Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-02

Berru Missing
VoIochi Hearings
By MORRIS sIEcEL

NEW YORK Oct. 2-BasebaITs heads Of state meet
ing held again the Of the World Series yester
day. There a real startling development.
1t decided officially that at precisely 1245 pm,
EDIT the Yankees and Dodgers who officially cer-
fled series competitors would line up along the base
lines to pose for picture.
Otherwise the annual October tournament would pro-
coed along the same general playing rules used during
the regular To be the rival managers and
umpres understood, the commissioners office pointed
out this three strikes constitute out four balls
walk and each team will bat until it has made three
outs.
make sure the commissioners orders carried out he
has assigned SIX not four umpire for the big event. The
extra pair will be depoyed the left and right field foul
lines They to be especially alert for the presence Of
any Nets fans in the Yankee Stadium.
In addition to his six-man umpiring staff, the
missioner will have three executives from his office
present observers One of been assigned to count the
dugouts If there more than two the game will be
halted at that point and not continued until the surplus
real estate is removed.
THE URGENT BUSINESS in the commissioners office
downtown prevented the Messrs Ralph Houk and Walter
Aston from inspecting the rival troops in their final dress
rehearsal at the Yankee Stadium.
There were important goingS here, too There
were hundreds Of interviews most Of them among
papermen interviewing each other Occasionally writer
would break the code and talk to player.
Yogi Berra of scintillatng conversation
usual Was the elder statesman Of the Yankees now
player-coach appearing in his 14th series, excited2
mot so much like last time" Berra replied. This
year the series comes at bad time. gotta miss the
Vaach hearings. How va think he's gonna out?"
Sandy Koufax also drew a few clients from the type
writer ranks How did basebas most celebrated pitcher
feel on the Of the big show?
Pretty punk" he answered.
"Its your cold, still bothering you, Ell sandyP" he
was asked.
no It's tickets that's killing me- Every relative Of
mine in Brooklyn wants to get tickets but only for
the game pitch. They don't want to know about the
other games just NINE"
WALTER ASTON finally arrived He was in civvies
and dressed like pool shark from Darrtown Ohio his
home, and not the manager Of the Dodgers.
There was some concern among the Dodgerphiles
about Ken McMullen, AStons third basean He either
had bad arm, bad leg or the virus nobody sure
which.
Have you talked to McMuen today, Waltz" an eager
reporter asked Ole Smokey.
Nope" Aston replied, 81 haven't talked to anybody
but reporters" That brought laugh, but only from
Aston. For him. this was high humor
Mickey Mantle, also in civves, was sitting on the
Yankee bench watching the Dodger batting practice How
ever Mantle wasn't talking baseball He had his mind
his motel in Joplin Mo.
Was 1t true, Mantle asked, that mattresses there
earned only 80 cents hour like union official charged
Il don't know exactly how they're paid" Mantle said
but do know they each take $3.50 week out of the
place"
DO you consider $3.50 a week much money!" the
Yankees 100000 year centerfeder was asked next
$3.50 is heluva sight than I've taken out of the
place in the time I've had my money in it," he answered
He also left the stadium.
BY THIS TIME photographers had latched on to
Kouax and steered him to the stands to pose with Whitley
Ford whom he to meet under less sociable crcum
stances today.
It almost an embrace that Ford used to greet his
pitching opponent Today they'll be at each others
Threats but at this particular moment they like long
lost brothers Sonny Lston would have disapproved He
chooses to scowl his opponents into submission.
Pretend you're mad at another" one ingenious
photographer asked Ford and Koufax. They smiled.
Whitley, please look mad" the lens lizard insisted.
you too, Sandy" Their smiles grew wider.
well at least pretend like you're talking" the photog
rapher said compromisingly
Even the loser gets big wad Of dough out of this
SERIES Ford said $50 how the he'll anybody be mad
on these two teams"
Down on the field, Dale Long was talking to Don
Drysdale "Hey Dale" reporter said. What were you
and Drysdale talking about?"
Long gave him hard look HE Just asked me ques-
ton, that's all"
yeah, what was the question:" the interrogation per-
sisted
HE wanted to know if still using that greasy kid
stuff" Long answered.