“ Jaemng Pa# pwfis* D- ► Washington, C., Monday, July 3,1944—A—10 .. or Washington, Detroit, Half Dozen Cardinals Win.* Lose .*» > Draw Cleveland By JOHN LARDNER. Supply Picked for Classic; Z* Promotorial Fever Suggests 'Battle of Brains' Quartet Promoter’s fever recently got hold of your correspondent, who Apiece Oil Is Top Veteran Be the Anoelatod Preu. has not promoted anything for a couple of years except a dice game By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, July 8.—The Ameri- among Arab shoeshine boys in Algiers, and I was thinking of trying NEW YORK, July 3.—Jim "No can League’s third wartime all-star ’’ to arrange an all-mastermind ball as a curtain-raiser for the Hits, No Nothin’ Tobin today quali- game Cleve- aggregation—with Detroit, fied as the forgotten man of 1944 all-star game this summer. We would put the managers of big league and the Washington making largest as the National League announced teams onto the field in cqnbat and have them show what It is they talent four contribution, players its 35-man all-star team to play the expect their athletes to do. each—stands nominated for the 4 pick of the American at Pittsburgh’s 12th annual with the There are only 16 big league managers, to be sure, but we could tangle pick of Forbes Field on the night of July the National at bring back a couple of geniuses of very recent vintage, like Casey League Pittsburgh, 11, but failed to name the veteran July 11. Stengel and Jimmy Wilson, to help ’make up two full ball clubs. Boston knuckle-bailer who pitched The 25-player squad announced It would be necessary to move some of the thinkers around to two no-hit games. posi- yesterday by League President Wil- tions never in order to make Six members of the they played things come out even. liam Harridge also included three league-lead- St. Louis Cardinals were se- American League management, as matters stand, is crawling with players each from St. Louis, Boston ing lected by the eight National man- former catchers, and in both leagues there are too many shortstop- and New York, and two players agers, who overlooked Tobin managers for practical purposes. apiece from Chicago and Philadel- along with such brilliant performers as I don’t know Just what this indicates. It phia. may be that the weight Mort Cooper and Ray Sanders of of baseball All of which indicates the junior intelligence is bunched in the shortstop and catcher posi- the Cards, Holmes of the circuit’s eight pilots who did the Tommy tions—though these things go in cycles, and at other times there Braves, Phil Welntraub and Bill picking patterned their balloting on have been more former pitchers, and first Voiselle of the Giants and outfielders, basemen the loop’s current top-to-bottom Frenchy in the of the managing big leagues. pennant scrap. Bordagaray Dodgers. Cincinnati placed four men on the Venerable Connie Mack to Do Although the Yankees, who once Assigned Catching supplied the heavy artillery of the squad that Billy Southworth as Right now there are three American League managers who used all-star contest, this year merely pennant-winning manager will boss. to catch—Cornelius Mack, Luke Sewell and Steve O’Neill. We would contributed battery material— Pittsburgh, Chicago, Boston and each three have to ask two of these to play the outfield, and in view of Mr. Mack’s Pitchers Hank Borowy and Joe Page Brooklyn grabbed spots; and Catcher New York two and the Phillies only years and dignity and his experience at handling pitchers (he has Rollie Hemsley—illus- trious Joe McCarthy of the world one. handled hundreds of pitchers in his life, some of the most recent chamnlons was named to pilot the Fourteen members of the 1943 being too painful to he looms as the man to catch. mention), American Leaguers for the seventh club that bowed to the Yank Amer- There being no pitcher-managers in the league, we would bring time since 1936. ican Stars, 5-3, in Philadelphia were back “Mr. Walter former Johnson, Washington and Cleveland manager, Case May Be Out of It. picked with seven newcomers and to pitch to Mr. Mack, provided, of course, that this is satisfactory to four who returned to duty after an McCarthy, whose reign at the all- SETS PAIR OF RECORDS—Ann Curtis, home-town estab- the latter. He want to double his insurance in star helm was girl, absence of a year or two. Of the 11 might preparation. interrupted only in new lished two Far Western AAU free-style marks in men from team There also are no in the 1940 and 1941 when Joe Cronin of swimming last year’s not re- outfielder-managers American League. the meet at San Boston Francisco yesterday. Here she is shown at turning three are in the Army, three Mr. Ossie Bluege, however, is a man of infinite resource and versatility and Del Baker of Detroit, finish of the 100-meter race in which she was clocked in 1:08.4. in the Navy and Stan Hack of Chi- and we can put him out in the orchard with O'Neill and Sewell. Prom respectively, had charge, led his to 5-3 Her time for the 8t)0-meter event was P. cago Just reported to Chicago after there on all the American league g triumph over the 11:23.9.