Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-13
WIN, LOSE OR
DNAV By FRANCIS srANN


SARASOTA, FLA, MAR 1s-For a club that has
finished in the first division II of the last seasons
the Red Sox are oddly uninsprng The Sox finished 16
games back Of the Yankees in 81 but except for Pete
Runnels from Washington and Leo Kiey brought back
from San Francisco they just about the outfit
Sometimes" remarked touring sports columnist
from Chicago after largely frutless visit here II think
the Red sox Just satisfied to be in the American
League"
Manager Mike Higgins is pleasant person but he
doesn't talk up the Sox like Jack Tghe talks up his Tigers
AL Lopez his White Sox and Casey Stengel his Yankees.
why should make cams?" Higgins asks "Stengel says
he's got another pennant and from what hear the Tigers
already have spent their World Series money.
Lopez according to what read says this is Chcagos
year, and Frank Lane is claiming that Cleveland will
finish second or third. see where Baltimore will finish
in the first division, that leaves Kansas City
Washington and ourselves to fight for sixth place"
Higgins may not be too far wrong, at that because
at this writing his ned suspect again. his cachers
don't hit much and casual follower of baseball
can name better pitching STATS.
TED WILLIAMS AS USUAL is not 100 per cent
physically fit in training camp. my ankle still bothers
me-" Ted said. 81 fishing in some swift water in
Labrador last fall and my foot slipped My ankle twisted
and some bone chips apparently loose something
can't run hard right now"
Williams who is won't to stay in the batting cage
longer than Bostons other regulars surprised onookers
the other day by taking couple Of swipes and calling
out, Next htter!" He holding hand against
the small of his back, as If it bothered him.
Johnny Orlando, clubhouse custodian of the Sox and
long time pal and defender of Williams grinned when
bystander remarked The Thumper's apparent back
trouble His ankle hurt is the Mccoy but amt serious
Orlando supplied There's nothing wrong with his back
That's act"
Winking, Johnny said: There are a lot Of exhibition
games coming and Ted isn't exactly looking forward to
playing in all of them He'll be ready when the big bell
rings"
1t will be Williams in left, Jim PierSall in center and
Jackie Jensen in right usual and therein lies most of
the Red Sox strength There is nothing very formidable
elsewhere.
I'VE MIGHT HAVE little more lefthanded pitching
this year" Higgins said Il might add that we couldn't
have much less Do you realize that we won exactly one
game last year with lefthander going for usP"
You won two games" a Boston writer corrected.
Don't forget Frank Baumanns game
TWO games Higgins conceded. ION May Dean
Stone beat Baltimore Then right at the end of the season.
Baumann beat the Yankees
Baumann is up again after spending most of 81 at
Oklahoma City. We've got three efthanders from San
Francisco Bob Smith was 1910 out there and Jack
Spring was ll-9. And then, Kiely"
Leo Patrick Kelly from Hoboken, N. j. came up to
the Sox as early 1851 He showed some promise then
went into military service He got three more cracks
with Boston and Topped.
'KIELY HAS A STRANGE record, to Judge BY the
books, Mike points out I'm So for San Francisco he
won one game and lost three Last season he won 81
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