Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-31
WIN, LOSE OR
UkAW By FRANCIS s1ANN
A Desire to Steal

THIS WAS BEFORE the Senators-Yankees game at
Griffith Stadium and in both dugouts they talking of
the White Sox and their bid for the pennant Take away
ChcagoS stolen bases and the White Sox wouldn't be in
the race, George Case saying But they've got the
speed and the nesse and have to like their chances"
George Washington Case last of the Senators great
base stealers Che Swped 81 in 1943 aone visitor to
our town as member of broadcastng crew. Sitting on
his old clubs bench asked Luis Aparcio could
steal as well as he could
That's leading question:" George laughed "Hes
good one Aparicio Those White quick and smart
and they're well managed get sick and tired of hearing
people say Apaco and Lands and Fox throwbackS to
the old days guys who reviving the lost art of
stealing ana taking extra bases.
"HerS bells, base stealing always has been part of
baseball should be- club with bunch of long
hitterS ought to have at least who steal
base The Sox have long hitterS they win without
EN- like to watch Chicago. That's very interesting
club"
IS 81 SEE BY THE PAPERS," George went on, that AL
Lopez lets Aparcio on his Now that's smart.
You can't just sign and be good base Stealer
All the time played for Washington under Bucky Harris
and Ossie Bluege never given sign The only ex-
cepton if there hit-and-run attempt.
II guess Aparco has lot of little tricks knowing
the pecularteS of pitchers stuff like that The hardest
thing to outguess the catcher ptchouts The way
helped myself to always draw throw to first base
from the pitcher Then if he didn't get new sign from
the catcher, knew it wouldn't be pitchout and I'd
likely take off
Nobody in the American League caught on to simple
thing like that until Bill McKechne Joined Cleveland as
coach One day in 1947 Felix Mackiewcz Joined the Wash
ington club from Cleveland He's the one who told me.
George he Said McKechne is on to that business
of drawing throw and then stealing unless the catcher
flashes sign 1t nice to know it meant that
had to devise something else against Cleveland But as
far know McKechne the only one to catch onto
me-"
ENEMY FANS BOO when pitcher makes two or
three throws to first base to keep base anchored
Some do it often But according to Case, most pitchers
hate to come to first base"
"You learn the who hate it and then force them
to make the throw. 1t upsetS of them used to
take bigger lead against the Philadelphia AS when
Frank Hayes catching backing away from the bag.
That because Hayes careless about giving his
signs could his hand and his fingers were balled
up in a fist knew it pitchout.
1T was a snap running against Hayes. If he showed
his fist to the pitcher I'd stay base If he didn't I'd
take off Hayes couldn't throw me out ever, except on
pitchout
ION the other hand, Jimmy Foxx was first baSeman
who never took throw from the pitcher and slapped the
ball on YOU l took big leads when Foxx was playing
%rSt base All he did catch the throw and return IT,
81 know Aparico has bag of tricks of his own but
he'd be damned fool to talk about em until he gets out
of the game"
THE ONE-TIME sPEEDBOY has no patience with ball
players who fast but who won't Nor with little
who try to make with the big swing.
81 guys who really move, but won't" George
sighed Mickey Mantle? No. except him. Mickey has bad
and he gets hurt the Yankees lose all those
batted in The way it, Nantes not playing up to
his potential because he's got too many outside affairs
on his mind You can't tell that fellow with $3.50
900 invested in big bowling alley motel eat
sleep and think baseball Nantes not the only one
Case has great admiration for such as Red Schoen-
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