—A. Wlrephoto. League supporters can do is hope that no a two-month "retirement.” rival loop at Philadelphia last year. one hits one out of the infield. ADMIRES LUCKY PELLET—Harold (Jug) McSpaden of Phila- Of the 25 players on the 1944 Shortstop Job Well Filled. The National League has a much better natural of delphia inspects the ball he used yesterday at Chicago to sink a spread position. squad, 10 were named on last year's With Martin Marion of the Cards In fact its a Case's 40-foot birdie on the Anal to tie Golf Leader managers constitute once Blow to putt green Victory ready-made ball club we have outflt while seven were selected for Injury, Griffmen, and Eddie Miller of the Reds on the Ben at 273 for the 72 holes. meet in the brought Mr. Wilson back to catch and Mr. Stengel to roam the pasture. the first time, including five pitchers list, Southworth will have no short- Hogan They playoff The of mental and of the worries and he lias today. —A. P. Wirephoto. conflicting engines destruction might be lined up —Borowy Page Yankees, Cancel His stop Whitey as follows: Paul Trout of Detroit, Bob Muncrief May All-Star Job Kurowski of his own club and Bob of St. Louis and Orval Grove of By JOHN B. KELLER. eighth and went 6-3. Elliott of the Pirates for third base. National League—McKechnie, third base; Southworth, center inning down, Chicago—and two outfielders. Thur- Everything happens to the Nats— Mickey Haefner, A1 Carrasquel Frank McCormick of the Reds, field: Frisch, second base; Ott, right field; Grimm, first base; Stengel, in man Tucker of the White Sox and and in bunches. They lose two ball and Milo Candini pitched against named for the seventh time, ana McSpaden, Hogan Playoff left field; Wilson, catcher; Durocher, and shortstop, Fitzsimmons, Oris Hockett of the cur- games In an afternoon, they fall the Tribe in the and Phil Cavarretta of the Cubs are his pitcher. Indians, opener among rently the league's hiting surprises. three games off the .500 mark and them they gave up a dozen hits. first sackers, with Rookie Don John- American For Golf Title League—Bluege, center field; Sewell, left field; Boudreau, Five of last year’s starters against an important member of the cast Three runs had been made off son of the Cubs and Connie Ryan Victory Today Br the AuocUtcd Pres». ter he defeated shortstop; Cronin, first base; Dykes, third base; O’Neill, right field; the National Leaguers repeated, but goes <m the injured list. Worst of Haefner before he left after the of the Braves both making their Byron Nelsol* In a the blows’ls the CHICAGO, July 3—Ben Hogan, playoff for the Phoenix Mack, catcher; McCarthy, second base, and Johnson, pitcher. Washington Outfielder George Case loss of George Case, eighth inning. Carrasquel allowed all-star bows, available for the key- Open determined to make a successful crown. suffered a serious shoulder Injury fleet outfielder and star baserunner, but one hit in the ninth then Can- stone spot. comeback in tournament after Por the first time in three Think-Tanks Might Offset Speed and Muscles yesterday and may be lost for the for maybe more than a couple of dini came on to take the beating. George Munger of the Cards, who golf rounds, a recess of almost two and to break 70- in In a all-star The weeks. Chosen for the All-Star Ed Klleman a years, Hogan failed yes- purely physical way, from the point of view of sordid playing game. others were Sec- Big limited the Nats has set surprising pitching pace' in 11 he Jug McSpaden, the leading money terday’s final 18 holes. H«*took an ability, the National team to ond Baseman Bobby Doerr of Bos- game Pitsburgh July very to three hits for seven rounds, then for the circuit during early season.' League appears have a bulge here, apart winner met even ton. whose won’t fell was of the season, today in par 33—36—71,' from Mr.