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JULY 8, 1946

ALL-STAR GAME LINEUPS RELEASED

GOTHAMS LEAD ALL-STAR PARADE WITH SEVEN

There will be seven New York Gothams on the Federal Association roster when the best of the sport gather in Boston tomorrow evening for the 14th annual FABL All-Star Game. The Gothams, who hold down top spot in the Fed as we hit the mid-season break, will be well represented with 7 of their players including starters Red Johnson, Roosevelt Brewer and Sal Pestilli in the park when pitcher Walt Wells of the hometown Minutemen takes to the slab to throw the contest's opening pitch.

A pair of Continental nines in the Chicago Cougars and Cincinnati Cannons lead that loop in representation with six from each ballclub while the Philadelphia Keystones are next with five players selected. What might be most surprising, although certainly less so when you look at his numbers this season, is the absence of Keystones outfielder Bobby Barrell. Barrell, who won the Whitney Award as the Federal Association's top hitter each of the last two seasons and 4 times overall, has played in 10 all-star games which ties him with the recently retired Tom Bird for the most by a player, but his disappointing .213/.302/.379 slash line kept him holding the record for most appearances all to himself.

A total of 17 players will be appearing in the all-star game for the first time. They are: Adam Grayson, Pete Casstevens, Roosevelt Brewer, Jesse Alvardo and Dave Krieger for the Fed with Richie Hughes, Donnie Jones, David Molina, Art Edwards, Bud Robbins, George Scruggs, Chuck Adams, Bill Barnett, Les Cunha, Harvey Brown, Rats McGonigle and Hank Giordano all debuting for the Continental side.

The two starting catchers -George Cleaves of the Pittsburgh Miners and the Cincinnati Cannons' Adam Mullins- will each be participating in their 8th all-star game, a total only surpassed by Bobby Barrell among active players. At the other end of the spectrum there are 17 players making their all-star game debuts including 12 members of the Continental Association squad. Included in that group are starters Roosevelt Brewer, Les Cunha and Donnie Jones. Jones, who pitched yesterday so may not get the call from Continental skipper Ad Doria of Cincinnati to start on the mound, is joined on the CA squad by his brother Johnnie Jones. It is Johnnie's second time being selected and they join three other brother acts as all-star participants - the Cleaves, the Schneiders and the Barrell clan who once had 5 members in the same game and 4 on the field at the same time.

MOST ALL-STAR SELECTIONS
10 Tom Bird        Retired
10 Bobby Barrell   Keystones
9  Frank Vance     Retired
8* Adam Mullins    Cincinnati 
8* George Cleaves  Pittsburgh
8  John Lawson     Retired
7* Pete Day        Boston
7  Fred McCormick  Toronto
7  Harry Barrell   Boston
7  Hank Barnett    Cougars
7  Ron Rattigan    Chiefs
6* Mel Carrol      Washington
6* Sal Pestilli    Gothams
6* Fred Galloway   Cincinnati
6* Leo Mitchell    Cougars
6  Dean Astle      Boston
6  Pablo Reyes     Pittsburgh
6  Moxie Pidgeon   Retired
5* Deuce Barrell   Cincinnati
5* Walt Wells	 Boston
5* Ed Wood	       Boston
5* Red Johnson     Gothams
5* Dick Walker     Cougars
5* Bill Barrett    Stars
5  Joe Hancock     Toronto
5  Dick Lyons      Retired
5  Al Miller       Chiefs
5  Freddie Jones   Chiefs
5  Sergio Gonzales Retired
5  Lefty Allen     Pittsburgh
5  Al Wheeler	 Cincinnati
5  Chick Donnelly  Boston
5  Skipper Schneider Cougars
5  Mahlon Strong   Gothams
*selected to 1946 ASG

All-Star Game Participants by Team:
NY GOTHAMS- 7- P Ed Bowman, P Harry Carter, C Pete Casstevens, 1B Red Johnson, 2B Roosvelt Brewer, OF Walt Messer and OF Sal Pestilli
COUGARS- 6- P Donnie Jones, P Johnnie Jones, Pete Papenfus, P Billy Riley, 1B Dick Walker and OF Leo Mitchell
CINCINNATI- 6- P Deuce Barrell, P Art Edwards, C Adam Mullins, 1B Chuck Adams, 3B Denny Andrews and OF Fred Galloway
KEYSTONES- 5- P Lloyd Stevens, P Tim Walters, 2B Billy Woytek, 3B Hank Koblenz and SS Frank Davis
NY STARS- 4- P George Hampton, P George Scruggs, 1B Bill Barnett and OF Bill Barrett
WASHINGTON- 4- P Lou Ellertson, 1B Sig Stofer, 3B Mel Carrol and OF Jesse Alvardo
BOSTON- 3- P Walt Wells, P Ed Wood and OF Pete Day
SAILORS- 3- P David Molina, 2B Les Cunha and OF Harvey Brown
CLEVELAND- 2- P Richie Hughes and P Frank Phillips
PITTSBURGH- 2- P Adam Grayson and C George Cleaves
ST LOUIS- 2- P Buddy Long and OF Larry Gregory
TORONTO- 2- SS Charlie Artuso and OF Hank Giordano
BROOKLYN- 1- OF Rats McGonigle
CHIEFS- 1- OF Dave Krieger
DETROIT- 1- P Frank Gordon
MONTREAL- 1- P Bud Robbins

FEDERAL ASSOCIATION LEADS ALL-STAR SERIES 8-5

Minutemen Stadium in Boston is set to host FABL's 14th annual all-star game. It marks the first time the series has made a stop in New England and the hosts from the Federal Association will be looking to extend their series lead, which presently sits 8 wins to 5 in their favour.

