Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-03
WIN, LOSE OR.
. DNAV BY FRANCIS STANN
Today and Yesterday

THIS WAS ON THE RED soX bench at noon or there
abouts and Mike Higgins saying he wished his ball club
could put together real winning streak 10 II
in I'VE had fivegame streak" Manager Higgins
said, but that's all"
The softspoken was shooting the breeze with
few visitors, of whom asked Mike he thought Casey
Stenge might be worried about his Yankees at this point
II should think So Mike said They used to blow you
off the field. They're not doing it so far
"Sengel is supposed to be trying to make trade with
Washington" visitor unused
so I've been reading in the papers for couple of
weeks" Higgins said Who does he want?"
Roy Severs, hear" came the reply Maybe for first
base"
NO" Mike said casey would play Severs in left field
What would he do with Bill Showroom"
Maybe third base He started there in the early spring
HIGGINS SHOOK HIS HEAD in doubt "skowron is not
good third baseman he said HE fields the ball pretty good
but he's got scatterarm. sievers would play left the
Yankees him. and Roy would have his for
him. Yankee Stadium has the toughest left field in the
American League, think"
Aphonse Tommy Thomas who pitched with distinction
for the White sox and later for the Senator's his
svered head of the runway the Red sox dugout
Come and sit awhile. Tommy" Mike invited. I'VE
talking about fields Which league the toughest?
well, Griffith stadiums isn't the easiest" Tommy
piled but choice would be Yankee Stadium I've
lot of weird things happen out there in my time"
Higgins looked satisfied
This one in Washington is tough, too" he conceded
SO is third base on pop flies during day games used to
have fits sometimes when was playing here"
1T WAS TIME for reminiscng Talk got around to the
real great hters probably because Ted Williams the
batting practice cage.
THE best rght-handed hitter in the American League
think must have been Harry Heilmann" Tommy said IF
he wasn't he close. 1 member story
Il was with Chicago day when Detroit to town
For some Ty Cobb wasn't playing but he the
manager and coaching at third base. 1t close
The White Sox in front when Hemann up with
a couple Of runners the bases
"Ty yelled: Harry, hit the And Heilmann
like he pouring tea something drove one into the
second-ter stands in left field and beat Usually Mike
he line drive hitter"
HE before my time" drawed Higgins.
Anyway" Thomas went on, lust Heilmann was
halfway between third base and home plate Cobb turned
our dugou which right behind his back and holered
There the best right-handed hitter BASEBALL
"And," Tommy added, "Ty might have been right"
II HEARD A STORY that guess is true" Higgins said
because more than old bapayer told it to me- Cobb
and Hemann within couple points the averages
Detroit was in St Louis for the game of the season.
The batting championship, nothing else, stake
4 forget the name Of the Browns pitcher, but he
pretty good Like some others of the time he roofing
for Hemann over Cobb In this mood he sent
to Harry to find out what kind of pitch he would like
Heilmann was unappreciatve. don't want to know
what that - - is going to throw, he told the
senger I can hit him without knowing"
did he?" asked listener.
Got four for five Mike said, and the batting
title from Cobb"
MENTION OF COBB and Helmann reminded Thomas Of
the rest of those suggng oueds Of that time especially
Bob CFat) Fothergil who almost round he
tall. He could hit and the books prove it.
He hung out frozen ropes Tommy said to Mike mean
ing line drives Fat could talk Of nothing but hitting He
studied and talked it like your man Williams
Anyway day he told a story The Red Sox had
pitcher VIC shall call Buster probably because that what
he called He vast greatly talented but the Tigers
never made two hits in off hmthat is, during the
early innings
Il don't know II the story is facua" Thomas said but
Fotherg said that Derots good httes had agree
ment to keep Buster in the game until all of the regulars
had crack at him in order to get the board"
He that bad?" inquired
Buster wasn't good, you might say" Thomas amended.
And Ike seen worse"