Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-04
WIN, LOSE OR
DNAV BY FRANCIS sTANN
This Yeor or Never

OLD MAN MAGLIE put out the FIRE in the last inning
against the Orioles he made his debut yesterday In
Yankee uniform But matter the 20 victory the World
Champions still seem to be backing into the American
League pennant.
As these lines are written the Yankees have won
only Of their last 10 games including that one
yesterday II the White Sox deeper and II they had
done better in headohead meetings with New York this
might not be Casey stenges year. 1t still might not be-
but you have to like his chances.
man in shop who roots for the Orioles and
Maryands football team and writes golf on the side
may have summed it up IF they can't beat the Yankees
this year." he sighed, they'll never beat EN-"
1t could be true This must be the weakest Yankee
team In years Leave out Mickey Mantle and stengel has
Just another ball club On the field that is Trouble Is
rivals it. he's got that oher ball club" on the
bench And they are oppOrtunists.
THE YANKEES ARE EDGING near the pennant dur
ing season when their pitcher, Whitley Ford can
show mere three wins to date and Yogi Berra Mr.
Clutch $50 hitter Hank Bauer their good outelder
way on and is Elston Howard and Suitcase Simpson,
obtained in trade for covey of promising young
men plus Billy Martin.
Don Larsen the perfect game pitcher of the IS World
Series isn't any 30game performer Of the deuded
predicted he would become. He isn't potential 20
game pitcher.
In fact. it's very possible the Yankees will win the
pennant without pitcher close to being
much less Larsen. This Of course has happened many
times in the past More than club has lost when three
even four pitchers approached 20 victories EACH
The Yankees this season have demonstrated their
Depth If little else Bob Turey and Bobby Shantz are 10
game winners Tom Sturdivant, with Sal Magies help
now has 10 victories. Johnny Kucks and Al Dtmar have
eight apiece.
FOR ALL OF THEIR WANTED scouting and farm
system or perhaps because of it :. the Yankees
owe deep debt to pitchers who belonged to other
big league clubs Turey and Larsen, for example, came
from the Orioles.
They have 10 games between them Shantz
sore-armed refugee from the old Philadelphia AS and
Kansas City, boosts the total to 90 victories Add Ditmar
with his eight decisions and it's &c.
And now there's Maglie. who doused a threat in
fresh new flannel suit with the traditional Yankee pin
stripes
1t is not unusual for the Yankees to triumph when
the hero in this instance Mantle going 0-for-4 yester-
day falls on his face Sturdvant and Mage picked
up the burden So did few Others Don't overlook not
ever Jerry Coleman He's done his share these few
days, when Casey must have been looking for a rope
THEY DO THAT TO YOU rivals say Of the Yankees
They start season. like this one with Berra on the beam
and Mantle just $3.50 Gil McDougald suddenly becomes
q hero and wins few games
When Gil stops hitting his head Mantle picks up
Ford has been almost worthless but Shantz, southpaw
In the image, takes charge When Shantz slows Turley
becomes a bullpen wizard And so 1t goes.
II might have been interesting In the American
League If deal Matched back in February had been
fulfilled. The White sox desperately wanted Roy severs
who bats In as many or more than Mantle despite
playing for club that doesn't always get very many
runners base.
The Sox wanted Catcher Clint Courtney too and there
Is handy type, whether it's with bat in his hand or
with the breeding Of horse II that Sewers
acquisition could have been made last winter between
Chuck Comskey Of the Sox and Cal Grth Of the sena-
entirely possible that the Yankees would be truly
Ipanicky at this point.
Imagine, Sievers with those homers and runs batted
IN and Courtney batting left-handed and catching,
especially during those weeks sherm Loar was out with
IN injury