Last year's contest at Cougars Park in Chicago saw the game go 10-innings before the Fed pulled out the victory thanks to a grand slam by Boston outfielder Chick Donnelly.

[code] PAST ALL STAR GAME RESULTS
YEAR LOCATION RESULT WINNING PITCHER MVP
1933 Whitney Park Federal 8 Continental 5 Ben Curtin STL Pete Asher Pittsburgh
1934 Riverside Stadium Federal 11 Continental 7 Chick Stout Pit Tom Taylor Cougars
1935 Broad Street Park Federal 5 Continental 2 Art Myers Keystones Freddie Jones St Louis
1936 Pioneer Field Continental 6 Federal 4 Tom Barrell BKN Dick Walker Sailors
1937 Dominion Field Federal 4 Continental 2 (19) Don Attaway Keystones Don Attaway Keystones
1938 Bigsby Oval Continental 5 Federal 4 (13) Bob Cummings BKN Fred McCormick Toronto
1939 Forester Stadium Continental 6 Federal 3 Art White BKN Fred McCormick Toronto
1940 Thompson Field Federal 7 Continental 4 Red Hampton Chiefs Billy Woytek Keystones
1941 Kings County Continental 8 Federal 4 Pete Papenfus Cougars Fred Galloway Cincinnati
1942 Fitzpatrick Park Federal 7 Continental 4 Ed Wood BOS Hank Barnett Chiefs
1943 Parc Cartier Continetal 7 Federal 3 Dick Lyons, Cougars Gail Gifford, St Louis
1944 Columbia Stadium Federal 1 Continental 0 Ed Bowman, Gothams Don Miller, Washington
1945 Cougars Park Federal 8 Continental 4 (10) Bill Anderson, Pit Chick Donnelly, Boston
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ALL-STAR FLASHBACK

Here is a look back at the details of each of the previous thirteen All-Star Games:

1933 WHITNEY PARK IN CHICAGO: Federal Association 8 Continental Association 5

It was on July 6, 1933 that the first all-star game was played. Whitney Park, named after the founder of both big league baseball and the Chicago Chiefs franchise, was an ideal venue as a capacity crowd of 32,250 witnessed Bob Worley of Montreal swing at the first pitch thrown by the Keystones Ed Baker, and fly out to the Chiefs Jim Hampton in leftfield to officially begin the legacy of the all-star game.

The Continental side struck first as with two-out in the opening frame Hall of Famer Max Morris singled off Baker and then Moxie Pidgeon ripped a 2-run homer. The lead was short-lived as the Feds rallied to tie with a run in each of the first and second innings before taking the lead for good in the third when Pete Asher hit a 2-run double as part of a 3-run outburst. When the dust settled the final tally was 8-5 for the Feds with Ben Curtin of the St Louis Pioneers getting credit for the victory while the Stars Les Zoller was tagged with the loss. Asher, the Pittsburgh shortstop at the time, ended up as the MVP of the game with 2 singles and a third rbi to go with that third inning double as he upstaged Freddie Jones of St Louis, who also had 3 hits in the game.

1934 RIVERSIDE STADIUM IN NEW YORK: Federal Association 11 Continental Association 7

The Feds won for the second year in a row despite being outhit 16-10 and committing 3 errors while the Continental side did not make any miscues. The game created what remains to this day as the biggest controversy in all-star history when Dick Pozza, who was managing the Continental side despite being recently fired by the 1933 champion Chicago Cougars, forced Brooklyn relief ace Del Lyons to pitch 3 innings in the all-star game. Lyons was lit up for 9 runs but the Kings were incensed, claiming Pozza had been paid off by Cleveland owner Elmer Marshall to overuse Lyons and Brooklyn catcher Fred Barrell, who played the entire game. The Foresters and Kings were in a spirited race for top spot in the Continental Association at the time and it just so happened that a key series between the two clubs took place immediately after the all-star game, one for which as it turned out Lyons would be unavailable to pitch.

The game did make history as when Bobby Barrell of the Keystones led off the contest he was facing three of his brothers with Tom on the mound, Fred behind the plate and Harry at shortstop marking a record 4 siblings competing on the all-star field at the same time. The record would last just 2 years as for the 1936 game all four were there again but joined by the fifth baseball playing Barrell brother as Dan was also in the Continental lineup, although in this case while all five did play, they did not all appear on the field at the same time.

