The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-05
WANDER MEIER TO
 START ALL STAR TILT TOMORROW
Gomez Choice for A. L.; Rookie Mccormack on
 First Base
BY. GEORGE KIRKsEY

BY' GEOhGE hAhkSEx
 United Press Staff Correspondent
 Cincinnati, O., July 5.-(UP)-A kid who never saw an all-star game against a veteran who's taken part in four of the five games played will be the pitching lineup at the start of the sixth annual all-star battle between the National and American leagues tomorrow. The game, starting at 1:30 (EST) will be witnessed by capacity crowd of 32,000. Twice that number tried to get tickets and failed.
 The kid is Johhny Wander Nicer, Cincinnati's storybook southpaw who recently made baseball history with twin ro-hit, no-run games, and he'll be the National leagues starting pitcher.
 Opposing him will be Lefty Gomez, Yankees veteran who has started four of the five previous all-star games for the American league. Only time he missed was when Lefty Grove drew the honor in 1886. Last year Gomez start ed in Washington and held the National league scoreless and yield- ed only one single in his three- inning stint.
 With Wander Nicer and Gomez starting and two other southpaws, Carl Hubbell of the Giants and Lefty Grove of the Red SoX, billed for duty later, the pitching end of the all-star game will have de- cided left-handed tinge.
 Ready to Go Hubbell, who performed the al- most unbelievable feat of flaming five of the greatest hitters in mod- ern times, Ruth, Gehrig, Foxx, Simmons and Cronin, in succession in the 193 4game, is likely to fol- low Wander Nicer. He has score to settle with the American leaguers for the buffeting they gave him in the all-star game at Washington last year and the game he lost to the Tanks in the 1887 World Series. King Carl pitched his 201st victory against Brooklyn Saturday and is ready for action. Who follows Hub- bell is guessWork but 1t likely will be Bill Lee of the Cubs or Jim Turner of the Bees, both right- handlers.
 Either Groce, who scored his 18th victory of the season Saturday against the Athletics, or Johnny Allen, who hung Up his 18th straight win with . 7-hit job against the White Sox, are likely to be the other two American leaguers. Re- lief Pitcher Johnny Murphy, man. ager Joe McCarthy's personal selec- tion to fill the spot made vacant by the withdrawal. of First Base man Hank Greenberg because of an injured wrist, is likely to see service if the American league side gets in jam.
 Five Reds Named The good burghers here are all steamed up over the game because five Cincinnati players, more than any other club, are on the National league squad. Four are likely to start-Vander Nicer in the box, big Ernie Lombardi, National leagues leading hitter, catching; Frank Me- Cormick, the first rookie ever to start for the National, and Ivan Goodman hard-hitting outfielder. Pitcher Paul Derringer is the other Red but he isn't likely to see ser- vice.
 The American league, largely be- cause of the power packed into it's lineup and a record of four vic- tries in five previous all-star games again is betting favorite. The odds were quoted at 7-5. The only time the National league won was in 1886 at Boston.
 The rival managers again will be Bill Terry, Giants, and Joe Me- Carthy, Yankees, automatic choices because their clubs won the pen- nants last season. The players were selected by the eight managers, with the exception of last minute changes.
 Two cripples, Outfielders Hank Leiber and Joe Moore of the Giants, are on the National league team. Leiber is nursing leg injury and Moore is just recovering from in- juries which have kept him outo the lineup for some time. Neither Is likely to play.
 In case of rain the game will be played Thursday morning, tarting at II o'clock (EST). Should 1t rain again, the game wil lbe called off.