Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-24
WIN, LOSE OR
NNAV By FRANCIS STANN
Willie Mays and Sundry Items

IF THE NEW YORK GIANTS are doing bit better than
expected they thank Willie Mays Remember Willie?
couple Of he just about the hottest property
in baseball There wasn't anything almost that Mays couldn't
do better than any other outfeder.
Going into the ST season, however Willie was up for
denomination For him last year very ordinary His
296 batting average far cry from his S45 54 He
homered So times but it 81 the previous season
In no department other than base stealing he
good in Sc as he had been when he Army
and tore apart the National League And York the
critics and the switched from Mays Mickey Mantle
and Duke Snider
search of an explanation for NAYS decline lot Of
people wondered Willie didn't miss his biggest and loudest
booster Leo Durocher They wondered he got along with
Bill Rigney who treated his star cenerfelder like any
other Giant.
NOW, WITH WILLIE OFF to a rousing start with his
home-run hitting speculation has fallen concerning the
young man. unless New Workers might be wondering what
he will do when the Giants quit the Polo Grounds
into Yankee Stadium, perhaps next year.
For the consensus is that surely the Giants yacae
the beatenup Polo Grounds in neghborhood becoming
less desirable day The pathetic for
city large New no doubt part of the reason
is that the Polo Grounds is unattractive.
With the Dodgers having foothold Los Angeles
probably to transfer to California is naturally to be
assumed the Giants can't to L. A. Francisco
perhaps, if there ball park built but if Brooklyn
shifts it remote that Horace Soneham of the Giants also
would pull out of New York.
AS Durocher put it during his visit to Washington a
few days ago. THE National League can't afford to pull out
OF New York and leave the city Yankees The Dodgers
can leave, or the Giants, but not both What kind of
major league would it be without franchise in New York;"
DUROCHER, OF COURSE has point A point so strong
that sharing Yankee Stadium dictated by simple logic
Even Owner Stoneham tempted to get out of town
IL Is doubtful If the National League would allow it.
Which again raises the old question as regards
the senators? How much longer will Washington fans stand
Tor the sandot ball they have watching year after
ya AS now constituted the Senator'S have to finish
last, or next-to-ast.
OF one thing you can be certain Cal Griffith and
MS gnt little group of advisors poised to move Cal
Doesn't want that bright newNmucipal stadium to be built
atnough ne doesn't openly say obquey he put
this way just the other day.
There's nothing wrong with our hall nark ne inc,
nat we don't have parking areas In book that's as
good as saying the young will be receptive to the hest
even flrst out flown offer
THE QUESTION HAS BEEN RAISED Does anv other
city want the Senator's" Minneapolis has promised the
Giants much they will transfer including SPANKING biO
ne" STADIUM toronto Houston other cities apparently
want Dig league ball. But are the Senator's wantedp
Durocher had said LOS Angeles will break all
records but the ball club will have to be contender
lnat holds for San Francisco That holds for ALI cities II
holds for Washington "
Inc nigh irony is that Washington is considered nv most
men as potentially of the real good franchises
1here loyal core Of fans There are others who would
slauy patronze the club If the were mt I'm aoa
anu ~ once III while the Senators contended for the fac
M not much fun now the way things again are shanino
up Oa keeps mixing the attendance he'll need IN stav w
hsOon Latest was $4,000 If the Senator's don't do
peeer theyH be lucky to hit $50 0OO-and that nav
SeieuCe an excuse enough to pack the tent