Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-09
No Headlines for Hank. But

NEW YORK, OCT. 9-Snce he has been in baseball
Hank Aaron has led everything except the New York
telephone directory And that understandable because
he doesn't live here and because the IA in his would
shove him back to the fourth page anyway what with the
AAAA-AAAA ONCE Machine Co. getting no better than
the ninth listing.
Who in Baseball Going into todays sixth game of the
World Series he the leading hitter among regulars
with 42l average He has experienced uncomfortable
moments notably in the 1873 wallopng dealt the Braves
in the third game when he left eight stranded
Still, If some demented man said We're expanding
the majors You're boss Of a club and well give
you your pick of any player in the Series the choice
would have to be Aaron.
1t would have to be Aaron only g. over the
spectacular but brittle bruser Mickey Mantle nearing IS
1t would have to be Aaron the accomplished Whitley
Ford approaching 20. or Ed Mathews. who like Mantle
will be 26 in few days. tas
1t would have to be Aaron over the steady Gil Nc
Dougald, over a real conner Tony Kubek or over the
Braves smart, veteran pitchers Warren SPAIN Lew
Burdete. All have much to recommend them, but Aaron
it seems has everything. fAA
HE HAS YOUTH, speed when it's necessary to turn
1t power and versatility He started shortStop
with Eau Claire and bated 1856 He shifted to second base
with Jacksonville and bated 1852 With the Braves has
played second base and all the outeld positions He has
done job regardless of where they've placed him
There no worries about his of-held activities.
His idea Of rocking good time to plop himself in
easy chair and watch succession of horses, with
boys up romp various hills in pursuit Of the villain
He's nonchaant and retiring. but equipped with a
Of humor The other day during batting practice
Milwaukee newspaperman, obviously with Red Schoen-
dienst the BRAIN stroed Hank and bundered
Red, you don't remember me, do you?"
NO" Hank said. And don't think you remember
me- either"
IT HAS BEEN automatic in baseball for some time
that Aaron has the quickest wrists in the game that he
can wait longer to swing at PITCH and still be
full. than any other player around
Last year at the Al-Star Game in Washington the
National League taking batting practice It's customary
for the batter to call for the type of pitch he'd like to
hit and Aaron said, Fast ball" to the Giants Windy Nc
Call, on the mound.
In came the fast one and Aaron cracked it
bounce against the lefteld stands Curve ball" said
Hank, with the same result Fast ball." was Hanks next
request But Mccall missed the call and unleashed
Most baers set for the fast would permit the
to sail by foul it on Not Hank He ripped a
to left-center It's those wrists
rghthanded hitter Hank slams home to right
field because he wait long and still inject power
into his swing He helped the fifth game with lucky
ha floating blooper to right beyond retreatng Second
Baseman Jerry Coleman and in front Of onrushing Right
fielder Hank Bauer, But it's significant that Bauer
playing deep rightheld and Coleman tight second base
Coleman could concede nothing to Aarons speed The
man when the situation demands 1t. Bauer
deep because Hank has power to all fields. III
anybody but Aaron batting I'd have reached it," Bauer
said only it Aaron batting and playing where
was supposed to play
AARON LED THE NATIONAL League last season with
1923 average and impressed the knowedgeable SPAIN
that the pitcher said He should lead the league bat
ting for years to come" Hank didn't, but batted 322
He hasn't captured Series headlines In the first game
he contributed Of the five hits of Ford In the second
game, after Bobby Shanz famed Schoendienst Johnny
Logan and Mathews in the first inning Aaron opened
the second inning with a booming triple over Nantes
head But Burdetes pitching Yves Covingtons catch at
Shantzs expense and other items outstanding
In the third game he crashed a two-run homer and
single, but left eight base In the fourth game his
three-run, fourth inning homer yielded the attention.
grabber to Mathews tworun l0th-innng blast In the
nth game he got two Of the six hits of Ford But the
vital hit that sent Mathews to third lucky Besides
Joe Adcock supplied the crsper single Eddie and
the story belonged TO the shutout pitching Of Burdette
plus Covingtons remarkable catch Of McDougalds deep
drive.
So, despite that 42 hitting. Aaron hasn't been the
obvious glitter boy in any game. But II the de-
nanded, Take one" The anger would point 70 Hank.