Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-08

Harry Now Sees
The Bright Side
BY MORRIS sIEcEL

SHORTLY AFTER HE HAD suited UP in his pin striped
annel the Yankees reluctantly invited Harry Bright to
play third base night. 1t case Of extreme
emergency Bright would have received the
to duty.
AS third baseman Bright often has led with his
chin arms chest and knees but seldom with his glove
which usually remains one OF the most unused IN the
majors Sporting goods manufacturers never have camored
to make glove bearing Brights 1t would meet
with the same popularity the Edsel received
When the Yankees bought Bright from Cincinnati
April q for $4,000 they were making an investment on
his acknowledged ability to get them runs and not pre-
vent them However this occasion the Yankees had
out Of third basemen and were left with no other
choice but Harry.
Manager Ralph Houk was optimistic enough to hope
that Bright at least would bat in many runs as he
let in.
THE WAY 1T TURNED OUT Bright rose above him
self. He raped in three runs which was no surprise
but he also fawlesSy feded every ball hit to him. which
was great surprise Clete Boyer normally the regular
employe at third base couldn't have done any better
II didn't know you could play third base so well"
Houk said as he congratulated his fll-in infeder.
Neither did T." Bright replied.
There lot Of other things Bright is beginning to
find out about himself things he knew he could do
in his previous 10 years in baseball before he joined the
Yankees.
There's difference playing with the big team "sit-
ting the bench with Washington he said last night
"you were peeved You figured you good the
fellow who playing in your place You weren't Jealous
but you weren't happy either
Here It's different Everybody roots for everybody
else That goes for Mantle on down to- well, on down
to me-"
THE NEW ATTITUDE BRIGHT found at Yankee
Stadium Is not surprising There's considerably more at
stake being Yankee than there is being a Senator
At Washington the players look forward only to the
end Of the At New York the Yankees also look
forward to the end Of the season. but their usually
lasts one week longer in which they play In the World
Series There hasn't been player yet to protest the
extra games beyond the regular schedule.
Bright has been with the Yankees more than three
months but he's still in dream world Its still hard to
believe that I'm here finally" he said If had Just
gotten a stay Of execution.
When Bright reported to New York following his sale
by Cincinnati he Joined the team at West Point for the
annual exhibition against the Army Houk quickly stuck
him in the lineup.
II never have been nervous even in that game
he laughed. ITS true what they say about being
Yankee"
ONE THING THE SS-year-od former Senator still
hasn't learned about being Yankee, trait that comes
only from Yankee experience, is caution.
ITS the first time I've been with q winner in
the majors and he said before Yogi Berra interrupted
"Hey, wait minute" Yogi warned I'VE amt won
it yet"
swell, we're winning" Bright added Berra accepted
the compromise
While In Washington Bright was not one of the
favortes Of Gen. Pete Quesada. However, Quesada who
once suggested that Washington needed first baseman
when Bright was the regular occupant Of the job appar
emily Bright fan He wrote Harry letter congratu-
lating him on being purchased by the Yankees
Bright still hasn't replied.
II should, though" he said. "If Quesada hadn't
traded me to Cincinnati might have come to the
Yankees" .-----.--