Evening star., 1963-05-26
SEGH AT LARGE
Being Smart Gets
Tigers Nowhere
BY MORRIS sIEGEL

OF ALL THINGS: The Detroit Tigers boast that IA
of their Is players attended college is not making much
of impression in the American League where
or eight clubs are only rising above any intellectual
roadblockS but above the Tigers as we'll Dale Long
missed the Hall of Fame by less than two feet when
Mickey Mantle almost became the first player ever to
hit ball out of Yankee Stadium. Mantle used Longs
bat Noting the rise of Negro players in the majors,
Ebony Magazine predicts than so per cent Of the
big eaguers will be colored by the end Of the 960s II
the present trend continues Currently there are 81
in the majors. In 1947 Jackie Robinson the lone
white 1t is interesting to note that Gentleman
Gil Hodges acquired with a long-range program In
mind" according to George Selkrk given contract
extending only through next year.
The assistant farm director of the Senators, recon-
mended along with Pete Quesada Ed Dohery and Mickey
Vernon by Cronn when the Senators formed is
the lone survivor to retain his original job He has
connection. He is Tom Cronn, of the AL president
. Vernon sorrowfully admitted the toughest job he
had to face when he fired was explaining his dis
mssal his Oyearod daughter Gay Ann "a sensitive
little girl" Until the surveyors report their official
findings Ralph Houk is satisfied Mantles recent third
tier poke hit far I'VE would have had enough base
hits for week if they could have broken it up into
singles"
THE JUICY NIL PENSION adopted by the owners the
other day just in time to give Bill McPeak pow
erfu selling point when the Redskins coach makes his
sales pitch to Pat Richter the No draft choice Wednes
day in wisconsin A frst-hand report on how the
Nets like Jimmy PerSa and vice has been promised
the Alexandria Grandstand Managers Club by Cookie
Lavagetto when he addresses the troops June 27.
In the final game the White series here Wednes
day. the Senators the most managed team in base
ball. Eddie Yost managed from the field Vernon and
Bucky Harris watched from the press box and Hodges
looked from another perch with Sekrk who generally
managed the whole program Despite this assembly Of
branpower, Chicago won anyway.
CBS-TV, reacting to the many complaints over the
shoddy way Channel presented the Kentucky Derby,
has warned all affiateS in the future they must carry
thA anfira nrOnr will he fn
channel Eddie Yost, who took over the night Of the
ernonHodges changeover would like another crack at
managing to the stigma OF being one Of the
few major Lacquer managers who never won game
Browns Owner Art Mode under no contracua obligation
to do may contribute the balance OF the late Ernie
Davis contract To the Leukemia Foundation which
will be named for Davis.
THE SWING OF Dave Nicholson is so powerful his
manager, AL Lopez, believes it's potential home run
every time Nick hits the ball." which has been most
infrequently lately. Ben Schwartzwalder, seeking
breakaway for his 1868 Syracuse team believes
he's found the perfect back last years frosh squad
fThe boy is so light his feet" Schwartzie enthuses
"that he walks the without leaving footprints"
. In de-activating Vernon, Sekirk raised few eye
brows when he said I'm not blaming Mickey, but he's
been around for three years and hasn't done the job"
Well, George, who then are you blaming?
The Dallas Cowboys recently drew one Of the biggest
crowds in their history More than 1000 attended their
third annual Fan Club barbecue. NIL players who
currently receive $50 for an exhibition game asking
the rate boosted to $780, which exactly $50 more
than willing TO pay for the preseason shake
down skirmisheS Redskin preseason finances will
take noticeable Jump tomorrow when WWDC President
Ben strouse sweetens the pot with $4,000 check for
radio rights TO the 1858 games. In San Francisco
elderly who formerly rooted for the Yankees when
Casey Sengel managing told the Nets pilot he had
switched TO the Giants since moving back 10 the coast
II was born here" he explained TO Stenge who quickly
shot back, That's no excuse, the Giants weren't"