The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-08-15
Ca1npanella,
Barnhill, Gibson
In Lineup
Expect Games
To Unveil Major
League Material

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ballOting ended--ihe deadline for
votes having been midnight. sun
day. Aug. 2. the West team which
Will take the field on Sunday aft
ernoon. Aug. 16. In spacious CO.
miskey park. 35th and Shields ave-
nue.. for the 10th annual East-West
contest will he and most likely bat
as follows: Cool Papa Bell" Chi
cago, or Jethroe Cincinnati Buck
eyes. in left field: parnell Woods
Cincinnati manager. on third
base: Ted Strong. Kansas City
MOnarchs. in right field willard
Brown. Kansas City Monarchs, CEN
ferhelder and .42a hitter. in cen
ter field: Joe O'Neil. Kansas CRY
Monarchs. first base T. j. Brown.
Memphis, shortstop: Green, Kansas
city. catcher: Sampson. BirI ing
ham. second base and as pitchers
Satchel Paige OF the Kansas CITY
Monarchs who led The entire voi-
ing: Hilton Smith. Kansas civ
Monarchs: Nerde Mathis. the por'-
side hnrler of the Memphis Re !
Sox and Bremmer OF the Cincln-
natl Buckeyes.
The East batting order is still
IN doubt and won't be- known until
the last minute. TOPPING the voting
for manager Of the East ie the eel
eran. Vie Harris OF the Homestead
Grays. Tex Burnett will be one OF
the f.ast's coaches. However, thOsr
close To the Negro National league
know that Tom wilson's circuit is
going TO throw It's full strength in
the field in order not TO give the
West a chance 10 tie the count IN
games. AT present. the East is out
in front five games to four in the
series. Although there will be
game In Cleveland on Tuesda ;
night. Aug. Is. with the same play
ers : action for the United Service
organizations. the second game will
not count ofilclall, in the East vs.
Weet series.
Heading the cast OF players for
The East j. David "lnpo' Barn
hill. New York Cuban Stars hurler.
mentioned often as one Of the Ne
gro PLAYERS who may get a tryoIt
with some major league baseba, .
club Barney Brown OF Philadelphia
and Ray Brown Of the Homestead
Grays. Gaines Of the Baltimore clul
and his pitching mate. Byrd, also
Hill and Day Of Newark. All men
toned are pitchers although New
ark has been using both DAY an {
Hill in the ontfirld because OF their
smuggling ability.
This year. the East has Josh
Gibson. Homestead Grays. and Row
Campanella OF the Baltimore Elite
Giants. as catChers. Roy caught tn,
full game for the Easi last wear
and was awarded the trophy for
being the most valuable player ia
the 1871 game. Gibson was IN McN-
leo last year and although he has
reputation for clouiing home
runs. the Vests fans who are dyed
in the wool Negro American leagup
bugs. point out that Gibson has
fplayed in other tas vereuS Wrs.
ills and didn't get any homers a.
though he is much feared man 20
the bat.
Playing first for the East viii be
either Big Jim West OF philade )
pha or Buck Leonard OF the HON,
stead Giays Leonard is veteran
OF The Easl Nest games and clou'-
ed a homer Off Ted "Douhl, Duty
Radcliffe last year. sammy linghc,.
Baltimore second saCkcr absent
from the FRAY last wear. will be hacA
on second with the veteran Willie
Wells, Newark manager. or Dic@
Seay OF the New York Black Yam
KEGS in short and Patterson 81
Philadelphia or fostering OF The
Grays holding down The far corner.
Martinez OF the Cnbans may &C.
into the game AT short.
The Fact is we'll off i'm fly chas-
crs. There are Jerry Benjamin a.
the Homestead Grays. Wright and
Kimbro OF the Baltimore Elites.
Wilson and chin Green of the New
York Black Yankees. Vargas ~
the Cuban stars, Stone OF Newark
and Big Jim Williams OF the Gu
bans. The East. as has been Dfr-
viously stated. can send either Ilill
or Day. the Newark pitchers, To- the
outfield.
The West Is using hut one first
baseman and he Is O'Neil. In event
that something goes wrong, TED
Strong will be shifted from The
outfield 10 FIRST. Behind the bat. Ia
event OF injury to Green, viii 20 20
Ted Double Duty Radcliffe. who
can pitch as well as catch. tie II
al present playing for the Birming
ham Black Barons. In the uuiheld.
tho West will have Neil Robinson
whose home run fame Il still fresA
In the minds OF the Eas,-Wcsi game
fans and his home Town. Memphis,
Is pulling strong for him. Also
there will he Davenport OF the
birmingham club. Hyde OF Mem
phis, and Pennington Of Chicago
As substitute shOrtstup Will oe
Ralph wyatt Of the Chicago Anne q
lean Giants and there Is siill >
question whether Alex Radcliffe
will get into the game. The Chicd-
20 third sacker has seen action IN
many East VS.. West contests ard
in most Of them has held his own
with the East when " comes ~
hitting. However. there are fanS
who would rather see Carter CT