Evening star., 1940-07-10
His Home Run,
Ace S|abbinq
Decide, 40
AppIing Gets 2 Hits
Of 3 Yielded by 5
Old Loop HurIers
BY HAROLD CLAASSEN,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

ST. LOUIS, July 10.-At noon 1t
was a hunch-nothing more-that
caused Manager Bill McKechnie to
insert Max West of Boston In the
starting lineup of the National
circuit in the annual major league
All-Star baseball game.
Thirteen minutes after the con-
test was under way, it was a bril-
liant piece of strategy as West de-
posted a three-run homer in the
right field bleachers and started his
mates toward a 4-to-0 triumph over
the American League.
McKechnies belief that Mel OFT
of the New York Giants, listed to
start in right field until shortly
before game time yesterday, would
be of more value in the late innings
when that garden would be the sun
field prompted the Deacon to make
the change.
1T was my hunch that OFT, who
is older and more experienced,
would be bit steadier in the sun
and that is the only reason for the
change" McKechnie said.
Winning Punch Comes Early.
Vests knockout punch before a
man was out in the first, combined
with an assortment of All-Star
pitching produced the third Ma
tional League victory and the first
shutout of the competition.
Five hurlers the Nationals sum-
moned to the mound-Paul Der
ringer and Bucky Walters of the
Reds, Whit Wyatt of Brooklyn,
Larry French of the Cubs and Carl
Hubbell of the Giants-doled out
but three hits.
Luke Appling of the Chicago
White Sox collected a double and
single, and Buck Newsom, the
bellicose Detroit finger, cracked a
one-baser. Never did the losers
have more than one runner on the
paths, and Appling was the only
one to get beyond second.
1t was the White Sox shortstops
double off Derringer in the second
that brought about Vests removal
The Boston clouter tried to make a
leaping catch and slammed into
the concrete retaining wall. He
suffered a bruised hip but is ex-
pected to play again Thursday,
when action is resumed in the big
leagues after a three-day layoff.
But West wasn't the only lu-
minary in the contest, which prob
ably was thrilling as any yet played,
although the winners dominated all
the way.
Billy Herman, the Cub second
baseman, laced out three hits
equal to the entire opposition out
put-and late in the fracas
double play by Eddie Miller of Bos-
ton. Pete Coscarart of Brooklyn
and Frank Mccormick of Cincinnati
nipped threat.
And after McKechnie pulled his
first team the seconds" scored the
fourth run off Cleveland's great
Bob Feller in the eighth, but they
needed an error by Catcher Rollie
Hemsley to chase the tally across.
Aside from Appling's robust clout-
ing the losers chief contribution
to the entertainment of the 32.373
fans was the fielding of Joe Cor
don, Yank middle sacker.
Although his players grabbed the
spotlight, the contest did nothing
to dim the luster of McKechnie.
McKechnie Uses 22 Players.
His choice of West, who climaxed
the first assault on Charley Ruff
fng, was an admitted '1ucky hunch," F."
but he catered to the st. Louis
crowd by playing their own Terry
Moore in center field the full nine
innings, although he used % of the
Is players allowed him.
Only -Shortstop Leo Du-
rocher of Brooklyn and Pitchers
Hugh Mulcahy and Kirby Higbe of
the Phillies were inactive. 1t was
the Deacon's second victory of the
year over an American all-star crew.
He won 2-to-1 victory in Florida
spring training contest.
In addition, he jeopardized the
success Of his league-leading Reds
in this week ends series with the
second-place Dodgers by giving the
spectators a two-inning look at both
his ace fingers.
Manager Joe Cronin sent 18 of
his stars into the lineup, but the
best they could do was hoist five
flies plus the three hits to the out
field.