1935 BROAD STREET PARK IN PHILADELPHIA: Federal Association 5 Continental Association 2

Little is remembered of the 1935 contest as it's boxscore did not survive. The Federal Association did win, for the third year in a row, with Art Myers of the Keystones earning the W while Brooklyn's Bert Henggeler took the loss. Don Attaway, another Keystones pitcher, picked up a save and Freddie Jones, thanks to a 3-run homer, was the MVP.

1936 PIONEER FILED IN ST LOUIS: Continental Association 6 Federal Association 4

The game made history for two reasons. First the CA finally got a win and second, as previously mentioned, this game marked the first time 5 brothers had ever participated in a single big league contest as Brooklyn's Tom, Fred, Harry and Dan Barrell were joined in the game by the Keystones Bobby. Each of the position playing Barrell's had at least one hit in the game with Harry and Bobby getting 2 apiece. One of Bobby's knocks was a double off his brother Tom.

The Continental side took the lead in the top of the first when they scored 3 runs thanks to a pair of doubles from Al Wheeler and Dick Walker. Moxie Pidgeon, now in the Federal Association with the New York Gothams, drove in Bobby Barrell in the bottom of the first to cut the CA lead to 3-1 but a Lou Williams RBI triple in the second restored the 3-run lead for the Continental nine. Bobby's double off of Tom scored Freddie Jones and cut the lead back to 2 runs but Harry put it away for the CA with a 2-run double of his own in the sixth inning. Tom Barrell got the win despite losing bragging rights to his brother Bobby with Rabbit Day taking the loss. Dick Walker of the Sailors was named the MVP.

1937 DOMINION FIELD IN TORONTO: Federal Association 4 Continental Association 2 (19 innings)

Another milestone game as not only was it the first FABL All-Star game played outside of the United States but it also lasted a record 19 innings and took over 5 hours to complete. A capacity crowd of 37,592 - believed to be the most ever to attend a baseball game at Toronto's Dominion Stadium - witnessed an All-Star game that was truly worthy of the moniker classic.

The visiting Feds took a quick lead on a rbi single from Pete Day to score Mel Carrol (who would go on to hit .407 that year) in the top of the first. It stayed 1-0 until the fifth inning when the Chiefs Al Miller walked George Dawson with one out. A sacrifice bunt and a Mike Taylor single later and the game was tied at 1. It would stay that way until the 19th inning.

There were chances to end it before the 19th inning, certainly, such as when the Continental stars had a runner on third with one out in the bottom of the 18th but failed to bring a run in. In the top of the 19th Ken Mayhugh doubled off Walt Wells and moved to third on a Moxie Pidgeon ground out. The next man up, Jack Flint, singled in Mayhugh to break the tie and then Ed Stewart added insurance with a 2-run homer to put the Fed stars up 4-1. The insurance would prove necessary as the Continental side did not go quietly. They loaded the bases with one out and George Dawson singled in a run to cut the deficit to 2 and keep the rally going. However, the Feds went to their final pitcher - George M Brooks- and he saved the day by getting Jack Cleaves of the Sailors to hit into a game ending double play allowing everyone to finally go home.

1938 BIGSBY OVAL IN NEW YORK: Continental Association 5 Federal Association 4 (13 innings)

For a while there was worry this game might last as long as the previous year's contest but in the end the Continental Association stars ended it in 13 innings, claiming a 5-4 victory thanks to Bob Smith's rbi double off Don Attaway in the top of the 13th to plate Adam Mullins and give the CA it's second win in the series. For Attaway, who was the winning pitcher and MVP of last year's marathon, the Keystones reliever became the first pitcher to be credited with both a win and a loss in all-star play.

The story this year was Fred McCormick's CA debut. Traded from St Louis to Toronto just prior to the start of the season, McCormick had an incredible 1938 that included his first Whitney Award but before that he was the star of the all-star game. The 29 year old had 3 hits, including a pair of doubles, and drove in 2 runs while scoring one himself to lead the way. McCormick also became the first player in all-star history to be on the winning side 5 times. He was with the Feds for four seasons, all wins, missing only the 1936 game in which the Fed lost before being traded to a CA club.

1939 FORESTER STADIUM IN CLEVELAND: Continental Association 6 Federal Association 3

Once more it was Fred McCormick leading the way as he became the first two-time All-Star Game MVP and helped propel the Continental nine to it's second straight victory. McCormick had 3 hits, a double and a pair of triples, for the second year in a row and once more drove in two runs and scored one himself. Another exile from the Federal Association, new Cleveland third sacker Mel Carrol, also had a big game at the plate for the winning side.

The Feds actually opened the scoring when Gus Goulding surrendered a homerun to Sal Pestilli to lead off the third inning but McCormick evened things up with a triple in the home half to plate Sailor Bob Smith. A Joe Watson groundout would allow McCormick to score and the CA took the lead but it was short-lived. The Feds got to Goulding again in the fourth, scoring two more runs to go up 3-2 and it stayed that way until the bottom of the 7th when John Lawson's sacrifice fly plated Carrol to tie the ballgame.

