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Veteran Outfielder Johnny Lindell thought he had the word for the surprising early-season form of the New York Yankees : rhythm. "When the batters are cold, the pitchers are hot, and vice versa." Manager Casey Stengel admitted, in an ecstatic sort of way, that he was baffled. Instead of falling on their faces without the ailing Joe DiMaggio, the Yankees headed west this week after one of their best starts in years: ten wins in 13 games, and with a line-up composed largely of guys named Elmer...
Obviously, it was too good to last; in another month, opposing pitchers would know what to deal the upstarts to cool off their hitting. But by that time, Manager Stengel might be able to toss in DiMaggio and Keller. Last week, just eleven days after the season opened, "Old Case" announced: "This may be just a swallow. . . but I'm going to win the pennant...
Burt Shotton named Gil Hodges, a converted catcher, to start for the Dedgers; Casey Stengel chose Billy Johnson to go for the Yankees; while Billy South worth, Braves manager, announced that Ray Sanders, injured Boston first baseman, will be placed on the inactive list
...PETER STENGEL...
Charles Dillon ("Casey") Stengel has a deeply lined, hawklike face that is hard to forget. He has wiry, bowed legs, a workaday wit, and an air of mock modesty. "I'm an apple-knocker," he likes to say, "and I'm against all city slickers." He was also quite a ballplayer in his day. Under the late great John J. McGraw of the Giants, he smashed a crucial home run in the 1923 World Series, and vigorously thumbed his nose at the Yankees all the way round the bases. The mantle of dignity is one article of clothing...