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ad;a-oniBaseball Rounduproangees;s-m-iffedchAll-Star Game HurlersWhacked Freely Duringlt;tt3onlunarmitP-inieleCrucial Sunday Gamesrtc0IBy FRED DOWNNEW YORK (UP) — Baseball’s annual All-Star game may bea delightful extravaganza to the fans but it’s still just an added, unwanted chore to the players and managers.Just how the players and pilots feel about the game was demonstrated again yesterday when no#-—fewer man six of.....icV(rf0nt6i11iItIthe 13 pitchers named to the American and National League squads saw action and thus will come up for to-imorrow’s gamewithout properrest.The fans, however, could take %4some solace in:fthe fact that ini-each deliberate■case of snubbing game, justice triumphed over sin and the star pitcher lost. Those tagged with defeat were Sal Mag-lie of the Giants* Robin Roberts of4the Phillies, Warren Spahn of the Braves, Bobby Shantz of the A's, Mike Garcia of the Indians andMidget FootballlMeeting Here att1tCity Hall TuesdayCISatchel Paigethe All-S tart,oitVfc.ndoev1Satchel Paige of the Maglie was beatenBrowns, bv the Phillies, 4-1, after the Giants beatgnrnRobert?, 2-0: Spnhn was hammer-• .ed into submission by the Dodgers, 8-2; Shantz retired after four innings and lost to the Yankees. 5-2, although the A’s rebounded to winthe nightcap, 7-6: Garcia bowed to the White Sox,y 3-2, in 13-innings when former teammate Minnie Minoso hit a home run, and Paige, in relief of Nod Carver, suffered the defeat as the Tigers beat the7 I! Browns, 8-6. for their second Straight under Fred Hutchinson.Cubs WinIn other games yesterday the -I Cubs beat the Reds. 5-1. and 2-0. the Cardinals downed the Pirates. 6-5 and 6-4. and the Senators de-i feated the Pod Sox. 5-2.As a result, the All-Star interlude found the Yankees leading the American League by three games and the Dodgers leading the National by four - and - a-half. The White Sox. Indians. Senators and Red Sox trailed the Yankees with only 3 3-2 games separating all four while only theGiants were within range of the Dodgers.Stan Musial, gunning for his sixth batting crown, led the National League's hitters with .333. nine points more than TobyA meeting for the general membership of the Monessen MidgetAthletic League, Inc., will be held*at City Hall tomorrow at 9 p. rn.All persons who paid their MMAL dues in 1951 or wish to join the organization this year are welcome to attend the meeting, according to Rev. H. A. S. Cooke, secretary.During the session, accomplishments of the MMAL is sponsoring the Midget Football League last fall will be discussed.iAlso reviewed will be plans for the league this year. According to present arrangements, the league will again operate with four teams, although territorial assignmentsmay be changed.The session will be the last general membership meeting beforethe start of the league season early in September.1I1ctfrf:T:-MlI:!the A’s, led with a .336 averagewith Billy Goodman of the Red Sox• • •one point behind and A] Rosen of Cleveland six points away.Cards Hot TeamEddie Stanky’s Cardinals were :*the current, “hot team” with nine 1 straight victories which have put ; them 12 over ,500 and within 4 i 1-2 of the Giants. At the moment, f they are the chief hope to make i4 4the N.L. race something more than* •a two-team race.IIf the most valuable player picks lt;were to be made today, the AL award probably would go to either Shantz or Allie Reynolds and the NL award to Maglie. The bust of the year”—and maybe of the decade—undoubtedly is Luke Easter. picked by many to be player of the year and now back in the minors. The manager of the year would he a toss - up betweenCasey Stengel and Bueky Harris.IYesterday’s Star: Hank Sauer of the Cubs, who hit two home runs and raised his league - leadingAtwell in the A.L., Ferris Fain of' total to 23.
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Monessen Daily Independent
Monessen, Pennsylvania, US
Mon, Jul 07, 1952
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