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INCINNATI, July 7.—The National League All-Stars won out here yesterday because their stenciled formula stood up and the American Leaguers’ didn’t. In the old league they stress position play, sharp defensive work and pitching. In the junior league they emphasize slugging, which is free hitting geared to swing time. When the American Leaguers aren't slugging they, as a general rule, aren't winning. They weren't slugging yesterday. Near the end of the game they started to slug but they couldn’t slug with any luck. They hit the ball hard but it went into the hands of outfielders—some of whom performed amazing acrobatics in conquering the ball. Whether one formula is more effective than the other seems to be a matter of opinion. The records dating back to the beginning of the Ruthian era in baseball indicate slugging is the more effective. While the National Leaguers finished on top out here they are still far behind the Americans in victories for this particular period, both in the matter ¢f World Series games and All-Star games. = » 5 = = = HE Nationals didn’t make an error yesterday. They played fine, sparkling baseball, and they played sound baseball, the kind of baseball the men in the dugouts call percentage baseball. They had some luck, too. Even when vou play percentage baseball luck is not a bad thing to have on your side. The truth is a certain amount of luck usually accompanies every winning effort. All the same the Nationals deserved to win. They got super fine pitching from double no-hit Johnny Vander Meer of the Reds and Bill Lee of the Cubs, while Mace Brown of the Pirates was heroic in the pinches. The Americans were beginning to tee off on him in the ninth but he had enough stuff left to fool Bob Johnson of the Athletics on a called third strike to end the inning. Previously he had fanned Rudy York of the Tigers with three on, enticing him into offering at a bad third strike, The longest hit any of the Americans made was restricted to two bases. This was a tip off on their impotency. Joe Cronin of the Red Sox slashed out a legitimate two bagger in the ninth. Before that Bill Dickey of the Yankees had been credited with a double, but it was a fluke hit, lost in the sun. It barely went past the infield. The Americans \were baffled by the kind of pitching they were facing. In the other All-Star games, the pitchers served them fast balls the most part, alwavs excepting Car! Hubbell's screwball which sent five of the greatest hitters in the league down on strikes in succession in the forgettable '34 clash.

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5 n 5 5 n ” JANDER MEER 1s fast has what the ball players call a quick curve. which means that it breaks with extreme abruptness at the climactic moment. Lee throws what is called a downer, At the finish of his overhand delivery the ball breaks downward. The idea is to make the hitter hit the ball on the ground. Lee did just that. During the three innings he worked there were exactly six infield chances. The only hit he gave up was Dickey's sun-kissed double relies on similar stuff. His curve isn't as fast as Lee's, as quick as Vander Meer’s, but it is a wide thing. Very g the first time vou look at it. All vear with Pittsburgh he has ! two or three innings. Bv the time he got to his third inning yesterday the edge or novelty had worn off his curve ball This diversity tomed to taking a toehold and swinging vigorously against fast ball pitching. Especially the first time they are looking at it. The same applied, naturally, to the Nationals who were looking at Lefty Gomez, Johnny Allen and Bob Grove . some of them for the first time.’

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Bn it should bs mentioned that the Americans didn’t lose because their pitching was bad. The fact is their pitching was only slightly inferior to that of the Nationals. Gomez shouldn't have been scored on. Allen gave up the only run the Nationals truly earned, this the result of Mel Ott's triple—the longest hit of the day—and Ernie Lombardi’s following single. Both of the runs made while Grove was on the hill grew out of errors. These two runs, incidentally closed the door in the face of the Americans for keeps. They might have had a chance otherwise. It was a peculiarly weird situation. Frank McCormick led off the seventh with a single to center. Leo POurocher, the next hitter, laid down a bunt to Jim Foxx at third. Lou Gehrig had come in from first to handle the ball if the bunt happened to be tapped to right instead of left. Waiting as long as he dared, Foxx held on to the ball before letting it go, taking a gambler's hope that Gehringer might somehow get it. Gehringer didn’t. The ball landed in right field. By this time McCormick had scored and Durocher was scooting for third. Joe DiMaggio picked up the ball and threw in the general direction of nowhere. This time the ball landed in the vicinity of the Nationals’ dugout and Durocher came home. Mentally and mechanically the Americans looked bad on this play; they did everything wrong and deserved to suffer for it.

Baseball at a Glance

TODAY'S GAMES AMERICAN ASSOCIATION St. Paul at INDIANAPOLIS (night). Milwaukee at Columbus, Kansas City at Toledo. Minneapolis at Louisville.

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Indianapolis Times Sports

THURSDAY, JULY 7, 1938

‘Tonight in 3d Game of Series;

National Pre

Vance Page Chalks Up 13th Victory; Judge Landis Sees Tribe Win.

