The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-06-17
Selects Griff
Catcher For
Star Game
BY FRANK BUCK" O'NEILL

Rick Terrell will catch at leas
part of the a1l-star game herr
in washington on July Z II thu
vote of Cy Perkins, co-managel
of the Detroit Tigers carries
weight with Joe Mccarthy, who
will select the American League
team from the material placed II
his hands by the seven Other
managers. Terrell is the only
Washington player selected BY
Perkins, who was delegated oS
the injured Mickey Cochrane c
name the American League play
ers he thought most valuable.
Rick Terrell is the second WASH
ington player named by American
League selectorS. While the Gritts
were in St. Louis Rogers Hornsoy
named Johnny Stone as a player
worthy of the honor Of playing
with Earl Averill and Joe DlMag
gio, who are almost certain to start
in outfield posts. There is little
doubt that other leaders will name
these same players, and that the
consensus will place one or both
on the squad.
"Rick Terrell is one of the
standout ball players of the
American League" Perkins said
this morning in discussing the
team. "He is a fine receiver,
keen strategist and a dangerous
hitter. He knows hitters and
senses situations.
"Rick Terrell ranks with Luke
Sewell and Bill Dickey.
"What a shame it is that
Mickey COchrane is out of action
at this time," Perkins said.
"You can't convince me that
Detroit would not have won the
,pennant If Mickey had not been
hurt.
"We're lucky to have q catcher
like TebbettS to step in there in
in the pinch and do his stuff,
and we're lucky to have Cliff
Bolton ready to step in there
and catch or pinch hit.
"Come to think Of it," Per
kinS said, that's the only way
we were lucky this year. What
a season we've had"
Neither Perkins nor the aStute
Del Baker nominated Yves Terrell
for all-star honors, but the biz
right handler need not waste tears
over that oversight. A crowd Of
5000 fans who stayed to cheer
through a nerve tingling battle Of
the diamond are willing to let We
Terrell pitch for them every day
in the week.
In the second inning, Green
berg slapped a double to left cen
ter to start the inning, but thu
Tiger star never got beyond tht
half way mark. In the fourth in
ming, Gehringer singled, but dice
on second. The pressure def
nitely was on Terrell in the sixth
when he passed Rogell and Bluege
made one of his semi occasiona
errors with only one out. But
Yves turned on the heat for Green
berg and Walker and emerged
from the peril Of the moment.
Again in the seventh Yves was II
the switches. Tebbetts walked
and Goose GoSlin batted in place
Of Clifton. The veteran GoosC
doubled and Tebbetts moved tt
third. Wade walked, but PETE
Fox hit into a double play.
Pitching Of this caliber was mos
encouraging, but don't think that
jake Wade of Detroit was Just
out there throwing the ball arounc
in aimless fashion. The trim
young southpaw allowed four hits
in the first nine innings. He
walked Stone to open the second
but nothing happened to the bene
1T Of Washington. Rick Ferrel
opened the third with a single
Lewis received a pass to start the
eighth inning, but nothing de
veloped.
So, as two fine pitchers fought
out their strife, the crowd waited
expectantly for break. Wash
ingten was first to score, breaking
through in the sixth. A single BY
Hill was followed by a wild pitch
and then Wade passed both Kuhel
and Stone. Simmons forced Stone
and Hill scored.
Run Looked Big
That run doomed bigger ant
bigger as the game wore along
but the Tigers relentlessly pressed
and finally scored the tying run
Rogell opened with a double. went
to third on an out, and bea
Bluege's throw to the plate on
grounder by Greenberg.
The game came to an anti
climax in the twelfth. After Ricl
Terrell singled, Lewis scratched 1
hit and Kuhel singled to short
With the bases thus loaded. Jaki
Wade uncorked a wild pitch ant
Rick scored the winning run o
the thrill-laden afternoon.
There was many brilliant pla,
between the first and final in
nings. Mihalic's diving. somel
saulting stop and throw on Gerr.
Walker in the eighth inning wa
one Of the plays of this season, o
any other season. It came will