The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-03
COOPER, BOWMAN LIKELY MOUND
 FOES MONDAY
Only .OO4 Difference in Team Batting; Winners
 at Cleveland Tuesday
BY PAUL SCHEFFELs United Press Stan Correspondent)

United Press Stan COrrespOndent) New York, July 3-(U)-The first all-star major league baseball game for the sole benefit of the nations armed forces will be played at the Polo Grounds on July and according to the starting lineups announced today, 1t shapes up as one of the closest in 10 years of in- ter league competition.
 Although all prices have been doubled, the game should intrigue both the players and the fans. For the players, there is the added 1n- ducement that the winner will speed out to Cleveland to play an all-serv- ice team the following evening. For the fan, there is the comparison of batting avera ges, which show the American league team as a whole rank only GOA points better with .2o6.
 Four members of the champion Brooklyn Dodgers are included among the probable starters for the National league. The Aneri- can league choices, announced by President William Harridge after a long distance telephone converse ton with New York Manager Joe Mccarthy who will handle the squad. include five performers from the junior leagues current pace setterS.
 Cooper vS BOnham
 Neither Manager Leo Durocher of the National leaguers or Mccarthy disclosed their pitching choices but on the basis of won and lost rec ords, Mort Cooper of the St. Louis Cardinals, top pitcher in his circuit, will start. Cooper has won II and olst three and probably will be fol- lowed by Chicago's Claude Passeau who has won 12 ard lost five. Cliff Melton of the New York Giants, who has southpawed his way to 10 wins. may be the Nationals third moundsman. Cooper and Passeau are righthanders.
 Ernie Bonham of the Yankees has the best record in his league 9 and 3-and may warrant the start ing post. Jim Bagby of the Cleve- land Indians, cmes next with nine won and four lost and Spud Chand- Ter, also of the Tanks, ranks third with and 2.
 Although capacity crowd of 50.- 900 Is expected to pack the Polo Grounds, President Ford Prick of the National league, announced that several hundred llnreserved seats will go on sale the day of the game.
 The original subscription for the bat-and-ball fund, subscribed joint ly by the majors, minors and base ball writers--has long since been exhausted and the revenue from this game is needed to keep the baseball equipment for the recrea- ton of soldiers, sailors and marines flowing to camps throughout the country.
 The American league gains its slight batting edge from the four batters now over the 300 mark in It's starting lineup. Joe Gordon oi the Yankees is top man with .363 and Ted Williams of the Red Sox has .336 Bill Dickey of the Yankees .3l8 and Dom DiMaggio of the Red Sox .30l. The lineup that will start for the American leaguers is-Dom DiAdaggio. RF; Lou Boudreau of Cleveland, SS; williams. IF; Joe DiN1aggio of the Yankees, CF; George McQuinn of the Browns lB; Gordon. 2B; Ken Keltner of Cleve- land 3B; Dickey. c.
 Brooklyn Belters
 The National League boasts only two hitters over 300 and they are both Brooklyn outfielders- Pete Jimmy Brown of the Cardinals Reiser with .348 and Joe Medwick with .342. The batting order will be 2B; Arky Vaughn of the Dodgers 3B; Reiser. CF; Johnny Mize oi the Giants. 1B; Mel Ott of the Giants, RF; Mcdwick. IF; Walker Cooper of the Cards or Mickey Owen of the Dodgers. c and Eddie Miller Of the Braves, SS.
 Both All-Star games will be broad cast on the coast -tocoast network oi the Mutual Broadcasting System The Polo Grounds broadcast will be- gin at 6:l5 (EWT) and the airing of the Cleveland contest will start at 8:45 p. m. (EWT) Arrangements are being made to shore wave the contests to American forces all over the world.