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WASHINGTON, D. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 1938.
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Leonard Earns Place as Starting Slabman in Shut-Out of A’s
Bolsters Hurling Corps as
Club Looks to Series
With Yankees.
By FRANCIS E. STAN.
The Griffs had the day off today
to ponder the pleasantries of leading
the American league and to gird
themselves for the week end, when
they invade the lair of the world
champion Yankees for three more or
less crucial games.
You know, of course, how the Nats
stand. Dutch Leonard, the mellow
ing knuckle-balling “rookie,” made
his American League debut yesterday
at Griffith Stadium and pitched to a
3-to-0 victory over the Athletics. It
was Washington’s third victory in as
many starts.
Looking back over their first half
week of play, the Nats find them
selves wondering just how strong they
really are. In the Southland they
could not click, losing 12 of 15 en
gagements with major league foes.
Now the A's are not the best ball
club in the American League, but
Philadelphia still holds a franchise,
and, after all. until those three vic
tories are proved hollow they are good
enough. A win over the A’s still
counts as heavily in the team stand
ing as a victory over the Yankees.
Nats Now Are Clicking.
60 far the Nats have left nothing
to be desired. On opening day they
received a sloppy pitching job from
Wes Ferrell, who was handicapped
by a crick in his neck. Yet the Wash
ingtons managed to bang out 16 base
hits and 12 runs of their own to win,
12-8.
In chalking up their second vic
tory, 9-2, the Nats again overpowered
the A's. Too, they also got pitching.
Monte Weaver held the enemy to
cix hits.
Yesterday the Nats ran up against
the best hurling they have faced all
year. The pitcher was Connie Mack’s
sensational young right-hander, Lee
(Buck) Ross. For six innings Ross
baffled the Nats, but yesterday was
a day when Bucky Harris got some
fine pitching at the right time. Leon
ard w’as just as good as Ross, and
for a longer period.
Ross eventually weakened. In the
seventh the Nats scored three runs
and made off with the ball game.
But big Leonard, pitching his head
off for a regular job, did not weaken.
He was better and stronger at the
finish than he was at the start.
Leonard Wins Regular Job.
Skipper Harris had no alternative
today but to write Leonard on his
list of starting pitchers. Dutch,
Weaver and Ferrell are sure to start
every fourth day. The No. 4 hurler
Is yet to be determined. Chief Hogsett
will open against the Yankees to
morrow and he may be the man. Or
It may be that Harris will alternate
Hogsett and Pete Appleton, depend
ing upon whether the Nats are facing
a right or a left handed hitting club
at the time. It may even be that
Ken Chase will come around.
At any rate, Harris isn’t worrying
now. Ferrell figures to be all right
the next time he works. Weaver
has been a star all spring and Leonard
has pressed Monte closely. This Leon
ard chap, incidentally, seems to be
the real article. He not only has his
knuckler. but he also knows how to
pitch and he showed himself yesterday
to be a dead-game hombre.
There were a couple of anxious
moments for the 28-year-old Brooklyn
castoff yesterday. In the opening in
ning, for Instance, he gave up a single
and walked two hitters. This loaded
the bases with only one down, but
Leonard forced Dario Lodigiani to
ground to Cecil Travis at shortstop
and the Nats executed a fast double
play to end the inning.
Dutch Good in Pinches.
In the third inning, with one down,
Lou Finney tripled to center. Lou
6hould have stopped at second, for
Travis had the ball and was in a
position to throw him out as he tried
to stretch the blow. But luck was on
Finney’s side and against Leonard.
Our Mr. Travis threw wide to Buddy
Lewis at third base and Finney was
safe.
Still the A’s couldn’t score. Bill
Werber walked, but Babe Barn a
grounded to second base and when
Werber ran into the ball ‘he auto
matically was out. This was one time
Lady Luck smiled on Leonard. The
runner who crossed the plate, Finney,
was sent back to third base. When
Johnson popped out it was all over.
The only other time the A’s came
close to scoring was in the seventh,
when Ambler singled with one out
and Travis booted Hayes’ grounder,
letting Ambler reach third. Working
carefully on Ross, Leonard struck him
out. As Ross swung on the last pitch
Rick Ferrell tried to pick Hayes off
first base. He failed, but Ambler
thought he could score when Zeke
Bonura fell down. Zeke’s throw, from
a sitting position, nailed him ab the
plate and the inning was over.
