Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-22

Vernon to Return
As Pirotes' Coach
. By MORRIS sIEcEL

LOS ANGELES, SEPT. 2I--of All Things: Danny
Murtaugh reappointed Pirates manager Thursday will
announce the hiring of Mickey Vernon as one of his
1868 coaches during the World Series Vernon boy
hood pal of Murtaughs, quit the BUGS to manage the
Senators in 1861. Gil Hodges is "practicng" to be
manager at Washington National League official
contends and will succeed Casey Stengel by 1866 at the
latest The newest entry to- succeed Ford Prick, who
rereS as commissioner in two years, is Buzzy Bavasi
Dodgers general manager Bava has strong backing from
the National League in what looms as a head-to-head
fight against Joe Cronin for Tricks $4,000 Job
Minnesota Scout Del Wilbur, touring the National
League for possible winter trades thinks the Yankees will
have easy time with the Dodgers Wilbur also rates
the Twins and White Sox stronger than Los Angeles
The first World Series line makes Whitley Ford 6-t5 over
Sandy Koufax in the opener and the Yankees 7to5
win the best Of Atlanta which feels reasonably
certain it will land the Milwaukee baseball franchise
eventually also is in line to be the new home Of the
football Cardinals who having tough time catching
on in st. Louis s
THE REDSKINS BLAME Browns owner Art Model
for last Sundays walloping, maintaining he did them an
unforgiveable dSservice by firing Paul Brown and not
Jim Brown. 30 Belinsky has become better pitcher
since returning from his Hawaii exile but his popularity
has declined He attracted only 476 customers beating
Baltimore for the Angels here Thursday drop of 36l
from May l. when he whipped the Yankees for his last
previous victory before being shipped to Honolulu. .
The Dodger Cardinal teecaSts from ST. Louis shattered
all Los Angeles TV viewing records and also wrecked the
DEBUT OF several fall network shows which hadn't antci
pated the late season baseball spectacular .S IS
Las Vegas gaming houses make Koufax even money
to pitch shutout every time out. He already owns
record-breaking II blankngs Interest in the Dodgers
is SO high here the So box seats in ONlaeys Tai Maha
have been sold out already for mdweek series with the
Nets Lew Burdette, jr, Cardinal batboy and son of
the veteran pitcher probably the only 1yearod base
baer in the world who knows how to throw splitter
the pet pitch, allegedly of his dad.
THE vANvrr prNNy NIT o,,-oL.. l.. 1r,-..-.. =. :.
week came at proptous time for Johnny Blanchard
He owns Minneapolis whisky store and naturally got
the order for the victory champagne If the Braves
move to Atlanta their detection might be regarded the
bier that made Milwaukee famous !. Jim Persan
released by the Angels the other day. has made
three Of the four expansion teams but the fourth Houston
appears uneager to give him the chance for full sweep
New York hasn't bothered to cancel its World Series
hotel reservations in ST. Louis but the innkeeper who
to have housed the champs II the Cardinals made
it has conceded He removed his Welcome Yankees"
sign Immediately after the Dodgers lowered the BOOM
Washngtons first two-man TV stn began tonight when
Jim Gibbons and Eddie Gallaher beamed the Rams
Redskins game to D. c. viewers They repeat the broad
cast tomorrow morning and after pause for commercial
Identification, swing into the Lons-Packers scrap from
Green Bay Leo Durocher is threatening to sue the
New York writer who charged that the Lippy Dodger
coach nalreats Walt Aston in taperecorded interview
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FOR THE THIRD STRAIGHT year the Senator's lead
the majors in attendance; no team has drawn fewer
customers since expansion. Dick Men, hero Of the
Dodgers l3-nning victory in ST. Louis Wednesday Is
co-hoder Of record shared by only other modern
major Lacquer He and Eddie KAYAK the only players
whose names the spelled backwards forwards
When superstitious Dick Groat baked because his
1858 contract contained odd figure Bng Devne Cards
general manager obliged He reduced 1t from $370O to
an even $4,000 and Groat signed Immediately
Two Of the NILS best franchises Los Angeles and San
Francisco both hurting at the gate this year for the
same reason-bad teams The Rams once perennial
tenders, have won only nine games since 1859. - The
Twins so pinched for money when they we're in WASH
ington that they couldn't afford $4,000 bonus to AL
Kaline, are the biggest spenders in baseball today.
The Los Angeles sports fan had weekend choice Of
Dodgers Pirates Pitt UCLA CFriday) RedsknsR Rams
Saturday horse racing at Pomona and the Pacific South
west tennis championships. And for those seeking
more adventurous stuff there always terrifying drag
races along every freeway here.