Evening star., 1962-09-09

Many Favor
Rehifing Vernon

OF ALL THINGS: Most observers who have watched
Mickey Vernon manage what little he has had manage
the Senators for two in favor of granting him
third term. The opposition includes small number of
Vernon's own players Typicaly they the sour
grapes who have been benched Like their services the
diamond their opinions also not be sought when udg-
ment time comes
Calvin Griffith recently refused to raise Of his
key front office personnel the ludicrous grounds I
wouldn't want to cut your salary when things weren't
good with us" In kting prices for the upcomng World
Series Commissioner expensive
to stand than to buy seat Beacher tickets $500 and
standing room $40O ...
Pitcher Skinny Brown makes any contribution the
Yankee pennant drive the Minnesota Twins will have only
themselves to blame They had first claim the knuckle
balng Baltimore veteran who waived to the Yankees
for $4,000 =. Typical Of many Yankee late season
acquisitions in the past Brown is likely to prove bargain
Minnesota's failure to gamble Brown is nexacusabe
They thought little of their pitching staff recently
they acquired S7year-od Reuben Gomez and S6yearold
Frank Sullivan.
TOM NUGENT WHOSE TEAMS failure to wind up
with record year knocked the Terrapins out of
the Gator Bowl game has set his ambitions higher for the
coming He has asked the Maryland squad to
deliver 80 record for 80. Commissioner Fricks
ban on Bensky going City directly from the
Angels and undoubtedly viii be easily circumvented
There's nothing in the edct preventing the Angels from
dealing Belnsy to another club with the understanding
they'll peddle the Screwban to Kansas City.
In thinking he can place D. C. Stadium a money
making basis he put in charge Of the Federayowned
plant General Quesada obviously hasn't given the subject
much thought The only profitable Federal agency
has been the Internal Revenue Service -.
q Many of the celebrantS attending next January's
annual Touchdown Club Awards Dinner will be home
earlier than The postbanquet free watering trough
which delayed the departure Of many guests for hours will
be eliminated Ed Doherty Senators general manager,
recently tied his record by plunking four
golf balls into the lake guarding Shady Grove Country
Clubs 18th green Club Pro Clarence Doser cheerfuly
indulges such interference with his profitable irrigation
project.
IF THE TWINS ARE considerate of fan comfort they
won't win the pennant 1t showed in Minneapolis last
year during the last week of the season. 10 days before
the World Series began. Virginia Coach Bill Elias would
be jublant If he could suit of his assistant coaches
That fuback type helping Elias drill the Cavalier full
backs Jim Bakhtiar the best fuback Virginia had
Bakhtiar Is senior in the Virginia med school,
Laurel Executive Vice President Joe Cascarella who
feed himself before going to Russia recently is tossing
another party in his honor Wednesday the occasion
Of his return.
II you're still pning for that old seat of yours at
Griffith Stadium pine more it's still available Only
problem is you'll have to go to Orlando to reclaim it.
About $500 Of the old pews going into the new
$250000 spring training camp of the Twins. Reminded
his team had 1e in its last turn at the bat
Angels Manager Bill Rigney handicap golfer pictured
the thrilling lastgap wins this @s been like having
to birdie the 18th hole" 80.