Case Ready to Play Again.
This play was the turning point in
the game. Ross’ mastery over the
Nats ended In Washington’s half of
the seventh, when Johnny Stone
opened with a single. Travis forced
Stone at second, but Buddy Myer
continued his sensational hitting,
sending Cecil to third, and Rick Fer
rell scored the run with a long fly to
center. The clincher was put an the
game when Lodigiani fumbled Leon
ard’s roller and Mel Alma da tripled
across Myer and Dutch for the last
two runs.
Today was an off-day on the sched
ule only. The Griffs were to work
out at Griffith Stadium early this
afternoon and then hop a train for
New York in the evening.
Cheering news was heard from Out
fielder George Case, the spectacular
fOokie centerfielder. Case’s bad
shoulder is about healed and he will
ha ready for the test in New York.
Somewhere in the three-game series
to eome the Nats are going to face
Ldfty Gomes, probably on Saturday.
This toU mean that Harris will throw
his right-handed hitters in the game
and that Case and A1 Simmons will
pi»y.
Charley Kurtsinger, noted jockey, at his New York home, is confident his suspension will
be lifted in time for him to ride War Admiral in the match race with Seabiscuit on May 30.
He is proudly pointing to one of his turf trophies. —Copyright, A. P. Wirephoto.
Stars Yesterday
By the Associated Press.
Dutch Leonard, Senators—
Blanked Athletics with seven hits
in first start in American League,
3-0.
Herschel Martin, Phillies—His
single started ninth-inning 4-run
offensive that beat Freddy Fitz
simmons and Dodgers, 6-5.
Gene Moore, Bees—Hit Homer
with bases loaded to lick Giants
in the eighth, 6-4.
Dizzy Dean and Tony Lazzeri,
Cubs-^Dean allowed eight hits in
seven innings against Cincinnati in
debut as Cub: Lazzeri collected four
hits, one a double, and drove in
three runs in 10-4 triumph for
Chicago.
Arky Vaughan and A1 Todd,
Pirates—Made three hits each as
Bucs pounded out 9-4 victory over
Cardinals.
Bob Feller, Indians—Pitched one
hit shut-out over St. Louis Browns,
9-0, in season debut as Brownies
got six walks and struck out six
times.
Mike Kreevich, White Sox—Hit
triple and single and scored two
runs as Sox downed Detroit Tigers,
5-4.
Chisox, 5; Tigers, 4
Detroit. AB.H. O. A. Chicago. AB.H. O A.
Cu bine.If 4 12 1 Hayes.'lb 5 0 12
F.W'ker.cf 4 2 10 Kr'vich.cf 4 2 5 0
G'nger.2b 4 0 5 4 S'bac er.rf 2 2 3 0
G'berg.lb 3 o fi o Radcliff.lf 3 110
York.c 4 3 4 0 Kuhel.lb 4 0 7 1
•Chr'man o 0 0 o Owen.3b 3 112
Fox.rf .301 0 Berger.as 3 0 4 2
Ross.Mb 4 12 0 Rensa.c 3 0 4 2
Rogell.3b 4 12 0 Cain.p 2 0 10
Ke'nedy.p 3 10 1 Rigney.p 1 0 0 o
Coff'an.p.. 0 0 0 1 STho'pson 10 0 0
tWhite „ 1 0 0 0 Brown,p_ 0 0 0 1
Totals 34 8 24 » Totals 31 6 27 10
•Batted for York in the ninth.
♦Batted for Coffman in the ninth.
fBatted for Rigney in the eighth.
Rttns—Greenberg. Pox. Ross. Kennedy.
Detroit - 000 003 100—4
Chicago- ... 001 002 llx—5
Runs—Greenberg, Pox. Ross. Kennedy,
Kreevich (2>. Bteinbacher. Owen. Rensa.
Errors—Rogell (2), Kreevich. Runs batted
in—P. Walker (21. Rogell (2). Steinbacher.
