Evening star., 1952-07-09


.- -. struck out Ruth Gehrg and Foxx, you said
~ ~ to yourself, Well he's had it, But in the
next inning Hube also for i've
in row. You might have beaten Carls record"
eff the rain stops Bobby replied, "al want to get
@ out Never mind the strikeous But do think" added
"that my stuff was pretty good today"
That is pretty close to being the understatement Of
year. In the five innings played there
thrills including Jackie Robnsons frst-inning frst-pch
homer and Hank Sauers longer inning waop won
the venning for the National League But the
was the sight of shan 1ss pounds blowing fast ball
by Lockman, whiting Robinson and then whipping
q fast ball by for called strike on Musial.
PHIL RIzzUTo showered early and stripped in front
of locker cropping Casey stenge had told his
little shorsop Eddie Joost would finish the game
to any Rzzuto getting early start
But he wasn't happy He still fuig because of the boos
aimed at him when he hit into double play in the fourth
inning.
That was American Leaguers' scoring inning They
getting to Bob Rush OF the Cubs They had two
second first with only
looked like big inning with Rzzuto and either the hitting
pitcher Bob Lemon pinch hitter coming But Ruzzuto
slapped to Granny Hammer forcing Bobby Av and although
Jackie relay pulled
bag it was an easy doubleay Rzzuto was out by rs feet
scarcely running
play yet nobody knows what happened. swung
and broke fell fiat my face in the mud. got up,
couldn't start could feel muscle giving way But
anybody that? No. You newspaper guys you sit there
and don't anything. You down here and ask
what doing all the time Lockman scrambng for
wild throw and getting me out
PH" SAID, "from the pressbox stands you look
at the ball that's hit not at the batter after he's swung
"The hell say" Rizzuto snorted Haven't guys
ever heard Of peripheral vson?" H..
"What?"
Perphera vision. Like with basketball players. They
ahead both sides without turning their heads Why
you ball hit to the shortstop batter fiat
his face at the time? Imagine" he unused, bitterly
"me getting booed for not hustlng in A-star game"
about Curt Simmons" suggested reporter, little
upset by the perphera and thinking Dr. Bobby Brown
might the only Yankee ineder drafted into the
Medical Corps e looked fast efhande I've
in years"
'Hes fast" Phil conceded "but he gives you lot
notion He's not fast Hal Newhouser used to be
few years ago. He's no faster, if as fast as Gray"
"Who?"
"Gray Ted Gray. He throw as hard Simmons
What's the matter don't believe me2 Bat against him some
time"
NOW THIS WAS in the National Leagues dressing
and Leo Durocher was talking occasionally pausng to ask
the s coming down. Leo was talking mostly Of the
Phies ace Simmons. whom he chose to start the game
souhpaw I've Durocher said T his
working, they wouldn't have hit foul. There's
fellow just finding himself"
reporters who'd from the American League
dressing sad Leo they they don't think
he's FAST One of them said Gray was as fast or faster
"What?" Leo beloved. "Who?"
Gray Detroit. He also said Newhouser faster
once"
y don't they bring Grove into ftp" Leo demanded "sure
you go back 20 years you'll pitcher
I've got for haven't faster one than
Simmons the last IS years. Who told Gray as fast
as Simmons?"
zone of the american Leaguers" he reporter hedged.
"wel" Durocher replied she isn't much of Judge Of
pitchers, that's all I've got to say"
IT rs IRoNIC that Durocher like Rzzuto victim Of
what might be called imagination When the Americans
the field for the last half of the third nning Stenge sent
to left field to replace the Indians Dale Mitchell
who'd voted the team by the fans Under the rules
player so chosen had to play three innings.
Durocher the plate talking anatedly with Umpire
AL Barck and Stenge Joined the conference Then Mitchell
ugout replaced Mnoso American League
fans knowing Mitchell is something less than great fielder
and tower hooted Docher for what they thought
protest against Stenges premature yankng OF his publicly
elected left fielder.
"An did," Leo said later .was Mnoso going
to bat in Mchels place. That the end Of far
was concerned but Bark remembered that Mitchell hadn't
played three innings Then Lopez "a coach for the Amer
said Leo Mtches got lame leg AL right said,
play Nnoso don't care"
"Barck looked at Stenge and Casey said, Well, it isn't
so bad leg play half inning. better stick
by the rules But, help protested Mnoso"
In the final analysis this wasn't the most classic OF 10
Aar games 1t the shortest Too bad too that it didn't
stop raining would have been interesting to Shanz
three httes who Drocher said would
been Ralph battng for Sauer Wes Westm batng
Campanea Fulo batting for Slaughter
ing stenge nobody going to be pitching for Shantz