Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-10

Vernon asked him to keep an e
might be forgetful of the midr
The fine is the same this
midnight. There is no nightly
there would be more calls than
last year. Were going to
watch them closer" he said.
Hudson doesn't care for the
lob as detective, but somebody
has to do it and he is the
only one of the four coaches
staying at the Golden Falcon
Motel.
Once or twice a week Sid
will visit the rooms of the
players staying at the motel.
If both players In a room are
awake he might step in for a
few minutes and watch a bit
of the Late Show before NOV
ing on. If he can arrange his
calls between commercials, he
can make almost the entire
show.
He also has a list of the
home phone numbers of play
ers living outside the motel,
and occasionally he will make
a call to their homes.
-
Hudson hasn't caught any
body yet. and he hopes he
keeps his record clear. The
other night one Of the players
called Sid and told him he
was with friends and time had
slipped up on him. and 1t
would be impossible for him to
get back to the motel before
/ AM. Sid told him to hurry
up and the next time to look
at his watch sooner.
Hudson was playing with the
Senators when Joe Kuhel was
manager. On road trips. Kuhel
personally would call each
room, starting at midnight. I'M
til he had checked in the entire
squad.
One night in Detroit Sid and
a buddy had dropped by the
ballplayers' favorite hangout
for a beer after a night game.
They left about quarter Of IL.
and spotted Kuhel coming down
the street. Although Hudson
and his pal still had time to
reach the hotel before the
witching hour, they crossed to
the other side of the street.
HE called us about five min
utes after H." Sid said. "Appar-
emily some nights he made the
calls from the bar"
George McQuinn, on temp
orary coaching duties with the
Senators, said Luke Sewell used
to check every night at mid
night when he was manager OF
the st. Louis Browns. But when
McQuinn went to the Yankees,
there were no checks.
General Manager George Sell
kirk was asked about bed checks
when he was with the Yankees.
There were no such things
under Joe Mccarthy" Selkirk
said. "McCarthy's rules were
not to be broken by anybody.
Besides" he said. I'VE were
winning the pennant every
year. Who would be foolish
enough to risk his job on the
Yankees by staying out after
hours. 1t wasn't worth It,"
Mary Breeding said there
were no official bed checks
when he was on the Orioles
under Paul Richards or Billy
Hitchcock. But there usually
was a coach in the hotel lobby,
reading the paper or talking TO
somebody. And / know he wasn't
sitting there just passing the
time. II anybody came in more
than az hours after a night
game. he would know IT,"
Vernon said Charlie Dresser
used to make frequent phone
calls 10 players rooms after
midnight.
Bucky Harris couldn't see
any merit 10 bed checks.
IF a player keeps late hours
he is digging his own grave.
Bucky said bluntly. 1T always
shows up the next day"
Say a guy goes 10 bed at
i0:30." Bucky said. you call
him at midnight 10 see n he's
In his room. 50 you wake him
up out OF a sound sleep. Then |
he has TO wake his roommate.
Harris pointed out that the |
midnight check could backfire. |
you might get some guy who
would wait for the midnight
call and then go out for the
rest Of the night" Bucky said.
Whats to stop that7"
But most everybody agreed
that no two managers have the