Evening star., 1953-09-04


time You could have knocked all pounds
fiat when the placed the brow of the poddng
Cubs outfelder.
True, Hank had a pretty good year. despite his .27d
batting He homered 81 times and drove 12
But he didn't cut the pie neatly Roberts After
ALL 81 runs batted acquire certain paid
when compared with Hack wilson's National League
highs OF Sc home runs and 100 runs driven across.
1T IS GOING to be tougher this year. Nobody all by
himself, Shantz Instead at beast half
dozen top conenderS The is true in the National
League Roberts again game winner but this time
his competition sterner the voters dig deeply for
outsider they did last for Sauer they will bypass not
only Roberts and three Others but platoon less
In the American League AL Rosen commands attention
the leader in runs batted in and homers Mickey Vernon
leading in batting much of the having of the
best of his Minnie Mnoo should draw votes
along WITH young Harvey Kuenn of the seventh Tigers
Could be the selectors again will lead toward pitcher
They could do The White Sox have pair of egbes
in Billy Pierce and Virgil Trucks. Bob Porerfeld rates
salute for his 18 victories and seven shutouts
Splitting em in the National League is going to be at
least as difficult Red schoendenst of the Cards leading the
hitters has claim So have Roy Campanea Duke snder
and Carl Erne of the Dodgers plus Roberts Warren SPAIN
OF the Braves and probably with the strongest recommended
ton of all, Ed Mathews also of Milwaukee This young
already has hit than did last
and with 81 left has driven 122 than
Hanks 1852 total
All YES THE YANKEES Elsewhere in the American
League it may be hard good Yankee
but it's reasonable suppose the York baseball press
will give big pitch In fact the tub humping
already has been started by journalist who fingers not
one but four Yankees as prominent nominees"
The quartet may surprise you The quartet, indeed
be surprised The prominent nominees" Yogi Berra Phil
Rzzuto Mickey Mantle and Allie Reynolds How they became
prominent is clear although there tendency the
part of Yankee Boswes to feel that player has
New York; stitched his chest he is somebody apart
and needs few other credentials.
Berra and Rizzuto both have won the most-vauable-
player award and deservedy But to consider either
strong contender this year stretching bit Both got
off to bad starts and when Yogi and Phil finally began
approach the standard expected Of the leagues best catcher
and hortstop respectively the Yankees already first
place and battening down the matches.
This pair you scratch Ditto Mantle who started in
just the opposite fashion He blew from hot to cold short
time and Mickey isn't the the Yankees sewing up
ing sauer don't scratch At least don't bet won't
make it.
REYNOLDS FOURTH OF THE prominent nominees"
from the Yankee ranks described outstanding That's
the word the used outstanding. Allie himself must
have got wry belt out of the appraisal allie reads
"once star starter converted the bupen
the and off string of wonderful relief jobs which
practically assured the flag for the BomberS"
For fact Allie did all right a relief pitcher
while but he hasn't been much for the last weeks
role When he started days ago was only his
fourth complete game OF the season. In short Reynolds
kind of reliever Black Hoyt Wilhelm Of the
Giants starter to be mentioned with
field Pierce Trucks Parnel three his teammates
Ed Ford, Vic Raschi Ed Lopat
But Allie New York" his shirtfront there
this bithe aside in of the Big Citys public prints
general though there often exceptions VP winner
usually is pennant club. This year, however,
could Slip through top because the Yank the
24-man baseball writer's committee might be divided"
Like they were not divided in 1947, presumably when
Ted Williams of the Red Sox led league hitting with
and the most valuable player award went to Joe Daggo
average 315.