¶ In Cleveland, the Indians' Third Baseman Al Rosen. 28, heard the news that a good part of the baseball world took for granted: he had won the American League's Most Valuable Player award (National League winner: Brooklyn Catcher Roy Campanella). Rosen, first man in 18 years to win the M.V.P. by unanimous vote of the baseball writers' committee, is a fast and polished fielder, but won with his big bat, which led the league in home runs (43), in runs batted in (145), and missed the batting championship (.337) by one percentage point.
¶ In Hanover, N.H., a onetime third...
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