Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-04
BASEB AL
BEA 7
Bonanza for Joe Judqe
BY BURTON HAWKINS

better investments have the Judge
sheled out in l947 to the Baseball Pension Fund 1t
his last in the majors and that's all the former
Senators coach paid AS 2O-year man in the game
the 63yearold exrs basenan will start receiving $50
month for life in April.
The Senators Melted s 900 last year on their
operation. They received $4,000 for radio and ele
vision rights and S5500O income the Redskins
The small margin of profit is blow to the United Givers
Fund since the club contributes per cent of its net to that
charity.
The fact that c. Leo De Orsey would
be made members of of Directors
known Gabriel Murphy several days in advance of the
stockholders meeting, which he resigned his $4,000
post treasurer The old Board of Directors which
included Murphy Endorsed expansion of the board to take in
De OrSey and Jacobsen.
President Joe Haynes is baffled that he escaped
mention in Murphys scathng resignation statement which
took pot shots at all other members of the old board
Chuck Comskey sudous speech in the joint meeting of the
majors Saturday when he player representatives
why the wouldn't approve their request for $1,000
minimum salary, elevated him in the estimation of other
executives.
IF PRESIDENT EISENHOWER needs advice how to
make his opening game pitch, an expert will be available
Bob Teller will attend the Senators opener in pro-
motonal capacity for Moorola - Teller also employed by
the Wilson Sporting Goods firm, make fortune full
filling all the s300-a-Speech offers coming his way
Most baseball people suffer smingy when sharp satire
aimed in their direction at the New York Baseball Writers
dinner the 34h of which held last night at the Waldorf
with 1,4oO attending at s25 plate Mickey Cochrane
difficulties with base-steang Pepper Martin lampooned
Another who became mffed was Col Jake Rupert late
owner OF the Yankeef Luke Barnett, phony waiter
planted Sveware in RupperS tuxedo and loudly berated
him for stealing Rupert didn't think it funny.
On another OCCASION Herbert Lehman then Governor of
New York msnformed about the nature of the dinner
and rambed and about the gorie of track and field
athletes
fellow who used to dish it out from the stage at the
dinners takes the barbs the head table.
Ford Frck former sports writer, big hit minstrel
man in the show years ago. Now baseball commits
soner, he's target.
MANY OF THE YANKEES are fabbergasted at some of
Casey Senges but First Baseman Joe Collins admits
that he just watches in when the master
minds learned years not to question his strategy
Collins says.
He stuck in the lineup on Western trip year"
Joe recalled I'VE started in Cleveland and hit 500 for
the shifted to Chicago hit 500 there. We
went to St Louis and hit 800 there in the hottest
streak of my life
I'VE got to Detroit took batting practice before the
series opener then went to first base for fielding practice
After that over slipped into the dugout to take look
at the lineup card to where hitting. wasn't
Johnny Mze replacing
Mze finishing at first base in fielding practice didn't
believe when told him he playing But he played
He hit three home and missed fourth by feet At
the time learned of the lineup ready to blow
my stack but wasn't in any position to challenge Casey
I'm glad didn't. How do you second guess three home
runS?"
AL SCHACHT, FORMER Washington pitcher who found
his niche comedian COACH recently rejected 100000
offer for his restaurant building He paid $4,000 for It,
disposed of the mortgage in year his restaurant caught
big right from the start and crosses 100000 year
About IL per cent of that finds its way into AIS bullying
bank account.
Schacht still seams when he recalls how Ty Cobb bam
boozled him in of the games that AL pitched
perbly we were tied H. when Cobb beat out chopper
Schacht said When Ty first base he pulled up
grabbed his leg and cussed something fierce Hughey
nings called for pinch but Ty, lmping all the
place, wouldn't let the guy replace him. say to myself
Good don't have to watch Cobb He isn't going to steal
He took of the first pitch and stole second base standing
DOME Bush singled and Cobb scored to beat That kinda
shook my faith in people for while"