Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-07
WIN, LOSE OR
'DkAW By FRANCIS srAAA
Man on a Spot

THE FIRING OF MAJOR league managers for 1859
may not stop with Bill Norman of the Tigers and Mike
Higgins of the Red Sox Our operative in Cincinnati reports
That Mayo Smith OF the RedegS is skating thin ce A
of sudden Gabe Paul diSlluSoned informant says
Smith, who was sacked by the Phies early last
son. General Manager PaulS surprise choice to
coed Birdie TebbettS on permanent basis Smith signed
the day after the SO campaign closed and Jimmy Dykes
the interim manager who did WELL sent his way
During spring training in Florida it hazarded here
and elsewhere that Smith spot The fans in Gin
cinnat wanted Dykes to remain and they pretty
emphatic about it in informal poll. Paul had other
ideas. Dykes he felt, little too old
Smith knew he succeeding mighty popular guy
Il only hope Jimmy didn't want the job" Mayo said in
Florida
AT NO TINE THIS SEASON have the Reds really got
off the ground and there is evidence that Paul running
out of patience. Three weeks ago Paul asked if he
contemplated managerial change Gabe shook his head
negatively
"A manager is not our problem" he stated fatty.
But just recently with the Reds in seventh place and
throwing away games If they could afford it, Paul
changed his tune. When the question was put to
him-"Wil you change managerS?"-GabeS reply was
mo comment" This is ominouS sign.
Paul expected big things of the Reds last winter and
last spring you recall Cincinnati had been club of
suggers few years ago. Good hit pitch Yielding to
pressure Paul traded off of his big WALLPAPERS for
pitchers reluctant effort to achieve balance When the
Reds didn't win, Gabe promptly reverted to his first love-
the long ball.
were little thin on pitching" Paul admitted in
March, "but figure to score many runs that we'll
be in most games all the way"
AMONG OTHER DEALS, Cincinnati traded off Don
HOAX hustlng third baseman; Pitcher Harvey Haddix
and Catcher Smokey Burgess They to Pittsburgh in
exchange for Frank Thomas who installed on third
base when all the time he preferred to play the oufed
Thomas will hit 40 home runs for us, Paul chorted
Hell drive across lot than he'll let in at
third base.
So far, Thomas has been resoundng flop His third
basng good, has been worse than Cincinnati
fans feared Biggest blow is that Thomas hasn't hit Just
before the AnStar Game break he had only five hoers
and .228 average.
In frank moment one day in Miami, Smith confessed
that he was apprehensve about the Reds Paul had
remodeed them 1.-THE power there Mayo acknowledged
but don't know what we're going to do for pitching I'm
not used to managing club this Philadelphia it
just the oppostepretty good pitching but power
ONLY THREE TEAMS in the major leagues-the Phil
lies Red and Athletcs-have fewer than the IS
games of the Reds and Paul is thinking this is sorry
record Some of his troops going very well, notably
Johnny Temple, Vada Pnson Frank Robinson and Roy
Mcmillan. In the Al-Star game today Temple the
National Leagues starting second baseman and Prison.
Robinson and Mcmillan runners-up in the voting
Thus Paul. according to the tip feels that weak pitching
is not the only for the collapse of the Reds.
Actually the club that closest to the image Paul
had in mind during the Florida calisthencs is Washing
ton. The Reds got the preseason billing for power but
the Senators have overshadowed Cincinnati and every
other team If Cookie Lavagetto had bit pitching
say one more reliable starter and Dick Hyde effective
he was last year-thereS not much doubt that the
Senators would be in the first division
They still may finish that high. Anyway, of now,
they're doing better than Cncys highly array, and
you'd say that Lavagettos job secure
than Smiths.