Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-03
ATCHISON'S
ANGL LIE
A Testimonial for Ted and Stan
BY LEWIS F. ATcHlsoN

LOS ANGELES Aug. 3.-Greed or to put it more
politely security for the players pension fund is sup
posed to be behind today AStar game here But
the plan to bolster the fund apparently has boomeranged
into testmonialfor Ted Williams and Stan Musia
They made only brief. unspectacuar appearances in
the first game at Pittsburgh last month Williams drew
walk in his role of pinch-hter for Rocky Colavo, and
Musia popped up when bated for Johnny Temple But
Los Angeles portswrters appealed directly to Managers
Casey Stengel and Fred Haney to put them in the starting
lineup today, and that's where they'll be.
1t is appropriate, timely gesture The odds are
million to that Stan and Ted will meet again in
heado-head competition The pair of them expected
to attract at least couple of thousand fans who otherwise
might stay home and watch the game TV.
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WHOEVER MADE THE arrangements for the game
apparently gooed The o'clock starting time in the
heart of Los Angeles rush hour and anybody who has ever
been caught in that insane jam packed screechng
freewayS knows it must discourage some fans
Surely you say, the fans will out early to watch
the stars in batting practice Maybe So but that takes
place during the hottest part of the day. and the Coliseum
will be hotter than bakers Also Los Angeles is
experiencing heat and temperatures expected
to be in at least the upperf90s.
Some people will out early" Los Angeles
writer sad but the attendance yesterday 100000 gives
you clue how they duck afternoon baseball at the
Coliseum 1t won't be too bad after the game gets under
way and by o'clock it may be NICE but then they've got
to buck the traffic"
Televson not BACKED out in the today The sale
of beer not permitted at the Coliseum, may draw
your conclusion to where thousands of fans will be-
CURIOUSLY, THERE HASN'T been much Al-Star Game
talk around town and not much publicity in the
papers until yesterday. The first game obviously
garded the" ANStar Game by the fans. They have
accepted this for what it is exhibition, and it will be
surprising if the attendance tops $4,000
The best between first and third base, priced at
&c. Long gone. the Sc "a tickets the outer
reaches of the vast Coliseum that haven't moved
buy lot of beer for that much and get better view
under comfortable conditions in front of his own
TV set at the neighborhood pub.
But, despite the heat traffic and what have you, the
players certain to rake in the sekes they need to
pad their retirement fund advance sale of 10000 Seats
plus the $25O TV fee that The only unanswered
question whether this to be the first last A-star
doube-header. Most baseball don't want second
game but there is faint talk of annual second game
the West Coast if the fans go for this one.
San Francisco will have big park next year." OBJ
noted and the fans would like the American
League stars in person"
Most folks, however pooh-pooh such idea
IN ADDITION TO Williams and Musial, todays game
could be the AStar song for Senge and Haney It's
almost foregone conclusion that Casey, who to
have mSlaid his credentials genius for the moment
won't be back next year manager, role that goes
to the pilot of the league champion Haney recently made
the observation that he felt like chuckng the entire bust
settling down to enjoy the years left to him.
It's possible that the two straegists may be trying to
0utfox another from behind their bank directors
desks before too long. Casey is officer in a Glendale
bank and Haney holds similar dictatorship in one of
the San Francisco Valley banks.
OF Case funked his first Al-Star test at Pittsburgh
getting involved in his own inmitable Vaccinations
he led his right the coal chute to 54 defeat
Casey can't get But it's 60 and he'll be master
.mnding on all cylinders.