Evening star., 1944-07-03
Washington, Detroit,
Cleveland Supply
Quartet Apiece
~ the Associated Press.

CHICAGO, July 3.-The Ameri.
can Leagues third wartime all-star
aggregatiop-with Detroit, Cleve-
and Washington making the largest
talent contribution, four players
each-stands nominated for the
18th annual tangle with the pick OF
the National League at Pittsburgh,
July II.
The 25-player squad announced
yesterday by League President VIII
liam Harridge also included three
players each from st. Louis, Boston
and New York, and two players
apiece from Chicago and Philadel-
phia.
All Of which indicates the Junior
circuits eight pilots who did the
picking patterned their balloting on
the loops current top-to-bottom
pennant scrap. u
Although the Yankees, who once
supplied the heavy artillery Of the
all-star contest, this year merely
contributed battery material
Pitchers Hank Borowy and Joe Page
and Catcher Rollie Hemsley-illus-
trious Joe Mccarthy Of the world
champions was named to pilot the
American Leaguers for the seventh
time since 1896.
Case May BE Out of It.
Mccarthy, whose reign at the all
star helm was interrupted only In
1910 and 1941 when Joe Cronin Of
Boston and Del Baker of Detroit.
respectively, had charge, led his
league to 2 5-3 triumph over the
rival loop at Philadelphia last year.
OF the Is players on the 1914
squad, 10 were named on last years
OUTFIT while seven were selected for
the first time. including five pitchers
-Borowy and Page Of the Yankees,
Paul Trout of Detroit, Bob Muncrief
OF st. Louis and Orval Grove OF
Chicago-and two outfielders, Thur
man Tucker of the White Sox and
Oris Hockett of the Indians, cur
rently the leagues hitting surprises.
Five Of last years starters against
the National Leaguers repeated, but
Washington Outflelder George Case
suffered q serious shoulder injury
yesterday and may be lost for the
all-star game. The others were Sec
ond Baseman Bobby Doerr Of Bos-
ton. whose three-run homer last
year wrecked the Nationals: Third
Sacker Kenny Keltner OF the In
dians. Shortstop Vernon Stephens
Of st. Louis and Emil Dutch)
Leonard Of Washington, l943 start
ing and winning pitcher.
Ferrell Named Seven Times.
Outfielder Bob johnson Of Bos-
ton, Shortstop Lou Boudreau. of
Cleveland, First Baseman Rudy
York Of Detroit and Pitchers AL
Newhouser of the Tigers and Cecil
Hughson Of the Red Sox round out
the holdover group. Along with
timeless Rick Ferrell, Washington
catcher, Johnson has been named
to the all-star squad most often.
johnson and Ferrell, selected after
q lapse Of six seasons. have been
honored seven times each.
Nominations by clubs:
Detroit-Pitchers Harold New
houser and Paul Trout, Third Base
man Michael (Pinky) Higgins and
First Baseman Rudy York.
Cleveland-Shortstop Lou Bou-
dreau. Outfielders Roy Cullenbine
and Oris Hockett and Third Base
man Ken Keltner.
Washington-Outfielders George
Case and Stanley Spencer. Catcher
Richard Ferell and Pitcher Emil
Leonard.
New York-Pitchers Henry Bor-
owy and Joseph Page and Catcher
Raston Rollie) Hemsley.
Boston-Second Baseman Robert
Doerr, Pitcher Cecil Hughson and
Outfielder Robert johnson.
st. Louis-Nrst Baseman George
McQuinn, Pitcher Robert Muncrief
and Shortstop Vernon Stephens.
Chicago-Pitcher Orval Grove
and Outflelder Thurman Tucker.
Philadelphia Catcher Frank
Hayes and Pitcher Louis Newsom.
Coaches-Joe Cronin of Boston
and Art Fletcher of New York.