Could we have a third straight extra innings contest? The answer turned out to be no as veteran Dave Trowbridge scored Freddie Jones with a 2-out double off of Art Myers in the bottom of the eighth to put the CA in front. Mel Carrol would single in Trowbridge and McCormick would follow with a double off Charlie Stedman, who had relieved Myers, to plate Carrol and the lead was suddenly 6-3. Joe Hancock took care of the Federal hitters in the 9th to secure the victory for the Continental side.

1940 THOMPSON FIELD IN DETROIT: Federal Association 7 Continental Association 4

A late rally allowed the Federal stars to get back on the winning side of the ledger after losing each of the previous two games and three of the last four. It looked like the Continental boys might make it three in a row when they erupted for 4 runs in the top of the third inning off of Charlie Wheeler from the hometown Dynamos. It was many tiny cuts rather than one big blow as the CA strung together 4 singles and was aided by a free pass and a Lew McClendon error. The Feds were getting some hits but first Joe Hancock and then Cincinnati's Butch Smith escaped without surrendering a run over the first five innings.

That changed in the bottom of the sixth when Deuce Barrell, making his all-star debut, surrendered a 3-run homer to Billy Woytek of the Keystones. It wasn't a bad outing for Deuce, just one bad pitch as an error by Fred McCormick prolonged the inning and allowed Woytek to come to the plate. Still leading 4-3, Dick Lyons took over for the 7th inning but after getting Red Johnson to ground out, the veteran surrendered back to back singles to Ron Rattigan and Hank Koblenz. That brought the Chiefs Bill May to the plate and the speedy centerfielder cleared the bases with a triple to put the Feds ahead 5-4. Red Johnson, the young Detroit slugger, would add a 2-run homer in the 8th inning to secure the Fed victory.

1941 KINGS COUNTY PARK IN BROOKLYN: Continental Association 8 Federal Association 4

Last year's game saw the offense come early as the Continental side took a quick 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning thanks to a pair of singles (off the bats of Dave Trowbridge and Adam Mullins) and a pair of walks issued by Fed starting pitcher Ed Wood. Pittsburgh slugger Mahlon Strong evened things up in the top of the second when he took Cincinnati's Butch Smith deep for a 2-run homer but the Continental nine took the lead for good in the bottom of the third inning. Three runs came in on three hits with the biggest damage done by another Cincinnati player as Fred Galloway hit a 2-run single and then came in to score when Skipper Schneider of the Chicago Cougars tripled. Schneider and his twin brother Buddy of the Boston Minutemen, who would meet in the World Championship Series just 3 months later, made history by becoming the first set of twins to ever play in an all-star game. Who knows, it may well be triplets one day as their other brother - pitcher Bart- is working his way up the Cleveland Foresters system.

The Feds would cut the deficit to 5-3 when, following a pair of walks issued by Chuck Cole of the New York Stars, Gothams third baseman Billy Dalton provided an rbi single but Harry Barrell quickly restored the 3-run lead when the hometown star delighted the 32,000 who crowded into Kings County Ballpark with a double to plate Leo Mitchell in the home half of the fifth.

The score would remain 6-3 until the top of the 8th when veteran Frank Vance hit a lead off double and scored on a ground out off the bat of Buddy Schneider making the score 6-4 for the CA but any thoughts of a Fed comeback quickly disappeared when the Cougars Leo Mitchell hit a two-run double in the bottom of the 8th. Brooklyn relief specialist Del Lyons, aided by a double play, took care of business in the top of the ninth to preserve the 8-4 win for the Continental stars and cut the Fed lead in the series to one at 5 wins to four.

1942 FITZPATRICK PARK IN PITTSBURGH: Federal Association 7 Continental Association 4

Hank Barnett homered twice to help the stars of the Federal Association top their Continental counterparts 7-4 in the 10th annual All-Star Game, held in Pittsburgh. The Continental Association never trailed in the game until the Fed stars broke the contest open with a 5-run outburst in the bottom of the eighth inning. The victory gives the Federal Association a 6-4 lead in the series.

Both of Barnett's blasts were solo shots: in the second inning off of Continental starter Deuce Barrell and in the 6th against Chuck Cole of the New York Stats. The one in the sixth inning tied the game at 2 as the Continental side had opened a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the second inning when Carlos Montes doubled in his Chicago Cougars teammates Harry Mead and Leo Mitchell.

The score remained 2-2 until the top of the 8th inning when Bill Barrett and Mitchell got things started for the CA against Detroit's Fred Ratcliffe with back to back singles to open the inning. A sacrifice fly from Skipper Schneider would score Barrett to give the CA nine a 3-2 lead and after Mitchell doubled, Jim Hensley delivered an rbi single to score Mitchell and give the Continental Association a 4-2 lead.

