The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-07-07
$4,000 FANS WILL SEE
ALL-STAR GAME

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Dean at his best is a match for
the greatest contemporary pitch.
ers. He is one of the great pitchers
of all time.
According to present plans,
Lefty Grove will relieve Gomez,
with Mel Harder going the last
three innings.
Carl Hubbell, wizard of the
pitching mound, will be the sec.
ond National League pitcher, with
Mungo or Grissom in reserve.
AS baseball fans trek into Grit
fifth Stadium, that array of pitch.
ing talent would seem to give the
National League a slight edge.
Baseball students insist that pitch
ing is IS per cent of the game,
and If those figures be correct.
then the odds may favor the
senior wheel.
But baseball and betting men
rate the teams at evens. If you
insist upon wagering, you can
pick your team and establish it
as favorite at 4 to S.
No Favorite Here
Jack Doyle, the squarest and the
faireSt of the wise men of Broad.
way, says that when teams like
these meet for a single game,
there is no favorite. The might
est bats may be stilled for one
afternoon, or the greatest of arms
may chill.
All-star game it is called, and
all-star game it is in quality.
Right down the lineup of both
teams there is not a weakness.
In fact, as we scan the lineup we
find that Red Rolfs of the
Yankees is a pygmy with the bat,
and he is hitting 1893.
Yet American League fans have
seen Rolfe crash the ball to the
most remote points of Griffith
Stadium, and know that the bat
of the former Dartmouth boy is
loaded from tip to tip with T. N.
T.
The top man of the American
League starting lineup is Lou
Gehrig, the famous iron horse of
baseball, who is nudging the ball
at a $40 clip.
Yet down the line Gehringer
presents a record of 1853: DiMag-
gio. one of the leading home-run
hitter-he cracked one here in
recent series with the GritfS-
is batting 1886; Bell of the Browns
is batting .344, and so it goes.
On the National League side we
find Joe Medwlck, hitting .404.
Medwick is one of the greatest OF
present-day ball players. He is a
fine outfielder, and a remarkable
thrower, and his average speaks
for itself.
Medwick Outstanding
Paul Waner, of the Pirates, is
clipping the ball at a cool 1886;
Herman of the Cubs at 1852; Arkie
Vaughan of the Pirates, 1851; Mize
of the Cardinals at 1853, and Hart
nett at 1874.
Study these figures and you
might be justified in asking:
"HOw can such power, sup
porting such pitching, ever lOse?"
Over a season it could not lose
consistently, but on a given day
it might be trounced, even as
any other club. It may even lose
today. But there is terrific right
handed power in that opening fray
and two of the American League
pitchers are seuthpaWs. Another
indication to National League tri'
umph at the end.
Complaints Voiced
It must follow that bitter com.
plants would follow the announce
ment of the startling lineupS by
Mccarthy and Terry.
Not the least of these are voiced
by washington men, who point
out that not a single member Of
the GriffS will be on the field
when the game starts. Rick Fer.
rel will be on the bench, and so
will Buddy Myer. So far as we
can learn by assiduous question.
ing, Yves Terrell plays only a
minor part in the battle plans
of Joe Mccarthy.
Nor is that the only cause for
complaint. Local baseball men
were bitter when Johnny Stone
was ignored not only in the first
selection of the American League
team, but also when Gerry Walker
was held out Of action by injury.