Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-13
WIN, LOSE OR
DRAW F., FRANCE, ,rA~~
Not Necessarily a Big Man

EASILY THE BEST RECENT TEAM ef1ort-call it a team
comeback effort you likes the by Birdie Tebbetts
Redlegs Cincinnati off to the worst start in either major
league. The Reds the misfortune be playing the
Braves nearly every day or night and Milwaukee very
deep in pitching.
So the Braves won six straight from the Reds
In the National League cellar result On of ALL Ted
Kuszewskis back trouble returned and he couldn't play
after the He not play at all during the rest OF
the having agreed further dagnosc studies this
week Does that kill the Reds chances of winning the
pennart?
Not at ALL" Psychologist Tebbetts land he really maored
at psychology in college, says tell you what hap
pened he said during the Reds invasion of Brooklyn He
told Jimmy Cannon, who passes some of it along.
There's tendency for all teams to rely Big Guy
The Cardinals say they're all right Stan Musial hitting
e The Dodgers If Duke Snider is rolling the Giants
IL Willie Mays is sharp The Braves If Aaron is hot"
That's lot of hokum, Tebbetts is thinking Once his
Reds realized Kluszewsk-Mr Muscles-woudnt be of
much help-they got back in the race in hurry.
BIRDIE WAS TALKING about one year when he was
catching for Ted williams got hurt" he
membered Without Ted 6 out of II When he
back there letdown Did that mean that Williams
isn't good for the sox? Nothing Of the sort.
what happened that the rest of thought to
selves Well the Big Man back he'll do it for When he
can't do It, you're lost.
I'VE lost Ku right Off Ted wasn't right in spring train
ing and championship convinced Klu and every
body that he needed medical treatment We got on
to terrible start then suddenly players began to
realize they'd to do little bit better. They'd have to
share the responsibility.
That's what they've been doing the shock Of losing
sKluszewsk realized Temple Mcmillan Bell Frank Rob-
nson they've all been winning or saving games for us
Big Ku has muscles Birdie seemed to be trying
TO that perhaps he not only inundated opposing pitch
but his teammates He 800 hitter and maybe
40 of those hits will be home although Teds
swing is fiat and most Of the times line drives on
his bat, not those long windswept lofts
WHEN LEO DURoCHER CAME into town not long ago
National Broadcasng Co executive, he happened to
mention that Cincinnati not his choice to win the
pennan At that time Leo didn't know but that
Kiu merely had crick in his back.
Il don't like the Reds because the Big Guy lousy
fielder" said at press shindig He doesn't any
ground at first base and when he's base he clogs 1t all
up I'm not too high the other guy referring to George
Grove understudy to Ku at the time.
Tebbetts played pretty cute He took Frank Robinson
whose chemically bum throwing was hurting, out Of
lefed. He put Robinson who played first base In the
minors the bag He mprovsed in the outfed and 1t looks
as If he's doing all right If he has to write on Ku
for the year.
THE guys are playing Tebbetts says "just like Klus-
zewskis the batting order card Of every one
write up"
KLUszEwsKI PLAYED THE IS season in pain
and still hit 3O2 and drove lO2 with IS homers
The four previous better He drove home 4l
in 1854, for example and had Al homers.
Tebbetts talks up storm about his athletes Temple
Mcmillan, Bailey, Burgess Post, Bell and pitching stan
that still considered suspect It is the notion Of Frank
Lane general manager Of the Cardinals that than
Brides big and little demons, including Kluszewsk, the
secret to Cncnnat last year and so far this cam
pagn lies in one man-Tebbetts himself.
Birdie is born man." Lane saying in ST.
Petersburg morning last March II don't know that
degree is psychology he got from Providence College had
anything to do with It, Probably not.
What that muhin-faced guy does is convince his guys
they the best He's got Mcmillan and Temple sold that
they're the best shortsop base combination He tells
Bailey and Burgess they the best cachers any
single club and maybe they come TO think Of It,
Mostly he tells his pitchers they're winners con
artist, that's Tebbetts His guys believe 1t all"
Frantic frankie paused, then asked II Tebbetts
technique was bad.
a. Hell he's best manager In the National League
Lane said, as n asked stupid question.