Billy Riley of the New York Stars took the mound for the CA in the bottom of the eighth but the first pitch he ever threw in an all-star contest was laced for a triple by Al Tucker of the St Louis Pioneers. Two pitches later Detroit's Sal Pestilli followed with a double and then George Cleaves delighted the hometown crowd as the Miners catcher tripled in Pestilli to tie the game at 4. Walks to Red Johnson and Barnett loaded the bases and ended Riley's day but not the Federal onslaught. George Hampton took over on the mound and promptly fanned Tommy Wilson for the first out but he then walked Jim Watson on 4 pitches to bring in what would prove to be the game winning run. Mule Monier would single in two more runs before the CA finally escaped the inning with a 6-4-3 double play.

Suddenly trailing for the first time in the game, down 7-4, the CA went calmly in the 9th as Keystones pitcher Red Ross retired the side in order, getting a pair of ground outs with a strikeout of Lew Seals in between, and the Federal Association had it's victory.

1943 Parc Cartier in Montreal: Continental Association 7 Federal Association 3

The Continental Association once more pulled to within a win of tying the Feds in the overall All-Star Game standings thanks to a 7-3 victory. The big winner was baseball's Wartime Fund, as all of the proceeds were earmarked for sporting equipment that is to be delivered to soldiers around the globe and a packed house of 33,400 took in the nighttime spectacle at Montreal's Parc Cartier. A 4-run outburst by the Continental side in the 8th inning proved the difference.

The game was scoreless until the bottom of the third inning as starting pitchers Deuce Barrell of Cincinnati and Boston's Ed Wood did their jobs. Wood gave way to the Chiefs Al Miller in the third frame and the 27 year old righthander ran into a little trouble as Cleveland's Cal Howe hit a one-out single and moved to second when Cliff Moss reached on a Sam Orr error. Up to the plate strolled Dick Walker and the Cougars first baseman delivered a triple to plate both Howe and Moss, staking the Continental nine to a 2-0 lead in the process.

The Feds had a chance to do some damage of their own in the top of the fourth but with 2-out and the sacks drunk with Fed baserunners, veteran Cougars hurler Dick Lyons got out of the trouble he created unscathed by getting Orr to fly out and end the threat.

An error led to another run for the Continental side in the fifth when Henry Jones led off with a single off of the Pioneers Sam Sheppard and alertly scampered to second base when Boston's Pete Day bobbled the ball as he attempted to scoop it up. A balk by Sheppard advanced Jones to third and he scored to make it 3-0 on a Skipper Schneider sacrifice fly.

The Feds finally broke the goose-egg in the top of the seventh with back to back singles from Pete Day and Sam Orr off of the Cannons Butch Smith. Detroit's George Dawson was up next and although he hit into a double-play it did allow Day to score and cut the deficit to 3-1. After a 1-2-3 bottom of the inning for the Chiefs Luis Sandoval, the Feds went right back to work with Gail Gifford, who had 4 hits on the day, lacing a lead-off triple off Toronto's Joe Hancock. Walt Messer of the Gothams followed with a single to plate Gifford and cut the Conti lead to 3-2 but that would prove to be as close as the Fed side would get on this day.

The magic of the previous inning ran out quickly for Sandoval as Jim Hensley led off with a triple and scored when Marion Boismenu reached on a Frank Vance error -the 4th miscue of the game for the Feds. Fred Galloway ended Sandoval's evening with a single but the Gothams Ed Bowman, who came on in relief, had no better luck. Leo Mitchell laced a single to score Galloway and make the score 5-2 and the Continental side would add two more runs on a rbi single from Joe Hancock - the CA pitcher- and a run scoring double off the bat of Skipper Schneider.

Trailing 7-2, the Feds did get one run back in the ninth inning but that was all they could manage off rookie Johnnie Jones of the Cougars, who finished off the game.

Top player recognition went to Gail Gifford of the St Louis Pioneers, who had 4 hits in 5 trips to the plate while playing in his first all-star contest since 1937.

1944 COLUMBIA STADIUM IN WASHINGTON DC: Federal Association 1 Continental Association 0

The only run of the game was scored on a bases-loaded walk as the Federal Association squeezed out a 1-0 victory over their Continental counterparts in the 12th annual FABL All-Star Game before a capacity crowd of well over 41,000 at Washington's Columbia Stadium. The victory puts the Feds up 7 wins to 5 in the ongoing series between the two teams and denied the Continental stars a chance to pull even in the series for the first time.

Each team managed just 4 hits in the contest and the only run came in the bottom of the third inning when Toronto lefthander Bernie Johnson -making his all-star debut at the age of 34 loaded the bases on singles by Lew McClendon and Johnny McDowell sandwiched around a walk to Don Miller. Johnson induced a fly out from Gail Gifford that was not deep enough for McClendon to tag but with two out and a full count on Luke Berry, Johnson missed with his offering to the Pittsburgh outfielder and the resulting free pass brought in what would prove to be the game's only run.

This came after Doc Newell had surrendered just 1 hit -a Bobby Barrell single- in his two innings of work to start the game for the CA. Miller, of the hometown Washington Eagles, would stir the fans with a single of his own to lead off the 5th inning but he would advance no farther and the Fed would not get another hit the rest of the way.

