Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-24
WIN, LOSE OR
DNAW By FRANCIS sTANN
Not Since the Gus-Housers

ONE OF THE SPORT STORIES of the year would be the
winning of the National League pennant by the St Louis
Cardinals who finished II behind the Dodgers in So
Rated behind the Dodgers when the season
opened St Louis threatening to take it all at this point
First the Cards a tremendous debt to Stanley
Frank Musal who will be 81 his next birthday Helping
out couple of boys brothers named Indy and
Won Mcdaniel.
Musia was playing his second year in pro ball when
Indy Mcdaniel was two years old von 49, wasn't
born Today Indy 81 has 73 record for the Cards Won
is 20 and unscored upon in II innings against the Phls
and Dodgers There hasn't been story like this since
the old Gas House Gang.
The McDanes you know are $4,000 (each bonus
babies von only four out of high school, shut out
Brooklyn Friday with two-her in his first big league
start Hes just good" Manager Fred Hutchinson says
that it you around when Bob Teller broke
in. But he was Just wild hard-throwing hreballer
won and Indy well, all say is that they
make manager feel sort of humble
AS FOR MUSIAL he has been wonderful. too. Mickey
Mantle has higher batting and both Ted Williams
and Mantle may have more color But Stan the Man Is the
No. hitter in the National League. And in the American
League the big htters Mantle Williams and Skowron
aren't very close to Musials batted in total
over the long ahead it's possible that Mwaukees
Hank Aaron will catch batting But even if he
does there be detracng from STAINS contribution
to the Cards Musia virtually carrying the club his
back until of the other Redbrds hitting
until the pitching picked up just recently.
National League date back to 1875, matter
Of 81 years but in nearly every department Musas
appears among the top 10 Six times winner
batting championship has lifetime average better
than $40 He's al-me runner-up to Mel home runs
cIm not really the home type"l a-time third
in total bases and batted in In two-baggers and
sluggng for he right up there with Wagner
Waner, Arson, Hornsby, Frsch Clarke and couple of
other immortals,
Oh, yes Musia also holds the National League record
for playing most consecutive games.
IT is TO WONDER if baseball would have had Stan
hod haa, bio
Kerr? He is the little souhpaw who twice from Gin
cnnat in the World Series of 1919 when White
Sox teammates were trying to throw games.
Anyway Kerr was managing Daytona Beach Of the
Florida State League in 1910 and Musal Just married at
49, of his pitchers When he wasn't pitching Kerr
played him in the outfeld BY mid-August of 40 Musa
had won II games as pitcher and hitting 300
Then he tried diving catch of a ball and injured his
shoulder so badly that he could longer throw
cruel break and in young Musas mind flashed the warning
of his immigrant father from Poland Lukasz Musa
Stan to go to college instead of playing ball.
If you don't" Papa Musia propheSied you might wind
up in the coal mines like me- The youngSer finally gained
reluctant permission from his father to try pro ball
Now, with dead arm, wife, baby the way,
and salary OF only 500 month only six months of
the year 1t looked as If Stan did make mistake by not
listening to Lukasz
NICE GUY DICKIE KERR did a nice thing First he told
Stan not to give Then the Kers larger house
at Dayona Beach and moved Musa and his young bride
in with them
Forget about pitching" Dlcke advised his protege Il
Know you can hit and maybe your will come
around later"
That was in 1910 BY July of Al the Giants offered to
buy Mlsia for $4,000 BY late September was hitting
better than 400 in the National League the Cardinals
then IN showdown duel with the Dodgers for the pennant
St Louis didn't win the pennant that year Brooklyn
I'D having invaded Missouri to win out of three games
1t was on September 10 that the Dodgers played their first
game against the cards whom they beat by two games
was on September II that Rookie Musal reported Later
Leo Duroeher who was managing Brooklyn In those days.
paid Stan tribute
We got out of town Just in time" Leo said