Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-11
WIN, LOSE OR
DRAW 8, FRANCIS s7Aun
One Time KeH Was Wronq

THIS WAS, PERHAPS an hour before the All-star
Game and George Ke the quiet, sudous third baSeman
of the Baltimore Orioles shook his head he left the
batting cage.
There won't be much hitting and scoring today" he
predicted motonng to the beachers that filled with
shrtsleeved customers 1--WE been playing in this ball
park for 10 years and this the time
it sold ouand with that background for the hitter
For three innings it looked if Kel right 1t
To- National League, but Billy Pierce of the White Sox
famed five of the Nationals and Bob Friend of the
Pirates whitfield three of Americans Suddenly the roof
fell Whitley Ford after Perce threeinning stint
over, and then Warren SPAIN the victim of few
ticks, too.
Z must have made bad guess" Keu said in the
dressing after the game. Some guys that
ball at EN-, matter what kind of background. The
other side National League just had guys who
following the ball than we did
WELL ISN'T 1T ABOUT time to admit that the National
League is No. without qualification? This the sixth
win in the last An-Sar Games for the down.
trodden N. L.. and it was accomplished with clarity
despite the background The Nationals hit the ball longer
OPPORTUNITY than the Americans who somehow
wound up 6to5 favorites Their pitchersFriend and
Johnny Antonelli, particuarly-were sharper.
young third baseman for the Cardinals, Ken Boyer
strictly outof thworld stuff for this afternoon
already historic because Commissioner Ford Frck and Ex
Commissioner Happy Chandler CTve got 80 delegates from
Kentucky were photographed hand-hoding You know
almost like they liked each other
1t would be easy, perhaps to devote great deal of
space to Boyer who Speared hot drives and
wand but that wouldn't be getting to the of the topic
swung Whereas the American League dominated ALL
Star play, the National does
Bob Carpenter, who bosses the Philles has been
tanning for about six that the National League has
good ball players than the American. THE other
league get the spectacuars Bob said In other
words Ruth Gehrig Grove and few others But that
quite few years and say the National League
throw more good ball players into showdown than the
american"
GOLF is AN OLD MANS game? That's what they used
to say. Well, how about baseball when you finally
down to it? The big thrill in the AStar festival when
Ted Williams blasted one in the Senators bupen in the
sixth inning time when the National LeaguerS
ahead SO.
Theodore is pushing SO. He cut it to So and then
Mickey Mantle belted and it SO But that it
for the Americans Just to prove the Nationals have old
gents who whack that ball far piece, Stan Musal
homered off his power Qefcenter) and made 63 in the
National Leagues seventh inning.
Musial is IS and probably will call it quits after one
two Williams may retire after this
paign But you'll have to give the old CATERS this much
Musial matches young Willie Mays pinch-homer and
Ted matched Nantes might be suggested that the older
generation kept pace with the
WILLIAMS HOMER WITH NELLIE FOX on first base
high thing that barely carried into the bupen Many
FAM including this one, prayed that it would carry
Il prayed, too, Williams revealed later. Il just wanted
that thing to out of bounds didn't get good wood
it, but neither did Mantle his homer We both missed
Mine happened to go high and there a good wind.
Mantle he only got piece of the ball and lined it into
the leftheld seats-just barely"
NoW uis was III the dressing room ana ManJe was
confesSng that he'd hit few pitches better than the
off the stylish SPAIN Ncked it, off, saying
he emerged from his shower. Say, how about that
Musal with that catch off Williams? Isn't he the greatest?"
AS ALL-sTAR GAMES GO, it was a reasonably good
and maybe this happened to be notable too because
Casey Senge threw three of the top southpaw pitchers
in the busneSPierce Ford and Scoreaganst the National
Leaguers
Il can't beat those guys Casey said later, after his
failure I'm bum, guess, when it to managing
Al-Star teams Yet on the other hand Yogi amt hurt
much is he? he amt hurt real bad WE'LL I'm winner
Berras meat hand was nicked by foul tip by Klus-
zewsk in the sixth inning Yogi showed signs distress
gamey kept catching was American League team
but it wasn't lucky
Mays made it lucky for the National League So did
Musial and few Others not overlook young Boyer
Walt Aston the N L. manager, put it before game time
III tell you at o'clock if this is good Al-Star team