Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 29 June 1939 — Page 20

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By Eddie Ash

GIANT IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE THAT DESCRIBES MR. LOMBARDI

VV HETHER he is judged by his physical proportions or by his achievements on the playing field, Ernie Lombardi, catcher of the Cincinnati Reds, is a giant. . . . The Redlegs are in Indianapolis today to play a twilight exhibition tilt with Ray Schalk’s Indiang and Lombardi probably will be out there taking batting practice even if he does not catch. When Ernie smacks the ball, it's really belted. . . . Last season the 6 foot 2 inch, 220-pound receiver led all National League batters with a mark of 342, and was voted the Most Valuable Player award. In addition to this dual honor, the big fellow caught both of Johnny Vander Meer’'s no-hit classics and battered all of his own records for seasonal achievements. ... In eight major league seasons Lombardi has batted for a composite average of .319, and he has developed into a fine defensive man.

Specializes in Extra Bases

IG ERNIE has not failed to hit .333 since 1934, and many of his blows have been for extra bases. . . . It was his prodigious clouting at Oakland, Cal, in 1930 that rated Lombardi his first major league chance. He socked 370 that vear in the Pacific Coast League and was purchased by the Dodgers He came to the Reds in March, 1932, a deal (he club has never regretted for he has Leen their catching mainstay ever since. . . . Just approaching his peak, Ernie is now regarded as ohe of the Na-

tional League's leading catchers, ® 8 N ANAGER M'KECHNIE of the Reds has no more than seven pitchers of worth, and one or two of the five taking regular turns frequently are called upon as relief workers. Those who double up are big men with arms that can stand the strain, however, and McKechnie, who gets the maximum out of them, has as many pitchers as any other club in the National League. The Reds’ home attendance has been tremendous and they are an outfit that responds to the roar of the crowd. . . . That kind of a club is tough to beat.

Baker Behind Glove Inspection

EL BAKER started the inspection of major league gloves, particularly those of first basemen. . . . The Detroit manager squawked about a tiny piece of tape which Toe Kuhel of the White Sox had on his mitt. “Can you imagine complaining about that,” asks Jimmy Dykes, “when fellows like Hank Greenberg and Jimmy Foxx used fish nets? “I remember & game in which Greenberg stopped a threw and didn't even know he had the ball. He actually didn’t make a cateh. “He didn't feel the ball in that net of his.”

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ASEY STENGEL, manager of the Boston Nationals, contends that . oe toughest task in baseball is to hit safely through the Yankee infield. The Bees’ pilot insists Babe Dahlgren covers more territory than any first basemen. . . . Joe Gordon is second only to Charley Gehringer in patrolling second. . . . Frank Crosetti is the best shortstop in baseball, and where can you find a better fielding third baseman than Red Rolfe?

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Champions Have Indictment Against Night Ball; Giants Advance.

By GEORGE KIRKSEY United Press Staff Correspondent NEW YORK, June 29. — Night baseball today was under serfous indictment by the New York Yankees

Beaten on Monday night undrr the lights, the Yanks came back in the daylight yesterday to slug the Athletics to defeat twice, 23-2 and 10-0. The same club that could make only four hits off a pitcher (Henry Pippen) who had never before won an American League game, collected

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Tipe Here are dix New York Yankee stars who smashed a record that had stood since 1886 when they clonted eight homers in the Aral game of a double-header yesterday with the Athletics at Philadelphia, Left to right are Babe Dahlgren, 2; Joe DiMaggio, 2; Tommy Henrich, Bill Dickey,

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ls runs, 43 hits for a total of 87 ‘bases and cracked two all-time major league records and one American League mark in the bargain. The fans had a right today to ask, “What kind of business is this night baseball?” There can’t be that much difference in the Yanks from one game to the next so the answer must be the difference in night and day ball, Some of the oldtimers and diehards have felt for some time that night baseball had no place in the majors, and there was some definite evidence at hand today that the encroachments it’s making are lowering the standard of play. The Yanks have never wanted night ball and don't want it now.

| They spoke their resentment with Second game: Gordon 2, Crosetty,

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first game, the Yanks smashed the fifth straight victory, 7-1, over the

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of 11 which they made fn 1936. By making in the first game 27 hits which totaled 53 bases, they set a new American League mark, surpassing the old figure of 50 which the Yanks set in 1032, The homers were divided this way: DiMaggio 2, Dahlgren 2, Selkirk, Dickey, Gordon, Henrich-—-8.

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The “patched-up”’ Giants moved into second place by scoring their

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Dizzy Dean, making his first start in 8t Louis since the Cardinals traded him to the Cubs, was a complete flap and didn’t last the first inning, but Chicago came on to win, 8:4, Three singles, two doubles and a sacrifice fly drove Dizzy to cover. After their 23-inning marathon of the day before, Brooklyn re turned to normal and beat the Bees, 6-1, in normal time.

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Louisville Gets Six Triples To Down Toledo.

By United Press The Ipulsville Colonels decided today that the way td win baweball games is with triples. Last night the Colonels got six triples) to defeat Toledo, 7-8, and to tie an American Association record. The preceding night the Colonels alzo got six triples to equal the ree ord and to defeat the Mud Hens! Putas Reese once more was the y Doulsville man who got as many as two three-base blows, tire or a full set of new firsts Kansas City gained a half game —-— ih its fight with Minneapolis over

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behind the HfAve-hit pitehi of | . » Marvin Breuer, defeated st. Paw, tions. You get a trade in

9-1. Kansas City got 18 hits off | three Saint pitchers, including two | home runs By Johnny Riddle and! one by Vanee DiMaggio. Milwaukee won the first game of last night's doubleheader with Min. | neapolis, 6-5, and lost the sacond.! 5-0. Wasdell got three home runs for Minneapolis, two in the frst game and one in the second.

Battle in Women’s Tennis Semifinals

PHILADELPHIA, June 28 (U.P), —Players from New York, New Jer. sey, Texas and Ohio clash today at Club in the singles semifinale of the Middle

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