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Then there's Frank Malzone, thought to be over the hill at 33, and never in his life a .300 hitter. Now, after going 6 for 9 in a doubleheader Sunday, he leads the league in hitting at .356, has bit six home runs and is fielding like an all-star...
...majors, Musial holds or shares 55 records in all, including National League marks for most games played (2,923), most times at bat (10,699), most base hits (3,459), most total bases (6,021). He is a three-time Most Valuable Player, has played in 23 All-Star games, and his lifetime batting average (.333) is the best in the big leagues. Only the Hall of Fame awaits...
...addition to the Art Ross Trophy awarded to the League's leading scorer, Howe should win the Hart Trophy as the Most Valuable Player and gain the right wing position on the All-Star Team...
...this season, best record of any team in the league. Defenseman Elmer Vasko, 27, is the biggest man in hockey at 6 ft. 3 in., 220 Ibs., and takes a special joy in grinding ambitious enemy forwards into the boards. As for Goalie Glenn Hall, 31, an N.H.L. All-Star for six of the past seven years, he is well on his way toward his first Vezina Trophy as the league's best goalkeeper, with a league-leading goals-against average...
...All-Star Golf series, which started on ABC five years ago, is still slamming away. It is worth about $40.000 in prizes each year, with extra dollops like $10,000 for a hole-in-one (none so far) and $500 for an eagle (22). Since all the matches but one in all three series are already on film, a shrewd gambler might try to get to a cameraman or assistant producer to find out who won. Then all he'd have to do is find a sucker at air time foolish enough...