Evening star., 1959-06-14
THE BASEBALL
BEAT
Touching All Bases
BY BURTON HAWKINS

CONSPICUOUS ABSENTEE when the Indians moved
into Griffith Stadium Friday night frantic Frank
Lane, their general manager. He remained in Balti-
more trying to make DEAL but checked out of his hotel
at $50 an. yesterday for points unknown. If both
Lane and the equally aggressive Bill Veeck boss of the
White Sox, don't swing deals today tomorrow, they will
have wasted astronomical telephone bills
When the Orioles announced the signing Of Bob Saw
crime, 17-year-od Daren Conn, shortstop, it for
reported bonus of $25000 but that estimate short
by about $50,OOO The Orioles playing down the
price hoping that when they to sign youngsters in the
future the big bonus payments of the past won't hike the
price. The Senators made legitimate offer of $50000
to Saverne and got the hee-haw treatment.
Outfelder Jim PerSal of the Indians made flock Of
friends among the youngsters Friday night when ne stood
in the rain for As minutes towel his head and signed
autographs. When Manager Cookie Lavagetto of the
Senators thinks things going rough he always
recall when they rougher There times when
his Christmas present consisted of an orange.
ROCKY CoLAvITo CLEvELANDS smiling sugger
has to get so to so tickets when the Indians play
in New York. Rocky was born in the Bronx and when
fthe team visits New York he stays with his father, who
drives truck for the Bronx Iron and Steel Corp and his
brother, Dom, who Is in the used car business.
Before Rocky spurged for four consecutive homers
against the Orioles the other night he had smashed only
homer in Baltimores Municipal Stadium toughest
park in the majors for distance hitters Since the Orioles
reoned the American League years ago. Mickey Mantle
leads visiting players with 13 homers at Baltimore the
Senators Roy sievers second with 10 and Bill skowron
is third with nine.
sample of how the Yankees farm system has deteri-
Grated contained in their recall of Outeder jim Pison
from Richmond to fill in for Hank Bauer, out with pulled
leg muscle Pson drafted from the Yankee organ
ization by Milwaukee last winter got only four hits in "a
tries with the Braves and sold back into the Yankees
chain. :. When imported from Richmond he 203
hitter. His major league average is .221.
1t all Baltimore Friday that the Orioles had
landed Seves from the Senators for Pitcher Jack Harsh
man and First Baseman Bob Boyd Without bothering
to check with either team, radio station put the air.
That kind of deal would figure to have Cal Griffith
dangling from the nearest tree.
YOUNG LADY, noticing the crowd around Harveys
Restaurant Thursday asked Carl Sell Of The Star sports
staff the for the Harmon Killebrew is
in there giving autographs" Sell replied. 1t proved to
be answer, for the gal then demanded, who's hep"
An anti-Senators Al-Star team, based batting
ages against them would be Earl Torgeson White Sox $780,
first base; Nellie Fox White Sox AL second base Woody
Held, Indians AGO. shortstop Ed Yos Tigers AGO. third
baSe Bob Nieman, Orioles .458 lefteld; Willie Tasby
Orioles, 342 centerfeld Rocky Colavito Indians 348
righfed and Sherman Lollar White Sox 452, catcher
Friends of Bob Allison in Kansas City and adjacent
Raytown, his home town. will give the Senator'S center
fielder night in Kansas City July %. Sports figures
who considered Toos Shors restaurant their home in New
York will be searching for other quarters next month.
Toots sold out for SIS million and won't be back the
scene for several months His multitude of friends
tossing him party at $25 head at his own eatery
June %.
THE SENATORS LEAD the league in home runs but
they're better than sixth in doubles and triples
The Orioles eighth in doubles, seventh in triples and
seventh in home but their pitching has kept them
the fringe of first place.
That 6foot swah of closely cut grass extending IS
feet down the thrd-base line at Griffith Stadium
dered by Lavagetto when the White Sox invaded
Chicago bunting club, and the Senators field boss
wanted those buns to skip hastily into Third Baseman
Killebrew's paw.
Billy LoeS told the Senators brass he had a arm
when they landed him in deal for Vito Valentinet dur
ing spring training, all of which prompted cancellation Of
the trade Now the Senators could kick themselves for
not keeping him. Sore and ALL LoeS has Az
record and 161 earnedrun average with the orioles.