Evening star., 1949-06-02


minimum @. delay TIE committee
has reduced the Congressional
game to Eve innings and placed .
time limit on ihe curtain raiser.
The program vii have military
trimmings. with every branch os
the armed services represented b.
q band ard marching Unit; Some
thing has been added In this de-
partnent. too. with . crack crfIi
team from the Marine Corps In
Stitute here down for . pre- game
exhibition. MAssec bands vii
play the national anthem 20 set
the program underway.
Both congressional teams listed
final tuneup sessions this after
noon at the ball park where pho
tographers and news finn crews
were 70 record the event for pos
terity. II has been pointed out
the pictures also viii be valuable
in identifying any legislators who
may be missing In action, Both
camps fairly oosec with confidence
and freely predicted victory.
But both also agreed on one
important point. that the cause
Was worth the effort. More than
SIS 900 was raised las, year for the
summer camp fund and ofrcials
are confident tina, ngure viii be
surpassed.
Although reluctant 10 discuss
strategy for the game. Democratic
Manager oren (MuggSyl Harris
today announced q starting line
UP that includes many veterans
Of last years fray which the Dem
ocrats won. 2i-lI. Don Wheeler
Of Georgia. winning pitcher. was
listed as q doubtful starter be
cause OF an upset stomach. and
may give way 10 Albert Gore OF
Tennessee. The remainder OF the
Democratic lineup follows:
Laurie Battle. Alabama. third
base: Hugh Addonixio. New Jer-
sey. left field; A. 8. Heriong. jr..
Florida. rightneld: Mendel Rivers,
South Carolina. center field. Gene
Mccarthy. Minnesota. frst base !:
Foster Furcolo. Massachusetts,.
second base: John Fosarty. Rhode
Island. shortstop; Manager Har-
ris. Arkansas. or Tom Pickett
Texas. catcher.
The reserve list includes Vaughan
Gary OF Virginia. Tom Abernathy
Of Mississippi. Chester Gorski OF
New York. Boyd Tacket. Arkansas;
Morgan Moulder. Missouri; Ches-
ter Chesney. Illinois; Clinton Nc
Kinnon, California: Cleveland
Bailey. West Virginia; Anthony
Tauriello. New York. and Phil
Welch. Missouri.
Manager c. w. tRunt Bishop
Of the Republicans steadfastly re-
fused TO name the mystery
pitcher he expects to throw
against the opposition and even
refused to name his starting
hurler. He denied Democratic
taunts that the Republicans were
still looking for q pitcher. but
said his strategy demanded a veil
Of secrecy. Otherwise Mr.. Bishop
believes his team is we'll prepared
for the struggle.
The batting order will start
with Francis Case. South Dakota.
H., and follow with, Bishop. MI
nois. 2b.: Donald Jacksop. Califor-
mia, r.: Glenn Davis. Wisconsin.
S.: Gerry Ford. jr.. Michigan, g;
Harold velde. Illinois, lb.: Thor
Tollefson. Washington. 3D.:
Charles Nelson, Maine. Ct.
Reserves, who are certain to see
action. include james Bowss Of
Delaware. Albert Cole Of Kansas.
Robert Corbett. Pennsylvxnia;
Harold Hagen. Minnesota: Walt
Horan. Washington: Tom Werdel.
California. and Earl Wilson. In
diana.
The big-leaguers' lineup reads
like a World Series review. George
Case, one time leading American
League base stealer. will play CEN
terfield and lead of at bat. He'll
be followed by Bill Werber. SIS:
George McQuinn. RI; Joe Judge,
lb: Lu Blue. II: Bozie Berger. %:
Ossie Bluege. 3b; Jim Sastiglia. c;
Lefty Grove and Jack Bentley.
pitchers. Others on the squad
are Abe Herman. RI. and Johnny
Jones. II.
The amateur all-stars vii have
John Harvel and Teddy Walsh.
catchers; Lefty Clements. Bob
Cullen and Whitley Chancellor.
pitchers: Millward Quinn. lb; Joe
Murphy, 20: Jack Crawford. -;
Roy Mcneil. q: Elmer Leukhardt.
3b; Bernie Cady. II; Worthington
Day. CT: Red Geigerich. II. and
Ralph Pittman. RI.
Vic Gauzza, chief Of Washing
tons sandlots. Is manager Of the
team although George tPepcol