Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-10
The BASEBALL
BEA T
The Ex-Morine Landed
BY BURTON HAWKINS

NEW YORK, OCT. 10.-BaSeballs only licensed steam
inter was saying before yesterdays World Series game
I'D like to tie that record guy like me never gets in
the record book and might be my only chance It might
not mean anything to Mantle Berra but it does to
The speaker Hank Bauer, an afable amiable yet
extremely aggressive fellow record he wanted TO
tie hitting safely 10 straight series games was
shared by Frank Schultz the Cubs and Harry Hooper
of the Red Sox Bauer will get his line Of type For after
striking out popping up than striking out again. he
saShed the homer that the Braves 3d. and forced
the series to decisive seventh game.
1t cost Hank the price OF some hamburgers cokes and
matted mlks to achieve his ambition He gave up steam
fitting some time ago. This he opened drive in
restaurant outside Kansas City The rule that when
he hits homer mattresses tear up the checks OF
who are eating.
"Its good thing Bauer hit that one" Manager Casey
Stengel said IF he didn't hit that might out
there until tomorrow i'll enc Of those continuous games
think III have beer"
IT'S BEEN GOOD thing, too that the Yankees have
had Bauer for the last full seasons In his career
he has beer overshadowed by Joe DiMaggo, Mickey
Mantle and Yogi Berra, among others. But Hank has
been handy.
He received notoriety during the past season when
he was accused OF smuggling Copacabana customer The
best proof that he dapt is that the other man is l
living Hank acquitted Bauer once voted by his
teammates as the man most likely TO succeed in free
for-aI They can him THE bruiser" It's an afectionae
nickname for all-muscle who plays the game
vigorously but cleanly
The Senator's conceivably could have acquired him
10 years ago when he was playing with Kansas City then
the Blues in the American Association had whipped
Washington virtually by himself in exhibition game in
Florida Clark Griffith became interested in the dashing
young and dispatched scout to trail Bauer later
in the year
The scout reported back with the verdict Hell never
hit curve ball" He still appear exceedingly futile
chasing one low and away. But he has hit few too
including that one yesterday 1T was breaking ball"
Hank said. And it a strike. The rest of 'em was
swinging at all day wasn't"
SCARS IN HIS back and thigh are mementoes of
Oknawa Platoon Sergeant Bauer with Jimmy Roose-
vets Raiders and later shifted the Sixth Division He
had iugged wounded buddy back to first aid station
and was returning with supplies when shrapne pcne-
trated the tough hide of the Marine machines gunner
Hank, who has two Purple Hearts and Silver Star
put in four years with Marines after starting his base
ball career in l94l with Oshkosh as a pitcher When he
returned in 1916 he free agent because the Wis
consn State League had collapsed during the war
1t was Frank Lane, now general manager of the
Cardinals who signed Hank for a $3.50, bonus and dis
patched him to Quincy, H. with instructions that he be
played in the outfeld. Lane business manager for
Kansas City 1t then and say still is a farm
club OF the Yankees
Because couple his former Marine pals called him
in Kansas City his next stop in l947 Hank went to the
front office to request passes There met Charlene
Friede secretary to General Manager Parke Carroll She's
now Mrs Bauer, mother of two children, with third
on the way.
HANK is IS YEARS old One of his teammates was
saying yesterday Hes in better shape than lot Of guys
IN this clubhouse who 10 years younger" He's ex-
ceponaly swift, owns a strong arm and oc-
casionaly Will cou fcr distance average of IS
homers year will testify.
ThereS hope among the Yankees that history will
repeat Bauer the hero of the sixth game of the 1851
World Series too when he rammed bases-loaded triple
on Dave koso When he raced in for Sal WARS sinking
liner with two out in the ninth and man on second
ne saved 4-3 decision with sitdown catch which made
the Yankees world champions
IL was typical OF Hank that he the last person
among 6l4OS at Yankee Stadium yesterday who knew he
mad smashed home run. He didn't take time to follow
the balls majestic fight He off and running unaware
when he reached second base that the hit 10 feet
up on the screen iutng from the foul pole in lefted
i didn't think the ball would carry that far" Hank
said And didn't know whether it would curve foul
didn't know 1t was homer until the umpire waving
me around"
1T WAS ONE Of two hits the Yankees obtained of
Ernie johnson In 4s innings The other was Jerry Cole
mans looping double to left in the fourth inning
Berra bad reached for the heros headlines in the
third when he cracked third inning two-run homer
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