| Show I I I Bagby Faces Bob Feller In Classic CLEVELAND Ohio July 7 UP memories UP-memories memories of the brilliant record Americas America's fighter-athletes fighter compiled during World War I willbe will willbe be revived Tuesday night when an all servicemen's baseball team meets the American league all all- stars in a war relief benefit at municipal stadium Many names familiar to sports fans represented the armed forces of the nation in 1918 In 1942 with America again at war it is the same story Cochrane Picks Bobby Dobby Tuesday night Lieutenant Mickey Mickey Mick Mick- ey Cochrane former manager of the Tigers and now coach of the servicemen's team plans to start Bobby Feller when the game gets under way at 9 p. p m. m 7 1 p. p m. m m. m w. w t. t Joe McCarthy manager of the New York Yankees and pilot of the American league te team m that trimmed the National league all all- stars 3 1 in the Polo Grounds in New York Monday night gave the nod to Jim Bagby Thus two former teammates will be on the mound for the clubs Tuesday nights night's contest as well as Monday Monday Monday Mon Mon- day nights night's New York affair which 0 drew a a. crowd of is for the benefit of army and navy relief 0 Advance sales so far have gone close to indicating that a crowd of will be in the huge lakefront stadium when play gets under way A A. crowd of can 0 be accommodated I Silent on Lineup Cochrane aside from predicting that his boys would give them a battle and admitting that Feller would probably start refused to te name a a. complete starting lineup He said the only sure starters for the game are Ernie Andres his third baseman who has never played in the majors and Do Don Padgett former St. St Louis Cardinals Cardinals' Cardinals Cardinals' Cardi Cardi- nals' nals outfielder now a coxswain in 0 the navy I will admit though Cochrane I said that the game shapes up like a battle of the American league About 75 15 per cent of my 0 squad comes from the junior league At any rate the boys are 0 ready and well we'll have no excuses if we lose but Im I'm confident we w wont Black Mikes Mike's probable choice of ol Feller FeUer to start and the hero role won by the Indians' Indians Lou Boudreau at the Polo Grounds Monday night lent an added incentive for Cleveland Cleve Cleve- land fans to witness the c contest Although Johnny Rigney former Chicago White Sox has been pitching winning ball for the military squad and is apparently in tiptop shape Feller was s a L natural choice for starter because I of the worship hero he enjoys I among Cl Cochrane Cochran employed sub subtle tie strategy strategy strat- strat egy when he managed Detroit to I two penn pennants and one world series Tuesday he did the same thing keeping his lineup a guard closely ed secret |