Radcliff (2). Owen. Thompson. Two-base
hits—Cullenbine. Kreevich. Three-base
hit—Kreevich. Sacrifice—Berger. Double
plays—Gehringer to Rogell. Kuhel to Ber
ger to Kuhel. Left on bases—Detroit. 14:
Chicago. 0. Bases on balls—Off Kennedy,
5: off Coffman. 1. off Cain. 7: off Rigney,
2: off Brown. 2. Struck out—By Kennedy,
1: by Coffman. 1: by Cain. 2; by Rigney.
2: by Brown. 1. Hits—Off Kennedy, 6 in
innings: off Cain. 7 in 6 innings (none
jut in seventh': off Rigney. none in 2 in
hines: off Brown. 1 in 1 inning Wild pitch
—Kennedy. Winning pitcher—Rigney. Los
ng Ditcher—Coffman. Umpires—Mes'rs.
Irieve, Hubbard ana Ormsby. Time—2:42.
Attendance—2.500,
TAKOMA STARTS SUNDAY.
Takoma Tigers will open their sea
son on their own field Sunday against
the Lacy A. C. Play on the Blair road
and Peabody street diamond will start
at 2:30 o’clock. .
Minor Leagues
By the Atsc elated Press.
American Aaseeiation.
Milwaukee. 4; Columbus. 1.
Kansas City. 5: Toledo. 4.
St. Paul. 3: Indianapolis. 0.
Minneapolis, 13: Louisville. 8.
Pacific Coast.
Los Angeles. 8; San Diego. 3.
San Prancisco. 11: Hollywood. 9.
Oakland. 5: Seattle. 3.
Portland. 8; Sacramento, 6.
Texas.
San Antonio. 2; Shreveport. 1.
Port Worth. 6; Tulsa. 4.
Dallas, 6; Oklahoma City. 4.
(Only games scheduled.)
Southern Asaoeiatien.
Nashville. 5; Atlanta. 4.
Little Rock. 1: Birmingham, 0.
Memphis at New Orleani and Chatta
nooga at Knoxville, rain.
Dean’s Arm Sound9 Cubs Find
In First Test; Trainer Holds
Work Will Send Diz to Peak
By FRITZ HOWELL.
CINCINNATI, April 21 (/P).—Andy
(Doc) Lotshaw, who has rubbed and
kneaded the kinks out of Chicago Cub
muscles for 17 years, set at rest today
all fears that an ailing arm might
have been among the reasons the St.
Loifis Cards shipped “Dizzy" Dean to
the Windy City club In exchange for
three players and a bundle of cash.
Dean wrecked some of the rumors
yesterday as he “breezed” through six
innings against the Cincinnati Reds
in his debut as a Chicagoan. He al
lowed eight hits, two runs, walked
none and fanned three as the Cubs
won their second straight by 10 to 4,
with a nine-run Aplosion in the
second.
“Doc” worked on Dean’s muscles
and listened to his one-sided “conver
sation” for a half hour after the
“one and only” had been taken out
for a rest. As Dean stepped into his
shower, Lotshaw said:
“There's nothing in the world
wrong with that arm, except that it's
a bit weak from lack of use. The
j muscles are 'loose as a goose' and he’ll
win a lot of games for us this season.
I He may mean the pennant.
Faces Cards Sunday.
“Dizzy, counting the six against the
Reds, has worked only 21 innings this
year. He was ill for 10 days down
South and he wasn't ready to go more
than six innings in his first start.
FANFARE TO $M
Music, Parade to Precede
Naval Air-F. B. I. Clash
Saturday Afternoon.
With fanfare and ceremony re
sembling a major league opening, the
Government Baseball League will begin
its season at 2 p.m. Saturday on the
East Ellipse diamond. Bands will
play, there will be a parade of officials
and a flag raising before the ball game.
Naval Air Station and Federal Bu
reau of Investigation nines will march
to the music of the Navy Band and
the Metropolitan Police Boys' Club
Band before battling.
Attorney General Homes S. Cum
mings, Admiral George T. Pettingill,
J. Edgar Hoover, Capt. J. D. Price,
commanding officer of the Naval Air
Station, and Judge Edward M. Curran,
president of the league, will take part
in the flag-raising ceremonies.
