Evening star., 1960-01-15
WIN, LOSE OR
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How Many Casey StenqeIs?'

ACCORDING TO THE DISPATCHES Mickey Mantle
is inclined to think that he due for cut in salary
IN 1850 This is a broad admission that 285 batting
wasn't much for the Oklahoma Kid and you don't hear
of it happening very often
It's Just possible too, that Mantle may have been
wondering of late he is considered as indispensable
by the Yankees as formerly The Mantle 1859 was far
cry from the exciting young who led the American
League IN batting with 1853 in 1885, and who followed
up with a 1865 season in ST.
Since those two big years, Mickey has seen the
Yankees rid themselves of supposedly unexpendabe
oallplayers, chiefly to Kansas City. His buddy Billy
Martini went in hurry after the Copacabana incident
Hank Bauer who also was involved in that shindig
is gone too Don Larsen is another to be shifted by the
Yankees
MANTLE WAS GIVEN warning Just about
year ago by Prof Charles Dillon Stenge the Yankees
manager While it was true that the Yankees again had
triumphed in the 1858 and had come from behind
in the World Series against the Braves Prof Stengel
was not elated. He thought things coming too
hard.
There are some people on my ball club who can't
tell noon from midnight, Senge-the familiar Casey
commented. I'VE have young men who are so
busy setting up businesses that it is difficult
them think of baseball
Il don't have to mention their names Look at the
ones with the restaurants and the bowling alleys Look
at the one with .304 average which should be $50"
Casey OF course, was taking dead aim at Mantle with
that remark because 3O4 precisely his average in
1853 And, as it happened Mantle opening 1lOunit
motel and thinking of a 32-lane bowling alley since
launched
STENCILS REMARKS year ago were duly reported
and number of Yankees repeatedly were offended Bauer
for instance restaurant in Kansas City Now he
can devote personal attention to it, because that's
where the Yankees traded him. Yogi Berra, something
of a fixture and perhaps bit too old to become
involved in a major deal, is bowling alley owner
There others involved among the Yankees but
when these oseason businessmen against Stenge
last winter, they found that Casey had pretty stout
ally. George Weiss, the general manager back Of
his field boss.
Mantle" he said in effect has this big motel and
is building this big bowling alley How much billing
would Mickey get in plugging those places he wasn't
Yankee?"
MANTLE sLUN1PING to .285 and driving home
rs (he batted in 1870 in So only hurt the
Yankees last season. but the entire American League
At time when Ted Williams seemed to be through and
with Bob Feer gone and Herb Score not making it back
real big, Mantle the hope
Here was guy who hit both wayS-and drive the
ball mile. The Army has excused him grounds of
oSteomyelits but when Mickey is feeling fit he outrun
a deer a balplayer He can do so many things and
yet in the last two years he did little. After the last
campaign he Kansas City bait and Mantle must
have realized it.
all of his speed and his ability to hit from both
sides of the plate Mantle has disappointed experts
With all he's got he ought hit $50 every year" they
say
WELL HE DOESN'T, and returning to the subject
of the critical Prof stengel of the Yankees have
wondered aloud at Casey's of-season activities
THE guys got oil wells and a bank in Glendale"
they complain. HE should talk"
AL Lopez, who usually chaSes stenge but occasionally
beats him. puts it this way:
II don't know how rich Casey is but don't think he
spends much time o-seaSon business He wrote
to me, al, need $4,000 depositer Send money"
The White Sox manager sighed 80 sent it, he said.
After ALL how many Casey STENCILS do run acroSs?"