Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-02
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:. MIAMI Mar Early Wynn as nice guy as you'd
want to meet of the field in his advancing is s the
tough dedog the meat-ax competitor On
he first day practice by the White sox in Tampa
Lopez asked batting practice volunteers Wynns
handwas raised first, and eventually young Jim LandiS
who may be the No. centereder to bat He pulled
drive to left and sprayed to right And then he drove
ball back toward the box somewhat to side OF Wynn
Young Lands dug in for the next pitch but he
quickly nloosened It fast ball that nearly clipped
on his left foot ankehigh, but with the reexes Of youth
Lands fell away Catcher Les Moss Scooped the ball
Rookie-fashon, Lands asked Moss: What happened?
Did that pitch get away from Wynn" NO." snarled the
big Indian pitcher who had overheard Just that those
line drives back to the box don't get from you either
Before he's faced big league pitcher, Albie
Pearson of the Senators already in demand In
uental promoters of both the Tampa and st. Peters,
burg golf tournaments this week tried in vain to lure
Pearson, winner Of Mams National Baseball Golf Tourna-
ment To their distress the little guy preferred to report to
the Senators in Orlando With wife and family the little
Californian properly figured that silver dish
wouldn't be edible, but that rst-sring outede for
Washington there will be hot biscuits and butter.
YOU ARE A REAL fan if you can name the manager
among the l6 present shippers with the best wonandlos
percentage No. he isn't Casey Senge despite his
at New York with eight pennants land second) in
nine years The winner is AL Lopez with 612 percent
agegood for six secondpace finishes and single first
The gimmck is that Senge no bowling success at
Boston and Brooklyn in the National League (where
no ball Players and his overall percentage $50 Casey
gers C59D is.
All of which recalls the widowed anecdote verified in
all respectS-of the time Stenge manager of the hap
less, unamened Braves struck by truck in Boston
and suffered broken leg 81" the driver had done
complete job" embttered Boston columnist wrote in
effect I'D have voted him award for the year. Thus
Is future genius often maligned.
THE SPORTING NEWS QUOTES Willie Mays as saying
the incredible catch he made on Vic Wertz in the eighth
md World Series nf was
merely his most pubczed fielding achievement Willie says
he made better play in the game ION the fly
ball by Wertz" Willie is quoted 81 either caught it
didn't But in the 10th inning, Wertz doubled and had to
do some fast thinking In the 10th inning you don't want
anybody third base with out had to take big
chance Of cutting that ball off instead of playing it off
the wall so could hold Wertz to second You know what
would have happened If missed that ball by inch
wertz would have been all the way home Anyway, it
the tough play of that game for my money"
strike by bakers of Cuban bread has deprived gour-
NETS the Cincinnati and Chicago ball clubs in Tampa
of their favorte between decacythe Cuban sand
wch Rival public relations men of both American and
National League clubs in Florida we'll baseball cor
respondents. unanimously agree the Washington Clubs
press radio and Tv guide is the finest and most complete
Of any in the industry Herb Heft may take bow Luke
Applng the old shortstop of the White Sox running
boys baseball camp cages 915 incusve at Fort Pierce
Fla with accommodations for parents Casey Stengel
the wordmangler blamed Flordas cold weather that
Judnich" He must have had the ex-bg Lacquer, Walt
Judnich, on his mind Casey meant Sputnick
GOING BACK OVER his long years as star catcher of
the Indians Jim Hegan Of the Tigers tells of Incl
dent when he was catching Satche Paige sgnaled for
fast ball but Satch-you remember how he used to bend
and stare at the catcher when he took sgnP-jus
held his position Then called for curve and the same
thing happened So walked out to the box and said Satch
I've called for the only two pitches you throw What's
the matterT got gas Big Catch, Paige said. Then he
gave big burp I'm okay now, he told me. And he
Adoph Rupp, Kentucky's famous basketball coach,
isn't always easy to understand but he recently made
reasonable observations when basketball coach yels
instructions from the sdene he is considered the
Of sportsmen But when college baseball coach flashes
sign instructng to steal base and the runner
succeeds that coach genius Also: "If basketball off,
Gals did as major league umpres do in the spring. and
work the preseason scrimmages their would be i'm
E'''d and everybody would be l'''''''