Evening star., 1963-04-13
SEGH AT LARGE
Pesky Rore Bird:
Man With Ideas
By MORRIS SIEGEL

ONLY TINE, THE YANKEES and Owner Tom Yawkey
will tell whether Johnny PeSky is good manager for the
Red Sox After only three games it's hardly fair to pass
judgement his capabilities although some already have
Johnny has his ideas which is somewhat unique in
the managing business Most guys who hit the jackpot and
get the nod invariably try to model themselves after some
body else
Not Pesky He'd like to be composite of few he's
worked for shippers like Bucky Harris and Joe Mccarthy
but trying to be exactly like one of em isn't for john II
he could, Mccarthy would be his man.
Pesky played under Joe Cronin Mccarthy, Lou Boud-
reau Steve ONei and others at Boston and briefly for
Bucky Harris at Washington. He liked 'em ALL but Nc
Carthy is his special man.
THERE WAS SOMETHING about that man." Pesky
unused yesterday that nobody else had He would sit in
that dugout like some Buddha something but the
way he ran the game! You weren't afraid of him-al-
though Bobby actually was-but you respected
hell out of him"
The chief tribute to Mccarthy during his tenure at
Fenway Park the fact that Ted Williams who had
either contempt indifferent to most of the men
who managed him, thought Mccarthy was the most
special human to baseball uniform.
He understood Williams" Pesky said This in itself
proved full-time occupation
"I won't say Ted didn't bear down for everybody but
for Mccarthy he seemed to be giving 1t the extra effort
Joe was simple in his approach-maybe direct" is
better word-and he stern got chewed out once by
him, and once was enough"
%*%
PEsKY's UNFoRGETTABLE moment with Mccarthy
semmed from order for Pesky to take pitch after
Johnny had worked 81 count the pitcher. II felt
should be swinging the next pitch If it strike"
Pesky recalled, because the fellow pitching was guy
hit pretty well.
'T took the pitch for strike The next pitch also was
in the strike and hit dribbler to second for easy
play Running to first base must have muttered That
damned Mccarthy Who does he think he S not letting
hit when want to ht?'"
1t didn't take Pesky long to find out who Mccarthy
thought he was. when back to the dugout and
sat the steps," Pesky continued, "the Old Man
over to me. He looked at with those cold eyes and
frozen face of his I'm running this ball club he said
Don't forget it. Ever"
PESKY NEVER DID. Even he spoke of Mccarthy
yesterday there tetale evidence that Pesky still ad
mres joe He spoke Of him almost with But
Mccarthy, as great he a manager still was only
human. How many pennants did he win for us? None
In this racket you manage only what you've got.
I'VE had hitters those clubs-WiliamS Junior
Stephens, Rudy York, Doerr Dom DiMaggo-but we only
had two pitchers, Mel Parnel and Ellis Kinder. If Nc
Carthy had just three pitchers say three like I've got
now, Bill Monbouquette Gene Conley and Earl Wilson,
he'd easily have two and maybe three, pennants.
But nobody can do it with two pitchers"
Enough of the past for Pesky. Memories are good,
but the Red Sox fans have their ideas. They're
clamorng for contending team in the Hub Eventually,
Pesky thinks they'll have it, He's impressed with the
young talent the Yawkey money has gotten together
In two three years from now PeSky thinks the Red
Sox will be heard from again. II only hope" he said,
repeating spring training statement I'm still around
The odds that Pesky will be. He's the last link
Boston fans have to their last pennant year-1946.