Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-04
WIN, LOSE OR
tDRAW By FRANCIS s1AAu
One Who Did Trade Himself

Indians which he BOSSES training Arizona General
Manager Frank Lane has been staying about far away
possible He has been fitting from baseball camp
to another in Florida always eager to swing trade.
That's the only way to operate" Trader Lane in
sStS IF don't ballpayers around according to
your needs, first thing know you've got rundown
franchise"
Which recalls story Leo Ward travelling secretary
Of the ST. Louis Cardinals telling when Lane traded
Red Schoendenst from the Cardinals to the Giants" Leo
said Red took pretty hard Enos Slaughter cried when
the Cards traded him to the Yankees you may remember
but Slaughter cries easily Schoendenst harbored his
bitterness and disappointment
well, Red happened to be sitting tall four
legged stool in hotel after the announcement when
walked into the room He said to me:
T& You know, Leo, day that So-and-So is going
to wind up trading himself. I'll make book on it,
s"Doggone," Ward said, IF Reds prediction didn't
true last fall when Lane traded himself as general
manager of the Cards to general manager of the Inans
y
% BACK TO LANE ..
- 81 traded Early Wynn to the White Sox for no reason
except that Wynn is Al years old now he record book
shows him to be &c., need everyday balplayerS
at Cleveland than Early.
Herb Score is going to be all right He's real good
kid and pro. asked him about his eye and Herb said
WELL don't quite well before hit But
the way look at it, can see well enough and wasn't
hit on the arm ..ss
$.s 1--WE get Score back and we lose Wynn, who had
II defeats last And you know who may fool
lot of people? Bob Lemon. Everybody knew his arm
bad when he only six, but do you know how
bad it was? The surgeon removed about six bones the
size of marbles from his elbow. One was an inch and
half long. don't understand how he combed his hair.
"Ah Lemons another pro! He helps us by just being
on the club He can teach younger pitchers and his
attitude has got to rub off all the players Personality
] think he'll win 10 or IL games for u.s. besides"
AND WHERE DO THE INDIANS after never finishing.
below place in the six years prior to 1857 figure
to wind up this season?
"Id say we'll be third" said of the sixth place
club he has inherited 1T looks like the Yankees again.
but if any club has chance of upsetng them it's Detroit
"And the White Sox?" Lane was asked.
I'm my opinion they gave away too much attack in
Dolby and Minoso After ALL they drove home 1872 runs
!. and Dolby had bad, unlucky year.
& "It's going to be battle for third place among
Cleveland Chicago Boston and Baltimore don't think
we have to worry much about Kansas City and Wash
ngton, although certain given days those clubs viii
beat you too.
But they're not rst-division calber let's face it,"
Lane summed up kansas City may have improved some
due to trades don't know whether Washington will be
better not don't know much about the new center
fielder Albie Pearson, except that understand he's
better than green hand with golf club"
****
AS HE DID EARLIER for the White sox, Lane did
bang up job the Cardinals The natural question
was why did you really leave ST. Louis"
Frank replied, or so it is suspected, by speaking
q parable.
81 see where Stan Musial signed his contract for
100000" he said "e only asked for 100000 No wonder
he has expressed himself as being satisfied
ut happens that my secretary in ST. Louis
wondrousy efficient lady. Fans don't know how i'm
portanty of the behindthe sceneS workers figure
in the baseball scene She remarkably efficient
that recommended a $30-a-month raise and sent my
recommendation to Mr. Richard Meyer, executive vice
president.
Now the Cards owned by wealthy. people. Mr.
Meyer is one. Back answer I'VE cannot
approve more than $20-a-month increase in salary
for our employees. sent back memo advising Mr..
Meyer to deduct the dfherence-$l2O for year-out
of my salary. &a "a
Nov could get raise of almost any reasonable
amount for ballpayer and question ever was raised
When 1 tried to get for outstanding secretary
who works to augment her husbands income, was
turned down Then Musial asks for 100000 and he is
surprised when the Cards give him 100000.
IT don't begrudge Musal anything, He is great
ballpayer and if an extra 10000 is dropped into his
lap-hne! In the secretarial field, my empoye was Just
as good as Stan is at playing ball. But lousy $l2O
year seemed to be too much"
End of parable.