QUANTICO NEEDS FOES.
Quantico Indians would like to book
games with strong unlimited and semi
pro nines. Call Alfred Bolognese,
Quantico 3-W, or write him at
Quantico, Va.
[ But he’ll be ready to go the route in
a couple weeks.”
Charley Grimm, Cub skipper, said
Dean would start the game Sunday at
Chicago against his old teammates,
the Cardinals. On that angle Dizzy,
.modest as usual, said:
“I'll be ready Sunday, and will I
show ’em something. I've got one
game in the bag, so I have 29 to go.
I’m going to win 30 this year, just to
show some of those guys who said I
was through. And those Cards are
next on the list,”
Dean had several other pertinent re
marks to get off his chest. Among
them were: •
“Charley Grimm is the greatest
manager in the game. (This, despite
his nomination of Bill MqJCechnie,
j Redleg pilot, as the "greatest manager”
at a Monday luncheon.)
"I knew my arm was right when
Garback (Chicago catcher) had to get
a sponge for his glove while I was
warming up. The arm feels better
than it has felt sinoe I started pitching
“The pennant is in the bag for the
Cubs.
“I never got rubdowns and treat
ment like this at St. Louis. They had
so many players you couldn't fight youi
way to a rubbing table. This is the
best treatment I've ever had.
"The Cubs pulled a couple fielding
plays behind me that the Cards
couldn’t have made in a hundred
years.”
Official Score
PHILADELPHIA. AB. R. H. O. A. E
Finney, cf_ 3 0 1 4 0 1
Werber, 3b_ 2 0 1 0 3 C
Barna. rf _4 0 110c
Johnson. If- 3 0 2 3 0 1
Lodigianl. 2b_ 4 0 0 2 1 J
Hasson, lb_4 O 1 f> 1 C
Ambler, ss_ 4 0 1 3 4 t
Hayes, c_4 O 0 1 0 C
Ross. p._ 3 0 0 1 2 C
Smith, p_0 O 0 0 0 C
Totals_31 0 ~7 24 IT 1
WASHINGTON. AB. R. H. O. A. E
Almada. cf_ 4 0 2 2 0 C
Lewis. 3b_4 O 1 2 3 C
Wright, rf_ 4 0 1 3 0 f
Bonura, lb_4 O 0 6 1 (1
Stone. If _ 4 0 1 2 0 fl
Travis, ss_ 3 1 0 2 2 1
Myer. 2b _3 1 1 3 3 (I
R. Ferrell, c_3,0 1 7 2 fl
Leonard, p_3 1 0 0 0 fl
Totals _32 3 7 27 11 1
Washington _ 000 000 30x—3
Philadelphia_ 000 000 000—fl
Runs batted in—R. Ferrell, Almada (2).
Three-base hits—Finney, Almada. Double
plays—Travis to Myer to Bonura. R. Fer
rell to Bonura to R. Ferrell. Left on
bases—Philadelphia. 8: Washington. 6.
Bases on balls—Off Leonard. 4. Struck
out—By Ross. 1: Leonard. 3. Hits—Off
Ross. 7 In 7 innings: off Smith, none in 1
inning. Winning pitcher—Leonard. Los
ing pitcher — Ross. Umpires — Messrs.
Rolls, McGowan and Moriarty. Time—
1:61. Attendance—6.600.
Griffs’ Records
BATTING.
_ _ , G. A.B. R. H.2b.3b.Hr.Rbi.Pct.
W. Ferrell. 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 2..600
Almada __ 3 13 6 6110 2.462
Myer - 3 11 3 6 1 1 0 4 .456
Travis- 3 11 3 41000 .364
Lewis -3 12 4 40115 .333
R. Ferrell. 3 10 1 3 1 0 O 2.300
Wright _ 3 14 2 4010 3 .€86
Bonura_ 3 13 2 3 0 0 1 4 .231
Weaver_ 1 4 1 1000 o .250
Stone _ 3 13 2 2 0 0 0 0.154
Leonard i_ 1 3 l o o 0 0 0.000
PITCHING.
_ „ O. H. BB.SO. IP.GS.CG. W. L.
