Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 12 August 1943 — Page 23

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Moundsmen Have Been Hit ~For 59 Home Runs So Far This Year, 37 at Polo Grounds

: By PAUL SCHEFFELS United Press Staff Correspondent NEW YORK, Aug. 12—The New York Giants are virtually certain to finish in the National league cellar this year for the first time since 1915 and although dozens of reasons have been advanced for their colpse, the answer is simple—their pitchers are using a different ball.

.: Not different than the regular

“glubs, of course, but their own particular brand of “gopher” ball.

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For some reason, Giant moundsmen have been hit for 59 home runs this season. Of that figure, 37 have been at the Polo Grounds and 22 in other parks. Twenty-four batters hit their first circuit clouts of the year against Giant pitchers, 15 of them getting their initial four-baggers in ' the Polo Grounds. For one day, however, the shoe

was on the other foot as the Giants|

laded the Cardinals yesterday, 3-2 “virtue of two home runs by Mickey Witek. In five trips to the plate, Witek collected four hits, the second of his homers coming in the 10th to provide the margin of victory.

‘50th Relief Appearance

Ace Adams, making his 50th relief appearance of the year, was credited “with his eighth victory. Howie Krist was chagged with the loks ¥

Brooklyn broke a 10-game losing string with a 5-2 triumph over the Reds. Whit Wyatt recorded his fourth success of the year over the Reds and his fifth of the season with a seven-hitter. scored five runs against Ray Starr in the seventh. Chicago divided with Boston. Hi Bithorn rang up his 14th triumph as the Cubs took the opener, 3-0 but tHe : Braves’ hammered four pitchers for 13 hits to take the nightcap, 6-2, as Red Barrett spaced eight Chicago hits. % The Phillies, at new manager eddy Fitzsimmons’ hometown debut, beat the runner-up Pirates, 2-1 and 2-0. Schoolboy Rowe set down the Pirates with four hits for his 10th decision in the opener, a morning-swing-shift contest. He Jost a shutout ir the ninth when Maurice Van Robays tripled and scored on a fly. Rip Sewell was ged with his fourth loss.

~ Eighth One-Hitter

Kewpie Barrett allowed Pittsburgh only six hits and fanned eight as Al Adams scored both of Philadelphia’s runs to defeat Hank Gornicki. : In the American league, Steve shindra turned in the year’s eighth one hitter by turning back the Yankees, 9-1 for the Browns. The Yankees’ one hit was Charlie Keller’'s 18th homer. Marcus Russ6 afd Jim Turner gave St. Louis 16 hits.

Yudy York’s 19th home run provided the winning edge as Detroit shaded Washington, 3-2 in a twilight game. Dizzy Trout held the Senators to five hits for his 12th victory. The Indians swept a twilightnight double-header cver the A's, 10-5 and 2-1. Manager Lou Bou_freau and Oris Hockett each drove p four runs as the Tribe smacked kie Lou Ciola for 13 hits. Allie olds won his sixth victory.

Walks Winning Run

Veteran lefthander Al Smith pitched a two-hitter to win the nightcap. Jesse Flores walked Oris Hockett with the bases loaded in the eighth to push home the winning run. Flores replaced Roger Wolff inv the top half of the eighth. Smith, who won his 11th decision, let the A’s tie the score after Boudreau had homered in the second, in the fourth on a walk, a single and a fly. ws. The Red Sox kayoced Orval Grove |. Pu with a seven-run eighth inning and romped to a 10-0 triumph over the White Sox in a night game. The loss dropped «Chicago info fifth place. ‘Rookie George Metkovich hit a four bagger -as Joe Dobson stopped Chicago with five hits,

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further scoring in the seven-inning game. Jeffcoat allowed only two hits in 3% innings of relief work and struck out four. : Huge John Hutchings went to the Tribe mound in the second struggle, and pitched shutout ball for eight innings. With the score 6 to 0 in the Indians’ favor going into the ninth, everything looked serene for the home boys. But the Brewers refused to wilt. Martin: singled, Clarke walked, and Ted Norbert walloped ‘a home run over the left field wall. Norman fanned for the third time, but Johnson had the rally fever and singled to center. Luckily for the Indians, Pruett’s sizzling line drive landed in Haslin's glove at third. Nelson then belted a triple, scoring Johnson. But Hutchings still had. enough left in his arm to strike out Pinch Hitter Todd, ending the game. The Indians had the “breaks” with .them ‘in that second fracas. In the third stanza, Blackburn singled and Moore got an inside-the-park home run when Brewer

Tribe Ousts Red Birds From Second in A. A. Race

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Center Fielder Martin slipped and fell when on the point of making a catch.

