Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-20
THE BASEBALL
BEA 7
nubrAkI nAAIHIkIe
Headaches for Horridue
BY BURTON HAWKINS


the top where Casey Senge annoyed by the suffering
of supposedly exquisitey tuned machine in the middle
where several prophets attempting to digest un-
paatabe preseason quotes and at the bottom where
grumbling is expected
It's possible that there will be no smiles in Will
Harridges house when the expires Stengel is
disturbed at the moment because his Yankees haven't
been annhilatng everybody in sight They don't figure
to blow their formidable lead but Casey would prefer
some assurance that they'll enter the World Series with
more zip than has been displayed recently
To guard against complacency, Stengel ordered his
proud athletes to spend their of-day Monday throwing
and hitting baSeballS. There Tuning, beyond the
range of Caseys radar at being subjected to such in
dgnities.
stengel had saying all along that this isn't one
OF the great Yankee teams Seemingly as to prove it,
his club has lost of IL games including the last
four straight The White Sox chewed of the fat off
the Yankees still stable advantage by winning six
straight While Casey didn't push the panic button he
thought it might be advisable to take corrective
on Monday.
CASEY COULD ENTER the World Series unhappy
about his prospects, but he'll get sympathy from the
pots Of less fortunate entries below him. AL Lopez for
instance could be eated by the recent rise of his White
Sox butthe joy must be restrained.
Back in April, Lopez was saying "Ths is going to be
the year weIi win the pennant We're much improved
last season. and almost beat the Yankees last
year" That was mid-April BY April 80, the Yankees
were in their familiar station atop the league and the
White Sox in last place. five and half games back
By<that time Lopez beginning to have msgivings.
Along about that time. too Jack Tighe of the Tigers
saying, Were Is per cent stronger We've got a
better catcher who won't hit much but he knows how to
handle pitchers. This season I'll have some bench
strength. feel have solid team and that can
give the Yankees for the money"
Tighe long since has departed. So, too, has that
catcher he talking about what with Jim Hogan
switching to the Phiies Bill Norman took and for
10 days had the Tigers behaving ferociously But the
Snarling has ceased and things normal again.
Il FEEL THE ENTIRE league has closed ground the
Yankees to make this tighter than ST." said Mike
Higgins, who steers the Red sox back there in April
We're the most improved team in the league with more
balance all around"
Bostons improvement hasn't been discernble The Red
Sox finished games the 500 mark last and
confronted with uphill struggle to do as well this
year.
Cleveland was supposed to rise above its sixth-place
finish but the loss of Vic Werz because of broken ankle
and Herb Score due to an inflamed elbow made the
Indians meeker than expected.
Failure of Ceveland citizens to become aroused about
their ball club figured in the dismissal of Bobby Bragan
The arrival of Gordon hasn't Spurred the team to
astonishing conduct and there's talk that the Indians
could beat the Senators to Minneapolis.
KANSAS CITYS HARRY Craft set his goal at
achieving victories II than last He could
realize that modest ambition but he's far short of the
goal at the moment and the Athletics meanwhile have
been skidding precarously close to the cellar.
Cookie Lavagetto said, during expansive moment in
April We're coming out of the cellar" Cookie might
make and he does Christmas will arrive early for him
But signed for next year. too and when he looks at
the Senators holdings in the minor leagues he isn't
inclined to whoop
Looking to 1885, Lavagetto peers into triple-A ranks
there views only two Washington-owned players both
woefuly shy of major league standards. He Chat
tanooga cluttered with too many players who have
had it,
Seems all of Harridge's chilun got troubles.