W. Ferrell- 1 16 3201110
Weaver -_ 1634Plllfl
Leonard -174 3 91110
Joe Di Maggio, Yankee outfielder, who balked for a long
time, decides to accept the club's $25,000 offer and immediately
takes the train for New York, He’s slated to get in uniform
Saturday. —Copyright, A. P. Wirephoto.
r —-- ■' -—
MO NOT BAD.
DIMAGH.UDES
Due to Report to Yankees
Saturday—Signing Held
Victory for Owners.
By DREW MIDDLETON,
Associated Press Sports Writer.
NEW YORK, April 21.—So Joe took
the $25,000 and Messrs. Joe Mc
Carthy, Jacob Ruppert and Ed Bar
row breathed a collective sigh of
relief. The Yankees have Joe dl
Maggio again.
Perhaps Manager McCarthy was the
most relieved when Di Maggio wired
Business Manager Barrow he had
accepted the club's sole offer of
$25,000 after holding out for $40,000
since January 21. He said he would
leave at once to join his teammates
in New York.
It will be up to McCarthy to judge
Joe’s fitness to play. The outfielder,
who was the league's most sensational
player last season and who led both
majors in home runs, arrives in New
York Saturday morning and will be
in uniform, when the Yankees meet
Washington that afternoon.
His Hitting Needed.
Both Joes would like to see num
ber "3” go up on the scoreboard
when the line-ups are given to the
umpires; Di Maggio because it is cost
ing him about $162 a day to remain
idle, McCarthy because his bombers
have been futile at bat without the
services of the cannoneer from the
Coast.
Ruppert is relieved and triumphant.
Not only because the jovial colonel
likes to see his Yankees win—154 vic
tories a year wouldn't satisfy him—
but because he has won, hands down,
one of the toughest hold-out battles
in recent major league history.
When, on January 21, Di Maggio re
fused to sign the contract for $25,000,
the colonel didn't like it. Di Maggio,
despite two remarkable years in which
he had hit .323 and .349 with a total
of 75 home runs, was asking too much.
His 46 home runs had led both leagues
in 1937, of course, but the fly falcon
from San Francisco was being offered
a raise of $10,000 over his 1937 salary
of $15,000.
“Not a cent more,” said the colonel.
Owners Are Elated.
Di Maggio asked $35,000 and then
raised the ante to $40,000. Friends
in New York advised him to hang on,
further nettling the colonel. Joe hung
on until yesterday, when the idea that
he couldn’t bluff the Yankees, plus
the lure of roaring crowds, emerald
turf and ringing basehits, was too
much.
Baseball men see a victory for owners
behind Di Mag's capitulation. Had
he won out, there would have been a
bumper crop of hold-outs in 1939. As
it Is the Yankees have stifled a one
man raid on the big money, which, if
successful, would have raised salary
hopes all along the line.
Homer Standings
By the Associated Press.
Yesterday's homers—G. Moore,
Bees, 1; West, Bees, 1: McCarthy,
Giants, 1; Winsett, Dodgers, 1;
Gutteridge, Cardinals, 1; Slaughter,
Cardinals, 1; Goodman, Reds, 1.
The leader—McCarthy, Giants, 2.
League totals—National, 19;
American, 8; total, 27.
Cards Given Run-Around in Dean Deal, Rumor Hints
Expected to Get Mungo From Dodgers in Swap—Duke's Nine Is Batting at Great Clip.
By SID FEDER,
Associated Frees Sports Writer,
NEW YORK, April 21.—There’s
a rumor drifting around pro foot
ball circles that Whiner White has
signed that 15 grand offer of the
Pittsburgh Pirates . . . and that
the current yes-and-no business is
the good old ballyhooey .. . Say it
ain't so, Whis .. . What’s this re
port about the Cardinals trading
Diary Dean to the Cubs on the
understanding they could buy Van
Mungo from the Dodgers? . . .
And that Larry MacPhaU backed
out because he isn’t paisy-walsy
with Branch Rickey? . . . Larry
says the whole thing is a lot of
stuff you slice very thin and put
in sandwiches . . . Jack Coomb’s
Duke baseball*** have tallied better
than 70 runs in their lint seven
games ... SI of ’em against Dart
mouth and Richmond . . . which
is really powdering that apple.
ladies and gents, baseball's big
gest business man (A1 Schacht)
Aggers on making clowning pay to
the tune of $30,000 this year ...
