Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-07
WIN, LOSE OR
DNAW By FRANCIS sTANN
Report From the West

JUST BEFORE THE F1orida-based ball clubs began to
shuttle OBVIOUSLY toward home, visitor who carries
lot weight sdsembarked at Tampa from plane from
Arizona of the Cleveland Press undeniaby
the biggest baseball writer in America, wanted quick
look at how the other three-quarters lives.
Four Of the 16 major league teams-Cleveland, San
Francisco, Baltimore and the Chicago Cubs-rained in
Arizona, and that Gibbons beat. Regretfuly, ne
reported sign of pennant winner.
THE Indians can't win it," Gibbons told Al Lopez
old buddy with whom he Travelled for six years before
Lopez became manager Of the White sox. They can't
win it but they give your club some help by beating
the Yankees more often"
How is Herb Scorer" Lopez wanted to know.
"EIe looks great He's throwing bullets even with
q seni-sprained ankle"
us he getting the ball the plae?" Lopez asked
Good control" Gibbons reported
"Ah that's fine" AL said. Il wasn't afraid Score
would be gun-shy after catching McDougalds line drive
in the eye. But afraid that eye injury may have
hurt his control"
BOB LEMON HAS BEEN just $685." Gibbons con-
tinued Rocky Coavito has looked bad, but then he
always looks bad unless he's beating you This kid Billy
Moran looks real good at second base where he'll probably
start but if you go by his Coast League average last
season. he isn't hitter.
Chico Carrasquel shape for change. but Bobby
Avla when he plays third base, looks something like
imagine you'd look there, AL"
Il played third base" Lopez interrupted. II was
pretty good"
Even for a catcher you must have played third base
like Minoso and he can't play anywhere but leftheld
THE DARK HORSE in the outield," Gibbons added,
ais Carroll Hardy. Fastest guy the squad. He's the
Hank Bauer type When he slides into second base the
shortstop is liable to wind up in deep lefed He's been
hitting and fielding, too.
Hes the big, good halfback from Colorado who
played for the Francisco ForyNners in 1855 before
going into the service for two years.
IT remember" Lopez said. Hardy asked the Indians
for permission play of pro football He wanted
a nest egg"
yeah" Gibbons nodded. "and frankie Albert wants
Hardy back again He's called Tucson more than once,
trying to talk Hardy into rejoning the Forty-Niners
How about BALTIMORE" listener inquired
THE times the Orioles they looked pretty bad,
Arizona scout reported Larry Dooy was having all
kinds of leg trouble"
That's the way it was last year." commented Lopez,
who traded Dolby during the winter amid criticism that
he giving up of his big guys Now Dolby has
been snapped to Cleveland.
MAN WANTED to know about the Cubs Are they
hopeless again?
ION paper maybe" Gibbons said "but they murder
the Indians In fact they've been hot in Arizona But
then they usually win big in spring training
"And the Gants?"
Some better I'd say. They've got few gcod-looking
rockies And of course Willie Mays Out in the West
everybody, and that includes our own manager Bobby
Bragan raves about Mays Bragan thinks he's the greatest
ball player In the world
IT try to tell Bragan to wait until he more OF
Mickey Mantle. Then he'll change his mind"
Lopez nodded. I'm Mantle man, myself" Al con-
fessed do everything, and know he's got more
power than Mays"
"That's what tried to tell Bragan" Gibbons said
al what do you suppose Mantle would do If he were
physically sound? Suppose he had Mays legs?"
shudder went through Lopez. Il hate to think
he said Mantle does enough damage as 1t is now. I'd
Just as soon change the subject"