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Rustling Thru
. . Sports . .
With RUSS DAVIES
Fetter'

Wednesday. April 17,194^

THE CHRONICLE-TELEGRAM, ELYRIA, OHIO

Greofest Aduevenisnr
FROM MY LATE afternoon nap just in time to

Recreation Five
i Is Second Half
: All-City Champ ;

Hitiess Game Is First Kansas City Is

Writers'Choice
On Opening Day; Grove
Allows Only Two Hits

uzs Feller After Ao-ffiffer

COLUMBUS. O.. April 16U."J2

Baseball writers of the American
Association today picked Kansas
City to repeat in 1940 as champion
during the regular campaign which

j rYKREXTS Recreation clinched *

! ft the secoiui half championship ,
. of the All-City League by triasming
1 the Gardner Jewelers in two of
1 three games of their match last I
! evening at Wykrent's Recreation. \
The Recreation team has now won
. 31 games and lost 11 and is out of
reach of its nearest opponent, the
. Gardner Jewelers who have won t
27 and lost 15. Each team has one '
loop match remaining on its sched' ule.
. To Roll Federal Store
As a result of winning the second

By GEORGE KIRKSEY
I'uhetl Pres>s> Staff Correspondent
The Blues received all but f
EW
YORK. April IT. < IMM The noble art of pitcuiujr I of ^e 30 votes lor first place in
lv
has come back to :he Majors in all its pristine gloryfor a ' ^.^.^
1
la * a n y w a y .
.
| publicist.
Bla/in- fa>t balN. dippinsr. dartinir curves and tautalmn" i The ratmgs , wtth .olal
'-low- It-ill-* coinerunl the Major League theatre on opening: day
Kansas City i235, Louisvillt
N t s t e r d a y into a thicket full wf hurli:ir {Wimi-**, headed by the , a<K>'. Minneapolis UM>.
.smooth-faced I o w a farwboy u i t h ba^eballV greatest puclmij
_

Cleveland Indians to a no-run, no-hit victory over the

Sox in the opening game of the 1940 American League
Lturallv. I couldn't believe my ears.
The first thought that popped into my head was: "That guy Graney
j arm. Bob Keller.
. . .
t Las- season the clubs finished
Tr--c- be "uts " But that thought soon vanished for I remembered having
I
KeHer. who ha- pitched three one-hit jrames in Ins glamor- KaRbaS Ctly Minneapolis. Indiananet G-an'ev this past Winter and found him to be a most sensible sort of
ous career rinallv crossed t h e threshold of t h e hall of fame m , ^j^ Louisville. S:. Paul. Milwauperson, well versed in the game of baseball. Therefore it wouldn t oe
logical for me to believe that Jack wqpld attempt to fool his public by . H-hiea-o vesierdav bv pitching a no-hit jrauie asahirf the White kee. Columbus. Toledo, at end of the
making such an untruthful statement over the emer waves. But I st-li half champion Federal Store rn the
iso" "The hKiians won 1-0 w Jeff Heath', .ingle and ^l^l^^^^^^^
was doubtful.
roll-off for the season championship.
i IlemslevV trsple tu ;he lourth.
j 25 First Place Votes
/Vr.v doubts I had were dispelled a few minutes later, nowever. ween Date of the match will be an1
It \va- a classic performance and presaire* a remarkable; In the pool of sports writers.
the saie report came from Harry Wismer. I knew then that 21-year-ola nounced later.
Feller had actually entered baseball's hall of fame.
High team in last night's matches
Uar for the kingpin of pitchers who is likely to flirt .ih **'% Cuy ^^"JgSite
A no-hit "ame as anyone must know, is a rarity ineeeo. in baseball. was the Electro Alloys with a total
; 30-trame mark. In re-ii^enujr Ins no-hit, no-run triumph teller , ^ fi ^ ^ secon(Js ten thirds four
And" coming on the opening day of the season makes the feat all the of 2.813- High individual honors ; f
i fanned ei"hi and walked five. He was in one jam. An error by j fourlhs and one gf-.h; Minneapolis.
more noteworthy and its author all the greater. Such a feat *-we-f- ;
:Ro\ Weather'v and two walks, loaded the bases in the second | twofirst*,eight seconds, 13 thirds,
call it what you will, any word like magnificent stupendous, colossal will (
| u h h two out.' Then Keller fanned Rookie Bob Kennedy to i six^fourths. one nfth.^.^^
fit. n"= 10 i J that Abner Doubleday turned over in nis grave.
i \ Attendance Figures
:
Felle- during his less than four full years in the major leagues, has *
! come through m:<cathed.
j 39:h season with the same eight
done a Tot of things and contributed plenty toward making basebal! : For Opening Day

