Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-09
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sY BURTON HAWKINS

ST. LOUIS. July 0.--Hottest
rumor at the All-Star Game
gathering is that Cleveland
will shift to Minneapolis. But
it's being denied. naturally. by
the Indians brass In re-
gard to the possibility of the
Giants shifting to San Fran
cisco, Frank Lane, general
manager Of the Cardinals, says,
"I don't think there's a chance
In the world that the Giants
will leave New York"
H. Gabriel Murphy. 40 per
cent stockholder of the Sena-
tors, Is here During the
Cardinals double-header with
Cincinnati here Sunday he was
huddled with Del Webb, YAM
KEGS co-owner, for a long time
Gabe is>refusing all offers
to buy his stock.
George McLaughlin's attempt
to. land a National League
franchise for Queens was re-
jected f. "A major league club
owner who suggested that the
Baseball Writer'S Association
could help the game by passing
a resolution endorsing baseball
as currently being. operated,
including the reserve clause,
had that one firmly rebuffed.
Chuck Dresser. scouting for
the Senators, and Dutch Reu-
Their, the former Washington
pitcher who is scouting for the
Giants. agree that there is
cheating on the bonus rule by
major league clubs. Too
many kids who are being Of
fered big money by some clubs
are winding up with other
teams, but not as bonus play
ers. Lane was asked how
many clubs are honest in re-
spect to that rule. He replied,
mot many"
Dick Butler. president of the
Texas League, is perplexed
about Commissioner Ford Prick
summoning top minor league
executives. for a meeting to-
morrow to discuss expansion Of
the majors. The minors
have enough trouble at the mo-
ment without thinking Of as
sisting the majors to evade
their problems.
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The hottest hitter in the Ma
tional League. Joe Cunningham
Of the Cardinals, isn't among
the All-Star participants.
He is hitting .391, but has
batted only 81 times. s. When
Stengel named Detroit's Jim
Burning as his starter yester-
day, he said he liked the way
he handled the Yankees Mickey
Mantle, but added that while
he approved of Bunning's work
against Mickey, he didn't en-
joy it.
Yogi Berra batting seventh
will be one of the oddities of
the game. Despite his aver
age he'll be one of the most
respected seventh place hitters
In the history of the contests.
This is the third game here
and the leagues split the pre-
viouS two. :. In each case the
favorite lost. The National
League is the choice today.
In 1910 Paul Derringer.
Bucky Walters, Whit Wyatt
and Larry French held the
American League to three hits
and won. 40. The other
game here. in 1913, saw the
American League prevail, So.
In the fourth inning the
Americans loaded the bases
with one out and Bucky Harris
permitted Vic Raschi to bat.
He came through with a
two-run single and always has
loved Bucky for that display of
confidence in him.
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Stan Musial carries .319
All-Star Game record into his
l4th contest. Willie Mays
has played in three games and
owns a 500 average with four
hits in eight attempts. :. +. Curt
Simmons, tional League
starter. didn't allow a run in
five innings of two previous
games and gave up only two
hits. -. Simmons. Johnny An
tonelh and Warren SPAIN are
the only National League pitch
ers with All-Star experience.
Herb Goodman. vice presi-
dent of Remington Rand, and
Jimmy Johnson, assistant to
the president of Rosecroft
Raceway, are among WASH
ington fans here for the game.
The National League has
smacked 26 homerS to the