He’s got himself a manager now
and is booked solid through May
and June. He opens in Jersey City
today, shows in Boston Friday,
Philly a week from tomorrow,
makes his first Broadway appear
ance at a semi-pro game May 1
. . . and then starts swinging
through the West and South . . >.
Memphis, May 4; Indianapolis,
June 4; Fort Worth, June 8, and
stops in Virginia, South Carolina
and North Carolina.
Now it can be told: All the time
Joe Di Maggio was holding out
OeL Jake Ruppert west around ten
ing everybody what a ’'great boy”
Joe is . . . There wasn’t a harsh
word from either side in all the
wrangling , . . That Bobby Feller
Just about did everything but sell
tickets in the Cleveland-Browns
game yesterday . . . Gave one hit,
fanned six, walked six, collected
two hits and batted in two runs ...
And how about that Tony Lazzeri,
with four for five and three runs
batted hi? . . . Incidentally, if that
was big league baseball the Tigers
put on yesterday they’d better get
Tallahassee into the majors in a
hurry.
Bill Brandt is prouder than a
new papa over the National
Leaguers’ 69 wins against S3 defeats
in the grapefruit grappling with the
Americaners . . . Ward Cuff, the
pro footballer, back taking a
course at Marquette, is coaching
tbs Javelim throwers m tbs Me
. . . Tee hee Dept.: Just after the
Dodgers hit for 30 bases against
the Phillies Tuesday, Larry Mac
Phail, asked for comment, told the
boys. “Well, that’s as good as can
be expected.”
Diz Dean's arm is as classy as it
ever was ... All he needs is work
to condition himself for the nine
inning route . . . Hymie Caplin is
after Seattle A1 Hostak, Freddie
Steel or Young Corbett for his mid
dleweight Solly Kreiger in the Gar
den next month . . . Hostak can
have it if he wants . . . Looks as
though somebody forgot to tell
Greentree Stable’s Redbreast the
winter books had him down at
30 to 1 for the Derby . . . Ten
lengths back of Opera Hat in yes
terday's* start makes that price
about as sensible as jumping off
the Bnpire State Building to see
ttjBUbOUBto.
League Statistics
HOW THEY STAND.
AMERICAN.
W. L. Pet. W. T "*«t.
Wash... 3 0 1,000 St.Louis 1 1 ,„j0
Chicago 2 0 1,000 N. York. 1 2 .333
Boston. 2 1 .666 Detroit. 0 2 .000
Cleveland 1 1 .500 Phila... 0 3 .000
Results Yesterday.
Washington, 3; Philadelphia, 0.
Chicago, 5; Detroit, 4.
Cleveland, 9; St. Louis, 0.
Only games scheduled.
Games Today. Games Tomorrow.
Wash, at N. York. Boston at Phila.
Detroit at Chicago. Clev. at Detroit.
I St. Louis at Clev. Chi. at St. Louis,
j N. York at Boston.
Only games sched.
j _ _ __
NATIONAL.
W. L. Pet. W. L. Pet.
Pittsb’gh 2 0 1,000 Phila... 1 1 .500
i Chicago 2 0 1.000 Boston . 1 1 .500
j N. York 1 1 .500 Cinci'tti 0 2 .000
Br’klyn 1 1 .500 St. Louis 0 2 .000
Results Yesterday.
Boston, 6; New York. 4.
Philadelphia, 6; Brooklyn, 5.
Pittsburgh, 9; 8t. Louis, 4.
Chicago, 10; Cincinnati, 4.
Games Today. Games Tomorrow.
Chi. at Cinci. st. Louis at Chi.
Boston at N. York. Phila. at Boston.
Br’klyn at Phila. N. Y. at Br’klyn.
' Pittsb’gh at St. L. Cinct. at Pitt’bgh.
1 ---.
Tribe, 9; Browns, 0
St. L. AB H O A. Cleve. AB H O. A.
