Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-05
WIN, LOSE OR
DNAV By FRANCIS sTANN
The PorIous Times

THESE ARE PARLOUS DAYS for both the Yankees
and Dodgers and If anyone says, Its high time he will
not find himself alone If the perennial pennant winners
to prevail again they better sraghten up and fly right
The Yankees have been sad, man-sad. Now it is re-
ported that Hank Bauer and Billy Martin couple
bys are on the block That the New York front office is
somewhat pqued also evidenced when Bauer Martin
Mickey Mantle Whitley Ford and Yogi Berra fined
$1,000 each and Johnny Kucks $500 for their alleged part
in the Copacabana fracas
Elsa Maxwell could have thrown birthday party for
Celebrant Martin and his friends for less money
Now the Dodgers, also failing to play like preseason
choices have been forbidden by Manager Walter Aston
to visit the race track If the Dodgers want to strain their
reading fine print Aston may think they should stick
to box scores, not scratch sheets.
In addition, Aston fit to bench Roy Campanella
and Carl Furio if only briefly and he wants bench
Don thinner if he had inielder Imagine both
Berra and Campanella being benched by June /!
ALONG WITH THE sUBsTANT1ATED story of the
Yankee fines a that General Manager George
Weiss and Casey Stenge the outs Weiss vehemently
denies it CSuch allegations deliberately malicious"
Probably the rumor Stemmed from the $550 in fines,
Sengels record not that OF given to heavily punish
ing his players.
Casey did not fine Don Larsen year ago last spring
when the pitcher wrapped his around light pole in
the wee hours in ST. Petersburg Like Bucky Harris before
him. Casey is has BEEN enent This of course easy
to be when the boys delivering.
Harris especially tolerant Joe DMaggio who
frequented night spots with regularity Once Bucky
why should ~" Harris replied Hes the best PLAYER
in the American League isn't hep"
But when Bucky finished third in his year of
managing the Yankees Weiss promptly him and hired
Casey Since he always wins Stengel would to
even if Weiss were in mood to do it.
1T WILL BE INTERESTING these next couple of weeks
to see what effect if any, the filming will have on the
Yankees If they have disastrous trip there will
be strong temptation to write them of potential
repeaters.
New York sidewalks apparently there is some doubt
as to whether the Yankees do again feature called
the 1nquiring Photographer conducted by Jimmy Jema
may have been revealing the other day
Jemail, who played for Brown in the Rose Bowl of
1916 interviewed half dozen people on the
learned that only two still liked the chances
Three liked the White sox and between the
White Sox and Indians
The two still loyal the Yankees however were con-
dent The Yankees could give players to Wash
ngon and still win said, adding, Washington
would finish second"
1T is HARD TO PREDICT how adversely will affect
ball club The fines plus the threat of trades may the
making or breaking of the Yankees which
for-al between the Yanks and Senators back in 1888
On April Is in Griffith Stadium it may be remembered
Ben Chapman touched of the fracas when he slid
into Second Baseman Buddy Mye objected by taking
poke at the Yankee Both players elected from
game and as Chapman passed the Washington bench
route to the runway Pitcher Earl Whtehil jibed Ben
In moment Chapman and Whitehil were rolling on
the floor of the Senator'S dugou the Yankees some
carrying bats sreamed the to launch mass
attack against the Washington players 1t hedged
riot which police were required to break up
When order restored the game resumed and it
was rout New York swapping the Senator's 16 o. to
move three games ahead of the fourth Washington
club That ought to kill the Senator's" more than one
observer commented. They'll never recover"
Washington the pennant by seven games