Evening star., 1960-08-30
WIN, LOSE OR
DkAW By FRANCIS s7ANN
The frustrated Extrovert

THERE ARE SOME public figures who utter many
wordsmeaningess syntax unpublished quickly forgotten
There others who clam in the presence OF listeners
Chuck Dressen manager of the Milwaukee Braves
doesn't belong these schools Dresser speaks the drop
of query and what he says published and unforgoten
Some of his uterances he might wish he'd never made
although that's doubtful Right wrong Dresser speaks
out, enjoying it ALL
Which by way of bringing up the subject of Dressens
Braves who haven't been able to make appreciate
ground time when the National Leagueleading Pirates
are fatering losing crucial threegame series to the
Cardinals over the week end This is the eanwaukee
that Chuck on March IA said in Bradenton: Il don't
predict that We'll win. But told my players we should.
And We're gonna do things around here that weren't
done If I'd been the manager of the Braves last year. I'd
have been disappointed in not winning more than 86
games. l coached the Dodgers and the world
championship. But wouldn't trade the Braves for the
Dodgers, for man"
THIS WAS NEW manager talking, of course but
in Dressen's he meant it because he is Chuck
Dressen perhaps the greatest extrover in baseball today
When he came to Washington to manage the Senators
this was the winter of 9545-he bemoaned the teams
sixth place finish and 6688 record under Bucky Harris
a former boss Chuck the first National Lacquer"
Clark and Cal Griffith ever hired
II don't why can't reverse it," Chuck blithely
told newsmen at his first interview. Il think win
SO and lose &c."
Alas, poor Chuck The Senators wound up in the
cellar, winning only So Qeast since 49) and losing
horrendous total of 1O Dresser lasted more
and few weeks of ST. before giving way to Cookie
Lavagetto.
Sometimes Dresser makes good his boasts, but not
often Either way, doesn't to bother him. Right
his Braves showing signs of age. Warren SPAIN
still is great &c. and Lew Burdee, spring chicken
himself is fresh off a no-hitter.
THERE REMAIN SOME good old standbys on the
Braves like Ed Mathews and Hank Aaron. but the club
looks like dying team 1t fashionable year ago to
blame defeat Fred Haney, the manager But for all of
his cautious strategy Haney did manage to tie for the
pennant before losing twogame payof to the Dodgers
Dresser, when he drafted" from Los Angeles to
manage the Braves, Immediately into rumorS that
some of the Milwaukee veterans pampered by fans in
relatively major league city, might object to task
master such as jolly Cholly.
Without batting eye, Dresser said in training camp
Some of these guys need to be pushed They weren't
They will be-"
They'll object" Chuck warned by jaundiced
Milwaukee baseball writer.
They'd better not" Dresser retorted. Anyway,
they're businessmen, these older players They're all
interested in making money. I'll help them make it,.
1T WAS DRESSEN's notion in Florida that Aaron,
under his direction not only would be the National
Leagues top hitter but become of top
as we'll Well remembered his words:
Aaron came to me week ago (before Sutng up for
raning) and said that in the minor leagues he used to
steal lot of bases.
"Great, told him. because you're going to run for
me. You outrun Willie Mays. All he's got on you is
more daring think the best hitter baseball and
YOU steal bases and be the most spectacular guy
AS these lines written Aaron isn't among the
hitters among the baSeSteaers Nor the Braves
looking like pennant winners But to employ the expression
Dresser has used so many times:
r,"I'n think of something" -