Evening star., 1960-07-14
WIN, LOSE OR
DNAW By FRANCIS srANN
Mix, Honey and Cup of Coll

NEW YORK, JULY 14.-In the American League ALL
Stars dugout an hour before game time the milk and
money was knee-deep Manager Al Lopez and Vic Power
had buried the hachet posed SmingIy for photog-
rapherS. The flashy first baSeman of the Cleveland
Indians announced that he nearly per cent phys
caly Mt and vowed that he would run out on Lopez
as he had done in Kansas City.
This is new day, game" Senor Lopez hope
tully proclaimed. Alas, better should have been the
other day and the other game Missouri the Ameri-
cans merely got licked So. Here yesterday National
Leaguers really showed en- That 60 whompng was only
the third Shutout in All-Star history.
This has been black week for the American League
In the two the Nationals clearly did almost every
thing better especially in the hitting pitching depart
mentS. After the debace to erciful close news
men who regularly the American League beat were
asking each other rs our league res lily this bad?"
OF the evidence in recent years the honest answer
must be Affirmative The Nationals have won three of
the last four AStar games and of the last 49, They've
won four of the last six World Series
LOPEZ is SNAKE BITTEN in these affairs Not lust
slightly but king sized Here is the successful man
ager IN the game-a nice popular competent guy
not finished lower than second anywhere-and now he's
been licked in his only two World Series as manager
1854 and 1850, and in An-star competition his record
Is fantasticaly abortive.
I've hexed both sides and in all capacities" AL
managed to chuckle after the game I'm 1884 and 1e4
I'm player for the National League and we get beat
In 81 I'm coaching for the Americans and lose In SIS
manage and the Nationals beat me. Now I'm the first
manager to lose two Al-Star Games in the year"
In the American League dressing room, an attempt
was made to pick the brains of the elder states
men, including Theodore Samuel Williams Ted hit a
pinch single in his 18th AStar extravaganza-"a lousy
slider that hit just lousy"
Are you still in favor of two All-Star Games year?"
a clubhouse visitor asked
Il don't know what's wrong with second game" Ted
snorted Il just hate to lose two the year. know
deeted well they're not that much better than we are"
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better?" Williams either didn't hear or preferred to
ignore the query. He turned away abruptly to reach
Tor the sport shirt in his locker When the
question apparently had been withdrawn and new one
was posed.
DO think the other players like the idea of two
An-Star games?"
They'd better like EN-" Williams said tarty 'Thevre
for their good"
And the fans? For New York that wasn't much of a
crowd -. $4,000 and small change.
Well, you guys don't help build the crowds with that
high"
Pete Runnels of the Red sox, who now has played
In four All-Star Games without hit sitting on
trunk. These National League pitchers" said.
DO they throw just little harder?"
"Stan Williams awfully quick" Runnels admitted.
Friend and Law are real good. They've got plenty of
talent in that league"
NEVER IN HISTORY has the National League COL
lectvely and individually looked good in comparison
with the American With his single, double triple at
ndnSaS CCy ana MS nomer and TWO singles Willie
Mays boosted his average for nine AStar games from
1893 to 438 Old Stan Musial provided couple of nostalgia
thrills with infied pinch hit in Kansas City and
barey-fair home yesterday for 1000
But perhaps the most significant development was
the pitching by the Pittsburgh Pirates Bob Friend Ell
Roy Face and Vernon Law In the first meeting Friend
was terrific the starter and winner and Face and Law
were highly impressive in relief Yesterday Law, again
effective became the second Buc starting pitcher to win
an Al-Star affair within three days
Now the Americans know why the Pirates out
In front IN the National League. Three
those pitchers. Five others the other Bucs who
either were elected selected by the Dodgers Walt
Aston for the squad With total of eight players the
Pirates led all the rest.
AS play-for-keepS baseball resumes the Pirates lead
the rest in the National League do the Yankees But
in the wake of eagueversus-league competition, you'd
have to say at this time that Pittsburgh beginning
look like better bet to sweep it ALL