In the sixth got a third marker w

on a walk to English and singles by Haslin and McNair. In the seventh inning the Indians flourished on a Brewer error. Hutchings led off with a single and Blackburn walked. Mcore popped out and Hofferth singled, scoring Hutchings, Blackburn stopping at second. Blackburn and Hofferth advanced on a wild pitch and English ‘was given an intentional walk, filling the bases.

Morgan lined to Johnson at sec- |e.

ond, and .in trying to double English off first the Milwaukee inflelder’s throw hit the runner and bounced into the visitors’ dugout, both Blackburn and Hofferth scoring. The Indians collected 12 hits In the second contest to eight for the Brewers. Livengood and Gassaway

performed on the Milwaukee mound |p;

and the former was the loser. In the first game Jeffcoat was the win-

EVANSTON, 1, Aug. 12 (U. P). ii ‘19-year-old links “stranger,” Betty Jean Rucker of Spokane,

the role of a championship “dark horse” as the 43d annual women’s Western amateur golf tournament moved into the quarter-final round. Miss Rucker, who will be a sophomord at Stanford versity this fall, eliminated Jean Goodsill of St. Paul, Minn., 1 up on| 19 holes yesterday. She faces Kirk of ‘Findlay, O,, today. Miss Kirk moved up by trimming Claire Doran of Cleveland, O., 4. and The Pacific coast youngster came

recognized, but won some attention by qualifying with a 79, one stroke over par. She won her opening match from Mrs. O. H. Romadka of Rochester, Minn, 3 and 1, and then continued her fine making to emerge victorious over Miss Good-

Golf Hard Work

Miss Rucker’s golf game was almost a war casualty. The war cancelled every major feminine competition In the West and the current tournament is her first since the Women’s national at Brookline, Mass, in 1941. % “Golf is hard work,” she said, “and I'd probably have lost interest

19-Year-Old 'Stranger' Is Golf Tournament Dark Horse

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ner and Caldwell the loser.

‘by. That ‘fun’ angle of playing with my neighbors has kept me going.”

A Long Hitter

tional Miss Rucker probably rated more attention than she received in the pre-tournament forecasts. Although she was beaten 2 up in the

the eventual titlist, that was the tightest battle Miss Hicks had in her-march to the championship.

is pleasingly surprised at the lift

co urse. courses,” she said, “and Theyre i tougher to score on.” Miss Rucker was one of seven

favorites to move into the quarterfinals. The lone major upset of the

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Only 1 Upset

RYE, N. Y., Aug. 12 (U. P).~Lt. Ted Schroeder, national tennis champion, meets Richard Bender of Westfield, N. J, today in a first round match of the Eastern grass courts title championships. Schroeder had been reported unable to play, but at the last minute wired he was on the way. Lt. Joseph Hunt, also of the navy, also will play for the first time today. Only one upset was registered in| the opening play yesterday, Jack Tuero of New Orleans disposing of veteran Sidney B. Wood Jr., 6-4, 6-3. Top-seeded Francisco Segura of Ecuador defeated John Shea of California, 6-3, 6-3. Seymour Greenberg of Chicago ousted Gene Garrett of San Diego, Cal, 6-1, 6-2 and the one-two finishers in the national junior tourney last week—Bob Falkenburg of Hollywood und Jim Brink of Seattle—advanced with 6-1, 6-3 and 6-3, 6-3 decisions over Nathan Goldstein of New York and James Evert of Chicago, respectively. Charles W. Oliver of Perth Amboy, N. J, won over Robert Odman of Seattle, 6-4, 6-3. In the women’s division, topranked Pauline Betz of Los Angeles defeated Helen Germaine of New York, 6-3, 6-1; second-seeded Louise Brough of Beverly Hills, Cal., ousted Jean Frenéh, Amityville, N. Y., 6-0, 6-0; Doris Hart of Miami Beach, No. 3, stopped Madeleine Chambers, New York, 6-0, 6-0, and Margaret Osborne of San Francisco, No. 4,

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