Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-24
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The Giants Is Dead


waiting for him when he came out of wrigey Field
Sorry to be late" he apologzed Jack Brickhouse
wanted me to go the air. -
The White sox manager expertly fooled the big
into the traffic stream Ira Hutchinson, the ex-pcher
who manages the Chicago farm team at Lincoln Nebr rode
in the front seat
"You didn't see the club you'll play the World Series"
Hutch said. 1t was more statement than question
NO." replied Lopez, who along with Bill veeck, his
coaching aides and Hutchinson secuted the San Francisco
Giants in their losing s8 battle against the Cubs NO.
he repeated, "the Giants won't be in it."
"They just fell apart" Hutch volunteered
1T happens" Lopez said Anyway, we saw most OF
Bill Rigneys pitchers How many worked for the Giants'
Seven?"
Some of that pitching" Hutchinson unused reminded
me of the Three-Eye League"
THE TRAFFIC TANNED UP and Lopez, already late
for victory banquet downtown set his brake and waited
patiently.
You're practically the mayor of Chicago now" Hutch
joked why not hop the curb and take short cut
the grass? 1t can't cost you than few series
tickets"
I'm oversubscribed already" Al laughed "I certainly
couldn't afford it."
when you won the pennant in Cleveland in 1854"
Lopez asked you won Ill games You clinched 1t
now in tougher with 80 wins Is there derence?"
We'll when you win Ill games that means you don't
have slump. But very late in a. could sense the
Indians going back little Bit like lul before slump.
Sure enough had it in the series Never game"
And this year p Prompting.
WELL think we'll do better in the series We've just
had Sumping period. 1t wasn't much not hitting
hitting right at somebody We stopped getting the breaks
the bloopers that had been falling safe BY the time
the series opens, hope well be back to normal"
OVER THE RADIO commentator was talking of
Joe Gordons being signed to two-year contract
with Cleveland 81 heard it at the park" AL said land
at first thought maybe somebody kidding"
you think the Cleveland board directors pushed
Frank Lane into t?" Hutchinson asked
Lopez shrugged. "All know is that after we won in
Cleveland Tuesday night to our clubhouse
and congratulated He told that right after the
game Lane handed him his release.
Il asked Joe what he was going to do. He said: Go
home, guess. No. I'll to Chicago for the series
first
Now he's signed. I'm glad Joe's real nice guy, and
he did very good job You know Lanes not bad fellow.
He just gets excited
Gordon must have got big thrill in Cleveland when
he to home plate to bring the lineup the other
night The crowd gave him standing ovation He rated it,
NOW THAT, SAN FRANCISCO is about out Of IT,"
asked Lopez other passenger (which of the other clubs
do you like? Do you have any preference far
series. opponent is concerned?"
mo, to the second question. And can't the
first very well because don't know those teams.
haven't seen the Dodgers and only the Braves
in spring training"
Are you going to scout 'em all? Personally mean?"
Eyes," Lopez replied 1--WE already told Tony Cuccinelo
to handle club in the Detroit series I'll probably
catch the Dodgers when they play the Cubs here and
go to Milwaukee, too"
Getting back to your clncher," asked the other,
"why did you play Jim Lands at the end? Was his bad
leg well enough?"
Jim wanted to catch fly ball in the deciding game"
AL said $50 put him in Unfortunately, he didn't have
fielding chance, but he played. Jims good boy He's
going to be a great balplayer"
The two passengers exchanged gances that spoke
words Not many managers would yield to sentiment In
such tight. go-for-broke game
AS AL ARRIVED AT his destination and parked, the
second passenger sad II nearly everybody has asked
about your pitching plans for the series"
"Thats right" he answered, "and told them I'd wait
few days before making an announcement. But you
know who's going to open, don't you?"
early Wynn" 1t was hardly reckless guess.
Sure" Lopez said. "Ive got to 60 with Wynn and
Bob Shaw first Early wasn't really sharp against Cleve
land. He trying to throw everything too hard But
blame myself Wynn had six days Of rest and that
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