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Everyone can agree that House G.O.P. Leader Charlie Halleck is a fearsome, toe-to-toe political slugger. But to a lot of young House Republicans, this is not nearly enough. They complain that Halleck opposes for the sake of opposing, refuses to consider constructive G.O.P. alternatives to Democratic programs, and thus contributes to a negative Republican image. It has got so bad that these young Republicans do not even think "The Ev and Charlie Show" is funny...
...both major leagues, balloting for Most Valuable Player narrowed down to a contest between a slugging centerfielder and a peppery infielder. In the American League, the slugger won: the New York Yankees' Mickey Mantle, who shrugged off a succession of injuries to bat .321 and hit 30 homers, edged his teammate, Second Baseman Bobby Richardson. The M.V.P. award was Mantle's third; Roger Maris, who won it in 1960 and 1961, did not get a single vote this year. The National League's most valuable: Dodger Shortstop Maury Wills, who set a major-league record by stealing...
...infield, wound up pounding the ground in frustration over his .120 batting average. "I'm gonna go see a doctor," confided San Francisco's weary Willie Mays, who drove in 121 runs during the regular season, only one during the World Series. Yankee Slugger Roger Maris managed just five hits in 23 trips to the plate; the Giants' Baby Bull Orlando Cepeda was 0 for 12 at one point, wound up with a minuscule .158 average. The whole Yankee team batted .199, the Giants hit .226, and both clubs together collected only 95 base hits-a record...
...next five years, until last season, Kaline was unable to resist the seductions of long-ball hitting, a specialty to which he is not genuinely suited. His peak year as a slugger was 1956, when he had 123 runs-batted-in and 27 homeruns--a more respectable figure then than now. From then on, despite fine seasons in '58 and '59, he began to fall off his early pace until in 1960 he could manage only a .278 B.A. with 15 homers and 68 R.B.I...
...infield, the lone setid point at the season's start, continues to produce. Third baseman Mike Drummey lands the IEBL in hitting. Shortstop Dave Morse and second baseman Terry Bartole each got four hits against MIT and first such or Phil is the club's leading slugger. Dik Diehl, the catcher, had a home run against Navy that tultiated a 10-3 root...