Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-10
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We'd Have Taken it AIR
By FRANCIS sTANN

ST. PETERSBURG FLA, FEB. 1O-"But for those
two black weeks in August" Freddie Hutchinson said
with scow, wed have taken it ALL Milwaukee can be
had. We had those guys and let EN- 60"
Hutchinson is the manager of the Cardinals and
resident OF Florida where number Of young men in
St Louis uniforms already fexng their muscles in the
icy winds at Lang Field Disappointed? Damn right
was" Hutch says" We were on top August s."
Wise and cautious people do not Manager Hutch-
son precisely what happened his ball club starting
August The Cards. according to the experts had no
business leading the National League anyway but that
isn't the way Hutch looks at it.
I'VE booted it," he laments. with a fine disregard
Tor Miwaukee's SPAIN, Burdette. Buh Aaron, Logan,
Mathews Schoendienst and the rest, well it's behind
u.s. think we can take the Braves this year."
1T WAS SUCH WEIRD season - 1857 for the
Cardinals On May % they were in sixth place already
eight and onehaf games behind Valid reports indicated
the Cardinals brass ready to write off the campaign
and begin anew. Then Hutchinson made a couple of
changes
He took Ken Boyer of third base and put him in
centerfied Surehanded Eddie Kasko inherited third
base The Cards 81 Of their next 20 and picked up
seven full games in the standings By June 20 they were
in first place.
That's where they were too come August g. Then
the GuSsie Busch boom went bust The Cards dropped
three straight to the Cubs three to the Braves
then three more again to the Cubs Nine in they
blew and when the debacle the Cards were
In second place-eight and one-half games behind
Milwaukee!
Never anything like it," Hutch said shaking
his head During that nine game losing streak scored
exactly 10 runs We made only 81 hits. In game
scored three runs-the mostl"
AND HOW DOES HUTCHINSON propose to prevent
any such happenstance in SO?
Boyer will start in center" Freddie states fatty
He does well out there thinking of moving Alvin
Dark from shortstop to third base and putting Kasko
at short"
Does that mean, perhaps, that Dark is being with
drawn as a key ballplayer?"
Hutch Scowled again. That's silly" he said Dark
Is the glue that held together last year. He was
big guy-Dark and Stan Musial Listen. Dark made
real top-fight second baseman of Don Basingame
From the stands you don't notice, but from the bench
you could see BlaSingame get little better each day
because Dark was working with him helping him"
Basingame the only Cardinal who played all
l54 games last year and next to Stan Musia he was
on base the most. This made ST. Louis fans ready
to forgive Frank Lane then general manager for trading
Red Schoendienst
mo, THE REASON for switching Dark is because
he is step sower-and he admits t-than he used to
be-" Freddie explained. 81 think he play third base
for few years and that Kasko will make good short
stop. Wen Just experiment down here"
How about those Mcdaniel kids?" he was asked.
Hutchs face broke into smile "Lindy-he's the
older brother-is real good pitcher He won is and
proved that he's solid starter Indy Mcdaniel is all
of 81 years.
What about the kd-Von?"
Hes going to make pitcher" Hutch said. were
having him with early to work him." Won Mcdaniel
is 49,
"You mean he's not ready?" Hutchinson was asked.
II wouldn't say that" Freddie grunted after all,
the kid came right out of high school and won four
In for One one-hitter, another two-hitter.
He won seven all told, and it all gravy
ITS Just that he needs little polish here and there
Wen be most happy to give it to him."