Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-21

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ington.
Some of the other clubs a
of the schedule, certain travel
mission games on the same day
but Long says he doesn't see
any objection to a 162-game
schedule and the problems il
presents.
II played in the Pacific Coast
League when they played 18O
games" he said.
Dale, who had been elected
alternate player representative
before Gene Woodling was
traded, pointed out that Wash
ington has so many youngsters
that it is a club that figures
to have fewer complaints than
teams with established, and
possibly spoiled stars.
Last year the Senators and
most Of the other clubs Joined
in protest against the visiting
team accommodations in Com
iskey Park in Chicago. 1t was
a complaint Of long standing
The locker room was small
dirty and woefully inadequate
in all departments.
So this year the White SoX
built spanking new visiting
team quarters that are as gooc
as any in the league.
One Of the minor points Of
protest this year is the visiting
team bullpen in Yankee Stad-
ium. There is no mound fol
the relief pitchers to warm ur
on.
when a relief pitcher comes
in he has to get that first mar
he faces out" Long said. III
he has warmed up on leve,
ground and then comes in and
pitches from an 18-inch mound
his first couple of pitches are
apt to be wild.
THE Yankees claim they
move equipment through the
area and can't keep a mound
there" Long explained, "but
they'll probably do something
about it."
The Washington ball players
do not feel as though they
have any quarrels with the
management. The tors
have gone first class to the
Coast on jet flights. The Red
Sox are not flying jets to Cali
fornia and are squawking
about it, but Long said that is
the type of problem for the in
dividual club to straighten out
not for the player representa-
tives Of the league.
The pension plan will be the
No. / topic at the meeting, but
Long does not foreSee any
problems there. And when
Long predicts a smooth meet
ing it should be one. because
Dale is not an easy fellow to
please.
Jim Piersall spent Monday
with Ted Williams in Chicago
working on some of their bust
ness ventures.
Jim was talking about it in
the dugout yesterday. I'll
everything goes well, the Little
Pro keeps selling and the
money rolls in, I can give UP
this racket next year and lei
this ball club have its youth
movement"
Mickey Vernon was listening
a few seats away. What are
you squawking about a youth
movement for?" Mickey asked
You were part of one in Bos-
ton"
You're right, PierSall an
swered. I'VE had young bal
club, including Norm Zauc-
hin at first. He batted in q
hundred and some runs, hit g
bunch of home runs and was
hitting over 300. So what die
they do? They made a trade fol-
you and you took over first
base. Zauchin never did get il
back. Now he's playing in the
minors some place.
isn't that right" Piersall
asked with his toothy grin, and
Vernon just smiled.
What Mickey might have
said was that he hit $40 for
the Red Sox, including Is home
runs, % doubles and "a runs
batted in, and it's no wonder
zauchin didn't get his job back
4 y
Speaking of Williams, Pier
sail pointed to one of the outer
spots of Tiger Stadium and
said, "See that spot out there?
I'll never forget it.
1--WE were playing a double
header here one day when
was with the Red Sox and Jim
Burning famed Williams four
times in the first game. Ted
was so mad in the clubhouse
between games he said he was
going to kill Burning.
I'VE won the second game