And today has been a banner day in the headlines.

Jim Mock has been named manager of the National League team for the All-Star Games.

Johnny Keene, of course, would have had that privilege if he had stayed

to the National Leg, he had gone over to the American League.

Also, the general manager of the Chicago Cubs, John Howland, announced that Lou Klein,

a infieler in his major league days, has been named head coach and Bob Kennedy of the Cubs, John Holland, announced that Lou Klein, a infieler in his major league days, has

been named head coach and Bob Kennedy of the Cubs, becomes an assistant in Holland's office.

So the Cubs have made one more change.

Well, that's the way it looks as we get all set to go in the first game of this series.

That's Jim Maloney in the mound for the Reds.

He's a hard-throar right-hander with a good curveball and pitching against him. For the New York Mets, Frank Larry, a veteran

of many seasons of baseball. It's a pleasant evening, slightly cool, but certainly welcome

when you come to Cincinnati because it's seldom that you have weather as pleasant as

this in this town. Right now for the play--play, as the game gets underway, Bob Murphy.

Okay, Ralph, hi, everybody, Billy Cowan leading off for the New York Mets against Jim Maloney.

Maloney has won five and lost two.

In 73 innings have struck out 62.

The first battle is on the Yonge. Number three, the center theater, Billy Cowan.

Now Billy Cowan stepping in against Jim Maloney.

Maloney's second start this year against New York, his first outing against the

Mets. He was a winning pitcher in a 9-4 ballgame.

The tall, hard-throwing right-hander wields the first pitch of strike on the inside corner.

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