By EDDIE ASH

John Niggeling, knuckle ball artist, was slated to pitch for the Indians tonight at Perry Stadium and the Redskins were hopeful of a clean sweep in the three-game series with the St. Paul Saints. The Tribesmen increased their lead to two and a half games over the Saints and to three and a halt over Kansas City by their 3-1 victory over the Apostles in last night's encounter, Vance Page, moundsman of the league leaders, registered his 13th victory of the season against two defeats in checking the hard-hitting Saints, holding them to six scattered safeties. It was ladies night and the bhiggest cyowd of the season turned out for the encounter. Judge K. M. Landis, high commissioner of baseball, observed the game from a box near the Indians’ dugout having come here from the big league All-Star game at Cincinnati. Thomas J. Hickey, former association president, was with him, Official figures showed a paid attendance of 4265 and in addition 4445 women fans were in the stands. Millers Here Tomorrow The Redskins are to get little rest in their fight fo stay on top in the torrid American Association race.

Millers to the stadium in a series [starting tomorrow night. Aftef | that it's the Brewers and then the Kansas Citv Blues. i Despite the stiff opposition the | Indians are hopeful of being on top when the Association's All-Star | game is plaved here the night of July 14. A brisk sale of tickets for the classic is reported. Jimmy Pofahl contributed a sparkling catch for a double play that cut short a St. Paul rally and shared honors with Page in putting last night's game in the victory column, Mesner Clouts Triple The Indians got a run in the first on Sherlock’s single and Steve Meésner’s lusty triple but the Saints tied it up in the fourth. In this inning the Saints found Page for three straight hits which accounted for one run. Fred Berger fanned, but McCulloch walked to fill the bases. Landrum then caught one on the nose and it seemed to be tagged for two bases but Pofahl raced to his left, made a one-handed stab and tossed to Sherlock for a double play. After that Page settled down and the "Saints did not threaten again. The locals sewed up the game in

infield hit. McCormick whiffed, but center, Galatzer going to third. Art Herring, on the mound for the Apostles, threw low trying to catch Page napping at first and Galatzer came in. Pofahl doubled and Sherlock was safe on an infield hit, filling the bases. Latshaw forced Sherlock at second, but Page came in on the play. Mesner flied out to center to end the rally. Blues Are Defeated In other games last night Kansas City failed to gain on St. Paul. remaining in third place after a 4-to-3 loss at Toledo. The Mud Hens waited until the seventh inning, then scored all four runs, driving Fred

An eight-run rally in the ninth Inning by the Minneapolis Millers turned a pitchers’ duel into a rout, { and Louisville was defeated, 10 to 1 {Te Louisville pitchers tried vainly | to stem the Minneapolis hits in the | final session. Columbus kept ahead of Milwaukee from the start and turned in a [6-t0-2 victory. Nate Andrews, the

9 1] winning pitcher, had a shutout until and the ninth inning when Milwaukee

| scored both of its runs. The teams meet the same opponents again today.

M’KECHNIE’S SECOND ROOKIE CROP GOOD

CINCINNATI, July 7 (NEA) — For the second straight season they're handing the prize for the National League's best crop of rookies to Bill McKechnie. With the Boston Bees last year,

Maggio and Elburt Fletcher. Now with the Reds, his quartet of Frank McCormick, Will Herschberger, Harry Craft and Johnny Vander

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Ownie Bush brings his Minneapolis |

the fifth. Galatzer was safe on an |

Page came through with a single to |

McKechnie blossomed forth with | Bill Turner, Lou Fette, Vince Di- |

stige Restored

‘Good Pitching, Stout De-|

| fense Still Important, Game Proves.

By GEORGE KIRKSEY

United Press Staff Correspondent CINCINNATI, July 7.—The ruling factor in baseball is no longer the

mighty mace. It cannot be said now | that power prevails over all. There is more to Abner Doubleday’s game { than brute slugging. | With a stout defense and smart | pitching the National League | emerged from the shadows of dei feat and subjugation and, at least until World Series time, does not have to take the taunts of the { American League concerning its superiority. With yesterday's 4-1 | triumph in the sixth All-Star game, the National League proved the soundness of defense and pitching— proved it over all the power the American League cculd muster, The crumbling defense of the greatest stars of the American League resulted in the second National League triumph in six AllStar games. Superlative pitching by three National Leaguers appearing in their first All-Star game: | Johnny Vander Meer, Bill Lee and Mace Brown, nailed down the senior | circuit's triumph over the American | League's most brutal sluggers. | The result emphasized once again ‘In the white heat of competition { that there is no substitute for su- | perior pitching, Vander Meer, the { Reds’ kid southpaw who emerged i from the game as one of the major | league's brightest heroes, whittled i down the American League giants | to pigmy size. Bill Lee, Cubs’ righthander, fast-balled the siege guns of | the junior circuit to death, and Mace | Brown, Pittsburgh's curve ball ex- { pert, made the famed sluggers of the | other league fold up in the clutches. | The National League's triumph | jwas aided by American League | blunders. Four errors, three of them | vital, dumped three runs into the laps of the hustling National Leaguers. | The National League won the {game in typical National League | style. They won it with pitching, { with defense, with smartness and with hustle. The American League had ifs |alibis. If Shortstop Joe Cronin | hadnt let Billy Herman's roller go between his legs in the first inning; | if Jimmy Foxx hadn't thrown wild

| Maggio hadn't heaved the ball over Catcher Bill Dickey’s head—if those

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| things hadn't happened it might have been a 1-1 tie because each | side made one earned run, { But when you mention the superb { hurling of Vander Meer, Bill Lee jand Mace Brown, the American | Leaguers have no answer. The game was played before 27,067 | highly partisan home town fans.

