Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-19
WIN, LOSE OR
GNAV BY FRANCIS STANN
Ditmor of the Yankees

81. PETERSBURG, FLA, MAR. l9.-When Art Dltmar
reported to the Yankees last month"; he frankly confessed
that his chief problem control u.s. sefcontrol
"Ive had bad temper since kid" he confessed
to 1--WE got to learn how to do something about it
AS the of the 1856 Kansas City Athletics, Ditmar
IL games. He also lost 90 Some that blew were
because of temper Art recalled I'D get mad that I'd
grip the ball with all my might and try to throw it past
every hitter Then I'd get behind the batter and get
clobbered"
Dtmar is big 6-foot-2a and 1876 pounds highlander
from Winthrop, Mass, who quite rs years and
who is considered to have quite future ahead of him.
From the Yankees standpoint, Art was the big in
that 3-man New YorkKanSas City deal in February and
if he lives up to expectations there is waste
time specializing the outcome of the American League
So far this spring Ditmar and Bobby Shanz who came
along with Art in the DEAL have looked like money
in the bank and do the Yankees. It's monotonous but
the Yanks have the horses, usual.
THIS DAY DITMAR HAD been excused from exercises,
having pitched the previous afternoon Pitching Coach
Jim Turner asked to apprase the young rs it
true that he is Terrible Tempered Mr.. Bang?" man
asked Turner.
Not to my knowledge" Milkman Jim replied nnocenty
after ALL Ditmars only been with for three
Managerial assistants in baseball like assistant football
coaches VIGOROUSLY cautious They hesitate before giving
you the time of day Press 'em little.
Gould you mean the Yankees didn't have book
Dtmar before dealing for him?"
"Al say" Turner retorted, sis that I'd rather
have somebody with bad temper than somebody without
any at ALL When Dtnar gets with of pros maybe
he'll lose the part of it that hurt.
Tell me-" jim demanded, taking the offensive "how
many pitchers who were really good did not have empes?
THIS WAS BETTER 1t easier however. to bring
good pitchers who had low boiling points Yves Terrell
was mentioned.
in minors when Terrell pitched" Turner sad
but heard about him Didn't he used to tear clubhouse
when he got beat?"
Well he ripped his gloves and beat his head against
the roof of dugout" Turner's interviewer said
And he took his $3.50 wrist watch out of the locker
trunk in the clubhouse and ground it under his heel"
so he fine pitcher" Jim said, softly. HE
when he lost his good arm
There Earl Whitehl, too" Turner reminded.
HE took licking as hard any pitcher"
80 there another real good one Jim remarked
az tell you, it's almost necessary to fight all the time
don't that it ought to be overdone don't think
Dtmar overdoes it. But we'll see"
WHEN DITMAR FIRST REPORTED to the Yankees he
warmed with Yogi Berra Reporters the quoted
Yogi telling Dtmar 81 used to watch You'd lose
a little control and then you'd get mad and then you'd
lose little and then we'd get you"
Whitley Ford of the Yankee pitching staff, is think
ing the transition from the Athletics to the world champions
will help Ditmar greatly ITS lot easier with team like
ours than the one he left" Whitley said.
up here (making it sound like Heaven) Ditmar will
be getting better fielding behind him and we'll be getting
him l know that if hold the other guys
two three win 10 per cent Of the time This team
will be getting four five game With the Athletics
you have to be bearing down twice hard. You
know if have enough to win Here, If ball is
hit the ground the pitcher knows there's good chance
for double play. There you never know"
WHILE NOT OPENLY CRITICIZINC Manager Lou Bou-
dreau Of the AS Dmar Shanz appear happy be under
management Shantz for instance, thinks he wasn't
used enough last year Boudreau after recovered from
a back injury that kept out month, assigned
to the bulpen. could have started" Bobby says
"Ditmar, now, pitched a lot of baseball. He'd work
nineinning and Boudreau would have him back for
relief in the next But Art didn't complain With
help behind him. he win lot than the IL games
he in each of the last two seasons"
Dmar pitched something like 254 innings in Sc. But
you don't mind when you're making out" Art has been
saying II don't mind And If can't learn self control
with the Yankees, l don't belong with them"