Evening star., 1953-08-31

what must be one of the crops the
league in years But to the National League
and there Ted Kuszewsk with batting approx
mately the Mckey batted in record good
better and hefy edge in home run hitting to offset
VernonS fneSse af1eld
Nor do you stop with the Cincinnati slugge Gil Hodges
driving quite few than either Vernon
Kluszewsk Real good glove oo In addition it never
hurts to play for winner.
THERE IS NO AMERICAN LEAGUE second baseman to
compare with Red Schoendenst Jackie Robinson although
the latter currently outeder At bat and aeld Billy
Goodman Nelson Fox Bobby Avila and Billy Martin ta far
short of this pair this year. Shortstop? Phil Rzzuto and
Chico Carasque American standbys don't match
Alvin Dark OF the Giants Coming closer paper is Harvey
kuenn of the Tigers but the young man needs polish job
Far and away the American Leagues ranking third base
is Al RoSen. With commanding lead in batted in
indeed the only leagues player with than 100Cleve
lands stickout normally might be automatic choice But
there is that young fellow with the Braves 2yearold Ed
Mathews who has almost batted in and whose
43 homerS lead both big leagues
good catcher and dangerous hitter, Yogi Berra, but
the National League for has been able to
trump the Yankee with Roy Campanea Neither Yogi nor
anybody else around today catch with the Brooklyn back
stop who has tied the National League record for runs baed
in by catcher with 122 and has drawn bead the Amer
can League mark of 133 set by Bill Dickey.
THERE is NO DIMAGGIO these days and Ted williams
hardly considered because of his limited service So
the best the American League offer in the way OF out
helders Minnie MnoSo, Dale Mitchell Hank Bauer Gus
Zea df you the home to the exclusion of
thing eSe Jim PerSa W your taste runs heavily to heldlng)
Mickey Mantle who of injuries and thing
another has not been the ball of expected.
Except for base running Mr. Giles has several subjects to
top MnoSo best the American League offer Monte 1vn
Sem-nvad is outaveraging the White Sox star. So is
Richie Asburn who also has hits and is outseal-
ing Minnie Jackie Robinson has played good bit Of left
field and is authoritative the plate Duke Snider has
twice many home and batted In than
Mnoso And don't forget fellow named Stan Musial He's
still the dangerous clutch hitter in the National League
as far as rival pitchers concerned
Two pitchers the Courier Journal Who else but
Warren SPAIN of the Braves 19game winner to date and
Robin Roberts the Phies winner of 81? There other
good pitchers in both leagues but weigh the performances
and it comes out Roberts and SPAIN.
CERTAIN POETIC LICENSE is permitted in most polls.
voter may shift player from his regular position to
other if he feels the has reasonable chance to play
without endangering the defense Of mythical team. Thus
possible minded select both Rosen and Mathews
Schoendenst and Robinson the grounds that Mathews
tnkered with outeldng and Jackie is Brookyns most
used left fielder
might do worse land better) than to write out
batting order this way Schoendens 2b Vernon 1b Rosen
3n Musal CT; Mathews, rf Robinson If; Campanela c;
Dark and the pitcher little conscience trouble be
result of leaving of irwin Snder Ashburn
Hodges Kuszewsk and few Others but that's how
most of the time
the downtrodden National Lacquer wants all
the (hes riding pretty high anyway with four straight
AlStar Game vctories it's simple enough. Scratch Ver
for the onger-hiting Hodges Kuszews point out
that Rosen still fields ground balls with his Mat
hews from the oueld third base where he belongs and
pick another oueder from Ashburn Snder Jackie
Robinson Nobody likely make too big issue out of It,