Mazzera.lt 4 (I 1 u Larry.ss 3 10 4
Sullivan.c 4 18 3 Ca bell rt 3 1 2 0
West.cf . 2 o 2 n Hale.2b 3 2 14
Bell.rf.__ 3 o 1 o Solters.lf 4 0 10
Clift.3b .3 0 2 4 AveriH.cf 3130
Kress.ss % O 0 l Trosky.lb 4 3 10 0
McQ n.lb 3 iioo Kelt'er .ib 3 0 2 0
Heff'er.2b 3 0 1 2 Hemsley.c 5 18 0
W'eavar p 2 o ii 1 Feller.p .4 2 0 0
•Hughes 0 0 0 0
VanAtta.p 0 O 0 0
Totals 27 1 24 11 Totals 32 11 27 ~8
•Batted for Weaver In eighth.
St. Louis - 000 000 000—0
Cleveland - 031 001 22x—S
Runs—Lary. Hale. Averill (2). Trosky
f2>. Keltner. Hemsley. Feller. Runs batted
in—Campbell (2i. Trosky (2). Feller (2>.
Hale. Hemsley. Two-base hit—Trosky.
Three-base hit—Trosky. Stolen bases—
Campbell. Lary. Sacrifices—Keltner. Solt
ers. Double play—Lary to Hale to Trosky.
Left on bases—8t. Louis. 0: Cleveland. 11.
Bases on balls—OH Weaver. 0: ofl Van
Atta. 1: oH Feller. 6. Struck out—By
Weaver. 4; by Feller, fi. Hits—OH Weaver.
0 in 7 innings: oH Van Atta. 2 in 1 inning.
Wild pitches—Weaver. 2. Winning pitcher
—Feller. Losing pitcher—Weaver. Um
pires—Messrs. Basil. Rommel and Oeisel.
Time—2:30.
Feller’s One-Hitter High Spot
Of Lurid Big-League Warring
As Favored Clubs Are Upset
By GAYLE TALBOT.
Associated Preas Sports Writer.
The big league baseball races, only
just begun, already have supplied more
quick color and commotion than a
four-ring circus during a thunder
storm. The customers today were
slightly bewildered from trying to look
in a dozen directions at once.
Joe Di Maggio, the last of the hold
outs, was rolling eastward to join the
beleaguered New York Yankees, watch
ing the telephone poles tick off the
dollars he had lost by trying to buck
the most powerful club in the business.
Owner Phil Wrigley, the chewing
gum king who owns the Chicago Cubs,
was breathing a little easier and
gaining confidence that he hadn't
been stuck in planking down $250,000
for Pitcher Dizzy Dean. The Diz did
all right in his inaugural.
Bob Feller, 19-year-old fireballer of
the Cleveland Indians, had come with
in a single scratch hit of achieving
that noblest of all diamond deeds, a no
hitter, as he shut out the St. Louis
Browns, 9 to 0. Also, he struck out
six and made two hits.
Among the lesser incidents of a lusty
day was the home-run hit by little
Sullivan Regrets Scratchy
Bunt Single That Ruins
Youngster’s Feat.
6p»ci«l Dispatch to The Star.
CLEVELAND. April 21.—Homespun
Bob Feller, “robbed" by a scratch bunt
of a niche in the no-hit-no-run wing
of baseball's hall of fame, is least per
turbed of all concerned over the lone
hit that marred his season's debut.
The 19-year-old ace of the Cleveland
Indians’ pitching staff blanked the St.
Louis Browns yesterday, 9 to 0.
Catcher Billy Sullivan, a former
teammate of Feller, beat out a sixth
inning bunt to the young strikeout
king for the invaders’ solitary single.
"Sorry I Got It,” Says Billy.
"I’m awfully sorry I got that hit,”
Sullivan told Feller after the game.
“As long as we had to lose, I wish,you’d
got your no-hitter.”
But the Indians were nearly unani
mous in the belief that Sullivan actu
ally was out at first. Umpire Ed Rom
mel ruled him safe, however, and
turned a deaf ear to field protests from
Fellers’ colleagues.
