Evening star., 1942-06-26
All But 7 Brook
Regulars With
Select Group
Five Cards Are Put
On Club; Reds Give
Most Pitchers
BY JUDSON BAILEY,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

Associated Press Sports Writer.
NEW YORK, June 26.-The Ma
tional League announced a strong
all-star squad today with seven of
the Brooklyn Dodgers in the cast
that will face the American Leagues s
best at thu Polo Grounds July 6.
The selections of the eight man.
ayers of the senior circuit included
some surprises-such as the choice
of Catcher Walker Cooper of the
st. Louis Cardinals and Rookie Out
fielder Willard Marshall of the New
York Giants while passing up In
ielders Stan Hack of the Chicago
Cubs and Billy urges of the
Giants-but the strength of the
squad could not be questioned.
Camilli, Walker Passed Up.
Manager Leo Durocher of the
Dodgers. who will lead this years S
National League array by virtue Of
winning last years pennant. will
have all of his own regulars in the
fold except First Baseman Dolph
Camilli and Outfielder Dixie Walker.
Camilli. last years most valuable
player and leading home-run slug
ger. has been far below par in bat
ting this season. although still
among the home-run leaders. The
first basemen chosen were big John
Mize of the Giants and Frank Nc
Cormick of the Cincinnati Reds.
Durocher could start Whitlow
Wyatt on the mound. Mickey Owen
catching, Billy Herman at second.
PeeWee Reese at short. Arky
vaughan on third and Joe Medwick
and Pete Reiser in the 0utfield-all
Dodgers.
Next most numerous among the
selections were the Cardinals with
nve men. headed by the brothers
Cooper-Pitcher Morton and Catch
er Walker-plus Infielder Jimmy
Brown and Outf1elders Terry Moore
and Enos Slaughter.
Reds Dominate Mound Staff.
The mound staff will be domi-
mated by Cincinnati with Paul Der
ringer, Bucky Walters and johnny
Wander Nicer all named but there
may be some eyebrows lifted at the
selection of Derringer, with three
victories and four defeats, while
ignoring Rookie Ray Starr of the
same team. who has won 10 while
losing only three.
Completing the corps of seven
pitchers are Claude Passeau. the
only member Of the Chicago Cubs
named, and Lefty Cliff M.lton of
the New York Giants. Manager
Mel OFT of the Giants also was
named, along with Mize and Mar
shall, giving New York four places
on the squad.
Inc Boston Braves will be repre-
sented by Catcher Ernie Lombardi
and Shortstop Eddie Miller. leaving
Chicago with Passeau, Pittsburgh
with Third Baseman Bob Elliott
and Philadelphia with Outfielder
Danny Litwhiler as the only clubs
10 land just one representative.
The necessity of awarding at
least one position to every cluo in
the league likely caused the choice
of Elliott over the veteran Hack
OF the Cubs, who has been on three
OF the last four teams and who is
outhitting the Pittsburgher by sew.
eral points.
Buc's Phelps Ignored.
On the other hand the Pirates
had been generally expected to place
their hard-hitting catcher, Babe
Phelps, with his .38l batting average.
In selecting Walker Cooper, hitting
around .280. the managers also
passed by Rookie Ray Lamanno Of
Cincinnati, who has been hitting
about .32s
In choosing Reese, with a .24O
average. for shortstop the managers
overlooked the Giants Jurges. who
has made only one error in % con-
secutives games and whose batting
average of .280 is the highest of
any shortstop in the league.
Three Of the players named-Ott.
Medwick and Herman-have been
on every all-star squad since 1884.
missing only the inaugural game
at Chicago in 1888. Seven others
are on the team for the first
time-the Coopers, Brown. Melton,
Marshall, Reese and Litwhiler.
Dtrocher chose Manager Bill Nc
kechnie of Cincinnati and Manager
Frisch of Pittsburgh for his coaches,
and later will name a batting prac-
tlce pitcher and catcher and a
trainer.
Senior Loops Selections.
The complete squad in the order
chosen by the league:
Pitchers-Morton Cooper St. Louis;
Whitlow Wyatt, Brooklyn; Claude Pas
Seau Chicago; John Wander Nicer Paul
Derrlnger and William Walters, Cincin-
natl; Clifford Melton. New York.
Catchers-Arnold Owen, Brooklyn:
Walker Cooper, St. Louis; Ernest 'Lom-
Infieiders-John Mize, New York; Frank
McCormek Cincinnati Jimmy Brown. ST.
Miller. Boston; Harold Reese Brooklyn:
Bob Elliott, Pittsburgh; Floyd Vaughan,
Outhelders-Harold Reiser and Joe
Medwick. Brooklyn; Enos Slaughter. St.
Louis; Melvin OFT. New York; Terry Moore
st. Louis: Danny Litwhiler, Philadelphia;
Willard Marshall. New York.