Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-06
WIN, LOSE OR
HNAV By FRANCIS STANN
Nothinq's CHANGED, Really

THERE is NO EVIDENCE to show that even once In the
history of the AI-Sar Game everybody pleased
the selections When the used to pick the players
the fans were critical and vice 1t different this
year.
When is the last time world champions were so COM
pletey ignored as the Brooklyn Dodgers? Not
voted in the starting lineup Yet the National League
loaded with Cincinnati Reds who only third choice at
best to win the pennant
When play starts at Griffith Stadium next Tuesday
there will be at least five Reds in the L. lineup by
of the FANS and three others the bench will be the
home couter, Kluzewsk The others will
Lawrence happy pitching surprise and Joe Nuxha who
rates with Warren SPAIN the circuits best southpaw.
If the fans could vote again, right Kuszewski and
not Dale Long of the Pirates probably would be the first
baSeman. Longs hot eight home hinge past He
has cooled Off Big Klu, fans know, is solid
WHAT is WRONG with the All-Star voting? WE'LL for
one thing there were no participating newspapers this
in New York and Chicago This is the first year the Chicago
Tribune having lost Sports Editor Ward didn't
the show Ford Prick, the commissioner took
Prick did pretty good job short notice He lined
400 newspapers and radoTV stations to collect the
votes Even buSh-minor polite-400
mains lot of agencies But without New Chicago
outlets follows that the White Sox Cubs Yankees Dodgers
and-well yes-GiantS suffered.
For club overlooked in the voting the Dodgers took
it we'll Jackie Robinson, who often demurs variety
of TOPICS couldn't become violently exercised II think
those Cincinnati all good players but not all five
of them should have selected Jackie quoted
think Banks (Chicago Cubs should have been the
shortstop, for one.
"Td like the managers pick them" Robinson
cluded A eight them ought get together decide
They want to win the and they know how the players
are going They would pick the who going best"
IN CHICAGO WAS HEARD an expression of sentiment
from surprising Will Harridge, less stuck
MS neck The president OF the American League not famed
for strong convictions any subject joined forces with
Chuck Comskey of the White Sox and Phil Wrigey of the
Cubs when he said:
1T is very likely that will go back to having the 16
managers select the teams they did before"
Whoops Once in blue moon Uncle Will speaks out
When he did this time his boss Commissioner Prick slapped
him down. The fans will continue to name the players"
Prick stated fatty in the wake of Harrdges expressed opn
ion "You quote there will be changes made in
the selectve processes"
Actually, the fans didn't bad Job when the votes
Jumped Probably it the most honest of all jobs
of counting the ballots The fact that
Mickey Mantle easily with fractions of the votes alleged
y garnered by others in past gives pause Before
Frck took did the counting machines sometimes add
extra "O"?
ROY MCMILLAN OVER BANKS as the National Leagues
shortsop provoke arguments Banks gives you that
long ball. Mcmillan mainly the glove And Johnny Temple
teammate of Mcmillan is the second baseman He'd have to
be regarded outsider would have been in the spring
and off past performances, anyway.
When it time for Manager Walt Aston to pick the
rest of the National League squad he fans vote only for
the starters minus the pitcher it embarrassing. Re-
CARELESS of his at the moment Aston probably
would have liked to have that good strong right handed
hitter, Waly Post to use in the clutch But with five Reds
starting and three the squad, how could Aston
choose Post? Instead selected lesser performer Rip Re-
pulski, because Rip is Cardinal.
Comiskey youngsh head of the White Sox dhey have
Nellie Fox second base perod took out the present
voting system when he criticized the right of Ted Williams
Mickey Vernon and George Ke to be American League ALI
Stars.
There many bad picks in our league in the
National" Chuck said. Williams, Kell and Vernon
chosen because of reputaton-a exbatting champs But
they're not the best, in my opinion"
Well, everybodys got an opinion fans and Prick and
Harrdge and Jackie Robinson.