Evening star., 1949-07-02
League Champs Overlooked,

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winners and the World Champion
Cleveland Indians. Southworth
and Boudreau will find their men
were ignored completely for start
ing berths, probably the first time
in the polls history World Series
talent was overlooked.
The st. Louis Browns also failed
| to place in the American League.
The Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati
Reds also are missing from the
National.
Six clubs were awarded repre-
sentation in the American and five
in the National.
Under the agreement by Com
missioner A. B. Chandler and Pres
ident Ford Frick of the National
League and Will Harridge of the
American, the fans first selections
must play at least the first three
innings of the game.
Boudreau and Southworth will
select their own pitchers, eight or
nine apiece. and the remainder of
their staffs. Each group will total
Is players and undoubtedly some
Braves and Indians will be in
cluded.
Full Teams Named Next Week.
The complete American League
team will be announced Tuesday
and the Nationals Thursday.
Only American repeaters for
starting roles in the midsummer
dream game are Kell and Williams.
Williams-1947 and 1948 batting
champion-became the polls
most popular champion" by reap
ing 2,087 .466 votes. Jackie Robin
son. the Dodgers sensational Negro
second sacker, was second with
1891 ,212.
National League holdovers are
Mize, Reese and Musial.
Three American Leaguers will be
making their debut In the All-Star
classic-Eddie Robinson. Michaels
and Joost. Three National new
comers are KAYAK, only rookie
among the starters, Jackie Robin
son and Seminick.
The American outfield of Dom
Di Maggie. Williams and Heinrich
led in the poll from opening day
They probably would have had
keener competition if injuries had
not sidelined Chicago's Gus Ter
nial 0eading the league in batting
when he suffered a broken collar
bone) and the popular Yankee
Clipper, Joe Di Maggie, who re-
turned to the New York lineup two
days before the poll closed.
Watkins Favorite Until Shot.
Eddie Watkins of Philadelphia
was a favorite for the National
Leagues first base spot until he
was shot June IA by a crazed girl
admirer.
Leaders in the final tabulations:
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
First base-E, Robinson. Washington.
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ssl dslphia' ha1' 6ss'7o7; Kryhoski, New York,
second s.ser base-M,chaels, CHICAGO. 1,aos-
pGlddy; st. S@, louis. sss' go; poerr Boston,
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Yo5k;; S5 5s:4s5; Msjeski; Philadelphia,
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resu, Cleveland, sss.716; Rizzuto, New
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Berra, New York, 1851 .e46; Hegan. Cieye-
land, s76,39l; 4. Robinson, Detroit. 35s-
o4s; Rosar: Philaddelphia. 311.154;
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Eyers, Detroit: 5e3,ee2; Philiey. Chicago,
NATIONAL LEAGTfs. ifs."
First base--Mize, New York. 1,05e. .ase:
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Marion 81; Louis. 1, ,s54.s1s DARK. ges.
ton, 92s.633; Stallcup, Cincinnati, &c.,
497: Kerr, New York. 276.757.
463; Campanella, Brooklyn. 1.OO4, 71a;
Cooper. Cincinnati. b3s, ,4O1: salkeld. Bos-
ton. 372,s01; Mueller, New York. 313.371.
Ss3; Musial, st. Louis, 1874 .326: Mar
shall. New York. 1865, ,948; Slaughter, st.
Louis, 1,3Ss,O55 Thomson. New York.
1,l43,132: Pafko, Chicago, S93.2S2; Lock
man, New York, s61 ,6a7: Ashburn, Phila-
delphia. 637.124; Westlake, PITTSBURGH.