The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-07
DEAN PROVIDED
 PREGAME DRAMA AT WASHINGTON!
MungO, StrattOn, Grove May Not Pitch; ; Landis
 Takes a Hand
By GEORGE KIRKsEY

By GEORGE KIRKsEY .-.. Limited Press Staff COrrespondentl
 Washington, July 7-(UP)--Base- ball drama-with Dizzy Dean, bad, boy of the diamond playing the cen- tral role-moved to smashing citv, max today as 37,000 fans damned all-star game between the stars of, Grifilth Stadium for the fifth annual the two major leagues.
 President Roosevelt will throw out the first ball to approximately $5,O00,000 worth of baseball talent displaying all the thrills, color and pageantry of basehall's second big gest show. .afs
 But one individual-long, garrulous Dizzy Dean-commanded the spot light, and by his own choice. He had tried to quit the game-a recogni- ton every player in both leagues considers 0 great honor. ts.
 Then Dean suddenly changed his mind. Some say his wife caused him to board Q plane from St. Louis to Washington. Others say 1t was Sam Breadon, owner of the Cardinals. Unofflcially, 1t was Commissioner K. M. Landis who advised Cardinal of. ficials to have Dean here ready to pitch.
 Dean arrived last night, attracting crowd of 300 hero worshipperS, and announced, Tt was all a big mis-. take. My arm is sore but Ole Dix IS ready to pitch" ".l'' .. Spoofing?
 Few baseball men think there's anything wrong with Deans arm. Last Sunday he blanked Cincinnati To. Bill Terry, manager of the Na- tional League team, thinks his arm is all right and will start him against the American Leaguers. 1,
 Deans comment was: "If Terry wants me to start I'm ready but shore wish I had those three innings back I hurled last year."
 Dean was referring to the three innings he pitched in last years game when he shutout the AEsieri- can Leaguers without a hit. He walked Lou 0ehrig and then picked him of first base.
 So as the best players in baseball hiONO hiNO diC OuttlC VI Au~St8tos the big question isn't "who will wini" but what will Dean do2"
 Deans antics have overshadowe6 other important events of the last i2 hours. Van Mungo, rated by many as the equal of Dean as c pitcher, is' out of the game with a sore back. Clydell (Slick) Castleman of the Giants will replace him. Monty Stratton, White Sox sensational young pitcher, has . broken hand, and will be replaced by Johnny Mur- phy, Yankees. Lefty Grove. Red Box. has c crick in his knee and may not be able to pitch. Comes vs Dean
 The American League will shoot Vernon (El doofy) Gomez, Yankees fidgety southpaw. against the Na. tional Leaguers. Gomez in his last two American League games has al- lowed one run and six hits. He held the As to one hit and blanked the Senators on i've hits.
 Bill Terry. who has been criticized for his National League selections, hopes to get out in front with Dean in the box and stay there.
 "I'm playing this game to win said Terry. "If we get oil in front don't plan to make any changes exc cept among the pitchers as the rules call for"
 After Dean will come King Carl Hubbell, master of the screw ball, and then Lefty Lee 0rissom, the Reds brilliant young southpaw.
 The American League pitchers who will follow Gomez are Tommy Bridges, Tigers curve ball artist, and Mel Harder, Cleveland's Skillful right-hander.
 The American League remains 6-6 betting favorite to win, possibly because the junior circuit has won three out of the four games played, Yet the National League seems to carry the heavy artillery for this game. They have c batting order, ranging from Medwick, hitting .4O4 down to Dick Bartell, hitting .3i4. The American Leaguers may have more long distance power but they can't match the array of dangerous hitters Terry has mustered. .s, | Five Tanks 'r@
 The National Leagues starting players all come from first division teams-three Cubs, three Cardinais,a ,a two Pirates and one Giant. Yankees dominate the American Leagues starting team, with five players - Rolfe, DiMaggio, 0ehrig, Dickey and, Gomez. The other positions will be filled by one player each from De- triot, Cleveland, St. Louis and Boston. . G.
 Joe Mccarthy, manager of the American League team, who piloted the team which lost to the National League All-Stars last year, 4.3, ,is more serious about this game. Wines. he learned Stratton was lost to ths. team he was considerably worried. He didn't arrive until the day of kiiA, game last year. He was not only here. e day in advance this year but hA conferred with other Americas. League officials for advice on his. tactics. saa~
 we have a great club" said Me-.