Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-06-02
SEGH AT LARGE
Job Offers Helped
Convince Richter
BY MORRIS sIEcEL

r. OF ALL THINGS: Among the inducements the Red
skins sweeen the pot for Pat Richter two
job offers to moonlight landscape engineer Richters
major at Wisconsin. 1t was more than coincidence
that Gil Hodges accepted the Senators job less than 48
hours after Casey Stengel nmated he'd be back man
ager of the Nets next Hodges had been mentioned
prominently Stengels successor II the Old Man had
decided to call 1t quits after this year Mickey
Vernon stays in his role special assistant next
year his $4,000 salary will be chopped at least in half
not more.
The Peninsula Grays washingtons Class affiliate in
the Carolina League acting very un-Senator IKE
The Grays based in Newport News, Va, showed $1,000
profit for their first month in business winning team
was no minor factor Any time the Angels want 70
unload 30 Bensky the reluctant Hawaiian the Senators
are interested. Two Havana apartment buildings IN
which Minnie Mnoso had invested $4,000 were drafted
recently by the Castro government.
ID WEEK BEFORE HE was called up to replace George
Case first base coach, Danny OConnell, managing
Washngton's farm team at York, Pa, sent an SOS to
George selkirk: Get third baseman" Playing Man
ager OConnell pleaded "Im not doing this team any
good" The Redskins, who had no Negroes at all until
last year. have their roster and all are likely
to stick Among the prospects" the Yankees AAA
farm team in Richmond is S4-year-old Tom Implicit,
who failed as Senator nine years ago
The most surprised person to learn he had sent Presi
dent Kennedy birthday greeting the other day was
Senator Infielder John Kennedy, whose birthday rails
on the same day THE Kennedy. 1t was ACCENTED
piece of felicitaon Chuck Stephenson, the driving
force behind the Alexandria Grandstand Managers Clun
recently turned down 81 million for hunk OF Virginia
real estate The sale would have interrupted competition
in the Little Leagues which play the Stephenson
property The most remarkable thing about Clarence
Doser not that he runnerup in the area open
uuafier at Prince Georges but that at 81 he was able
to walk the S6-hole route trek he must repeat TWO
weeks hence in the sectional trials at Congressional
IN ACCEPTING AN invitation to play third base when
the 1850 Phies Whiz Kids" reassembled for Old
I~I.t.
Willie Jones reported his health was excellent Even my
feet don't hurt he said as long they're not touching
the ground" The Red Sox have an affectionate name
for Dick Radatz their 235pound altitudnous relief ace
sThe Beast"
Casey stenge for the first time since he became the
Nets manager was booed during Thursdays 1O-run
posion by the Cubs The New Breed fans at the Polo
Grounds thought sengel permitted Jackson to suffer
uncalledor punishment Jackson pitched to 10 baters
during the Chicago revolt Attendance at Cleveland
so bad there once again is talk the Indians may pack up
and move-this time to San Diego.
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IN AN UNDIsGUIsED pitch to attract feminine
FANS the Twins have published slick pamphlet called
"iadys Guide to Baseball" designed to better acquaint
the fair with the game 1t classifies as manager as
who pits his strength against his rivals weaknesses
M That just about eliminates the Senators, suppose
90. Ed Doherty must feel he's still in Washington, not
Nashville where he is general-managing the Angels
farm club The team is in last place. D. c. Stadium,
with its $l95 million price tag Will lose its title as the
cosliest in the majors when Houstons ar condioneo
dome playhouse is completed 1t will cost $50 million.
The signing of Early Wynn by the Indians smacks
more of publicity stunt than Ceveands professed need
for pitching help Wynn has been available since spring
training but only when Cleveland down, in the
standings and the gate did the Tribe seek out its one
time star Jim Piersa greatly overpaid for his meager
contributions to the Senator'S is doing his alma mater
great dsservce with his nasty remarks to New York re-
porters about D. C. Stadium. And VINO among Us Is
enough to remember when the Senators last won
two in row.