As for the Continental Association -which has never been tied or ahead in victories in the series- their best chance to plate a run came in the opening inning. CA lead-off man Marion Boismenu of the Philadelphia Sailors started the game with a single off of Buddy Long, who got the call on the mound for the Fed nine. Hal Wood flew out and Leo Mitchell grounded out but Mitchell's ball moved Boismenu to second and the Sailors first baseman would advance to third on Hank Barnett's single. He would be stranded there as Cleveland's Lou Balk grounded out to end the inning.

The Continental stars did not get another hit until Mitchell singled to start the seventh. He moved to third on a 1-out single by Balk but then Walt Wells of the Boston Minutemen settled down and fanned Toronto's Chink Stickels for out number two before getting an inning-ending fly out from Chicago Cougars catcher Harry Mead. They had one more base runner in the ninth with Washington's Kid Campbell walked Bill Watson to lead off the inning and moved to second on a long sacrifice fly but would get no further.

NOTABLES:Washington's Don Miller, who hit a pinch-hit single during the Feds run scoring inning and walked twice, was named the player of the game. Ed Bowman was the winning pitcher after tossing two perfect innings in relief of Long while Toronto's Johnson was tagged with the loss....It was obviously the lowest scoring all-star game ever but also the first in which there were no extra base hits....The Federal stars had never scored less than 3 runs in a game until this one and the Continental side had always played at least 2 in every previous contest....Lowest scoring ASG prior to this one was 19 inning marathon won by the Feds in 1937 by a 4-2 score....Artie Mortimer of the New York Daily Mirror joked in the press box during that game that it should be called the 'Some Stars Game' with so many great players missing due to the war.

1945 COUGARS PARK IN CHICAGO: Federal Association 6 Continental Association 4 (10 innings)

Chick Donnelly became an All-Star Game hero with one swing of the bat. The 33 year old Boston Minutemen outfielder hit a grand slam with two-out and two-strikes on him in the bottom of the 10th inning to lift the Federal Association stars to an 8-4 win in the 13th annual all-star game, played before a sold out crowd of 44,450 at Chicago's Cougars Park. The victory gives the Federal Association an 8 games to 5 lead in the series.

It marked the third time the contest has needed extra innings with the Fed stars winning 4-2 in a 19 inning marathon in 1937 and the Continental side gaining revenge with a 5-4 13 inning victory the following season. It also marked the second time the game was played in Chicago, with the Federal Association winning the first one as well. That was in 1933 in the inaugural Mid-Summer Classic, played at Whitney Park and won 8-5 by the Federal stars.

With war vets George Garrison and Harry Carter taking the hill for their respective sides the game remained scoreless until the 5th inning. The visiting Feds got on the board first when, with Eli Panneton of the New York Stars pitching, Cal Page of St Louis hit a one-out single and then scored on a 2-run homer off the bat of Boston catcher Bill Van Ness. The Continental stars quickly countered with 1 run of their own in the bottom half of the fith as Jimmy Long of Detroit, clearly flustered with some all-star game nerves, walked the bases loaded but the only run was scored on a ground out from Denny Andrews of the Cincinnati Cannons. Cannons slugger Al Wheeler, missed a glorious opportunity with 2 out and 2 on but his towering fly ball to centerfield was no where near deep enough and easily hauled in by Page to end the inning.

The score remained 2-1 until the top of the 8th inning when the Federal Association increased it's lead with two more runs. Bob Martin of the Chicago Chiefs started the inning with a single and Bobby Barrell -playing in his 10th All-Star Game- delivered a big 2-run single off Cougars releiver Ben Curtin to make it 4-1.

The Continental Association tied the game up with a rally in the bottom of the 8th. With George M Brooks on the mound for the Fed, Brooklyn's Vernon Ruch worked him for a lead-off walk and moved to second on a 1-out single from Walt Pack of the Toronto Wolves. With two-out Jake Hughes laced a single to plate Ruch and move Pack to third base and then Skipper Schneider of the Cougars, to the delight of his hometown crowd, tied the game up with a two out double.

Neither side threatened in the ninth but in the 10th with another war veteran in Dixie Lee on the hill, the Fed loaded the bases to set the stage for Donnelly's heroics. Tim Walters of the Keystones came on to close out the victory, and despite allowing a walk and hitting a batter, he did just that to preserve the 8-4 Federal Association win. For that mighty swing of the bat Donnelly was named the game's most valuable player with Bill Anderson of the Pittsburgh Miners being credited with the victory while Dixie Lee was saddled with the loss.

DYNAMOS SIGN TOP DRAFTEES

A few more pieces of what the Detroit Dynamos hope will be a pennant contending ballclub in the near future have joined the fold after the Dynamos announced the signings of a number of their draft picks including top two selections Tommy Allenby and Fred Washington. Those two newcomers, along with eleven other draftees quickly agreed to signing bonus and will report to the Biloxi Blues of the Class C Gulf States League to begin their pro careers.