1 Feller's performance was t h e f " ~ ~ ' [ c i t i e s that organized t h e league in

h-storv but he'll never do anything that will approach his feat of yes\MEKICAX LEAGUE
;
.br.oh-e* effort o' a cav or. which .winner* hitting one each and Augie, 1902.
|D~,.'ue>. enor.
getting the Cubs'.
The opening day schedule: Kanon October 2. 1938. the Iowa farm lad established a major j Boston at Washington
31,000 J
pitciung brilliance sparged * *'"
Lurls Shutout
I*" C:ty at Toledo; Milwaukee at
league >cord bv striking out 18 Detroit Tigers.
*Vew York at Philadelphia 20.187 I
eight openers witnessed by a total "*
| Coiumbus; Minneapolis at Louis
He holds the major league mark for most strikeouts in two consecu- ;5t. Louis at Detroit
performing on an
Whit
- 43417;
tive games27.
I Cleveland at Chicago
He has pitched three one-hit games.
t w o clubs in bo;h leagues made as
iv five hits- The Bees tried | nc
He struck out six straight batsmen in the October 2. 193S &&;*many
as
10
hitsthe
lowly
Browns
' Wyatt but h tea^are, a.
^-^-^ --^
^
He led the American League in strikeouts in both 1938 ana 1939.
[getting exactly 10 off the Tigers
ZVATIOXAL LEAGUE
But ail of these are small in comparison to what he did yesterdayland the Pirates taking slugging
"-Meager DuVotht - iulfseasons as pilots.
.
34.342;
Chicago at Cincinnati
! honors with 15 smacks against the i enlivened the game by drawing a i
1
i,
ith largest in Cincinnati hisCardinals.
Golf Season Just Ahead
hr.e (.cross it and you re out of the JEWELERS PRACTICE.
' But for Feller's magnificent ei- game* on Umpire Bill Klem and
Vic Silver's Jewelers practice toHE GOLF
iiOU" SEASOX
Ot-rVSU-' IS
iO JHOf.
^J^x^^J^ ^
vr i^j . . The weather<.v/-.-
. . . . ...m "
/THE
JTCST AHEAD
FOR
I fort Ol" Mose Grove would have getting away with it
day, tomorrow and Friday at the
man has been doing his part in recent days, course workmen hsye i -phiiadelphia at New \ori -^- I
won the laurel wreath. The 40..."
;__ .
:-;,- -,n~
Thp varies
Varlotl5 clubs
clUDS i
I JBrookiyn
>RrvlVlVT1 at
St Boston
BOStOn
O.Oll .
been rolling'
an"d, ,ha^orwing.
raking
and mniz-int;
mowing . . The
The Pirates, making their defcy*. American Lace diamond at 6 o'clock
vear -old G:u\ e. starting his 16th
i "smallest in league history > :
under
Frankie Frisch, slammed out each day. A'I mernoers of the team
major league campaign. Eet tne
are asked to take notice.
"^ FJvrhfcountrv club is the lone local links with the same professions! | ; Pittsburgh at St. Lotii; . 16.599 :
, Senators down wiin two infield hits 15 hits to beat the Cardinals. 6-4.
personnel, so to sp'eak. as last year with Jack and Clark Black asooate ;
Ray
Blades,
xvho
dotes
on
juggling
j before President Roosevelt arid
CLEANERS DRILL.
professionals . T-Carl Bmdbeutel takes over as pro at Spring \alley. . :rotai
31.000 farts in Washington as the his" pitcheri. had four hurlers in
randaU is the new manager j ;rotal for both leagues:
The Standard Cleaners softball
n" Johnnv RandaD. . . Ken (Doc) CrandaU
action
trying
to
stop
the
Pirates.
Red Sox triumphed. 1-0
Bob Klinger had the Cards blanked team will practice today at Casv^Ridge. filling the place of the late Bob Randall. . . Not so far , :
"'"'"^"l"'",
Helps
Win
Own
Game
" at Lorainrhe personnel is new with Charles (Curly) DeBracy , went to Joe Ardo of the Hi-Speed ,
Grove himself had a no-hitter until the sixth when they put cade Park at 5:30. All players are
.
