Evening star., 1961-01-23
WIN, LOSE OR
DRAW ), FRANCE, srA~u
The Day Heinie Got the Hook

HENRY EMMETT MANUsH, when his playing days
ended, sampled the life of the retired citizen in
Florida and became bored Henie golfed and fied but
the 10 months in every year when the ball clubs
elsewhere were too long
Once Bucky Harris brought him back as Washington
coach. and now Henie is on the payroll Of the
Senators as their Florida scout This is the kind Of job
any old ball player might dream about touring the
State -. watching the collegians and minor leaguers
-. filling out reports augmentng small pension.
This was one Of the very good hitters, In you
missed Heine during his years with the Tigers Browns
and Senators He was big man who looked cumsier and
slower than he really in the field and the bases
Bqk mostly he was hitter. Nobody winds up with
long career average Of s31 without having been
WlERacut his bat there would have been no American
League pennant here In although after what hap
pened in the World Series with the Giants there
people who think things would have been better without
one. u
STILL. THE SENATORS might have won that series.
or at least have done better than lose in five games
Manush hadn't had his famous run-in with Umpire
Charlie Moran Of the National League. This in the
fourth game, which is the best remembered because
Pnchhter Cliff Bolton drilled into lending double
play in the 1lth inning with the bases loaded and the
Giants ahead, 2-1
Blondy Ryan, the shortstop of the Giants, made his
name In that game not only by driving home the winning
run but by starting the double play Chuck Dressen then
an elderly reserve neder takes credit today for having
warned Manager Bill Terry how to play his nfed for
Bolton. .,--~ = '-.
inning fame might never have touched Ryan or given
dresser another conversational peg.
The date was October 6, chiefly important because
Terry started Carl Hubbe with only two days Of rest
Most critics, including Billy Evans, the famed but
participating umpire, questioned Terry's judgment If
Hubbell Is beaten Evans reasoned, "t almost certainly
go games That Hubbe will have to try again
on two days rest. and washington can win it all"
/ TERRY HAD HoMERED off Monte Weaver in the
Giants fourth at Griffith Stadium to give his team 10
lead But in the Senator's half Of the inning with Buddy
Myer on base Manush hit wicked drive toward right
| field.
/ Hughie Critz. gifted second baseman made great
stab and threw to Terry at first base Ball and Manush
arrived almost simultaneously Moran called Henie out
and then threw him out. The UMPIRE who football
coach had made Centre College famous, claimed that in
running out the ball Manush had Intentionally struck him.
; It nearly touched off riot Manager Joe Cronin,
,Manush and other irate Washington players charged
Commissioner Kenesaw M. Lands box and protested
Only two other series players in history elected
Frank Chance Of the Cubs in 1910 and Ray Schalk
OF the White Sox in 1919.
This the first time in Lands 12-year regime and
1t big decision Manush who beat out Lou Gehrig
by two points for second place in the American League
batting race with 1886 (Jmmy Foxx won with $780, was
the beleaguered Senator'S big gun Besides 1t argued
Tienie had beaten the play, hadn't struck Moran and
didn't deserve to be thrown out.
LAND1S FORCEFULLY stuck by Moran's CUSTER
although later he decreed that Manush could play the
next day, when the series ended Mel Otis 18th
inning home But Heine lost for the rest Of the
fourth game. ...... ..
4 1t cost Washington two Dig scoring chances in a
game that might have evened the series at % First If
the decision had gone the other way Myer would have
been on third base and Manush first with out.
And coming would have been Cronin and Fred Schultz
both righthanders facing the southpawing Hubbell
Secondly Bolton would have batted for Pitcher
Jack Russell in the 11th inning, when the bases
loaded Manushs Punishment meant that Dave Harris
had to play rghtfeld, with Goose Goslin shifting to
Henies place In left This deprived the Senators of their
only righthanded pinch hitter Harris not Bolton would
have been swinging at Hubbells screwball.
To this day Manush vows that he was safe. As for
hitting Moran his way to first base Henie explains
swinging II the fstbase umpire stood too close he
asking for trouble Hel twice in the last days Of the
pennant knocked down Brick Owens at first base
HE didn't throw me out"