Evening star., 1937-07-05
TOp-nOtch Talent Likely.

T0p-nOtCh Talent Likely.
THOSE who have chosen to guess
Terry's starting lineup see Paul
Waner, Frank Demaree and Joe Med
wick in the outfeld; Johnny Mize,
Billy Herman, Dick Bartell and Arky
Vaughan in the infield; Gabby Hart
nett behind the bat, and either Dizzy
Dean or Carl Hubbell in the box.
Herman, Demaree and Hartnett are
OF the league-leading Cubs. Bartell
and Hubbell wear the habiliment of
the second-place Giants. Medwick,
Mize and Dean belong to the third
place Cardinals and Waner and
Vaughan sport the flannel of the
fourth-place Pirates. Not player
on a second d-division club Is listed
among this group.
This speculative lineup, if guessed
correctly, will be reminiscent Of the
1885 array OF National Leaguers tossed
at the junior circuit stars in Boston.
Manager Grimm did not pull any
punches last year in the Bees park.
He used IA players against the team
that Mccarthy also piloted and all
except two were Cubs, Cards or Giants.
His starting lineup was composed of
four Cubs, four Cards and one Philly
representative, Third Baseman Pinky
Whitney.
Later he inserted Mel OFT and Carl
Hubbell of the Giants, Curt Davis and
Lon Warneke of the Cubs, and Lew
Riggs Of the Reds.
Joe Has Representative Team.
THUS only five OF the eight National
- League clubs were represented in
the box score. The Pirates, Bees and
Dodgers played no part American
ieaguers berated Grimm's tactics.
This year American Leaguers cannot
do the same thing. The game no
longer is a show. according to the
big wigs of base ball. 1t is COM
petitive test of the relative strength
OF the two leagues and the rival man
ayers may play whom they please.
McCarthys starting lineup has not
been announced, but if right-handed
pitcher faces the American LeaguerS
1t is almost certain that Marse Joes
infield will be composed of Red Rolfe
at third, Joe Cronin at short, Charley
Gehringer at second and Lou Gehrig
at FIRST base. His outfield would be
Earl Averill, Wally Moses and Roger
Cramer, and his catcher Bill Dickey.
In this event, meaning Dickey behind
the bat, Lefty Gomez probably will
start the pitching.
Rolfe, Gehrig, Dickey and Gomez
ere Yankees. Cronin and Cramer are
Red Sox; Averill Is an Indian, Moses
10 On Athletic and Gehringer is
Tiger. Here would be players from
five teams before a single substitution
is made.
II a left-handed pitcher faces the
American Leaguers Mccarthy prob
ebly will start Hank Greenberg,
Gehringer, Cronin and Harland Cliff
In the infield; Joe Di Maggie, Jack
Bell and Averill in the outfeld, and
Ferrell catching Mccarthy probably
would start Lefty Grove, whom Rick
caught at Boston for several seasons,
or Brother Yves Ferrell.
Trade Costly to Stone.
THIS, then, would represent six
clubs, inasmuch as Greenberg and
Gehrtnger would be from Detroit,
Cronin from Boston, Bell and Cliff
from st. Louis, Averill from Cleve-
land, Di Maggie from New York and
the Ferrells from Washington. If
Mccarthy should use Luke Sewell be-
hind the bat, or Monty Stratton in the
box, he would have players from seven
clubs in the game at one time He
even could use Moses instead Of Bell
and have player from every club in
the league in action.
Stone probably was eliminated be-
cause three Washington players al
ready were named on the team. John
ny seemed to be the logical man for
Walkers place when it was determined
that Gerald was too badly injured to
play, but Mccarthy hardly could af-
ford to lift four men from a sixth
place team. 1t was just Johnny's
misfortune.
Stone and Buddy Lewis, from the
start OF the season, loomed as the Ma
taonals' top-ranking candidates for an
al-star berth. Instead. Yves Ferrell
and Buddy Myer grabbed honors. Rick
Ferrell, Of course, was a natural" :"
1hs Washington Boston trade un-
doubtedly cost Stone and possibly
Lewis places on the team.