Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-08
WIN, LOSE OR
UKAW By FRANCIS s1ANN
What Happened to the Aces?


one knowledgeable man went on record saying
that Frank Larry of the Tigers would be the best
pitcher in the American League. In SO Larry had won
81 He and Billy Hoeft exactly half of the Bengals
so At the halfway of this campaign Larry
is Ali and Hoeft IA
This has been a crazy season, pitchingwse in both
leagues and for most of the 16 clubs Take the Senators
ibid somebody say Los Angeles doesn't want them?)
They had solid boy in 56 when Chuck Stobbs IS
games. He no longer is the ace Of the staff Truman
Cevenger is with 5-3 record and the only winning
pitcher among the cellarites.
The guy who has succeeded Larry and Hoeft as
Detroits big gun Jim Burning who had pitched only
100 innings in two previous tries with the Tigers Now
he is 1912, winning twice many Larry and Hoeft
combined and Casey Sengel has picked him to start the
Al-Star Game tomorrow. -
All, yes the Yankees The solid man was Whitley
Ford but he hasn't pitched enough to break pocket
into his 1857 glove But who is the little boy with his
finger in the dixie? Bobby Shantz less the nearly
32-year-old sore-armed lefty who considered a
thrown when the Yankees and AS traded last February
He's 81.
BOB RUSH WAS NOMINAL ace Of the Cubs stan,
but He is 1T pitcher. The is Rookie
Dick Drott with 81 and fresh OF a big victory
Milwaukee Saturday night.
Rush never was the pitcher that Robin Roberts has
BEEN And the Phillies STAR who 20 more games
for six straight years Q95O-55) longer is his clubs
Strong Boy Roberts ell record would not stand
parison with that of Rookie Jack Sanford who is 1872
Although he won 20 games for the jaded Giants last
year and may be the National Leagues starting pitcher
tomorrow in the Al-Star game, Johnny Antonei has a
precarious hold, at BEST the title of bestonhis-cub
AL Worthingon who shuttles back and forth from the
Giants and their farm teams, IA until the Pirates
thumped him yesterday.
This supposed to be the big year for Johnny
Klippsten, the Silver Spring MD boy who used to
usher at Griffith Stadium During spring training Birdie
Tebbets was setting big store by Johnny IF he can
pitch like think he can" Birdie chirped, we've got
S0 lie 0nv "a rher Init
Acker, year out of Tulsa and Nashville has been
carrying load quite we'll He's 9-S.
PAUL RICHARDS the scrabble genius was logical
when he assumed that Ray Moore would be his Big Guy
He got surprise. Moore is only 500 pitcher for the
Orioles which still isn't bad but couple Of others
outranking him at present George zuverink, career
mopper- upper, is IA and Billy Loes, sore-armed when
he came on waivers is even better with "a.
And the Cardinals So much faith was placed IN
Vinegar Bend Mize. On the mound he was to lead the
Redbirds upward and onward his pitching and Stan
Musias hitting As usual, Musial delivered but Vinegar
Bend had his troubles until recently and only 36 now
Those amazing Mcdaniel Indy and 10
year-old Von-are the toass of st. Louis along with
Willard Schmidt, I'll pitcher.
Schmidt pretty we'll unsung until last winter
when he found it necessary to enter Florida hospital
for king-size stomach ache General Manager Frank
Lane. who visited him, later was asked IT, perhaps
appendectomy in order.
whats in order" Lane snorted sis less food Honest
to God for two cents I'd get rid OF that glutton No
body seemed to have the two cents and Lane lucky
YEAR AGO. almost to the day, the All-Stars
gathered in Washington and Bob Friend Of the Pirates
admittedly was feared by the American Leaguers as
much Antonel "e kills right handed hitters" they
said.
Friend won II and lost II for the hapless BUGS and
the general feeling that Pittsburgh improved this
season he would win 20 more. He'll have to hump to
attain that mark He's So but unframed pitcher named
Bob Purkey rookie who'd never won in the majors,
Is 81
Even the stylish Warren SPAIN Of the Braves usually
good for 20-game season, isn't doing too well. Six
times he's won 20 or more games. Warren will have to
bear down to do 1t this time. Meanwhile, Bob Bull Of
his club is helping with ga.
On the other hand, there's nothing wrong with the
Little Pro, meaning Billy Pierce of the White Sox. Ford,
Larry, Antonen, Roberts Friend SPAIN and Mizel may
be playing second and third ddles their clubs
but Pierce is apart.
He's Just l2-game winner at this writing and for
whatever thrills the Sox have provided thus far lot
Of credit must to this l7Opound southpaw with the
gts Of burglar. \