! f~~r,
^ T3ii xTa***TTn of the Jac*- *
JtoS
i;eiv manager in charge. . .
,. .
'*
until the eighth when Cecil Travis across a four-run rally. Dick Lan- asked to report.
moppet! up. allowing only one ,
son
Altogether, signs pomt to a succesful year in the district. .
j broke the spell by singling off J:m ahan
hit in the last three innings.
! who blinded tne White Sox with
Motors Take Title
'Tabor's
shins
He
helped
win
his
O
i his sinoke and achieved the first
Rothgery Motors clinched tne
own
game
with
a
single
off
secondPitching Records Of Various Indians
YESTERDAY'S HERO Bob ! no-hit, no run game on opening
second half championship of the Sib a s e in a n Bloodworth's glove.
E THE BEXEFtT OF A NUMBER OF PEHSOXS who have called John's Lutheran League by winning
Bloochvorth recovered the bail but Feller. Cleveland speedball king, day in modern historythis department within the past several days, and for others who two games from Coca-Colas last
j Rick Ferrell dropped his throw at
:
mieht be interested, here is the complete history of the leading pitchers night on the St. John's school
the plate and Doerr scored.
|
!
on the roster of the Cleveland ball club. The list is made up of Bob
The Yanks, minus the services of >
Bv
virtue
of
thenvictory,
the
j
Feller Johnny Allen. Mel Harder. Willis Hudlin. snd Al Milnar.
\ the great Dimaggio went down to '
Motors gained the right to meet the ;
ROBERT WIUJAM ANDREW FELLER
! defeat in a I0-inning hurling battle '
Elyria Lumber in the season roll- !
Born, November 3. 1918. at Van Meter, Iowa.
j between Red Ruffing and Chubby '
Hight_ 6.01. weight 190. Brown eyes and hair. Throws and bats off. The roll-off will be two match- ;!
Dear, of the Athletics, each allowes. six games, total pins to count.
righ-handed. NationalityGerman-French. Single.
i ing six hits. But for an error by .
ERA.
ER.
High individual in last nights
G. IP. W.
i 345.000 Benny McCoy. Dean would
League
Club
Year
3.34 match was Al Buchholz of the win23
62
5
14
have won in regulation, tune. 1-0.'
American ..
Cleveland
1936
3.38 ners who rolled a 622 series.
56
9
,.
.-,.
_.^_ ...=
- * ~ - _
' Dean's fly with the bases loaded
25 149
American
Cleveland
1937
4.08 Lead By Three Games
Manager Oscar Vitt of the Cleveland Indians puts his official o. k wor f Or {he A's 2-1
j
39 27S 17 11 126
American
Cleveland
1938
M
2.85
94
9
|
297
39
American
Cleveland
1939
Harcer Banners held a three- on the dav's play by giving young Bob Feller. Cleveland's ace hurier. a Coffman Beats Old Mates
JOHN THOMAS ALLEN
game lead in the Colson Corpors- great big "hug. after Feller mace baseball history by pitchtng a no-hit. ^ George Coffman. ex-Tiger, made j
. his old mates jump through hoops .
Bom. September 30. 1905. at Lenoir. N. C.
; uon League today by -winning three no-run gaine"against the Chicago White Sox in Chicago yesterday,
Below. the~2I-yesr-old strikeout champion is shown delivering the jas the Browns beat Detroit. J>-1. i
Height. 6.00. Weight. 190. Blue eyes and black hair. Throws and straight games fro"Q Hopfcns Silver
bats righthanded. NationalityScotch-Irish-EngUsh. Married Mary L. Rings yesterday ai tne Elyria Rec- ball as he did vesterdav in whiiewasning tie Paie Hose without a hit. ; Coffman gave up or.ly sever, hits. I
(Acme Telecfaotos;
j blanking the -i igers after the first. ,
reation as
the ,s^_tjj-ixA
second M.W*
place_J5elby
Shields, October 17. 1931.
..Q A i reELiou
fii uLic
- r

