Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-25
HE6H AT LARGE
Yunks Save Douqh
By Promoting Yogi
By MORRIS SIEeEL

ONE OF THE REASONS behind the elevation of Yogi
Berra revealed at his formal oathtakng ceremonies
yesterday. The Yankee high command longer could
afford to pay him $4,000 top sergeant
so they commissioned him manager and saved $4,000.
Berra might be the first manager in the history Of the
game to receive promotion and salary cut at the
same time. This puts him in the predicament
Herbert Hoover wealthy mining engineer who took big
pay drop to become President at only $4,000.
Only Congress raised the salary of President but
Berra is luckier He needs to ask only CoOwner Dan
Topping for money Toppings record indicates he's
nce-guy sort Of boss. He started Casey Stenge and
Ralph Houk out at the salary Yogi getting Both
making about twice much before they left office
which is than the President Of the United States
say.
IF 1T IS THE PURPOSE Of the Yankees to economic
the result of the padding they got from the Dodgers in
the World Series they made the wrong in naming
Berra manager.
They could have reduced their overhead by
appointing Mickey Mantle starting him at OOO
They paid Mantle 100000 last year. in addition to road
expenses and hospital bills.
Berra the Yankees disclosed had been offered at least
two other managerial jobs, by Boston and Baltimore
That's nothing compared to what Frank Croset has
jected
Crosettis ambitions have been known for years. status
quo He is enenty satisfied to continue director of
third base traffic. The job is not only less nerverackng
than being manager, but it also pays well.
Crosetts annual Yankee about 20000 This has
been sweeened % times by World Series checks usually
$149823 including recent reward Of $7874 for his four
work days against the Dodgers
And Croset has security too Since he turned his
shortStoppng Job to Phil Rizzuto and moved on to the
pleasant pastures of third base there
Yankee managers There has been only third base
coach. CroSetu aims to keep 1t that way.
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IBERIA ALWAYS WILL look back on 1868 as the high
light of his career So will Fate EchoS but not with the
same fond pleasures Yogi will recall.
While Berra was being promoted, Echols was being de-
noted The big tackle from Northwestern handed his
walking papers by the Philadelphia Eagles It was
record-breakng event for Echos
He became the first No. draft choice dropped by
three National Football League teams in the
The Cardinals, who hired him originally, the first
to discover they could carry without the player they
chose above everyone else last season.
Next the San Francisco 49ers, and this should
have been the tpof player who can't make the 49ers
this must have his future behind him. Two weeks ago.
the Eagles found job for Echols after Frank Fuller
ceived broken leg in the Redskins game here.
Yesterday the Eagles emancipated EchoS to make
for Ralph Gugemi another original No. draft choice
who also has become somewhat Of vagabond this
season.
THE RELEASE OF ECHOIS points up again what bad
vintage year 1852 must have been for No. choices Leroy
Jackson, set free by Washington the other day. was
draft-choice cassmate of EcholS.
So Bob Ferguson the two-time An-America from
Ohio State. Pittsburgh dropped him recently and he
caught on with the Vikings rapidly becoming catch
all for free agents.
Minnesota's inclination to hire most Of the at-large
players is reindf of Billy Loes observation about the
first year of the Nets.
They're like the WPA they give everybody chance"
remarked LoeS, Of basebal's less distinguished
scholars.
The 1862 casualty list for teams by no means
confined to EchoS Jackson and Ferguson. End Jerry
Hebrand top banana in the eyes of the Giants couldn't
cut the mustard either. The Giants placed him the
taxi squad and activated him this season. but he still
has long way to go to warrant the faith the Giants
placed in him.
Detroit and San Francisco may have Jared better than
most teams in their No. selections last year. The Lions
claimed Halfback John Hadl of Kansas and the 49ers
plucked Lance Alworth of Arkansas
They spared the Lions and 49erS the embarrassment
Of cutting them. They chose the American Football
League instead.