Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-04
WIN, LOSE OR
By FRANCIS srANN
OF This and That

LOS ANGELES, OCT. Minneapolis ana Boston
writer's covering the World Series not surprised at
the that Cal Griffith was readying for move to
the Minnesota city. Minneapolis farm team for the
Red Sox had loaded with talent but Boston either
brought up outstanding players sold them They've
been stripping the Minneapolis club most of the summer
indicating that the newest overture to Griffith was
premeditated.
Mickey Vernon released by the Braves and realizing
his playing days may be over, admits that he hopes he
can land managerial job Until Cookie Lavagetto
resigned Vernon looking half-expectantly toward
Washington When Georgia newsmen here asked
Calvin Griffith earlier in the week If he might be in
terested in moving the Senators to Atlanta, where
75OOOseat stadium is planned they got this reply: II
might be- but don't tell the Washington sports writer's
They'd only make something OF it"
Les Biederman of Pittsburgh president of the Base
ba Writers Association, has pinned down Branch Hickey
concerning records established in the Continental League
swhen and if it gets off the ground.
Suppose" Biederman asked "some veteran from the
american National League who still can hit pretty well
comes into your league and murders bunch OF high
school pitchers? Will you consider batting
home records authentic" Certainly not Hickey
replied 1--WE won't submit any records until we graduate
) to World Series status"
4 ACCORDING TO THE LOCAL rumor foundry, Eddie
Erdeaz will accept the coaching job of the Los Angeles
club of the proposed American Football League Frank
Leah 1t Sald tentatively mas agreed 10 act as general
manager.
Charlie Neal, Dodger second baseman, has surprised
the White Sox with his power Although Neal only weighs
1855 pounds about SO pounds less than Ted Kuszewsk
he has great wrist action.
Height and weight don't make any difference" Neal
says because it's your wrists that do the work. About
the size of ballpayers, Neal puts this There's
for baseball players to get bigger No matter
how much muscle you got you can't hit long balls without
quick wrists Hank Aaron and Ernie Banks don't weigh
much power as anybody needs" The Compton (CalifJ
native also defends small hands for infeder (hs
not large because you can control the glove better
His regret is that he studied ballet dancing
playing second base is like toe dancing than any
thing else"
DR.. Joe Madden, the Washington dental surgeon who
of the best collegiate ghtweghts during his ring
days at Georgetown maintains that it should be manda
tory for every boxer to use custommade mouthpece
plus spare in Sterilized contaner How many times
have you seen a mouthpiece knocked out of boxers
mouth only to have the referee pick it up and throw it
into the wrong into the crowd? DR. Madden
asks IF it isn't found before the rest PERIOD the boxer
resumes without most important piece Of protective
! equipment"
GEORGE (soNNY) HORNE, who died recently at IS,
the good mddeweight who boxed Rocky Graziano at
Une Washington in the late 1940s after the New
York State Athletic Commission had suspended Graziano
for not having reported $4,000 bride offer In trying to
win back his status fighter Rocky TOOK on Horne ana
turned his purse to charity Sonny didn't win that
fight, but he lost only 10 of 121 professional bouts
When Red Faber gave with the sptbal motion, using
his glove shield in throwing out the first series ball
Chicago the old pitcher limiting to Ford Prick that
1t mistake to bar the splitter? Faber like most old
timers thinks that pitchers have been penaized too much
the years. Speaking of old pitchers Clark Griffith
had of the four best percentages in White Sox history
when he was PAT in 1901 Eddie Ccotte 297 in 1919,
and Ed Walsh had incredible 4015 mark in 1908 But
you guess the fourth pitcher? No other than Sandy
IsConsuegra one-me Senator highlander who was 1873
in 1854.
$500.
MAURY WILLS, THE Washington boy who is playing
shortstop for Los Angeles hasn't had really big day in
the series far other ineder has stronger arm
His rifle pegs treat watch yet when he reported to
the Dodgers last June and threw away two balls on his
first two fielding chances Manager Walt Aston was
skepcal of his 81 didn't know what
was doing" Wills now explains.
The newest expression among the ballpayers, after
watching of them perform heroic is WELL he earned
the right shave televson Klu Early Wynn,
: Neal, Chuck Essegan Jim Lands, Johnny Podres and
Larry Sherry belong to the aherup fraternity but
Tony Cuccnelo the coach who sent Sherm Loar to his
killing the plate yesterday may have grow beard