Evening star., 1962-09-27
SEGH AT LARGE
Quesodo Becomes
A Double General
By MORRIS sIEGEr

THE cHALK-PLAYNG CLIENTELE rarely win have it
better than during the 24hour period between noon Tues
day and yesterday With only exception favor
ties knocked off every preender with much difficulty
Perry Mason has winning rugged case.
1t started with boat race-at Newport, not Chicago,
where suspicious minority thinks another aquatic event
was held = and ended with an employment statistic In
New York
weathery the Yankees Sonny Lston and Ed Doherty
all through the form sheets indicated they would
Between Weahery and the Yankees it is questionable
which had the easier job.
= Defending the Americas Cup precedent-shat-
terng event We haven't lost it Ill years Winning the
pennant again big deal for the Yankees either
They do it often wonders why they haven't been
given permanent possession Of the title The latest success
was No. ~,
LIsToN WENT OFF THE Us favorite. Before the first
had time to swoop down and swing with the
gate receipts became evident this was the worst mis-
match since the first Mrs. Tommy Manville.
On the back room boards Doherty even money to
be deprived of his rights to commute on General Que
sadas private elevator at D. c. Stadium In sackng Uncle
Ed general manager of the Senators, Quesada gave
himself on-the-spot promotion which makes him the
first hyphenated general in military civilian rule
Until successor to Doherty is hired, Quesada viii
mmodesty be known as genera-genera manager, sup
pose That of course conecural What unconiectu-
raj that he won't be embarrassed by the latest vote Of
confidence he has given himself
Mickey Vernon was the lone longshot to crash the
winners circle From the scuttebutt in the Senators
inner circle recently as last week END the ooos on Ver
keeping his job about good as those OF Jimmy
Hoffa being invited Bobby Kennedys next splash party
:, QUESADA GAVE NO REASON for sacking Doherty.
He equally expansive his decision to retain Ver
He must have decided Doherty responsible
the first games the Senators have lost in their first
two seasons than Vernon,
Doherty has BEEN in baseball long enough know the
only job the history OF the game with the slightest de-
gree of permanency belonged to Connie Mack who exer
his ownership prerogatve and kept Connie Mack
as manager for SO years.
The "double-generals" action in firing Doherty was
not surprising He told The Star several weeks ago it
coming indicating also would be given dishonor
able discharge Since he telegraphed his punch however
the general had been doing mild retreat
The ball club he insisted wasn't bad its record
indicated He also has been saying lately it's wrong to
the Senators of standing idly by and not doing
anything about personnel changes He pointed out the
many trades that been made the majority Of which
he liked.
IT THEN BECOMES PUzzLING to find the logic be-
hind the dismissal Of Doherty. He made the deals and
tradesor the general doing the wheeling and deal
ing all this time practicng for his new role general
general manager?
Quesada repeatedly jealous of Dohertys relation
ship with the press which always found Ed courteous
operative and competent. His superior had the
opportunity. but invariably failed to exercise 1t with his
autocratic, superior and usually suspect attitudes
Dohertys will have complete control over
player personnel salaries the farm system and trades
when Dohertys contract expires those duties presumably
will be exercised by the general general manager.
Baseball in Washington has been operated by amateurs
far too long already Will the general-general manager
please yield to pro and confne his duties to giving
demerits TO the Armory board?