Evening star., 1942-07-07
Cochrane Looks
ToFine Hur|inq
ToGain Victory
FeIIer, Rigney Slated
To Oppose Majors
In Cleveland Game
BY CHARLES DUNKLEY,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

Associated Press Sports writer.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, July IA
great, patriotic throng OF $4,000 to
10000 spectators is expected to I'LL
comfortably Cleveland's massive
Municipal Lake Front Stadium to-
night to witness the greatest stars
in baseball battle to swell the Army
and Navy emergency relief funds.
The competing teams will be
Uncle Sans soldiers and sailors
managed by 1t. Gordon Mickey"
Cochrane, one-time pilot of the De-
troit Tigers, and the ever-familiar
stars of the American League, vic
torious in New York's Polo Grounds
last night over the National Leagues
all-stars, 3 to l. The American
Leaguers will be led by the veteran
Joseph Vincent Mccarthy, manager
of the world champion New York
Yankees.
Bobby Feller, Cleveland's own
great 23-year-old fireballer, or John
Duncan Rigney, former ace Of the
Chicago White Sox. both right
handlers, will be on the firing line
at the start for the service all-stars,
with Cleveland's Jim Bagby, another
right-hander. the choice of Man.
ager Mccarthy. Bagby has won
nine and lost four to date.
Feller Likely to Start.
More than $4,000 tickets had been
sold. and with favorable weather
thousands are expected to storm
the gates when the general admis-
sion tickets go on sale at 6 pm,
The spectacle figures to produce be-
tween $4,000 and 100000 for the
service societies funds.
1t. Cochrane. supremely confident
and determined to triumph. never
theless had not decided upon his
positive pitching choice or his start
ing lineup today. 1t was the general
impression that he would give the
nod to the idolized Feller for senti-
mental reasons and then throw
Rigney into the fray when and If
Feller got into trouble. If Feller
starts, his catcher will be Winnie
Smith of the Pittsburgh Pirates,
who caught Feller at the Norfolk,
Va, Naval Training Station. If
Rigney goes, his receiver will be
frankie Pytlak, former Cleveland
and Boston Red SoX star.
I'VE came here to win," Cochrane
snapped "We've got good pitching,
a great defensive outfield and hitting
power. Well give 'em more than
they are figuring on. They won't
get many hits of us in that big ball
park. If we can take 'em I'll be the
happiest guy in the world"
Travis In at Shortstop.
The remainder of 1t. Cochrane's
starting lineup probably will find
Sam Chapman, Philadelphia Ath-
letics, in right field; Don Padgett,
property OF the st. Louis Cardinals
in left. and Joe Grace OF the st.
Louis Browns In the center garden.
The infleld probably will be Benny
Mccoy of the Athletics at second.
Cecil Travis of Washington at short,
Ernie Andres, Louisville Colonels, at
third, and either Johnny Sturm
Yankees, or Chester Hajduk of the
Chicago White Sox at first. Andres,
q former Indiana University star, Is
the only player among the all-stars
without previous major league ex-
perience.
Rigney is in top condition and Is
anxious for the assignment. He
not only had the benefits of spring
training with his old team, the
White Sox but also pitched for
six weeks in the American League
campaign before enlisting in the
Navy. Feller has pitched less than
Rigney and against less formidable
opposition.
Cochrane also has for pitching
reserves Mickey Harris, lefty with
the Boston Red Sox; John Grod-
zicki, a young right-hander be-
longing to the st. Louis Cardinals
and Freddie Hutchinson of the De.
troit Tigers. Harris has done con-
siderable pitching as a member o1
an anti-aircraft battery In the Cana
Zone. He few here to participate
Mammoth Ceremony on Card.
Prevented from working out yes.
terday because of the soggy condi.
ton of the field. the service play
ers planned an hours drill in tht
stadium today.
A mammoth military ceremony
will start at $50 pm. with thu
game getting under way at 9 o'clock
An 85-piece band from the Grea
Lakes Naval Training Station viii
be featured along with 28-ton Gen
Grant tanks. 1t. Jack Dempse.
of the United States Coast Guar'
and Comdr. Gene Tunney of tn
Navy will lead crews Of 200 mel
of their contingents in drills.