Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 28 April 1938 — Page 15

~ By Eddie Ash

'WASDELL HIT .356 FIRST YEAR 2 = = :

FRESH OFF CLEVELAND'S LOTS

JIMMY WASDELL, the Indianapolis Indians’ hard-

swinging southpaw hitter obtained on option from the -

Washington Senators; has not met the acid test of American Association pitching as yet, but he broke in all right and in two games at Perry Stadium the youngster made a solid hit with ‘the rooters. . ... He takes that old “cut” .at the plate and shoots for distance. so °°. Wasdell will be 22 next month and has been in league baseball since 1935. . . . He played high school ball in Cleveland and .also performed on the sandlots where amateur baseball always has been of high caliber and a fixture with the youngsters. . . . The Forest City has graduated many stars to organized leagues and Wasdell

is one of the latest alumni. 8, ” ” 2

® # PLAYING with Zanesville in the Mid-Atlantic League in 1935—his first year out—Jimmy clubbed the sphere for the eye-popping average of .356 and led the circuit, an achievement which brought his sale to Minneapolis. Wasdell reported to the Millers in the spring of 1936 and remained under the Minneapolis banner for a month of the campaign. . . . Transferred to Nashville in’ the Southern Association, the youngster crashed the horsehide consistently and finished the ’36 season with a mark of

341. Washington scouts were impressed and landed him

in the deal which sent Red Kress and Carl Reynolds to

Minneapolis last year. 2 » » : IMMY trained with the Senators in the spring of 1937 and was turned J over to Chattanooga on option at the start of the Southern Association race. . . . He batted .319 with the Lookouts and Washington recalled him late last season and he saw big league service in 22 games and batted .252. : : The new Tribester trained with the Senators at Orlando, Fla. this year and hopes to return there as a regular next spring after a season of campaigning under Ray Schalk in the A. A.

® = = . URING their home stand of four series with the Western clubs, the Indians didn’t have a single postponement and sailed right through the complete schedule of 12 games. . . . A record like that is hard to match down through the years which usually found the Redskins rained out, snowed out or frozen out in half their early engagements. : However, the new management adopted a policy from the beginning of the season that under no circumstances would a game be postponed on a thin excuse to create a double-header later in the schedule. - Leo T. Miller, general manager, issued the edict and made it stick.

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r addition to playing all games on the first-go-around at home the Indians probably wrote another oddity into the book on pitchers used against them. : : In 12 games opponents employed 25 hurlers and not one southpaw faced the Tribesters. , . . The Indians were “righthanded” day after day and it’s to their credit that they won eight of the tilts. The team was 100 per cent righthanded at the plate on opening day and the invaders pounced on this flaw from the outset. . . . Manager Schalk had to do some smart maneuvering to overcome the handicap and succeeded fair enough. Wasdell and Latshaw furnish his lefthanded power in the regular lineup at the present and Fausett and Mettler serve as reserve southpaw swingers. 2 = = LEVELAND has been backed down to 3 to 1 in the American League Zi race and is rated second choice to the New York Yankees, suppianting Detroit. . . . If Oscar Vitt’s entry happens to cop the pennant plenty of money*will be collected as a result of spring wagering. Betting commissioners report more money was wagered on Cleveland in the spring books at the early price of 9 to 2 than even the Yankees, Giants and Cubs which went to the post at short prices. After Cleveland swept a series in Detroit thousands of fans hopped

aboard the Vitt bandwagon and with the rubber off their bankrolls. . . » Cleveland and the Yankees meet for the first time in a two-game series in New York May 11 and 12, . . . The ‘Yanks beat Cleveland 15 times in 22 clashes last season. : » ” ” s 2 ”

IKE BALAS, North Billerica, Mass., pitcher graduated to the Bees

from Scranton last fall, once gave up baseball because of a bad case of Southern Association sunburn and worked with a bridge construction company for two years before making a comeback last year. . . » Brooklyn’s new shortstop is known as a *“.350 hitter in a clutch.” .. .'The Durocher reputation for that kind of swatting reached its peak in the 1934 World Series. . . . In the crucial sixth game, which the Cardinals won, 4 to 3, Leo was the big puncher, a double and two singles off of Schoolboy Rowe. Bob Garbark, cub catcher of the Cubs, won All-America mention when a football star at Allegheny- College. . . . Alex Kampouris, Cincy second sacker and the only Greek star in the major leagues, can hardly wait for the Reds’ first eastern trip. . It’s usually east of the mountains that little Alex begins knocking baseballs out of sight. ... He made history on the Reds’ first Eastern expedition last spring. . . . He hit three homers in two days at the Polo

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Milwaukee Indianapolis . Runs batted in—Chapman (2), Baker (2), Wasdell, McCormick, Sherlock, Just. Two-base hits—Hankins, Chapman, McCormick, Sherlock. Three-base hit—Wasdell, Stolen bases—Pofahl (2), McCormick (2). Double play—Irwin to Storti to Heath.

ft on bases—Milwaukee, 8; Indianapolis, Pase on bails—Off Johnson, 1; Blaeholder. 1: Jungels, 2. Struck out—By Jchn- - son, 6: Blaeholder, 4; Jungels, 2. Hits— Off Blaeholder, 8 in_4Y; innings; .Jungeis, in 3% innings. Losing pitcher—Blaeholder. Umpires—Genshlea and Dunn.

