Evening star., 1947-07-06
King Car|'s Whiting
OF Five Ace Hitters
In Row a Slab Epic
By Joe ReichIer
Associoted Press Sports Writer

NEW YORK, July 5.-The 1947
All-Star classic next Tuesday in
Chicago between the best of the Ma
tional and American Leagues prom
ises to provide lots of thrills With
such stars as Ewell Blackwell of no
hit fame, Ted Williams, Hal New
houser, Joe DiMaggio, Johnny Mize,
and others, but it is doubtful
whether even these stars can ap-
proach the feats of Carl Hubbell
and the Ted Williams of 1916.
No player ever so completely DOM
mated the midsummer event as
King Carl, the old meal ticket of
the New York Giants or thumpin'
Ted, the lanky fllychaser Of the
Boston Red Sox.
In 1884, when the All-Star classic
was wearing short pants, Hubbell
famed Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig,
Jimmy Foxx, AL Simmons and Joe
Cronip, five of the greatest sluggers
in American League history in sue
cession That, undoubtedly was the
most remarkable feat in All-Star
competition.
Williams in Nick of Time.
Williams won the 194l game with
a dramatic ninth-inning home run
that scored two base runners. To
make the blast more painful to the
National Leaguers, the senior cir
cult was only one out away from
victory when Williams connected,
enabling the American League stars
to win, 7-5.
Williams dwarfed his 1941 per-
formance in last years All-Star
game when he wrecked National
League pitching with tremendous
display of batting power that pro-
duced two home runs, two singles
and a walk in five times at bat as he
led the American League to 1910
triumph, the most one sided ALL
Star contest since its inception in
1898. Ted scored four runs and
drove in five while a succession OF
All-Star records tumbled before his
mighty bat.
Manager Mel OFT of the New York
Giants has played in the most ALL
Star games, IL. He did not miss one
from 1884 through 1914. Billy Her
man and Joe Medwick have played
in the July classic 10 times. Joe Di-
Maggie of the New York Yankees
has the best chance to tie Mel's
mark since this will be his ninth
All-Star appearance.
Herman Has Most Hits.
Herman has hit safely more times
than any other player His ALL
Star batting average is 433, on 13
hits in 30 times at bat. Charley
Gehringer. Detroit's great second
baseman of decade ago, hit safe
ly 10 times in 20 times at bat for
500 average. He is the only ALL
Star performer to hit safely in each
contest he played.
Among the pitchers, Vernon
Gefty) Gomez is the only hurler to
win more than one decision. The
former Yankee southpaw won three
and lost one Bob Feller, who will
miss the game because of an injured
back, will have no chance Tuesday
to better his high mark of II strike
outs compiled in 112s innings.
Here are the highlights of the ALL
Star games:
1884 crowd of 492oo saw the Con-
first Ali-star game AZ from the John NC
Graw-led Nationals at ComiSkey Park Chi
cago Babe Ruth, with his genius for steal
two-run third inning home run.
-, 1934--;Although Hubbell famed five OF
N ead
snd won again l. 9. before 4Ss63 t.ti at the
batted in, was the batting star,
1as5.A throng Of es,sl2, the Large largest to
make 1t three in row with a Al victory.
HsTq at sna eomes ssTs f9E he N A
1s36-After taking three straight on
crowd, 1884 at Braves Field Boston. A
innings apiece BY Hubbeil and Dizzy Dean
e15so is5soWhiie W. fs~s each side Dashed out 1s
tory m before "e5icsa 81 ao won iD Grth Stadium
Washington. Dizzy Dean suffered a broken
toe in that game and Lou Gehrig belted
i93s-With Manager Bill Terry making
not single shift in his Lineup. except for
27.6O7 at Crosley Field, Cincinnati. Leo
Durocher: playing short for the Nationals
to fhe he seend with
bination of wild throws by Foxx and Joe
Di Magic. Johnny Allen, Geyeland ptc>-r
never was the same again.
1939-Feller made his first appearance
a. innings as the Americans scored a al
triumph before. $500 at the Yankee
saSB paTsdsa passr. Of Sea1s the
1898 fans at sportsman's Park. st.
assd apd p.ysps s1s TSe aaonss won D0
Max west, Cincinnati outheider. walloped
hurlers limited the opposition to three
Ie41-with the Nationals leading 5;4
with two out and two on in the ninth.
Of two hSms BY Ard
field stands to give the Americans a Is
win before 54'674 at Briggs Stadium,
~. By Low R0sdrssa .pa
st''sas ssms + Re New 'fEk York Polo : eTounds d
before fssa8&ftt aa;Ss4 Ro,bv Doerr hating IN
three runs with a homer and single: the
= nieht game before a1,s8s in Philadel-
1944-Phil Cavarretta reached base five
times on triple single and three walks
as the Nationals routed the Americans.
-. at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, before
29,S5a
1945--Game suspended for the year as
baseball co-operated with the once Of
Defense Transportation in curtailing
travel.
1946-Wilians put on a one-man bat
ting show. socking two home runs, two
singles and drawing a walk in five times
at bat before 34.906 home fans at Fenway
Park, Boston. He also drove IN hve runs
as the Americans won by the most cne-
sided score of the series, 12-0.
Games Are Wanted
The Lee Boulevard Heights Hawks
are seeking twilight and weekend