Evening star., 1960-03-18
WIN, LOSE OR
HNAV By FRANCIS sTANN
Todoy's Greatest Hitter

greatest
baseball today, according to Charles Walter Dresser
should be known by every schooboy and even by Buzz
Bavas vice president of the Los Angeles Dodgers and
Chuck's exboss. Hes got be Hank Aaron" Dresser
says in praise of his Milwaukee Braves ace aaron can
hit 400 told him So"
Aaron already ranks next to Stan Musial in the
National League the hitter with the highest career
average 323 Last the rangy Negro from Alabama
topped the MI for the second time with 1885, although
he is only 26 years old That is tidy mark but 400
has been unattanable in the majors since Ted williams
.4O6 nearly 10 years ago.
fHow does Aaron add As more points to his aver
age?" Dresser was asked
by not swinging at anything except strikes" Dresser
replied II told him not to change his swing couldn't
improve that swing" he added modestly but told him.
You wait for your pitch and you'll bat .40O'
II didn't know it at the time but understand that
Rogers Hornsby said the thing about last
season"
SPEAKING OF LAST season." Dresser was asked,
didn't you rate Willie Mays the best baplayer in the
National Lacquer" Dresser you will remember, a
coach for the Dodgers in SO.
Yeah, said Mays the best balplayer, but also
said that Aaron the best hitter Willie is a good
hitter, toe. but ="
But what?"
But he could be better. I could help Mays If he was
on my club" Dresser himself hit 800 in his
playing days but such minor matters bother him
Dressen'S admiration for Aaron apparently is bound
less He doesn't look strong, maybe because he's sort
of srngy but he's got the best wrists baseball Chuck
points out He hit for 400 total bases last year Who
did that in the National League? Nobody since Musal
dozen years ago."
with a verbal needle interrupted. would
Bava with you?" he asked Dressen running feud
with Buzzie, since he left the Dodgers is the National
Leagues the Casey stenge rhubarb
in the American.
"I DON'T KNOW what Buzzie would say" Dresser
answered But I'll tell you this much If to send
word to Bavas that I'd trade for Snder Repusk
Moon and Fairly, he'd jump out of high window without
parachute in order to sign an agreement"
When Dresser first to Florida last month he
was quoted-accurately he admts-that the San Fran
cisco Giants weakened their bench by winter trades in
order to obtain Pitchers Billy ODe and Billy Loes from
the Baltimore Orioles. Does that still hod9
Yeah but still think the Giants the club to
beat" Chuck said "The Giants had to have pitching
ODel will be of their starters. He'll take Of
the pressure off Sam Jones' Johnny Antonen and the
others Loes, don't know had Billy when
aging Brooklyn. He skinny kid kind of screwba.
They tell that he's fat.
"I1l tell you the Giants still must be hurting for
pitchers they'll take that zuvernk who used to be in
the American League, a trial basis for 80 days"
1T is DRESsENs notion that San Francisco Los
Angeles and Cincinnati will give his Milwaukee club
for the money We're going to have to see what
Cal McLsh will do in the Cincinnati park" Chuck quail
fed regards the Redegs who gave up Second Baseman
Johnny Temple for the 19game winner from Cleveland.
TITS not like pitching in Cleveland where 400-foot
drive in center field is easy catch In Cincinnati the
fences harter and the balls really take off, McLsh
may have little trouble"
Somebody wanted to know if Dresser cared to pick
the winner of the MI After ALL" was suggested
you insisted early July that Los Angeles would win
last year. But of course, you working for the
Dodgers"
Il told Les Bederman from Pittsburgh before the ALL
Star game the Dodgers would win" Dresser said. "He
said If Los Angeles Senator Kefauver ought to hold
investigation
"Well, told him, you'll be hearing about from
Washington. But that last year"
DRESSER HAS THE UTMOST faith in his ability to
light fires under the aegedly complacent Braves who
indeed didn't to have the old Rutgers spirit
during the playof for the SO pennant For thing
Chuck thinks Mlwaukees winning only So games last
year was horrendouS in view of the talent hand.
I'm 1851 won So with the Brooklyn Dodgers" he
recalled land only tied for the pennant."
This the year when Bobby Thomson won it all
for the New York Giants in the final payof with his
home of Ralph Branca. Chuck has forgotten
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