Show merican Circuit 8 5 Over I ar Rivals ARRY FERGUSON iRed Press Sports Editor KT IT LOUIS July 8 The 8 The blinding speed of three big pitch- pitch s Buck s-Buck Buck Newsom Red Ruffing Rufling and Bob Feller today Feller-today today hed the American league as s an 8 5 favorite over the National igue e in the eighth annual star all-star baseball game game to be played at Sportsmans Sportsman's park tomorrow Joe Cronin of the Boston Red RedS S Sox ox x manager of the American league cague squad has not announced his is official up line-up but it seemed certain ertain that he would throw Newsom Newsom New- New som om fireball king of the Detroit Tigers igers in against the National league eague at the start Rules of the star all game prohibit any pitcher I from rom going more than three innings in- in flings ings so so Ruffing and Feller FeHer probably proba- proba II bly ly will get a shot at the National league eague ted Red Ace to Start Manager Bill BilI of the Cincinnati Reds leader of the National National Na- Na onal league withheld official announcement announcement an- an of his starling starting pitcher but ut It appeared that he would pick one ne of his own aces Paul aces Paul Derringer Derringer Der- Der ringer mger or Bucky Walters who al almost almost almost al- al most single-handed single pitched the Reds to the pennant last season Injuries brought last minute changes hanges in both squads Bill Jurges suffering from being struck on the head lead by a ball is not ready to tolay play lay and his place will be taken by y Eddie Miller fielding wizard of the lie Boston Bees Red Rolfe Rolle third baseman of the Yankees is not in sha-p sha shape hape to play and his place will willbe willbe wille be e taken by Cecil Travis of the Washington Senators The American league has won five ive of the seven star all-star games played and that fact plus the speed peed and cunning of Newsom Feller and Ruffing made the American leaguers favorites Cronin's Groins Groin's Gro Cro- nuns ins starting up line-up may be Foxx Ib Gordon Cordon Boudreau ss Keltner Joe DiMaggio of Ted ed Williams of Greenberg of Hemsley c. c Against that powerhouse team McKechnie might throw this lineup lineup lineup line line- up McCormick Ib Coscarart b Miller ss Lavagetto Medwick Med- Med vick wick of Terry Moore of Ott Olt of Lombardi Bombard c c. c Senior Loop Hopeful National league partisans partisan believe believe be- be lieve this is the year jear they will get back into the battle and point to o their 2 1 victory In the spring star all-star game at Tampa this year ear as proof that they are on the up- up grade rade |