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CLEAN TIMES-HERALD, THURSDAY. APRIL 21,1938 PAGE TWENTY-THREB Scratch Single Robs Feller Of No-Hitter In His First Start Youngster Overshadows Dean With Performance; Lazzeri Gets Four Hits By GEORGE K1KKSEY United Start Correspondent NEW YORK--Plaster up the haul out the headlines and turn on the mazdas--not for Dizzy Dean, the Chicago Cubs' $250,000 pitching Prima Donna, but for Bob Feller, the nineteen-year-old fuzzy-faced Iowa schoolboy who missed baseball's hall of fame by the narrowest of margins. have was to Dean's big day. He waa to prove ihdl mm was baseball's greatest pitcher and worth every cent P. K.

Wrigley paid for him. Dean did well enough, scoring his first triumph In easy fashion for the Cubs. But something happened he hadn't counted on-Bob Feller, without uttering a sicgleword. stole the spotlight not only from Dean but every other major league player. He pitched a one-hit game for Cleveland against the St.

Louis Browns. Now nineteen, wiser, 'stronger and more confident Feller cut down the hard-hitting Brawns with a dazzling fast ball and a baffling How They Stand AMERICAN Yesterday's KesulU Washington 3. Philadelphia 0 Cleveland 9. St. Louis 0 Chicago 5.

Detroit 4 Only games scheduled TODAY'S GAMES New York at Boston St. Louis at Cleveland Detroit at Chicago Only games scheduled of the tluln L. Pet. Washington Chicago Boston St. Louis Cleveland New York charge of pace which stamped him I Detroit ...2 2 1 1 1 0 as the foremost young pitcher in baseball.

Teaming up with P.ollie Henuley, the catcher the Indians procured especially to catch Feller, Blazing Bob gave a masterful exhibition. The only hit made off him was a bunt by Billy Sullivan. ex-Cleveland catcher, in the sixth inning. Feller himself fielded the ball, and threw to first baseman Trosky. It Philadelphia 1.000 1.000 .667 .500 .500 .133 .000 .000 McCarthy, Of Giants, Fails In Steal Dunst Unable To Appear On Bradford Card-Bout MayGoToSnookyBrill Catcher Lopez, of the Boston Dees, had a sharp eye on First Baseman McCarthy of the Giant? in the inaugural game of Me Carthy fo oted it for second he tossed to Shortstop arstler, and BRADFORD-Karl Wilson.

11 op-pTM falo scrapper, will probably a LMiTJdgglU Sr.ooky Brill. Erie, on the boxing i A to te offered by the Brad- i' ford Exchange Club at the Ar- rcory Tuesday evening. It has been definitely announced that Frankie Dunst. originally signed to meet the Buffalo boy. will be unable to appear because of an injury, and Brill appears to have the inside track for the bout.

Two other Buffalo-Erie bouts on est since they will feature four fighters who are considered tops in their respective areas. From Buffalo will come Dick Hayr.es ar.J Johrjon to meet, respectively. Johnny Olson and Joe the season at Polo Grounds, New York, bit the dust in vain. NATIONAL Keiuiti Chicago 10. Cincinnati 4 Pittsburgh 9.

St. Louis 1 Philadelphia 6. Brooklyn 5 Boston 6. New York 4 TODAVS GAMES Boston at New York Brooklyn at Philadelphia Chicago at Cincinnati was a close play. Umpire Ed Rom- Pittsburgh at St.

Louis niell. an old Athletics' pitcher Standing nf the himself making his American I'luhi W. I- Pet. League debut, called Sullivan safe, Chicago 2 0 The Indians protested violently but Pittsburgh 2 0 the umpire has the last word. few York 1 1 Keller fanned six men.

anil gave Boston 1 1 up six walks. Brooklyn 1 1 As for Dizzy Dean, he scored a I Philadelphia 1 1 10-4 triumph over Cincinnati with-! St. Louis 0 2 out extending himself. The Cubs Cincinnati 0 2 gave him a nine-run lead In second inning, and he coasted until! taken out In the seventh for a pinch-hitter. Dizzy permitted eight hits and two runs in six innings but was masterful in the pinches.

Rochester at Baltimore Manager Charlie Grimm Montrcal Rl moved Dean because he wanted to; Toronlo at Clly rest him for Sunday's game, standing nf the asilrjt the Cards and felt a with a 9-2 lead the Cabs had the. 1.000 1.000 .500 .500 .500 .500 .000 INTEKNATIONAL RetulU Season opens today. TODAVS GAMES Buffalo at Newark Decision To Accept Yank Terms Came Quickly To DiMaggio--Glad It's Over Tennis Pros To Play At Buffalo I BUFFALO--One of tennis matches the amateur champion who joint the troupe, and that means the other must step down and out of the heavy money. In the supporting cast will be series of Berkeley Bell, former intercol- to decide legiate champion from Texas, and California star. BV KKAXK BARTHOLOMEW 1'nlted Staff Sees No Near i'i British Yachts fifteen the world's professional champion- 1 Walter Senior, ship will be staged here who are paired in the opening day zu'gnt, April 27.

in Broadway auditorium. The winner, either I Ellsworth Vines, present cham- singles. Bell and Perry will face Vines and Senior in the doubles. SOUTHAMPTON T. O.

