The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-14
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By PAUL SCHEFFELS United Press Staff Correspondent

United Press Staff Correspondent
 Philadelphia, July .4.-(UP)-The laurel wreath for individual heroics in the 11th annual all-star game today rested snugly on the brow of Bobby Doerr of the Boston Red Sox, little man with mighty big bat who stole the show from 50 other baseball headliners.
 Doerr, in six years as regular sec- ond baseman for the Sox, has hit over 300 only once. Annually he has taken back seat to such slug gers as Ted Williams and Dom Di- Maggie, but last night he personally took charge of the American league cause at Shibe Park and led his mates to a 5-3 triumph over the National league.
 A crowd of 31 ,933 fans, who helped contribute $6517 to the Service Mems Bat and Ball Fund. saw Bobby blast one of Mort Coopers curves into the lower field stands for home run in the second inning, SCOT ing two mates ahead of him ano giving the American leaguers a lead they never lost for their eighth victory over the rival circuit in this classic series.
 Joe Mccarthy managed the junior circuit, and set precedent in the games by not using single mem Der of his American league cham pion New York Yankees.
 Don't think I had anything against my boys" Mccarthy said as he undressed in the hot and over-crowded locker room. "but we just didn't need them-did we?'
 Mccarthy was right, for his squad had nicked the National league pitchers for another tally in the third and their fifth and last in the fifth inning.
 Goat" Again
 While the game was personal triumph for Doerr, it was a sad occasion for Pitcher Mort Cooper of the St. Louis Cardinals, goat of the midsummer classic for the sec ond successive year.
 The National leaguers, led by St. Louis pilot Billy Southworth, col- lected no more than one run in any inning, scoring in the first, seventh and ninth innings. They were forced to yank Cooper from the mound with one out in the third after he had given up foul runs on as many hits. Cooper, first of four senior cir cult pitchers, was the losing hurler for the second straight year with performance that almost dupli- cated his 1942 chore. He was belted for four hits, including two homers. and three runs in three-inning trick last year.
 Johnny Wander Nicer of Cincin- natl, Rip Sewell of Pittsburgh and Al Javery of Boston rounded out the National mound staff last night Dutch Leonird, right-handed knuckleball star of the Washington Senators and surprise starter, was the winning pitcher after permitting only two hits and one run in three innings. He was succeeded by Hal Newhouser of Detroit and Tex Hughson of the Boston Red Sox. AL though the trio was rapped for 1o hits, they were well-spaced. The American league had 8 total of eight safeties.
 The game, besides being the first after-dark contest in the series his tory-last years affair at the Polo Grounds was a twilight session-was notable, too, for the exceptionally fine defensive ball played by the American leaguers, who committed only one error while the other loop. supposedly the defensive-minded circuit, came up with three-two by Billy Herman. second-baseman of the Brooklyn Dodgers.
 A large share of the credit must go to Mccarthy who was managing his sixth All-Star squad. He put five right-handed hitters in his lineup for an admitted gamble on using the moderately close left field stand as a target and Doerr, ore of the poorest night hitters in his circuit, proved the point only too we'll
 N. L. Favored
 The National leaguers, pre-game favorites at to 5, lived up to the advance dope only in the first in- ming whM singles by Stan Hack and Herman were combined with Stan MusiaPs long fly to center for the first run.
 Walks to Chet Laabs and Jake Early in the second inning set the stage for Doerr who sent his team in front to stay with his four-bag- ger. Doubles by Ken Neither and Dick Wakefield added the fourth tally in the third off Cooper. The fifth and final run came across in the fifth on Herman's wild throw from second to Catcher Walker Cooper, which let in George Case of the Senators from third.
 Vince DiMaggio. hitting star of the National leaguers with a single. triple and home run, came in for his circuit in the seventh, scoring on Dixie Walkers fly from third DiMaggio's homer provided their final tally