Evening star., 1955-07-03
|AII-Sfar Races
Remain Close;
Vernon Is In

CHICAGO, July 2 (H.-Sev.
|eral positions were in doubt as
|final ballots poured In today In
the An-Star baseball poll. Vot-
ing ended last night, but com.
|plete tahulations win not be an.
nounced until tomorrow night.
Mickey Vernon, the Senators
first baseman who has led from
the beginning, apparently
|clinched a starting job over Vic
Power of the Athletics, while
Second Baseman Nellie Fox Of
the White Sox had a comfortable
margin over Bobby Avila Of the
Indians.
Shortstop Chico Carrasquel Of
the White Sox led Harvey Kuenn
of the Tigers by about $4,000
votes and Third Baseman Jim
Finigan Of the AS topped George
Kell of the White Sox by 1000.
The American League outfield
was set with Ted williams Of the
Red Sox In left. Mickey Mantle
|of the Yanks In center and Al
Kaline Of the Tigers In right.
Catcher Yogi Berra Of the Yanks
had only weak opposition.
In the National League, Del
Ennis of the Phillies again fell
behind Whitley Lockman Of the
Giants for the leftfield slot. Duke
|Snider of the Dodgers and Don
Mueller of the Giants apparently
had won the other outfield
assignments
Shortstop Johnny Logan Of the
Braves today forged ahead OF
Ernie Banks of the Cubs by
|52, 900 votes. First Baseman Stan
Musial of the Cards led Ted
Kluszewski of the Reds by less
than 5000. Second Baseman Red
Schoendienst of the Cards was
well ahead Of Gene Baker Of the
Cubs. and Third Baseman Ed
Mathews of the Braves took q
strong lead over Randy jackson
of the Cubs. t
The heavy late returns boosted
the total vote to 5,649,473. The
previous high was 1851. 900 in
1949. >
The latest figures:
AMERICAN LEAGUE
FIRST BAsE-yernon. Washington.
AS, ,602; Power. Kansas City. 1851.
Rs4'' sssfss esslffssss9 Ssia Dssso
SECOND BAsE-rox. Chicago, IL
Aysls New fsss.Psda Test ksS
nels. Washington. 262.70s: Goodman.
1oiSgnt THIRD EASE sxsE-r.niran. xan.., city.
Rosen. Cleveland. sos:7i7: carey. Nsv
York; 4o1,624: HATFIELD. Detroit
's;sed ss;HseodRrsroP-carrasqu.l, ch,e.ss.
Cleveland. ~ s4s,ssss: Klaus. sta: Sostoa::
LEFT F1ELD-williams. Boston. L.
4s3 792; zernial.. Kansas City, 1.441s-
Cleveland. 327,409; Noren, New York.
& scssnsssrfslS tern = Mantle, New YORK.
Tuttle, Detroit, 39I, 77S: Piersan. Hos-
ton ss3 tle sH.sy Shissso ss
Bauer: New YORK. SALES; Jensen. Bos.
ton. 5o3,472: Smith. Cleveland. 447..
212: Rivera. Chicago. 292. 50S
1os caso ssS sse S0f6 assan as0e css
land 561.l41; White. Boston, -46S,362;
Courtney. washington, 27S,1ss.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
First Bass-.Musial. st. Louis. I.4ss,.
Hodges. Brooklyn. 753, l9s: Fondy. Chi
cago. $4,000; Long. Pittsburgh. 2ol..
Second Bsse-schoendiest. st. Louis.
!, 1.,561. .739: Baker. Chicago, I.4o3.821:
as%ms. Ranfs. raiaaslDhia SiiaS:
'rHfalyn' Thira fsifoith bs:sMMathew.. Mnv.uk.s.
] ;64a,l17; Jackson: Chicago, ISL .62s:
SRasHp srsssszzs 'oR:; R:s
sHoRTsTrooP - Logan. Milv.uks..
,6si ,22s: Banks, Chicago. I,S2s. Isl:
sess 81 p9K' sos; McMiiisn. Maif Cine cineinnssi. ns
iLjESFTFIElp-Lockmsn, AZ New York.
Is; spssks nedai chicaso. tSssps sssasss; & Taon.
Brooklyn, 341 ,77S.
CENTERFIELD - snider. Brooklyn,
,6s3.427: Ashburn, Philadelphia.
,irdon., st.. Louis. 342.si9; Bruton.
Milwaukee, 297,163
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., New York.
a 1887; Aaron. Milwaukee, 1,O54.l16;
,ouis. 2S1.533; Furillo. Brooklyn.
CATCHER - Campanella. Brookiyn.
,704,13l; Westrum, New York 6l17l0:
,arni, st. Louis, 5s8. .277: Chit. Chi.
ago, 572,406; Burgess, Cincinnati.
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