M. Great Britain would prom challenge ot co circumstances will I another attempt with En- i But falo i During the spring. Dean suffered; RochcMcr a ccld and B4Ulmore "I was satisfied with Dirzy I a every respect." tlrimm sJiJ. took him out because lir tired. He pitched only about fifteen inn- ir.gs In spring training and needs' 0 0 0 0 W.

I. .0 0 0 0 0 Toronto JersfV Citv ..0 ..0 ABOARD STR A I TRAIN. CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO, EN ROUTE TO CHICAGO Joe Di.JIaggio. fourth highest paid baseball player, who losing for every game he does not play with the New York Yankees, sped eastward to join his team today after ending one of the most stubborn holdouts in the game's history. This time yesterday the dark-1 again, haired Italian youth was lying in ol bed figuring the receipts of his cafe Li San Francisco.

Only Mon- mailr day. he had denied vehemently deavour II," he said. "I was beaten that he had any intention of ac- four straight races by Harold cepting the offer of owner i vanderbilfs Ranger last summer. Jacob P.uppert, Yet today he is and untu can gj ve him a rtal 1.000 miles away from his cafe. a cat j- a esg again." He will be in uniform at Yankee He say he cou Ke B0 Stadium Saturday.

pro5pect3 of British challenge "It just came to me like that. untu faave tejUn Uak of joe said when asked why he gave rfecud up Mi demands for J.0.000 so sud- httlt denlv. He snapped the fingers nn tn trv arrl his "powerful right hand to ir.di- ln inlon to lrj Bl1 cate just how suddenly he decision as made. Pet. i -j ca ii the Yankee secretary .000 1 Rjrrnu- he continued, "and lojj i my acceptance .000 i fjupptft.

did. and it took me .000 three hours to pack, install my brother as manager ot tne Grotto csfei. and get aboard this train. I got the last accoramoda- and I'm riding an upper berth, but I don't care. Once I'd world's amateur titleholder.

will I harvest rich stakes. Running nip and tuck in their to date. Vines and Perry will be "shooting the works" when By UNITED PRESS NEW YORK--Nathan Mann. 193, New Haven. stopped Hans Haverlick.

ISl'i, Austria (3); Abe Simon. 252. New York. Sopwith, who twice has failed to I begin firing on the fast, rub- win the America's cup with his berized court that has been built Endeavour yachts, predicted todav especially for indoor competition, (stopped Al Hart. 220.

Philadelphia. realize that professional Pa. (2): Larry Closson. lit 1 Milt would be many years before. promoters have to narne occ veraon.

N. decisioned Charley build a Class boat that has a chance to beat the best America can produce with its improved testing devices." next ar to i ay against Fisher. Frceport. N. Y.

(4). Wojecki. There promise also. In the bout between Jirnrnie Dona- i hue. Buffalo, and Johnnie Seamon.

Erie. 1 Bradford fans are enthused over the prospect of four bouts featur-, ing local scrappers who have been more than Impressive in recent shawi. Not the least important of these Is the heavyweight scrap between' Henry and Vic Klein, ot Erie. with three win? to his credit, is expected to have some trouble with the Erie boy. but has shown such improvement of late that his handlers are con- firVrit can handle the assignment.

Another Bradford heavy. Bernie McDermott. will tackle George Swartwood. Renovo: Cliff Aiken. the popular little Bradford boy, will mix It with a Buffalo boy.

and Frankie Roth. Bradford, will take on Max Poling. Custer City. Clair Shannon, Ceres, may also be included on the card, probably against an Erie battler. NEW Colonel P.uppert, of the New York Yankees, said today that DiMaggio had been the most stubborn holdout of his experience and that ir.eluJeJ salary bickering! with Babe Ruth, Lefty Gomez.