Sullivan bunted sharply to the left
of the pitcher's box. Feller was caught
off balance on the right side of the
mound. He made a remarkable one
handed stab, whirled and rifled the
ball to First Sacker Hal Trosky. It was
a "photo finish."
Tough One to Call.
"If I'd been the umpire I’d have
hated to call it. but I fliought we had
! him," said Trosky. “I thought V>e ball
I hit my glove while his foot was in the
1 air."
“I thought he was out and everybody
on the bench thought so, too," ob
served Manager Oscar Vltt.
“I was safe, but I wish I hadn't
been,” Sullivan said.
DUKE DEFEATS NAVY.
ANNAPOLIS.—Duke's tennis team,
beaten Tuesday by Maryland, won its
tilt with Navy yesterday, 5-3. One
doubles was called off on account of
darkness.
Gene Moore of the Boston Bees with
three on base to beat the Giants, 6 to
4; a nine-run rally by the Cubs at
Cincinnati’s expense, and a four-run,
last-inning comeback by the Phila
delphia PbJ^s to outgame Brooklyn,
6 to 5. It was a day.
Eyes were glued to the tickers all
over the country as Dean went in to
prove that Branch Rickey of the
Cards hadn’t made a sucker out of
Wrigley. It wasn’t a complete test
for the great one’s arm, not after
the Cubs gave him nine runs in the
second inning. During the six innings
Diz worked he allowed eight hits and
two runs, but he looked tough enough
when it came time to bear down.
He struck out three men, each
time with men on the sacks, but
didn’t appear to be exerting himself
otherwise. Manager Charley Grimm
relieved him after the sixth and let
Jack Russell finish out the 10-to-4
victory. Tony Lazzeri hit a double
and three singles for the Cubs, who
raked three Reds for 16 safeties.
Schumacher Yanked.
Jim Turner, last season* aged
rookie sensation, held the Giants to
six hits, and Moore came through
with a decisive homer for the Bees.
The only serious blow1 against Turner
was John McCarthy's round-tripper
with two on. Hal Schumacher sud
denly weakened in the eighth and
big Walter Brown went in just in
time to take the rap.
The St. Louis Cards looked as
though they were missing Dean
poignantly, as five of their remain
ing pitchers, whose names scarcely
matter, took another 9-4 hiding from
the Pittsburgh Pirates. Every Pirate
joined in the 20-hit barrage.
Fat Freddie Fitzsimmons was the
victim of the Phils’ spectacular win
over Brooklyn. Leading, 5-2, going
into the ninth after having hurled
hitless ball for four innings, he sud
denly was rapped for three singles
before Max Butcher was rushed to the
rescue. Pinky Whitney promptly drove
in two runs with a single to tie the
score, and then Butcher cut loose a
i wild pitch to let the winning run
1 across.
Infield Hit Off Feller.
The only hit off Feller came in the
sixth, when Billy Sullivan, whe was
traded by Cleveland to the Browns
during the winter, slapped a grounder
I to the pitcher’s box, and the Indians*
| wonder boy was just a split second
slow in fielding it. Six Browns got
, on base by walks, but none stole on
I Feller, which is news.
Mickey Cochrane must be dreading
the prosepect of taking his Detroit
Tigers home for their opening to
morrow after dropping the second in a
row to Chicago, 5 to 4. He started
Vernon Kennedy, the pitcher ob
tained from the Sox in last winter's
big deal with Jimmy Dykes, and Ver
; non had to be pulled in the seventh.
- -m ■ ■ —
College Sports
Baseball.
Wake Forest. 7; Duke, 1.
North Carolina, 7; N. C. State, 6
I V. M. I„ 12; Richmond. 3.
Long Island. 7; Virginia Tech. 3
Navy. 26; Western Maryland, 12.
Lafayette. 4; Army, 2.
Luther, 15-0; Gustavus Adolphus.
5-3.
Tennis.
Washington and Lee, •; Boston
College, 0.
Army, 5; Lafayette, 1.
Virginia. 9; V. M. L, 0.
William and Mary, 8; St. John's. 1
Duke, 6; Navy, 3.
Fenn, 9; Drexel, 0.
Wayne, 7; South Carolina, I.
Golf. •
Minnesota, 13; St. Thomas, 8.
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