Evening star., 1946-07-01
Red Sox, With Eight,
Yankees, With Six,
Dominate Team
By Burton Howkins
Stor Staff CORRESPONDENT

Sfof Sfon Correspondent
PHILADELPHIA, July mickey
Vernon and Stan Spence, principal
factors in the Mats first division
status, today were named as WASH
ington's representatives on the
American League All-Star squad
which will battle National League
headliners at Boston on July in a
resumption of the mid-season classic.
Boston's leading Red SoX,
with eight members, and the run
ner-up New York Yankees, with six
choices, dominate the 25-player
squad selected by the leagues
eight managers.
8 of the II All-Star games. again
will display highly respected
pitching staff. with Bob Feller, Hal
Newhouser, Dave (Boo) Ferriss,
Mickey Harris, Spud Chandler and
Jack Kramer available for duty.
Newhouser is the only representa-
tive of the Detroit Tigers.
Ted Williams, Joe Di Maggie, Dom
Di Maggie, Charley Keller, Spence
and Sam Chapman will comprise
the junior loops outflelding corps,
with Williams, Joe Di Maggie and
Keller rated as Manager Steve
O'Neill's likely nominees to start.
Vernon Likely to Start.
Hal Wagner, Frank Hayes, Bill
Dickey and Buddy Rosar were
named as catchers, while Rudy
York, Bobby Doerr, Joe Gordon,
Johnny Pesky, Vernon Stephens,
Luke Appling, George Stirnweiss,
Ken Keltner and Vernon were
chosen as infielders.
Vernon, named to the All-Star
team for the first time, probably
will be in the starting lineup despite
the fact that Fenway Park, site of
the struggle, is a paradise for right
handed hitters with its short left
field fence. Vernon has been the
leagues leading hitter most of the
season
Spence. who played the entire
1914 game, collecting two hits in
four attempts. provided the de-
fensive high light of that game with
a first-innning throw to the plate to
nip Phil Cavaretta for double
play.
Vernon Back on Top.
Vernon. nudged out of the league
lead by Ted Williams on Saturday,
moved back into the top spot yes
terday with a 1858 average. He is
leading the league in doubles with
%
Spence. the Mats leading home
run hitter with II. has smashed 21
doubles and is Washington's top
man in runs batted in with A. Stan
is batting .298, raising his average
TO that figure as the result of 1923
hitting on the Mats current trip.
Feller probably will be sand
wiched between Harris and New
houser on the mound for the Amer
leans, with Vernon. Doerr. Pesky
and Keltner comprising O'Neills in
field.
Dickey is a veteran Of All-Star
competition. having been chosen for
the honor in II Of the II previous
games. He has played in seven
games. as has Joe Di Maggie.
Neither has been spectacular,
Dickey hitting .278 and DiMaggio
batting meager POT.
Pitchers Limited In Toll
Luke Sewell, manager of the ST.
Louis Browns, and Art Mills of
Detroit will be ONeill's coaches,
while batting practice pitchers will
be Dave Keefe of the Athletics and
Paul Schreiber of the Red Sox.
O'Neill will be unrestricted in the
handling of the club with one ex-
ception-no pitcher will remain in
the game longer than three innings
unless the tiff should go into extra
innings, in which event the last
pitcher may continue indefinitely.
If pitcher should enter the game
after the start of An inning, that
part inning will not be included
in his three innings of pitching.
Cancelled last year at the request
of the Office of Defense Transporta-
ton, the All-Star game this season
will find only seven American
Leaguers on the squad who also
were chosen for the 1914 outfit,
They are Doerr. Keltner, Newhouser.
York, Hayes. Stephens and Spence.
Named to the squad for the first
time are Vernon. Pesky. Stirnweiss,
Chapman, Ferriss, Harris and
Kramer