Evening star., 1960-05-26
ATCHISON'S A S
ANGLE
They Were Saying
By LEWIS +. ATcHISoN

S
Way in the Preakness simered down. and the
ton got around to such characters as Branch Hickey
Larry Adams, Lou WolfSon and Pedro Ramos.
II see they finally discovered what Ramos needs to
wn," fellow sad referring to the whack the head
the Senators harduck pitcher got Sunday with fungo
bat before chaking up his first of the season at
Chicago. But he won't last the if they keep
that up"
Somebody said Hickey had his asking Congress
to pass the Kefauver bill limiting each major league team
to control Of 100 players Presumably this would free the
rest for duty with Rckeys Continental League which
nothing but executives and vast, vague plans at the
moment.
"He should holler," fellow said. Hes the guy who
started the chain gang farm system that helped ruin the
minors Until he started signing everybody they
doing all right-at least they were playing ball. They
had some good teams developed some good players and
sold them on to the majors to finance themselves He
should talk about limiting control of players"
THEY CALLED HIM the Mahatma' ," one man said
HE used to have the reporters sit the floor at press
conferences when he was at Brooklyn another volun
teered "He sometimes sat like that like Gandh That's
where he got it,"
"You know how he got his start with the St. Louis
Browns? fellow asked He was working for Pittsburgh
and supposed to sign pretty good University of
Michigan ball player by the of George Sser. He
signed him all right, but for the Browns and both of
them went to work in St. Louis
Speaking OF Brooklyn" man resumed zone of the
st things the writer's asked him when he took over the
club from Larry MacPhail what he intended to do
shout the bar Larry put n-Larry MacPhais saloon
called it. Had many pleasant afternoon there after
game. Tom Meany asked the question: knowing Hickey
was teetotaler who didn't go to ball games on
sunday
"'Wen, Tom'" Hickey said "'Ive wrestled with that
question in my SOUL and my soul lost
Funny thing about that bar" this fellow went on.
I'VE standing there talking afternoon when the
hit it just right that indentation in the
wood We got piece of paper, pressed it down hard,
then penciled it lightly to what it said, and
darned if 1t wasn't the spot where MacPha had written
a note to Leo Durocher when he was mad. MacPhail
mad he bore down hard the pencil made an
imprint in the wood We only got the first part of it.
1t started of, Leo, d-n you -"
SOMEBODY, MORE INTERESTED in horses than
baseball mentioned the Lou WolfSon and Trainer
Burley Parke having with their Harbor View Farm
string.
- THE same day he won with Rob-Har at Pmlico at
q $40 mutue" horSeplayer remarked, "he (Wolfson)
won with Ripper Jack at $50 payo at Aqueduct. Every
thing the guy touches turns to gold"
= He lucky to get trainer like Parke" second
party said but then he's got nothing but good horses
He isn't fooing around with anything cheap, and he
ought to win
Among Wolfson'S horses. all named for friends or
sporting personalities whove recently Joedmag
(Joe DiMaggio), who claimed by the Mac sweetie
Stable (now there's name) Tooey named for Las Vegas
hotel man; Francis S. Frank Sinatra) and Quiz Star
SHARING LOCAL INTEREST with the Florida sports
man-invesor, who owned Capital Transit is Larry
Adams who to be this years Cinderella jockey
Adams cataputed into the spotlight along with Mrs
Louis F. Prices Yes You Will when he defeated Restless
Wind with Willie Shoemaker aboard, and eight others in
the $11540O John B. Campbell Handicap at Bowie Some
of thought that was huke but when they won the
Carter Handicap at Aqueduct couple of weeks ago. most
of pulled in oars
Adams has been winning with others at New York
including Tudor Admiral, Omora, Edorado Queen and
Fleet Child isn't the rider, he's winning more
than enough purses to keep the wolf from the door,