Show All Star tar Game Rated Toss Up U Nationals Nationals' Bo Boast st Power Equal to Rivals Now By JACK CUDDY I NEW YORK July 6 UP The UP-The The blurred lightning of Claude fireball greets the thunder of Ted Williams Williams' bat in the first inning of this evenings evening's major league star all-star game at the Polo grounds sounding the keynote in of what I promises to in be ha the thc closest and most bitterly contested classic in the thc decade o of star all-star history All AU squad members embers appreciate patriotically that their combined efforts and th the enthusiasm of the fans will wUl result in sending more than worth of ot baseball base base- ball baU equipment to American service service ice men the world over after this first twilight night classic in major major major ma ma- jor league annals Remember Williams But deep in their hearts is the rivalry so BO dramatically depicted by by of of the National Na Na- leagues league's Chicago Cubs and Williams of f th the American circuits circuit's Boston Red Sox Those two are taking up where they left off last Jast year in the ninth star all contest that had a memorable ninth in in In- ning In that historic session at Briggs riggs stadium Detroit Williams came up in the ninth facing Pas Pas- Pas Pas- seau and the count was two baUsand balls baUs and one strike when temperamental tal Ted lashed a long home run into the upper right field seats sending home the two runners ahead of him that turned defeat Into a 7 5 victory giving the junior circuit its sixth triumph of the nine star all games His batting punch as em emphasized emphasized ph a- a sized by Williams Williams' has hs been the major factor in the American leagues league's victories but this evening eve eve- ning ning-at ning at leas least least least-a a National league squad takes the field packed with power as well as traditional National National National Na Na- pitching In fact the rival batting percentages before percentages before yesterdays yesterday's yesterdays yesterday's yesterdays yesterday's yes yes- injury changes showed changes showed the American figure only fourpoints fourpoints four fourpoints points above the National squads squad's That is a a. major reason why Ancient Jack Doyle the Broadway Broadway Broadway Broad Broad- way made the betting even quoting Its 6 6 5 and take your pick Its It's doubtful if minute last-minute changes will have much bearing upon the outcome Catcher Bill BUI Dickey of the Yankees will not play because of ot shoulder hurts Joe McCarthy manager of the the Yanks who is piloting the Amerlean American American Amer Amer- ican lean squad announced last night that Hal Wa Wagner er of the Athletics will assist Buddy Rosar of the Yanks and Birdie Tebbetts of Detroit Detroit De De- troit in the stopping back duties Pick Successor Another star all veteran Paul Derringer of the Cincinnati Reds I who pitched in four previous classics suffered an injured left knee cap when hit with a line drive yesterday in Pittsburgh Manager Leo Durocher of the Dodgers who Is handling the National National National Na Na- stars all announced that Carl Hubbell veteran of five of-five five allstar allstar all all- star encounters would replace Derringer But Ford Frick president president dent dent- of the National league said Ray Starr of ot Cincinnati would sub for Derringer Frick and Durocher will get together with their coaches later today on Derringers Derringer's Derringers Derringer's Derringers Derringer's Der Der- ringers ringer's successor Frick has warned all concerned that h he wanted the key National pitchers rested That's why Pas Pas- seau of the Cubs and Mort Cooper of ot the Cards Cards' were New York- York bound yesterday while the rest of the leagues were engaged in doubleheaders Other able pitchers pitchers pitch pitch- ers era on the National squad are I 4 1 Vander Meer of the Reds Wyatt o of f the Dodgers Dodgers' and end Melton of the Giants McCarthy piloting his fifth allstar allstar all all- s star tar aggregation who has just recovered recovered re re- re- re c covered froma from a recent gall bladder a aliment ailment indicated that Spud Chandler of his own Yanks would s tart start start the game on the mound Chandler like Pass au of the Nationals Nationals Na Na- t is a |