i Buck Newsom walked home what I

ER.
G. IP. W.
League
, \ Olympics copoed two from Kamil- I
Club
Year
proved to be the winning tally with
79
... 33 192 17
American
New York
' ' ton" Speed Kings. A third match ;
1932
SMi'JTJe'S TOURNAMENT
the bases loaded in the fifth.
4.38
90
15
185
....25
American
rolled"
s="
Valerius
Rovers
take
j
Conn
Offered
$15,000
New
York
1933
SiriUy's Bowling League will . The National. pitchers" league.
2
23
72
5
...13
American
New York
1934
! two from Volfc Flyers.
r
Tjflp
Defense
lc
3.61 I High team was the Olympics with
stage a handicap tournament to- , ran second in huilmg brilliance
67
6
... 23 167 13
American
"'
New Ycrh
1935
yesterday.
Kirby Higbe. Phils'
3
44
93
....36 243 20 10
- 55 I 2 542 High individual was Andy i
American
night at the K of C alleys. The sked: 1 young fastbailer. pitched the Senior
Cleveland
1936
1
49

'
G'owiski
of
the
Banners
with
611.

CLEVELAND.
O_
April
1.

173
15
24
American
Cleveland
1937
! Bob Bnckrnan. Cleveland pro- Early shift, 7 o'clockHartley's circuit's best game when he cut4.19
"
93
8
. 30 200 14
American
Cleveland
1938
| moter. av.-aited an answer today to Wines and Eiyria Sheet Metal. dueled King Carl Hubbell to give
4.58 i
7
9
28 175
American
Cleveland
1939
| his offer of SI5.000 to Light- Packing House ilarket and CanMELVIN LEROY HARDER
I Hesvyv.-elgh; Champion Billy Conn j tillon Furniture Late shift 9
Bom. October 15. 1909 at Beemer. Neb.
I jo defend his title against Teddy j o'clockRoyal Cro-.vn Cola and six hits unt:! he left the game for (
Height. 6.01- Weight. 183. Brown eyes and hair. Throws and bats
]
I
Yarosz of Monacs. ?a.. former Smitty's Beers. Seven Up and Ar- a pinch-hitter in the eighth.
righthanded. NationalityBohemian-German. Married Hazel Claire
Paul Derringer and Bill Lee put
I middleweight cnampicr., here in vay Potato Chips
on a sparkling duel at Cincinnati
Schmidt December 27, 1932.
| June.
team members are asked to with big Paul and the Reds win- j
ER.
IP. W.
G
League
Club
Year
i Brickman telegraphed the offer |\ getAll
in touch \v:th their respective ning from the Cubs. 2-1. Derringer
6-62 '
0
36
49
American . . . 23
Cleveland
1928
' to Johnny Ray. Conn's manager.
j cap^ins in regard to the league
six hits and Lee eight
1 0 11
11
18
American. . .
5.60 , CINCINNATI. O_ April 17<CEi
Cleveland
1929
,7- banc-^et; M nicn w:il be an affair of Every ran v.-as a hon-.er Frank
7 2
72
20
16
2.50 Bucky Walters, who pitched the
J<ew Orleans South
1S29
a
s
Japan
is
preparing
for
4 22
next Sunday.
' ?.IcCormick and Ivai Goodman (the
82
American ... . 36 175 i: 10
Cleveland
