Evening star., 1960-12-15
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So Little for So Much

BOSTON DEC is, g TWO men, heayy-lidded from lack
of sleep and with authority to spend Sal million each OF
somebody elses money watched the spinning coin tossed
by Joe Cronin, American League president 7s
This is for the first choice Of the pitchers" Crontn
had announced 4.,sS2s ~ ss 's
"Heads!" called out Fred Haney representing the
Los Angeles club
Heads It isl" Cronin said reading the fallen coin
I'VE take Grba Of the Yankees" Haney said &
I'VE take Shantz OF the Yankees" called out Ed
Doherty Of the Washington club. rs se
And so went the precedent setting morning when
the American League concluded It's expansion to 10
by stocking washington and Los Angeles from among
120 expendables listed by the eight established clubs
Four times the coin tossed to determine first pick
in the four pitching catching neld and out-
field Doherty lost all except toss yet who Is there to
say at this time that the Senators Jared worse?
OF THE PITCHERS WHO had records in the majors
last season the Senators group shantz Dave sisler
Johnny Kppstein Pete Burnside. Carl Matthias, Rudy
Hernandez Hal Woodeshick Dick Donovan Tom Sturdvant
won total of Al games The Angels pitchers o.
If Washington took licking anywhere it says here
1t was In the ined The Angels inelders notably Ted
Kluszewsk Ken Aspromoute, Eddie Yost and Ken Hamn
toaled IS home and 1913 batted in the majors
last season to 10 homers and mere IS RBIs for Wash
ingtons ned, ostensiby headed up by Dale Long and
Coot Veal. - .#@
I'VE wound UP with d pretty fair outhed, though"
Doherty pointed out I like the idea Of Willie Tasby in
center Gene Woodng in left and Marty Keough in right
I'm glad able to buy this kid Joe Hicks from the
White Sox. He could very well win job"
II there is any strong department on the Senator'S
roster as 1t now stands it must be agreed is the OUT
field As against total of IS honers and SO RIBS for the
Los Angeles picks Washingtons hit % and
drove In 121 runs.
IN THE WAKE OF the morning picks, Doherty was
consolng himself for having extra which
of the clubs would rank No 10 In the league. This
worth winning" Eddie said, because wen
get the first crack at any and all players put
list That Is until 80 days after the opening of the
This could that for $25oOo could pick up player
good better than most of the we bought
$75,000" 80 EE s&
Haney who had first pick of the catchers tapped Ed
Sadowsd Of the Red sox He would have been Washing
tons pick too but Doherty settled for Pete Daley from the
Kansas City Athletics The tip was out that winding up
with Washington fine with the catcher He had been
one OF Doerys boys at Louisville when Ed president
of the American Association club.
The two new catching departments almost were
Standof far offense concerned In the majors
last Daley and Dutch Dotterer also from Kansas
City, hit home and had SO RIBS The Angels
backstops Sadowski and Red Wilson, had ve hoers and
AZ runs knocked across. tS
IT WOULD BE RIDICULOUS perhaps to compare
the Senators and Angels with most of the eight established
clubs barring Kansas City and maybe Boston The solid
starting pitchers, the ineld and the catchers simply
aren't there, at least on paper.
It would be unfair too to compare the Senators
now "a strong counting minor league purchases and free
agent Danny o'Connell with the late but unlamentec
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