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The Indianapolis Police nine is all set for the new season and has arranged an opener with the Citizens Gas _& Coke Utility team for Riverside®Diamond 2 Sunday morning. Last year the Police won 17 and lost six against all challengers and hope for another successful year. Manager Joe Wilson ‘is anxious to arrange games with the L. Ss Ayres, Secos, The Indianapolis. Times, Gulling Electric and Kroger's aggregations. : : Following is the tentative Police lineup for Sunday’s engagement: Hines, rf; Hale, 3b; Graff, 1b; Mueller, ¢; Tames, 2b; Wersberger, ss; Bauer, If; King, cf; Wuertz, Eller or Higgins, p.

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Indoor Fight Season

Local amateur boxers are to make their final stand of the indoor season tomorrow night when the Marion County WPA Recreation Bureau stages a program at the English Avenue Boys’. Club, 1400 English Ave. Among fhose entered are Dick Miller, Jim Fazli, Sam Haslet Golden Gloves boxers, and Gene Thompson, Brookside featherweight. A band concert will start the program at 7 o'clock.

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Start Tour in Second Place After Winning 8 Out of 12 at Home.

After winning eight games in 12 starts during their first home stand and in possession of second place a mere half game behind the league leading Kansas City Blues, the Indians embarked today on a swing through the West for four series consisting of a dozen games. The Redskins will return home on May 13 to open the night ball season with Louisville supplying the visiting attraction. Manager Schalk took 23 players on the trip and others in the Tribe party are Leo T. Miller, general manager; Wes Griffin coach, and Al Ritter trainer. Nine pitchers, two catchers, six infielders and six outfielders were aboard the Tribe’s special car headed for St. Paul where the Schalkmen will help the Apostles open their home season there tomorrow.

First for Johnson

Lefty Lloyd Johnson, supported by sharp fielding and a barrage of 13 base hits, chucked the Indians to clean sweep of the Milwaukee series at Perry Stadium yesterday, 7 to 1, to chalk up his first victory of the new season. The lean’ lefthander scattered eight hits, struck out six and slowmotioned his way to an easy triumph. The Redskins batted George Blacholder off the premises in the fifth inning and sewed up the contest at the expense of thé veteran righthander. Kenneth Jungels relieved and avoided trouble until the eighth when the Tribesters said

| farewell by banging two singles

and a double. - Jimmy Wasdell,.the Indians’ latest importation collected two singles and a triple and fattened his batting average at .667 for two days’ work at the stadium. He held down left field and was honored by being placed in the cleanup position in the batting order.

Four Sacks Pilfered

Mike McCormick, was another three-hit artilleryman for the Indians and one of his blows went for two cushions. He pilfered two bases and moved up among the league's leading sack snatchers. Jimmy Pofahl also uncorked a burst of speed on the paths and helped himself to two thefts. . The Brewers got off in front with a run in the second stanza and the Redskins lost no time in exploding a counter attack in their half to take the lead, 2 to 1. The Tribesters increased the margin in the third, fifth and eighth while Johnson dazzled the Cream City warriors and shut them out in the last seven innings. The Brewers lost heart after the fifth when the Indians rallied after two down and tallied three runs on four straight hits, including Chapman’s double which was a line drive against the left field wall. i Since it was an errorless battle, it was strictly up to the pitchers and - hitters, and Indianapolis was superior in both departments and with an extra advantage in base running. _Johnson had the Brewers popping 'em into the air and only six assists were made by the Indians. A crowd of 1300 showed ‘its appreciation for the Indians’ splendid record by cheering in college fashion as Eddie Hope popped to Vincent Sherlock for the game-end-ing out. The Indians’ headquarters in St. Paul will be at the St. Paul Hotel; in Minneapolis, the Leamington; in Milwaukee, ‘the Schroeder; in Kansas City, the Muehlebach.

‘Boston

2 THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 1938

REDSKINS BEGIN SWING THROUGH WEST

Lloyd Johnson .

Baseball at a Glance

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION

W. L. Pct. S27 «667 .600 500 500 500 333 2

Kansas City INDIANAPOLIS St. Paul . Louisville Minneapolis Toledo .e Milwaukee ....coct.. Columbus ...........

AMERICAN LEAGUE

W. L. Cleveland ......c00. Washington

8 8 6 “eects” 5 6 6 4

Pct. 750 667 : 555 500 «500 444 «333

New York ...cecee. Chicago St. Louis .. Detroit Philadelphia ....:.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

W. L. Pittsburgh .......... 1 New York ..... 1 Boston 3 Chicago : 4 Brooklyn Cover 5. 6 7 9

Pct. 888 888 571 555 315 333 222 125

Cincinnati .......... St. Louis .. Philadelphia

ERE TODAY’S GAMES AMERICAN ASSOCIATION (No games scheduled.) :

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Boston at New York. Washington at Philadelphia. Chicago at Detroit. Cleveland at St. Louis.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

New York at Boston. Philadelphia at Brooklyn, Cincinnati at Chicago. St. Louis at Pittsburgh.