| Two Tied for Lead - In British Open

SANDWICH, England, July 7 (U. | P.).—John Busson and William Cox, with aggregates of 140, were the | leaders today as half the field had | completed the second round of the | British Open Golf championship. Busson today scored a 32-37 for {a 69, three strokes under par. Cox | had 35-35—70. Cox's 70 duplicated { his opening round which had made | him one of the six tied for the lead | when play started today. | Reginald Whitcombe had 37-34— | 71—142. Arthur Locke of South | Africa had 37-35—72—145. | Seven strokes off the early pace } was Henry Cotton, the defending i champion who has been hailed by { British golfing experts as the world’s | No. 1 player. He had 37-36—73— | 147, |

‘SENATORS BELIEVE | OLD RECORD UNIQUE

WASHINGTON, July 7 (NEA).— The Washington Senators claim {one of the most unique records in | baseball. In the second inning of {an opening game with Detroit in { 1915, the Senators were retired i without a single time at bat being | registered. | Chick Gandil and Bal Acosta | walked. Alva Williams sacrificed, and George McBride brought in | Gandil on a sacrifice fly. Acosta then was picked off second—Bobby Veach to Oscar Vitt, present Cleve- | land manager—and the side was

| retired.

HARTJE'S MOTHER DEAD { TOLEDO, July 7 (U. P.).—Chris | Hartje, catcher for the Kansas City | Blues of the American Association, | left today to attend the funeral of

National | past first in the seventh; if Joe Di-) League will open its 1938 season on | Sept. 4,

Joe Cronin Has Close Call at F irst

Joe Cronin, shortstop for the

lead off first base. Photo shows McCormick, the Nationals’ first baseman, attempting to tag Cronin as he [sity since has

dove back to first.

. Times-Acme Fhoto. American Leaguers, was almost caught napping when he took a long

Where to Go

TODAY — Baseball Indians vs Stadium, 8:15 p. m, TOMORROW — Baseball-—-Millers vs, Indians, ry Stadium, 8:13 p. m Amateur bouts, Willard ark, 7.30 p. m Golf —Stag dinner. golf movies and wimming exhibition Hillcrest, Country Club, 6:30 p. m, SATURDAY Golf —Cit

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public links competi. rside, noon. Club cham pienship 1th Grove, at players’ convenience Basebhall—Indians Stadium, 8:15 p SUNDAY Field Trials 'Coon dog field trials one-half mile south of Middletown, Ind, 10 a. m Bicycle Race — Two-hour Sherman Dr. and 21st p. m Swimming—Second meet at Rhodius Park 2:30 p. m Polo—Rolling Ridge vs. Ft son, 3:30 p. m Basebali—Indians vs games, Perry Stadium

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the | Santa Anita Park bid today for schedule released today by President | undisputed leadership of American |

Juan Humberto On Next Mat Card

The return of Juan (Wild Cat) | | Humberto, 224, rough Mexican grap- | pler, will be one of the features on

ter meeting opening Dec. 31, The track not only increased $200,000

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| Humberto's initial appearance since

last summer and he has agreed to tackle any opponent named by Matchmaker Lloyd Carter. The Mexican mat “meanie,” will be remembered for his tricky maneu- | | vers in the ring. He enjoyed a winning streak here a year ago, tossing | four or five front line foes. | Another rough and tumble per- | former, Chris Zaharias, 220, Pueblo, | Colo., also will see action. He is the

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No Hard Feelings

From all the information available at this writing it seems to be o. k. with everybody if champion Joe Louis does not fight Maxie Baer this fall—or even later.

INDIANS SEEK CLEAN SWEEP OVER SAINTS John Niggeling Due to Pitch|

Tribute Paid Knute Rockne

Notre Dame Lays Corner ‘stone of Memorial Building.

NOTRE DAME, Ind. July 7 (U,

P.).—The cornerstone for the $600, 000 Rockne Memorial Fieldhouse was laid at noon today in a ceremony honoring the late Knute K, Rockne, Notre Dame's {amous football coach and athletic director who Yas killed in an airplane crash in 1931. Materials of historical value, ine cluding publications lauding the prominent coach, documents carrying his signature and pictures of the Rockne Shrine to St. Olaf on the campus were placed in the cornere stone, Warren Brown, Chicago sports editor and Rockne biographer, de= livered the principal address. Harry Stuhldreher, president of the Nae tional Football Coaches’ Associa« tion, head football coach at the University of Wisconsin and former All-America quarterback under Rockne at Notre Dame, also spoke, The stone was blessed and laid by the Rev. John F. O'Hara, president of the university. Elmer F. Layden, Notre Dame athletic director and fullback with Rockne's Four Horse men, was chairman, Approximately $150,000 was raised [in a memorial campaign shortly after Rockne’s death. The univer|S added $200,000 tn the | fund and several contributions have { been received since construction on

award $000,000 during a 52-day win- | the building started.

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SHAWNEE-ON-DELAWARE, Pa. {July 7 (U. P).—Horton Smith of

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