Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-10
WIN, LOSE OR
DNAW By FRANCIS sTANN
The Genius Plays II STRAIGHT

ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. Mar 1910 double talk or
not 70 douoe-tak is to Casey stengel merely matter
MOOD no more complex than twisting one faucet handle for
cold water and the other for hot On one subjec-Yog
Berrathe gnarled shepherd of the Yankees was playing
1t straight this day Y
You know" Casey unused on the New York bench,
I'm surprised at all the publicity about Berra playing
1rst base Maybe said something about it during the
winter but all anybody had to remember that we've
got Bill Skowron this bali club And what's the mat
ter with Showroom"
Then you mere kidding" visitor stated But what
about all this talk of Elson Howard being the Yankees
No. catcher instead of Yogi?"
Stengel thoughtfuly regarded Berra, who was warm
ing up virgil Trucks few feet away Although Trucks was
throwing knucklers Yogi was handling them az
as man flicking ashes off cigar
This Is a different ball club from most . from any
ever managed" Casey explained ION this club rye got
TO build from my catchers How many times have you
ever heard Of anything like it?"
YOGI IS A VERY GOOD catcher and so is Howard.
Well now, any way you look at the Yankees those two
fellows are among the top 10 men the club So that
means I'm going to put my best team the field Yogi
and Howard have to be in the lineup.
Now, day I'll catch Berra because I've got reasons
Then I'll probably play Howard in outheld The next day
III catch Howard and play Berra in the outhed Now
know they're not great oueder but for catcher they
run pretty good and both were good enough TO play the
outfield in World Series The main thing is I'VE got
to have those two bats in the lineup"
when you alternate behind the plate" man asked
uOeS pCcner enLer INTO the picture? mean what
II pitcher prefers Berra Howard vice versa?"
That's not big thing" Casey said Yogi and Howard
are both good catcherS Bill Dickey developed both Of
them. No. lot depends the park we're playing in
the sun field who's pitching against us .
Matter Of fact pitchers like to with Darrell
Johnson our other catcher, only he don't play much"
NOT VERY OFTEN DOES Stengel lower his screen
Of popularity and lay aside his doubealk when speaks
OF his club However, he did suggest that victory
the Yankees too often compared unfavoraby with
some Of the Bronx teams Of the past.
Everybody asks me If I'm weak in leftfeld" Casey
complained Il say that I'm all right out there can
play the fellow Norm Seibern) who did good job
last season. except for little fielding trouble in the World
Series
1.-THE trouble is that people remember the great out
field of Babe Ruth. Earl Combs and Bob Meuse Well,
we can't match that outeld Then they talk about the
other great outheld-DMaggo Charlie Keller and Tommy
Heinrich
I'VE haven't got the power of those outieds so we've
got to win on pitching and defense And that's how we've
been doing it, because when you have Gil McDougad
who play anywhere in the nfled, and Andy Carey
and that little Bobby Richardson you have young
men who very good defense which is what they
get paid for doing"
THE YOUNG YANKEES, after their last batting prac-
tce lick to first base and from base to base
succeeding hitters to the plate Stenge scker
for smart base-runnng.
mot stealing" Casey emphasized because that is
lost art But when don't get smart base running, the
fellow who don't run good hears about It,"
Stengel revealed that he almost played for Wash
ngton in the distant past and didn't because he goofed
the bases Il playing in the Southern Association
and Mike Canoe I'll forget him scout
ing for Washington got six for six that day, but
say:
"wel, now, that bag amt gonna move, I'll Just
steal for Mr. Cahoe And so don't watch the pitcher
and don't watch where the batter hits the ball and get
doubled up twice on line drives
THAT night Mr.. Cahoe went back to Washington
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