Show M Ml l RICE H U ERES ERE'S a free tip on how to find something hotter than a desert sun in midsummer Sit on the bench during a ball game with either Leo Durocher or Billy Southworth We gave it a try If H youre you're not on fire within five minutes you must be wearing asbestos underwear They had the two hottest teams emotionally in baseball last season and they are arc liable to have the two hottest this season Neither manager misses a trick or a turn of any sort from the bench and both unravel a vocal cataclysm that stuns your ear ear- drums They keep on top of their men roughly or soothingly harsh or gently through the entire game Neither the tumult nor the shouting shouting shouting shout shout- ing ever dies with this pair And as their hired men happen to believe in the sagacity and smartness of both they get winning results Durocher Speaking Youve got to W have the right man manfor manfor manfor for the right job at some hand hand some batters bat can hit the ball on a hit and run others cant can't that cant that Brown of the Cardinals Cardinals Cardinals Car Car- can do anything anything so so can Arky at two Vaughan Vaughan youre youre you're looking great third basemen when you see these two fellows I I wouldn't trade my infield for Cor any infield in either league watch league watch Camilli this year year year- watch Reiser and Reese watch Reese watch em emall emall all aU You get about the same brand from Southworth Ill keep my infield and let Durocher have his Ill I'll keep my ball club and let Durocher have his ik j sa h hr r r h 1 t TERRY MOORE lIe He can go lur further CT and faster laster Yeah hes he's got Pete Reiser But what about Terry Moore So I asked Durocher What about Terry Moore Leo ducks no query of any type Ill tell you about Terry Moore he said As a defensive outfielder he is the greatest I ever saw and Im I'm barring neither Tris Speaker nor Joe DiMaggio lie He can go further and faster Caster than either can cover more ground and kill off more long hits Terry Moore is an marvel That's how good Terry Moore is But for Cor all that no outfielder outfielder outfielder out out- fielder in our league is going to match the or better Pete Reiser may hit this year And dont don't think Pete is any fly ball ball punk With Lou LOll Boudreau We spent a much quieter day with Lou Boudreau the Cleveland Kid who as far as one can judge at this spot is turning out a fine piece of managerial work Boudreau is a looking good-looking young fellow with a keen look determined ing face He isn't worrying about his youth youth youth-or or his job At the age of 24 he 24 he wont won't be 25 until July 17 the 17 the Illinois ex star has full command of his men They like him and respect him So far they arc are giving him the best they have which may not be too much The uThe best we can hope for Cor he said with Feller FeHer missing is to give the Red Sox a battle for Cor third place or stave off oll some sonic first-division first drive from the Ule Browns or Tigers Outside of the Yankees we should have a good scramble in this league with the White Sox rated second Whatever happens or wherever we finish I think you'll see this Cleveland club giving the best it has all year As a matter of fact I believe believe believe be be- lieve you'll see a better spirit in baseball this season everywhere than youve you've seen before Players are beginning to realize these are serious times for everybody It is certainly no time for anyone to start loafing or to break training Joe Cronin like all aU other seven American league managers knows that the chance of beating out the Yankees moves over into the super- super miracle class While anything can happen in this bizarre world the heavens still haven't fallen On to Joe Cronin Outside of first place we should have a good race the Red Sox leader lead lead- er says I suppose everyone will pick lick the White Sox to finish second through their pitching But we the might get there although like man many others weve we've lost good men to the thc services Under the conditions that govern things this season it is hard to say what will happen If Ted Williams Williams Williams Wil Wil- liams has another year even close to 1941 we can furnish our share of trouble trouble trouble-to to anybody We have been getting better pitching than expected |