Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-29
SEGH AT LARGE
Turkeys Trouble:
Being Ex-Yunkee
sv MORRIS sIEGEE

PALM SPRINGS, Calf. Mar ga baseball writer
who followed the Yankees for years can't understand
why anyone would want to root for them Its like cheer
ing for u S. Stee the cynical Yankee-phobe protests
Bob Turey who longer has any reason to cheer Tor
the Yankees admits his alma mater does have habit OF
making winning look easy but it's not as automatic as 1t
might seem.
Turley shared eight years of Yankee before
being sold condtonally to the Angels where his chances
of survival are slim.
1.-The Yankees always up with three-way players"
Turey explained going to explain what he meant by
three-way player Tts the guy who beat you three
ways with his bat his legs and his arm Look at that
lineup of the nine guys they start three-way
players.
ELLIE Howard is the exception. He bat and throw
but as runner he's regarded fellow who clogs up the
base paths"
Five seasons ago Turley, 49, was voted the best
pitcher in baseball His log included 81 American League
victories plus two big World Series Tomorrow he
may be looking for job
ACCORDING TO TERMS of the deal with the Yankees,
the Angels must send New York acceptable player If
they keep Turley Indications the Angels have about
made up their mind that the dependable player Turley
Except for sxnning test against Cleveland Turley
has not been overly impressive here He OF %
pitchers Bill Rgney brought to camp The staff has been
trimmed to 49, eight than Rgney will carry when the
season opens.
an ex-Yankee He doesn't like to anticipate he might
become ex-Ange He is UNDERSTANDABLE unhappy he is
no longer working the Yankee dollar but he is bitter
he keeps it to himself
He has only % games in the last four years. Il
was so useless there for tme he laughs Mantle used
to kid about it. At stage didn't get into game
almost month Mickey said he going to claim me
as dependent on his income tax"
To play for the Yankees, one must do things the
Yankee way 1.-THE pitchers taught to try and make
the batter hit to centereld Turey says above ALL they
want to keep the ball in play Their good defense will take
care of 1t that way"
PITCHERS CAN AFFORD to live more dangerously
with the Yankees "You make five bad pitches and
get away with it, but you'd better not make three bad
pitches pitching against them. They'll kill you
When Turley talks Of his Yankee days. Rigney usually
listens Rig openly fond Of Turley and would like to find
place his staff for the onetme bazeballer but the
chances are remote.
"Hes my biggest problem" Rig says, pointing at the
round-faced Maryland-base Texan Every time think
about dropping Bob remember what happened last year
when the Yankees cut Robin Roberts"
Rig would like to keep Turley around for morale pur
poses but sentiment yields to reality when he considers It,
Winning with Is players is tough enough Trying to win
with less is suicide
81 SOMEBODY ASKED TURLEY what it was really like
to work for Casey Stengel Is like nothing else in the
world Bob grinned You can't explain Casey He's either
the lucest or the smartest that baseball has ever
known" Turley then cited example OF how the Stenge
mind functoned when he mastermindng the Yankees
Bob in what appeared to be an easy game against
the Tigers couple of ago. After 4 innings one
out from the minimum distance starting pitcher must
work qualify for the victory Stengel replaced Turey
Bob hardly expected It, The Yankees were leading
TO- the Tigers had made only two hits but as Turey
said you can't explain Casey While waiting for the reefer
to in Turley asked what was wrong with the way he
was pitching.
"You amt striking enough of 'em out" stengel
answered