| Show r ONCE OVER OVER- S 1 I Ignatz Irks Irk By ft HI Senate 1 Phillips Phillips- S Now Now then where are we I Q S A. A I A.-I I think were we're all all tied up and the heat is on me as s usual Also somebody is stealing the sigS sig sig- sig- sig S nals Q Very Very well wen Do you or do you not believe baseball players need protection by the United States Congress Congress' A. A The A.-The The way things are going there is no telling who will be called in next to help a player Ive I've seen everybody else called in from the bullpen to help me this week except a Congressman and now they're waving for him Q Do Do you consider baseball a n business A. A It A.-It It has everything business has except the businessmen's 1 lunch Q Would Would you call it a violation of the trust anti-trust laws A. A A. No It has to sell frankfurters S at the same price as others Q You You misunderstand I am not considering hot dogs in connection I with baseball A. A Baseball A.-Baseball Baseball aint baseball without with with- out cut em mister S. S S SS Q Doesn't Doesn't the reserve clause prevent a player from leaving the minors and bettering himself A. A All A. All I know is a pitcher dont don't always better himself by getting out cut of the minors and joining the majors Suppose he has to meet the Yanks the first week I 1 S S S Q But But Is It not an unfair i practice to let one league big-league club keep a good player on a farm team for years when he might well get a job with another another another an an- other club A. A Yes A.-Yes Yes and no S Q What What t do you mean yes and no A. A This A.-This This Is a tight situation and I am mixing up op fast stuff with my slow stuff Q Do Do you not believe there should be a free labor market In baseball as anywhere else A. A A. I I get in and out of the box so often orten that if there was a afree afree afree free labor market I wouldn't even make the distance from the bullpen to the mound some some- times Q But But doesn't the very spirit of fair play call for a competitive market in which all talent can engage engage en- en gage age A. A The A.-The The last time I was called in to save a game I pitched only two balls before the manager two coaches the whole infield and four guys I didn't recognize were surrounding surrounding surrounding sur sur- rounding me and trying to save it too If It that aint free labor competition competition com corn petition what is Q Do Do you believe something should be done about cartels A. A A. No If Jf you get a cartel the thing to do is lay of off and let na nature ture heal It S S S Q Do Do you think it is right to trade players players' like dumb oxen A. A I A.-I I object to that word dumb Some oxen in baseball are as smart as oxen anywhere Q What What Is your opinion of Leo Durocher A. A Why A.-Why Why drag Leo into this Q Its It's Its It's custom to drag Leo Into anything Answer the question A. A I A.-I I think if 11 he had got Laraine Day onto video 11 games sooner the Giants would be out ahead now S S S Q Talent Talent and ability are everything everything every every- thing in the great American game No game can be won without these qualities can it A. A Are k-Are Are you Didn't you hear about how Casey Stengel won that one from the White Sox last week with nothing but two thumbs a monkey wrench and a lot of confidence confidence confidence con con- in rain |
