European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 12, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sports scene i he s no. 2 in time at the Helm of one club. Who is he up of Smokey is Dean of majors managers 84 other pilots have come and gone since 54. M i the old men of the majors ii i i by Steve Snider up staff writer when Walter Emmons Alsto became manager of the dodgers they were the Darlings of a place called Brooklyn Leo Durocher was managing the new York giants Case Stengel had a firm grip on the Yankee glory boys and los Angeles was a Nice place to visit for a football game. Now he s in his 15th season after Adelay to sooth some painful kidney stones and los Angeles is a Dandy place for baseball. So is Anaheim right next door. Down the Pike a piece Nissan Diego boomed As a Dandy place to include in baseball s next expansion. Quiet until he s bugged of Smokey is the Dean of the big leagues in Point of consecutive managerial service and he d need an adding machine to tally All the other managers who have been axed or retired since he came Down from Montreal in 1954 As a virtual unknown according to our adding machine the total is 84. Among those 84 in the deposed Pilot brigade were some of the great ones in baseball history but Alston somehow survived them All through a series of Happy highlights and a Good share of Heartbreak. Time. The dodgers dropped to Eig place last season after Sandy Ftp retired. " Alston actually has been Lurdean managers for several years Ana solid challengers. But the no. 2 Man might sur Pyou. It s Gene Mauch of Phil Dep who was hired on the second Day the 1960 season. No. 3 is Bill Rigney of the Call Rangels picked in 1961 As the on Ager the club Ever had. Both Alston and Mauch weres dered Long shots when they took Alston made Good Marks dodgers system but he produced of  selected Mauch a Bau players owned a Bright record a a minor Tes was Only 55 when the him after Eddie Sawyer the id Gewont Only a a Al twi Gene has Odds Lii m he was Streak in nning Back Walt said once the owner of the a. Angels is Gene Autry his faithful manager is still Bill Rigney. Under Alston they have bounced from seventh to first sixth to first and have won six pennants All told. But it la take we havea club record Bounce to make lint this alone. Solar