- 1 Cincinnati Reds to the National shortage next year.
1930
4
94
40 194 13 14
American
Cleveland
-^T I League championship last year, gets
1831
39 255 15 13 106
American
chance today to show whether
Cleveland
1932
83
43 253 15 17
2.95 ia f ew months have damaged his
American
Clex-eland
1933
2 6
74
American . . .. .44 255 20
Cleveland
- l | wizardry with the little white apple.
1934
42 287 22 11 105
American
3.29 i Waiters was nominated to hurl
Cleveland
1935
American
...36 225 15 15 129
1936
Cleveland
5.16 i against Claude Passeau of the Ch:Cleveland
1937
American
38 234 15 12 111
4 27 i cago Cubs in Use second game 01
American
33 240 17 10 102
1933
Cleveland
3.83 . their opening series here.
350
29 203 15
9
American
81
1939
Cleveland
' =n
The Reds chased away an opening
day jinx yesterday when they deWILLIS GEORGE HUDLIN
Born. May 23. 1906. at Wagoner. Okla.
! feated the Cubs 2 to 1 in one hour
Height 6.00- Weight. 190- Blue eyes and light brown hair, Throws , and 33 minutes. It was the first Cmand bats righthanded. Married Betty McKelvey. October. 1933. Nation- i cinnati victory in an opener since
alityScotch-Irish-French.
; 1932.
L. ER. ERA- , Allows Six Hits
Year
Club
League
G. IP. W.
t ftl *
1
8
32
3
10
1926
Cleveland
American
7 01 | Big Paul Derr:nger gave the Redc1927
Cleveland
American
43 265 18 12 118
,'Q- ' their start toward defense of their
42 220 14 14
Cleveland
American
99
1928
XJTTIJE MORE AfOJVEJT TO
~^i. I title when he passed out only s;:<
1929
40 230 17 15 104
Cleveland
American
"^
I
hits
to
the
Cubs.
One
of
these
nils
'
37 217 13 16 110
1930
Cleveland
American.
A 61 'happened to be a home run by
44 254 15 14 130
1931
Cleveland
American
T7Q J Augie Galan in the sixth.
'
1932
Cleveland
33 182 12
8
95
.American
^"gg i Both of the Reds" runs came on j
1933
34 147
American
Cleveland
5 13
65
" _- I four-base swats. In the third inn- i
1934
Cleveland
American
36 195 15 10 103
3 69 ' *n^' ^ran^: McCormick lifted the
1935
Cleveland
American . . 36 232 15 11
95
9 00 ! ka*J over ^e center field fence. Ih
1
1S36
Cleveland
American .
. 27
64
5
64
^ oq * the eighth Ivai Goodman socked
5937
Cleveland
American
35 176 12 n
80
^
gg ; one into the right field bleachers.
1933
s 69
Cleveland
American
29 127
91 i Opening day at Crosley f:eid
1939
Cleveland
American
27 143
10 78
J brought out 34.342 fans, the fo-urth
ALBERT JOSEPH MILNAR
I largest crowd ;n the history of the
Born. December 26. 1913 at Cleveland. Ohio.
Kc.gnt. 6.02. Weight J95. Brown eyes arid hair. Throws and bats !^k.;n! JS^ ~& ^^^ 'd
Icit"C'-,-de<i. NationalitySlovenian. Mamed Anna Papes. November j ^ r^ ^ *% c^ ^^ & ^

