Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-07-13
WIN, LOSE OR
HNAV By FRANCIS sTANN
Vic Powers AH-Stor Vopors


NEW YORK, July 13-There have been duly elected
and selected balpayers who have begged off from an
A-Star game and scores of others who grudgingy COM
peted Vic Power of the Indians, however became the
first to disappear from bench during the progress of
game, pleading the vapors.
When Manager al Lopez of the American League squad
had need for Power in Kansas City he wasn't available
Commissioner Ford Prick reveals here today that am
In the process of getting the facts together" Prick be-
tween attending meetings prior to todays second ALI
Star act admits he doesn't like the report that
bet Cleveland radio announcer 500 that he wouldn't
play.
night. Believe me- don't know what to think Of the
fellow He wasn't too sick in Kansas City to suit up"
V1cS detection is laid to a mutual dislike between the
Cleveland star and Lopez plus Powers conviction that
American League players don't for him and
quently voted for Bill Skowron the starting first base
man for spite
GENERAL MANAGER FRANK LANE of the Indians
claims that he is at loss to explain Powers actions in
Kansas City Vic and Lopez had words last year. Lane
admitted. I'VE playing the White Sex and Power
thought he heard Lopez cursng him while Vic was bat
ting. Vic stepped out of the box and called AL.
Lopez out of the dugout and tried to explain
that he wasn't the offender but VIC guess wouldn't
listen Then Dick Donovan who pitching Chicago
knocked Power down with pitch Vic got up Tuning and
hit home run.
Pm convinced that Lopez isn't to blame" Lane added
After ALL AL did pick Power to the A-Star squad even
though he wasn't elected by the players haven't seen
Vic yet to hear his side of the story"
Lane processes to be animoSty by American
Leaguers toward his man Power. He's pretty popular
on the Cleveland club" Lane said. HE ought to be-
winning games with his bat and saving them with his
glove. wish had nine just like him."
Il wished at Kansas City that had like him" Lopez
said HE there but he wasn't there. He's credit
to our league with his ability but still can't use him
when he's needed"
AT ALL-sTAR PRESS HEADQUARTERS last night Casey
Stengel asked if he had managed player who
detected Power had done Would you take players
word for it that he too sick to play? Stenge
asked
Casey answered as only Casey can well, the fellow
the bench and he didn't say that he couldn't play
until the manager looked for him. And you can't send
trainer to the clubhouse and to the fellow Please
come out and play Now the said he sick
cold and little dizzy don't know and guess you
have to take his word for it,"
Thanks Casey" said, "but just what are you
trying to say?"
We'll, there's players who drag themselves out
on the field when they feel lousy and they don't tell the
manager and there's the other kind Now you take Yogi
Berra When 1 first managed Yogi used to think he
was dizzy too when they played the Star Spanged Ban
ner because he was always swayng He don't stand still
like the other fellows.
yogi is A PLAYER WHO'LL crawl out to play if he's
hurt sick, and thought he always dizzy until
learned that he can't help swayng when the band
strikes up The Yankees got letters from people asking
Why can't Berra stand still for the anthem? We talked
about it, and Yogi and the other day in Kansas City
noticed he standing pretty good But now he's so
self-conscious that you might say it's an ordeal"
CaSeys listeners admitted the connection between
and Berra was trife nebuou but they had asked for
it. Indeed Stengel wasn't finished To illustrate the diff
ferenceS in bapayerS he called up memories of catcher
he once had in Brooklyn named Chick Outen.
HE could hit, but he terrible catcher" Casev
said He caught most of the tips and other pitches
on the fingers of his meat hand. And when you shook
hands with him it like grabbing bag of marbles
Now in those days the worst thing that could happen to
Dodger was to be sent to Jersey City, which is where
the wind always blows into home plate Oh please don't
send me there, they'd say Hitting into that wind I'll
bat 24O and never get to the big leagues again.
One day asked Outen how he'd like to go to Jersey
City Yeah, he said and almost fell over Why? asked
well, he said, I amt scared of that wind when I'm
batting and when I'm catching I'll have that nice breeze
keeping me COOL like it amt at Brooklyn How dya like
that thnkingP He'd go back to the minors to cool off"