Evening star., 1957-04-30
WIN, LOSE OR
UKAW By FRANCIS sTANN
Blue Plate Special

LOUISVILLE, KY, APRIL 30.-As these lines were
written, route to the Kentucky Derby not
pleasant to observe that basebas leading hers were
Ted Williams in the American League Stan Musial in
the National In the first place. they belong Secondly
In the and set must root for
the old folks.
Four times williams has the batting championship
OF his league 1t might well have been titles except
World War and the Korean affair Back to back Ted put
together 406 and 1856 before he called up
Naval Aviation cadet and served flyer in l94345
When he returned he hit 342. resumng just though
nothing had happened. Ted even 400 hitter on
May g. 1858, when the Korean War seemed to need him.
Williams may be person who is regarded in many ways
but he is dedicated at the plate and that lifetime
us years. average of .348 is legit.
Musial lost only the year 1945 when he was in the
Navy, and has batting CHAMPIONSHIPS II he doesn't
hit with quite much authority as Williams the Cardinal
star Is equally classic in technique For Is years each
neither Williams nor Musial has dipped below 800
and they easily ahead all other active players in life
time average. Ted with .348 and Stan with $40.
1T COMES UP THE DERBY TRIAL here today at
Churchill Downs but the book shows this tghtener
than test Still, the mile isn't to be completely
disregarded.
Star came out of nowhere in 1858 to win not only
the Trial but the Derby too beating Native Dancer
Hill Gail both the Trial and the Derby. and in 4s it
Citation.
oftimes the Trial is apt to be more confusing than
enghtenng First, it's quarter of mile shorter than
the Derby Secondly not every trainer saddles his entry with
the same grim determination the day of the Big
case in point the 1850 Trial 1t of track
muddy actuay-and Hrsch sent his good colt Middle
ground out in leather boots After frlongs the boots
were soggy and heavy and something called Black George
the Trial
On Derby Day. however, Black George wound up dead
last It was battle-ground, Hill Prince and Mr. Trouble
finishing in that order.
1T TOOK LONG TIME but Cal Grihith finally made
trade typicay three-for-two deal AS far Senator
fans concerned the Washington club didn't give up
much in Dean Stone and Bob Chakales but there
question to whether the threesome the Red Sox-
Faye Throneberry Milt Boiling and Russ Kemmerer-wll
improve the Senators.
Boston, with serious nheld problems of It's own hardly
would be trading topfght shortstop and so 1t must be
considered that Boiling 248 hitter after five years.
expendable. Off his past performances Kemmerer no
better as pitcher than Chakales Stone
Thronebery may be the prize in the fve-player DEAL
despite 254 batting for three years in the majors
There was little chance Of Throneberys breaking
Red Sox outhed-Wiiams, Piersa and Jensen-and he
lost 1884 due to military service way the Senators
are lacking for centefelde Maynard Faye Throneberry
may be the answer
THE BIG FIGHT OF the week. Of course is Gene Fumers
first defense Of his world mddeweght title against Sugar
Ray Robinson in Chicago This the Wednesday Night
hight, as the Tv people will unctuously inform you
For what it's worth, Joe Louis been coaching Ex-
champ Robinson in his Chicago workouts Not only are they
old buddies but they have something else in common
Federal income taxes Dispatches from Windy City in
dcae that Louis all in favor of Sugars throwing more
left hands than formerly and worrying less about his
tax problems
The Brown Bomber, however, won't predict win for
Robinson. Amt gonna do 1t because I'm ink picker
Louis admits But him oblnson) look better
That's for sure"
Prediction Fullmer will stop Sugar Ray probably BY a
TKO, about the 10th round