Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-07-14
Harris Refusal 10 Use
Lemon Crowns Reply
To Veeck Criticism -.
By Burton Howkins
Stoy StoH Corrs,oondent

| Stor Staff Correspondent
ST. LOUIS, July 14.-Gratified by
their So victory over the National
League with their brighter stars ex-
periencing little or no action, Amer
lean Leaguers today scattered to re-
sumo family warfare, aware that a
full hedged feud has been born be-
tween the pennant-eontending New
York Yankees and Cleveland In
dams.
The Yankees and Indians, who
hitherto might have been classed as
friendly rivals, now are bitter, caus-
tic enemies, with events stemming
from tie All-Star Game here yes
terday creating a breach which Is
likely to intensity an already lively
American League pennant squabble.
1t was with studied neglect that
Manager Bucky Harris of the Amer
lean Leaguers, who also pilots the
Yankees, left Cleveland's Bob Lemon
squirming in inactivity yesterday.
Bucky admittedly was determined to
win with as little aid as possible
from the Indians and he accomp-
lished his objective before a crowd
of $4,000.
When Bob Teller, Cleveland's
famed Highlander, withdrew from
the All-Star game President Bill
'Veeck unleashed blast at Harris
claiming Bucky should have selected
Allie Reynolds of New York over
Teller. Veeck also defended Feller's
failure to appear by pointing out
that Spud Chandler, formerly of
the Yankees, claimed a sore arm in
refusing to pitch in the 1916 ALL
Star game, yet pitched against
Cleveland two nights later. Veeck
intimated Harris, as manager of
the YANKEES, would have golden
opportunity in the All-Star game
to thwart the pennant hopes of the
Indians
Harris Rebukes Veeck.
Harris met those points by say
ing, Il didn't have anything to do
with Chandler. I wasn't around in
1916. AS for managing the
Yankees, Mr.. Veeck forgets that I
was committed for one day to man
age the American League All-Stars
and to field the best team possible.
AS for the Reynolds-Feller angle,
if he wants to trade me Teller for
Reynolds tell him he can make a
deal immediately
1t was with the avowed intention
Of rubbing it in on the Indians
that Harris patterned his All-Star
game strategy. He yanked' the In
dams Lou Boudreau and Joe Cor
don after four inings, at time
when both had gone hitless.
Bucky didn't relish Fellers pull
out with the excuse that he would
have been of little aid to the Amer
lean Leaguers due to having pitched
Sunday. He employed Joe Di
Magic and Ted Williams, both
nursing injuries, as pinch-hitters
and used the sore-armed Hal New
houser as pinch-runner with the
undisguised motive of showing
Feller that ailing stars could appear
while he failed to show.
Bucky Rubs 1t In.
The, big blow, though, was the
bench warming of Lemon, the
American Leagues only pitcher to
hurl no-hit game this season and
a l3-game winner. Lemon was ig-
nored, not even being requested to
warm up at any stage of the pro-
ceedings. When Harris named his
starting pitcher it was the Mats
Walter Masterson, with a mediocre
Sc record, instead of the more lus-
. trous Lemon. Harris was COM
PEELED to use Cleveland's Ken Kelt-
ner at third base the entire game
due to the sprained left ankle of
Detroit's George Kell, but Bucky
wasn't shielding his desire to win
without the Indians. He's out to
get EN- and vice versa, all of which
should boom interest in the Amer
lean League pennant pursuit.
Harris switch to Masterson came
as complete surprise, but a well
come one to the National League,
which clipped Walter for its only
runs in the first inning when Stan
Musial parked home run in
the right-center-feld stands after
Richie Ashburn had singled. stolen
second and moved to third when
Red Schoendienst grounded out.
Hoot Evers reduced that deficit to
81 for the American League in the
second inning when he rammed
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