It is the outfielder and Allenby and righthander pitcher Washington that will garner the most attention. Allenby was selected third overall in the draft after the Dynamos dealt out of the first selection -which was used on Christian Trophy winning college pitcher John Stallings- sending the pick to the Chicago Chiefs for the third overall selection and former number one draft pick Dick Blaszak. That deal has been widely critisized and second guessed even within the organization as Stallings had a record setting season as a junior at Piedmont University while the 23 year old Blaszak has been very slow to adapt to the big leagues. The move was made on the recommendation of now former Scouting Director Dutch Forrester but with the full support of the club's new General Manager -who was on the job less than a month at the time of the trade.

Most expect Stallings to be a top of the rotation pitcher -some have even compared him to the great Rabbit Day- so the Dynamos are desperate for a win by seeing Allenby prosper. New Scouting Director Fred Barrell feels the 18 year old outfielder has a high ceiling and could be a 20 homerun, .330 hitter in the big leagues. Despite that high praise for the Alabama native, OSA has him debuting at just #18 on their prospect rankings, behind fellow newly drafted outfielders Yank Taylor, Danny Taylor and Dick Helfand who were all drafted by Boston.

The news from OSA is much better on second round selection Fred 'Boom-Boom' Washington, who is ranked #22 on the prospect list. The Dynamos felt they were landing a gem of a pitcher when the 18 yeear from Linton, In. slipped to them with the top selection of the second round and OSA appears to agree with Barrell's assessment that Washington could some day be a key rotation piece.

• Each of Boston's top 3 picks -all outfielders- signed quickly and all are immediately listed in the OSA's top ten prospects. The trio are Tom Taylor's son Yank, Dick Helfand and Danny Taylor.
• After meeting his far too large $27,000 bonus demand, not only is Bob Allen the highest ranked draftee to sign, but he's also the #1 ranked pitching prospect in the FABL, beating out fellow Chicago Cougar Duke Bybee to rank 4th and 5th overall. #1 Pick John Stallings has yet to sign across town with the Chiefs, so Allen's time at the top may be short lived, but there is a buzz in the air in La Crosse as Lions fans wait for his highly anticipated debut. The addition of Allen also gives the Cougars a temporary hold as the top system, with one more point (191 to 190) then the CA leading Stars.
• The Stars report that their top two picks are signed. First rounder Tommy Griffin is a 3B that OSA slots in as the 21st prospect and second round Joe Wood is an outfielder that OSA places 28th at the moment.
• On the field it was a nice 5-3 week for the Cougars, but even after splitting with the Stars, they lost a game in the standings. 44-37 is a decent first half, but expectations were much higher for the Cougars nine, who instead of leading the pack decided to take comfort in their regular third place spot. The Cougars +88 run differential is best in FABL at the break, with an impressive 51-30 expected record. The Cougars are sending six players to the All-Star game, including four of the six starting pitchers, including game starter Donnie Jones. Jones beat the Kings to finish the week, so he's likely unavailable to pitch in the Mid-Summer Classic.
• Seven Gothams made the All-Star team tying a club record set in 1934. The seven this year are 7 Gothams made the FA All-Star team. Ed Bowman, Harry Carter, Pete Casstevens, Red Johnson, Roosevelt Brewer, Walt Messer and Sal Pestilli. The 1934 group was comprised of Hardin Bates, Rabbit Day, Jim Lonardo, Chuck Calvert, John Wicklund, Joe Perret and Mahlon Strong.
• The record for all-star selections from one team is 8 held jointly by the 1942 New York Stars and 1943 Chicago Cougars. The Stars that were stars that year are Chuck Cole P, Billy Riley P, George Hampton P, Dave Trowbridge 1B, Ray Cochrane 3B, Joe Angevine SS, Lew Seals OF, Bill Barrett OF. The Cougars in '43 were Johnnie Jones P, Dick Lyons P, Dick Walker 1B, Clark Car 2B, Hank Barnett 3B, Skipper Schneider SS, Leo Mitchell OF, Cliff Moss OF
• Leon Drake is happy to be back with the Gothams, going 7-for-8 with a triple, homer and 3 RBI this past week.
• Toronto's Charlie Artuso was not in the starting line-up for the first time since the start of '45, a streak of at least 235 games. No official numbers are kept but it is believed the streak for consecutive games started belongs to Rankin Kellogg, at over 700 for the Keystones starting in the mid-1920s.
• The Wolves have relegated Jim Laurita to Buffalo and called up Jim Carter in an attempt to shore up the bullpen which has been declared a disaster area. The 1-7 week at home before the All-Star break has the front office in turmoil, Owner Bernie Millard has demanded changes stating to the Mail & Empire "This is unacceptable to myself and the Wolves faithful. My management team has been instructed to make changes to improve the team or I will be forced to make changes to the day-to-day management."
• In an attempt to jump start a season that is quickly circling the drain, catcher Dino Robinson and outfielder Billy Brown have had their contracts purchased from Fort Wayne by the Chicago Chiefs. Al Miller shuts out the Gothams on Monday, and the Chiefs then proceed to lose the next 8 games and have dropped 17 of their last 20 to sink to the bottom of the Federal Association.

CONTINENTAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE ANNOUNCES SCHEDULE

The newest professional football league plans to kick-off on September 6. That is the word according to the schedule, subject to finalization for the Continental Football Conference. The 8-team loop stretching from coast to coast including teams ranging from New York City to Los Angeles and Buffalo to New Orleans will be the first major league with such a wide scope. The plan calls for a 14 game slate with each team meeting each of the other 7 clubs on a home and home basis. closing with a December 22 date for the championship playoff game.

CFC founder Percy Sutherland pronounced it a "perfect schedule - the best professional football has ever seen, since it brings each of our eight clubs in competition with each other twice."

The finalization of the schedule is subject to the confirmation of stadium availability for all 8 CFC franchises.

BAKER TO FIGHT IN CINCINNATI THIS MONTH

Heavyweight contender Scott 'The Chef' Baker is growing impatient with the inability to land a major opponent for a bout so he has decided to fight a lesser class opponent in a relatively small venue just to remain active. Baker will face Abel Kessler at the 9,500 seat Cincinnati Arena on July 25th. The venue is the winter home of the Queen City University basketball team and has hosted numerous boxing matches but never one involving a top flight title contender such as Baker.

The Philadelphia native has repeatedly been frustrated in attempts to schedule a bout with either number one contender Mark Fountain or highly regarded Boston fighter Roy Crawford, and has had no luck of getting the ear of Chester Conley -who calls the shots for world champion Hector Sawyer. Baker, managed by his father -former World Middleweight champ Billy Baker- says he will fight Kessler this month but is still hopeful of finalizing a ring date with Crawford for September.

Kessler, a 26 year old battler out of Independence, Mo., is not a push over despite what his 15-10-2 career mark might indicate. He does have a couple of impressive wins on his resume including one over Doug Franklin, who was 18-3 at the time of their meeting, but it should be a relatively easy night for Baker.

UPCOMING MAJOR FIGHTS

• Aug 17 - Bigsby Oval, New York City: World Heavyweight title as Hector 'The Cajun Crusher' Sawyer (53-3-1) defends against former world champion Jochen Schrotter (48-4).
• TBA (likely November or December): World Middleweight champion Frank 'The Tank' Melanson (30-0-2) is expected to make his next title defense with European champion Edouard Desmarais (36-0) as the likely opponent.
• TBA (likely October: World Welterweight champion Dennis 'The Jacksonville Jackhammer' O'Keefe (20-1) vs either Mark Westlake (19-2-1) or Geroge 'Mr Sandman' Gibbs (16-0).
• July 14 - Toronto - Top 10 HW Allen Bailey (30-4-2) vs Canadian Champion Harry Sweetland (14-3-1)
• July 17 - Hartford, Ct: #2 WW contender George Gibbs (15-0) vs Jamie Rotz (21-6)
• July 21 - Waterbury, Ct: MW top ten contender Joe Starr (15-2) vs Ronnie Norton (16-7-1)
• July 25 - Cincinnati, Oh: #2 HW contender Scott Baker (14-0-2) vs Abel Kessler (15-10-2).
• July 25 - Chicago, Il: highly touted veteran middleweights Nick Harris (17-2-1) and Nathan Sears (19-2) meet at Lake Side Arena.
• July 26 - Brooklyn, NY: #3 WW contender Carl Taylor (19-3-2) vs Billy Boyd (19-7-2)
• July 26- Brooklyn, NY Highly touted young WW Mac Erickson (7-0) vs Greg Coleman (1-2-1)

The Week That Was
Current events from the week ending 7/07/1946

• A historic test of the A-bomb in the Pacific was deemed a success, with 3 of the 73 old target warships sunk and 8 others badly damaged in the test of the fourth atomic bomb. In all, 59 of the ships suffered at least some damage.
• Prices held steady in the opening hours of no-ceiling shopping following President Truman's veto of the modified price control bill. However, the death of the OPA saw rent prices immediately skyrocket in many cities, including Miami where landlords boosted prices as much as 250 per cent.
• As the week progressed, many items did see large price hikes, and efforts to speed an OPA revival were blocked in the Senate.
• In response to rising prices in the United States and to ease the pressure of inflation, the Canadian government introduced a four-point program to combat the threat of rising prices in that country including a strengthening of Canada's price control structure.
• British forces in Palestine seized 3,000 Jews in a campaign to end terrorism in the region.
• Without informing their Allies, Russia has taken ownership of a major part of Austria's industrial capacity and other properaty as German reparations. The General in charge of American forces in Austria, immediately sent a message to his Soviet counterpart, urging great care in carrying out his order and one to the Austrian government declaring it was not necessary to turn over property which was not a German asset.
• Strikes have hit the film industry as picket lines formed at entrances to major movie studios as 10,000 behind the scenes workers have walked off the job.