Evening star., 1961-03-26
WIN, LOSE OR
1NAV By FRANCIS sTANN
The Talent Scout

MIAMI, FLA, MAR 25-The man who has brought
home more major league ball clubs from spring training
than any manager in history except the late Connie Mack
John Mcraw sits quietly in the stands Of the Florida
bah parks blue baseball cap with the letter "W" 6or
Washington is pulled down over his eyes, although
Stanley Raymond Bucky) Harris now works for the
Chicago White Sox scouting the talent of other clubs
His recommendations viii bear weight when the time
for all clubs to prune their rosters to meet player
limits. Pennants have been by such evaluatons and
knowedgeable appraisers such Bucky have played
behind the-Scenes roles 1t is bit part in the big picture
but Harris now 64 had more than one mans share Of
the spotlight.
Twenty-nine times Bucky has assembled and polished
American and National League teams in training camps
and brought them north Eighteen Washington clubs
including the only one to win world championship One
Of the Yankees 10 World Series winners Buckys too
and Harris watches the present crop Of players the
memories of years gone by are stirred and savored
There many highlights and so many low spots
He 27 the "boy manager" 1924 when bossed
his first team and hit the unprecedented and never
duplicated Jackpot with the Senators, who swept the
boards There at Detroit and Boston and
Washington when he returned for two separate terms
There the black year Of 1943 when Harris didn't finish
his first pilot Of the Phies because he blew
the whistle Owner William Cox for alegedly betting
games. Cox was invited" by Commissioner Lands to
dispose Of his club.
TT LOOKS LIKE 1t might be long summer in Wash
ingon doesn't it?" Bucky asked "s not easy starting
from scratch It1 take time and money and patience
the fans part"
A small smile played on his mouth. Remember the
teams took to Orlando in the 1930S and 1940S? he
reminisced. I'VE thought they pretty bad We'd
know they wouldn't do any better than fifth sixth.
Now that you look back though you realize that had
some pretty good ballplayers."
Some Of Buckys troops in those days. fashioned
the rawest kind Of material, Cecil Travis Buddy
Lewis Early Wynn Sid Hudson Mickey Vernon and George
Case. In addition, there Joe Kuhel Buddy Myer,
AL Simmons, osse Bluege Dutch Leonard Bobo Newson,
Roger Wolff and Rick Farrell among others One
-19S6they finished fourth The rest of that particular
eght-year stretch for Bucky spent in the second
division.
'That material would look awfully good today" Bucky
said sadly II hate to say it, but the American League
isn't too strong right now"
AS A BOY MANAGER, Harris never was out Of the
first division during his first five years 9241o28 with
the Senator's When he returned for his 19351942 term
the superior farm systems had oumoded the late Clark
stand in Washington 950-195N the material with which
he worked less gifted Yet Rucky managed
last-pace club, although there have been 10 cellar
finishes in the history of the Senators.
The new Senators crying need Bucky thinks, is a
he said, "but the might well figure spending
a lot Of money. What have they spent SO far2"
I'D guess in the neghborhood of So Million" said
one sitting with Bucky.
"Its got to hit "a million soon" he predicted "This
| is big business today"
Bucky has studied the new Senator'S several times.
along with the Orioles Yankees Dodgers Athletics Pirates
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