The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-06-29
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PutsG0sHn
On Team
BY DAVIS J. WALSH

International News Service sports Editor
NEW YORK, June 20. - Man
ager Charley Grimm, of the Ma
tional League, today named i've
additional players to supplement
the fans selection Of 16 who are
to represent the league in the an
nual AllStar baseball game at
Braves Field, Boston, on July Z.
The extra five are Outfielder
Augie Galan, Chicago; First Base
man Jim Collins, st. Louis; Short
stop Leo Durocher, st. Louis;
Third Baseman Lew Riggs, Gin
cinnati, and Pitcher Curt Davis,
Chicago.
Manager Joe Mccarthy, Of the
American League team, then was
prevailed upon to finish second,
even in the announcement bust
ness, and nominated Outt1elder
Goose GoSlin, Detroit; ShortStop
Frank Crosetti, New York; Catcher
Rick Terrell, Boston, and Pitchers
Tommy Bridges. Detroit, and Mel
Harder, Cleveland.
He probably did himself more
good than the rival manager
largely because his team needed
some good done to it. That Amer
lean League nomination, as deter
mined by public vote. was strictly
on the bias.
It figures to have two first base
men. Gehrig and FoXx, in the
starting lineup and it had some
big-name pitchers who, on current
performance, cannot knock your
hat off with the 56-pound weight.
The insertion of Bridges and
Harder, therefore, may make up
for the fact that Gomez once was
a good pitcher and that Rowe is
Just beginning to prove that he is.
Good Pitching for N. L.
Since pitching wins any single
game, anywhere, under any condi-
lions, this looks like the National
Leagues year-at last. That is,
if the checks are down and the
sterling fellows don't get to feeling
that, after all, one should not
truckle to baser ideals and mere
winning is not the final aim. Two
years ago, for example, Manager
Bill Terry clearly indicated that
there was something to be said
for being too proud to win.
The league hasn't won yet in
three tries, but it can if it pitches
Mr.. D. DemoStheneS Dean, Carl
Hubbell and Van Mungo for three
innings each, with Davis for relief,
If any. One would be surprised
that is, if one hadn't seen it done
for years-what pitching of that
kind can do to the superior power
of the American League team.
The fans teams as announced
at the start of the week end, were
as follows:
NATIONAL LEAGUE-Outfield-
ers: Medwick, st. Louis; Berger.
Boston; Demaree, Chicago, OFT,
New York; J. More. New York. In
fielders: Terry, New York; Her
man, Chicago; Vaughan, Pitts
burgh; Whitney, Philadelphia; S.
Martin, st. Louis. Catchers:
Hartnett, Chicago, and lombard.
Cincinnati. Pitchers: j. Dean,
st. Louis; Hubbell, New York;
Mungo, Brooklyn; Warneke, Chi
cago; Davis, Chicago.
Demaree to start
AMERICAN LEAGUE - Out.
fielders: Averill, Cleveland; Chap
man, Washington: delft,
Chicago; DiMaggio, New York;
Selkirk, New York. Infielders:
Gehrig, New York; Foxx, Boston;
Gehringer, Detroit; Appling,
Chicago; Higgins, Philadelphia.
Catchers: Dickey, New York, and
Hemsley, st. Louis. Pitchers:
Grove, Boston; Gomez, New York;
Pearson, New York; Rowe, De-
troit.
Demaree, of course, should
start in centerfield because he is
having a much better year than
Berger. Medwick ought to be
playing left field for nine innings,
even if Joe Moore never gets to
do anything more interesting
than take a nice, cold shower.
OFT belongs in right field, but
don't know where Galan fits in,
except maybe beside the bottle
Of water.
Averill, Radcliffe and DiNGag-
gio ought to be the American
League starting outfield, strictly
off current records, and doubt
less the infield will go with Foxx
at third base, for his hitting. But
outside Of this, they can do what
they want with their infields
without losing much, if anything,
and the catching, in spite of the
loss Of Cochrane, will take care
of itself.
So, much as usual, it goes back
to pitching and, briefly, all the
National League has to do is
pitch it.
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