Red niAiiv is decidedly the toughut young I've ever had to deal with." P.uppert said. -Ruffirs held out tor.ger tut year, but he waw't bulI-heaJed like DiMaggio. yourg ir.an left my office on January 21. ar.d I didn't hear from him again until yesterday. -I hold r.o grudges against Joe.

but I'll be glad to see him out there in center field with the Yankees again, and I hope that hU signing will snap the club out ot the doldrums." TONIGHTS FEATURE VALUE i at HOUSEY'S Wrestling Results more work. He'll do a lot of run- rCStling KeSUlIS ning and throwing the next PHILADELPHIA--Jim Londos.j ct hasn't signed his contract days and that will help his legs st pi rf MJt yet because he thought so little of and wind. Pinelll. who Hollywood: Orville Brown. a i the $25.000 offer "the Yankees plred behind the plate, ami lacr Kan, defeated Man Mountain mailed him in February, that he catcher Hartnett assured sco Angeles Bobby i 0 it.

Dean's arm was okay." Brans. Chicago, tossed Chief I decided I'd rather play Cincinnati players were divided Snoo)(e- Cherokee. N. All! b.ueb.ill than hang around Sin over Deans prospects for a bl Baba. Detroit, won over Luigi! Francisco nil summer leading the season.

Catchers Virgil Davis and judgalupi York; Joe Savoldi. box scores." Di M.iggio ssid. "and Ernie Lombanli and Manager Bill Thrt( Olks xj lcn defeated Her- wasn't Sch tz or Leon Michcle. Italy, won over Jake Pat-; hell all the w.iy through. I got no Questions and Answers Allmrrd q-jesllcn you JIcKechnie said Dizzy the "old Dean-yet." game didn't test him.

n.iid McKcchnic. "He doejn't look like the oM Dean, not yet anyway, ilaybe he needs more work." Billy Myers and Alex Kampouris were Dizzy's biggest on the Reds. "Dizzy showed me plenty." Myers said. Rookie Coaker Triplelt ar.d veteran Tony Lazzert were the Cubs' heroes, getting four hits each to top a sixteen-hlt attack which blasted Grlssom. Barrett and Klelnhans.

In the other National League games Pittsburgh defeatexl attack. The Boston Bees beat the New York Giants. 6-4. on Gene Moore'i home with the bases loaded, and the Phillies made a four- run rally in the ninth to trump Brooklyn. 6-5.

In the American League. Washington won its third straight from the Athletics. 3-0. behind Emil Leonard's seven-hit pitching. Leonard is a Brooklyn castoff who couldn't make the National League grade.

Mel Almada tripled. Rookie Rupert JWon. radjo pir.ch-sir.gle in the dro in the run by which the Chicago ctlon to White Sox made it two straight I can't tell you how glad I am this holdout business all over. It was cted fir.e bunch all the tele i terson. N.

Dr. John ro! ar Murphy. Boston, threw Tor.y, headaches Siano, New Yotk. phone calls." That $23.000 contract i being whittled down at the rate of for game the Yanks play without him until he is In physical condition to play. When asked how long it would take him to get fit.

Joe replied: "I really don't know. I was in fair shape a month ago when I was working out with my old, club, the S.m Francisco Seals, but 1 haven't been on a ball field since and have slipped back a lot. I11AV Iloi lartC I.tfc-. I five days, yet It may be a week. ten dsys or two weeks." i This will be the third season for Di Magglo in the majors, and he has yet to play In the opening game with the Yanks.

An injured leg kept him out at the start cf He h.id hi.i tonsils cut at qMit Hare you want tnjwfrrd? The Sportj Van Uaa ij at jrur tcnicc. Write yrrir qufntlon rlfarly. tijni jour narcf aoj and mall vrMir In Fan Man. portfl ifmcr Jiuieaj. Oifan Tltr-j-II-rtH.

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A reply to XOU- Tfcrrt cf most and anwfrj will be printed hrrf dally. Doa't telfrhoce: wntt at THE r.Diron. Q. If I win a priie in the Ir.sh I I- bilit Yesterday's Hero: Bob Keller foi his one-hit game and Tony Lazzeri for fi'-r hits double and three singles, and in three runs in thc Cubs' tout of thc Reds. Softball League Meets Tonight leave you alone and concentrate on some of the other winners who you Intend, however, to keep information from reaching Internal Revenue Bureau, we do not believe that is possible.

Q. Who scored the only touchdown Iri the Hose Bawl football game betv.een Columbia and Stanford? A. Al Barabas. Columbia's year-old son of a commercial fisherman, to the bracket however, eclipses the rise of any other player In history. In addition to his saiary he also h.u collected approximately series money, anj Is estimated to have earned between and from radio, i articles ar.J endorse- a.

WAR NOW BEING WAGED BY STERLING DEALERS A meeting of the Times-Herald Q. What is the age and birthplace of Henry "Buck" Elliott, rookie ball player who had a try Softball League, to org.ir.iie for out with thc Washington Scnitors the coming will he neU ihis spring I this evening, at eight o'clock, at i A. He is eighteen, years olJ the Y. M. C.

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