BE SURE

TO STOP AT

THIS PUMP

TOMORROW

! Reds Win First

Opening Contest
ERA I Since'32 Season

-I GOT THE

CAR

STLO

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ROAD

"*."7.*1Q'53
*C>./G.

j-p^ j steady game, giving Cincinnati only ,

Tn~ \ c'ght hits. Mike McCornaick and j
Bill Weroer were the only Reds to
13
get two hits One of McCormick 3
5
was a Uvo-baser.
j
2
Derrmger has a decided edge over ,
15
the Cubs in his decade as a Major j
13
League pitcher. He has beaten them
i
34 times and lost to them 17 times
12
Rookie Looks Good
Mike McCormick's work yesterStefek, Reigel Fight For Middle Title
d ? v madc n appear that he
PROMOTERS OF THE PROFESSIONAL BOXING show to be held next have a steady job in left fiel<
1
Tuesday evening at tne Eagles Hall in Lorain have labeled the sched- > made a I
uled meeting between Steve Stefek of this city and Norman Reigel of --ner m t
Lorain as being for the middleweight championship of Lorain county. ! throwing
As far as I can see. such a billing is appropriate In the first place. ' scoring th
threat in The next frame
Lorain county doesn't have very many professional fighters and naturally
The Reds plajed flawless ba'.l but
this affects the middleweight division. In ihe second place. Stefek and [ Herman and Russell of the Cubs go1
Reigel are about the two best pro fighters of any weight in the county. | an error apiece.
From an impartial observer's viewpoint, u should be a swell scrap
The pitching was excellent and
when Stefek and Reigel step inside the squared circle. The Elyrian is | even Governor John W. Bncker.
the better boxer of the two but lacks a good punch. Reigel. on the other >n throwing the first ball, got a perhand. is a better hitter than boxer.
1.._ .
/->-.__.
I\to~t
feet O*^,L-
strike ~.._
over i
the plate
to Catcher
By virtue of his three-round kuuckout of Joe Meilcarek a short time Ernie Lombardi of the Reds.
ago. Reigel will have the solid backing of Lorain fans. Harry Hughes'
former protege, who returned to Lorain after an enlistment in the United "B" LEAGUE ROLL-OFF
States Navy* made Himself ace high with Steel City fistic followers as a
The championship of the Elyria
result of that victory. Now defeating Meilcarek isn't anything out of the Recreation Class B Bo\vling League
ordinary, for Jumpin' Jack Joe has a number of reverses listed on his will be at stake Friday evening
ring record. But knocking him out and in such auspicious fashion as did when the Nickel Plate Feed and
Reigel, is something else again. One can say a number of things regard- Elyria Nursery teams meet in the
ing Meilcarek's lack of ring ability, but it can't be said that he isn't tough f season roll-off. The Nursery won
ttr*s4 l-i*i* * 1 f\+ r\f enite
ll<ld
3 lot
IWt of
*JL &Ut^3.
has &
guts.
I the first half league title, the
naa been
uucu in the
me ring with
wnn Meilcarek
MeilcarcK on at least two
two Feeds, the second.
Stefek., likewise,, has
ic inn c K i i t nrfvijv*r Irn/wlrivi r\\\* f K n. T n* n . A U4 ~
i.. . . .
* . .. ^
occasions, but never knocked out the Lorain fighter, easily outpointing
Friday's match is slated for 10
him, however.
o'clock.
Year
:933
'.934
JS3j
1936
1936
IS37
1933
1939

Club
Zanesviile
New Orleans
Xe-A- urleans
Cleveland
M.nneapolis
Milwaukee
Cleveland
Cleveland

Leagi-e
G.
Mid-Atl.
27
South.
..
.42
South.
35
American
4
A A
31
A. A.
.
41
American . . . . 23
American
37

IP.
193
255
271
22
169
251
68
209

W.
13
22
24
!
8
16
3
14

66
74
116
18
97
137
38
88

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