YESTERDAY'S RESULTS

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION 030 020 010— 6 10 2 040 001 002— 7 8 O

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It’s an Idea, Anyway The New York Yankees are trying to figure out whether Lou Gehrig is in a slump or whether the one-time slugger is suffering from kleig eyes.

| Giants, Yanks

Still Rated as Teams to Beat

Terrymen Tie Pirates for Lead; McCarthymen in First Division. By GEORGE KIRKSEY

United Press Staff Correspondent NEW YORK, April 28—All is

The Giants, on one

: | side of the river, gave the Phillies

i | the one-two and climbed into a tie|Ind

with the sprinting Pirates for the National League lead. The Yankees, just across the river, found the range for the first time

: | this season and shelled the Athletics

for a 9-2 triumph and hoisted themselves into the first division. Those

: | spring-time hopes of Manhattan for

i | another nickle World Series may not

| be day dreams after all. Just as the

majority of the experts predicted, the Giants and the Yanks are still

:| the two clubs to beat in the major :| league pennant races.

The Pittsburghs and the - Clevelands can have their spring spurts— the Cubs can command the head-

t| lines with their Dizzy Dean—the

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Kansas City ..... 200 020 021— 7 12 © Louisville 001 011 001— 4 14 3 Prendergast, Piechota and Breese; Shaffer, Kolp, Meadows and Madjeski..

NATIONAL LEAGUE (First Game) 000 100 020— 3 6 1 103 010 1ix— 7 12—0 Mulcahy, Sivess and Atwood; Gumbert and Danning.

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Chicago 000 211 001—5 12 1 Pittsburgh 000 000 51x—6 8 3

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New York 310 010 103—9 16 0 Philadelphia : 020 000 000—2 8 © Ruffing and Glenn; Kelley, Williams, Thomas and Hayes. : 101 000 000—2 4 1 Ss 021 020 11x—7 11 1 Bridges, Benton and York: Newsom and Sullivan.

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COLLEGE SCORES Georgetown, 13; Temple, 0. Minnesota, 22; St. Mary’s, 2. Army, 7; New York U,, 4. Brown, 15; Yale, 8.

t | Senators can stick around the top— t| the Bees and Red Sox can travel i | with fast company—but the Giants iland the Yanks are still the two

clubs to beat. For the first time this season the

#| Yanks exploded their dynamite at-

tack and shelled three A’s pitchers for 16 hits. And Joe DiMaggio, the Yanks’ big bomber, is still on the sidelines, conditioning himself. He may play today or tomorrow.

Cleveland String Snapped Cleveland's six-game winning streak petered out in Chicago when Thornton Lee handcuffed the Indians with seven hits and triumphed 6-3. Washington moved within half a game of the lead by trimming the Red Sox, 5-2, behind Jimmy Deshong’s seven-hit pitching. Buddy Lewis and Ossie Bluege, subbing at second for Buddy Myer, each made two hits. Buck Newsom scored his third straight victory by pitching the

froit. . Arky Vaughan’s homer with th bases loaded wrecked Larry French's shut-out game in the seventh inning and sent Pittsburgh on to a 6-5 triumph over the Cubs. Until Vaughan's blow French had allowed only four scattered hits.

Warneke Yields 3 Hits Lon Warneke pitched the greatest

4 game of the day in allowing only

three hits as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Reds, 5-0. Joe Medwick, National League batting champion

0 | returned to the Cards’ lineup and

singled once in four times at bat. “Harry Gumbert let the Phils

and the Giants blasted out 15 hits in the second game as New York took a double-header from Philadelphia, 7-3, and 11-6. Brooklyn snapped a four-game losing streak by overwhelming the Bees, 11-2.

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Glenns Valley desires a game Sunday. Call George Vawter, Drexel 7805-2.

Model Dairy will play at Riverside Saturday and at Beech Grove Sunday. State teams desiring games May 8 and 15 write Fletcher Perkenson, 2204 Broadway.

The Sterling Beers will open their season at New Albany Sunday and are scheduled to meet the Homestead Grays at Richmond May 17. Terre Haute has been booked for May 8 and the Beers are to play the opener in the Indiana & Ohio League May 15 at Richmond.

The Summitville Merchants want games with state teams. Wrile George C. Johnson, Summitville,

For a game with the. Fortville Merchants Sunday write Laurence Weir, Fortville, Ind; or call 107.

The Indianapolis A’s want a practice game Sunday at Belmont Park. Call Earl Smith, BE-4706-R, after 4 p.m.

Richmond and Heydon will form the Rector’s battery when they play at Clermont Sunday. All players are to be at the store at 1 o’clock. For games with the Rectors May 8, 15 and 29, write or call John Rector, 1226 E. Michigan St., CH-4960.

Thorne Shaken Up In Track Mishap

Joel Thorne, millianaire race drive er, rested today and awaited repairs to one of his speed creations following a narrow escape during a test run late yesterday afternoon at the Speedway. : A chain on a rear wheel snapped while Thorne was speeding at a

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