Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-30

ana It's time TO say 1t again
EVERY method except the best
has been tried In selecting play
efs for All-Star games. That
would be TO have the players
lpick 'em, with the stipulation
that no player could vote for a
member of his own team"
The current selection method
is a farce, Ringing on the sue
cess Of the Cincinnati Times
Star promotion manager in get
ting out the vote. =. That he has
been a genius in this respect
isn't disputed. He landed
i've Cincinnati players on last
years National League starting
team and this year produced
eight Redlegs on the starting
club in observance of the rules.
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But Commissioner Ford Prick
has violated his own.rules, which
read. Except for the pitcher,
the starting eight players, by po-
sition. viii be selected by fan
poll conducted by newspapers,
radio stations and magazines
throughout the country"
Prick has altered the rules to
eliminate three Cincinnati start
ers. substituting Stan Musial,
Willie Mays and Hank Aaron
for George Grove, Gus Bell and
4 Wally Post.
Under the present setup, it's
possible for a fan to vote 5000
times for the same players, pro-
vided the fan has the time,
energy and inclination. No
body knows the opposition better
than the players. :. The Ameri-
can League squad should be
picked by American League
players. the National League
squad by National League play
ers.
! Home runs popped into those
] seats in front of the bleachers
at Griffith Stadium haven't
functioned against the Senators
this season. There have been
10 whacked in That region and
the Senators have thumped nine,
with Roy Sievers getting five,
Jim Lemon three and Bob Usher
one. Nine different players
from seven clubs have hit
homers there for the opposition.
It's official now. -. The ma
tionals" flag atop Griffith Sta
dunn has been supplanted by one
that reads Senators.
Cookie Lavagetto has received
word that Harmon Killebrew is
displaying no progress at third
base with Chattanooga and
would like the young slugger
switched to first.
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Whitley Herzog, dispatched to
Miami by the Senators, is maui
ing international League pitch
ing at q 1888 clip in IA games and
has spanked the Martins to 10
triumphs. He's playing right
field and somewhat spectacularly,
too. according to reports. !.
Neil Chrisley. optioned to Indi-
annapolis. is tied for the Amer
lean Association batting lead
with Norm Siebern Of Denver at
1872. Carlos Paula is hitting
1855 with Minneapolis. but de-
spite that lofty mark has been
benched twice for fielding defici-
encies
Garland Shiffiet. sent to Char
lotte, lost a 2-l decision 10 Jack
sonville Friday night although
yielding only four hits. He
has q 6-3 record with the Hor-
nets. Bob Wiesler has the
same figures with Richmond.
Camilo Pascual has been given
the pat on the back" treatment
since he has been with the Sem
ators, but that's over. Lava
getto has ordered his catchers to
get tough and stay tough with
the Cuban highlander.
Leo Dorsey. testifying before
the House Antitrust Subcom-
mittee, showed how IFS possible
for a bonus player to become
eligible for the pension fund
without ever playing a game.
aside from the big salary. the
bonus baby Immediately has two
years going for him toward PEN
sion benefits" Dorsey said, ref
erring to the fact that players
signed for more than $4,000 must
Wings Sign Howe