as--@3
In Florida you got the impression that if the Yankees
lost Mantle they would w anyway If they lost Berra ditto
they lost BOTH the Stengeeers would be than
even money to beat out the next best club
Al Lopez of the White Sox is about the only manager
who insists that he comedies nothing to the Yankees They
can be had and if all of my guys-Doby. Fox Loar, Pierce
Harshman Rivera and Donovan-have good years may
take EN-" Lopez has been saying.
But the amiabe senior is whistling in the dark and
probably knows it, Not Jack Tighe most quotable
and optimistic is entering such claims for his Tigers
who really may be the boys to chase the Yankees.
NOT A GREAT DEAL has been heard from the Indians
this spring and with Clevelands nfeld is suspect
The catching staff leaves something desired So does
the outeld The Tribe still has the pitchers but there
signs that old age creeping up them Early Wynn for
one, has had horrible time of it.
None of the other managers very Mike Higgins
who has much to has little to speak forth
behalf of his Red Sox They deficient in the ineld
and will be lucky finish in the first division The rest
Kansas City Baltimore and Washington be forgotten
They'll nbble at u.s." Casey kept saying in the begin
ming, but I've got the ball club It's strong wink
with this stock remark from Great Rubber Face, that
don't get much salary.
i've got my man, Berra and the fellow in centerheld
I've got my neld Pitchers? don't need MORE every
body tells me- and kind of believe EN- got ten-eeyen
NOW 1T LOOKS LIKE Larsen is going to be pitcher
Turley too Stengel gotta go what these
fellows did the World Kucks great and Stur
divant did great job Now that's four pitchers right?
"A right got Shantz and Ditmar That makes six
starters In the bulpen we've got Byrne and maybe this
kid Cicotte, will help"
There always a straight in stengels audience who
will ask he didn't leave somebody out Casey is wont to
pretend puzzlement and then say
Il don't forget my No. pitcher Now that little guy may
be the best pitcher in the American League know that he's
the best I've got with Ford, you're
aging this ball club for small pay like I'm getting and then
drift into Larsen Turley Shantz Ditmar Grim, Byrne
Sturdvant, Kucks and Cicotte."
Whitley Ford Is of Stenges pets Casey not above
having few pets Billy Martin is And the pet end
all pets Bera Casey rightly loves the squat catcher who
might be Mr. Yankee Mickey Mantle Notwithstanding.