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Yankee Flag Hopes Hang by a Tendon
‘Clipper’ Heads for Johns Hopkins Again; Baseball Old. Timers Shake Heads Sadly
FRALEY, United Press
Sports Writer
By OSC. NEW YORK, Apr. 13 — Babe Ruth's, famed stomach
insignificant today in comparison with ! Er or wa a ik i oe 45 S|
forever.
The New York Yankees, their pennan
t hopes hanging in
balance, prayed tha (he CUper Notid bo back 1 harness “soon
Yankee No-Hitter
Bob Porterfield, New York ‘Yankee sophomore, twirled the spring fraining season's first no- . hitter yesterday with a 10-0 victory over the Ft. Worth Cats. The game was called at the end of eight i innings.
Porterfield Hurls 8 Hitless Innings
« FT. WORTH, Tex, Apr. 13 (UP)—The New York Yankees turned today to the brilliant nohit pitching of young Bob Porterfield to find consolation for the
-Joss of Joe DiMaggio for the sea-
son’s. opening. Porterfield, 25-year-old righthander, pitched a no-hit, no-run game yesterday against the Ft. Worth Cats of the Texas League, 10 to.0. That came on the heels of a one-hitter he pitched
Cincinnati in his last time out,
Apr. 4, With exceptional speed and remarkable control of his curve ball, the sophomore hurler kept Ft: Worth helpless. The fact that yesterday's game was called after eight innings to allow the Yanks to catch a train didn't detract from his brilliance. Stabs Line Drive - Porterfield faced only 27 bat-|. ters and the closest approach to a hit came in the eighth when John Legros of the Cats hit a line drive which Jerry Coleman stabbed at in self-defense and snagged. A Coleman error and two walks accounted for the only three Ft. Worth base runners. Yesterday's game was called after eight innings because the
. Yanks had to leave for Terre
Haute, ‘Ind, where today they play that city’s team of the Three-I-League. After the game the Yanks op-
. tioned Rookie Pitcher Paul Hin-
richs to Kansas City.
"Purdue 9 Beats
a Indiana State Times State Service TERRE HAUTE, Apr. 13—Pur@ue Unjversity’s baseball squad was at home today preparing for
. & two-day two-game series with ..» the Wolverines of Michigan Fri"day and Saturday.
After being rained out Monday in Evansville, the Boilermakers treked to Terre Haute yesterday Jo 2 hand Indiana State a 6-to-2
Three Purdue pitchers held the Sycamores to four hits.
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Heckman to Instruct Junior Rifle Club
Ray Heckman of New Augusta |(C has been appointed instructor for
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"the Big Pagle Junior Rifie Club,
it has been announced by the National Rifle Association which
* granted a charter for the Junior ™
organization. Membership in the club is par
to boys under 18. Heckman will man” teach
fundamentals of shooting st.
.and firearms safety.
Officials of the club are Jerry |R! Roch, New Augusta, president; John Snyder, New Augusta, vice president; Lewis Denton, Indianapolis, executive officer; John MilJer, New Augusta, secretary, David Smith, New Augusta, treasrer,
Spring Golf Meeting
The first spring club meeting of
' the Riverside Golf Club will be
held at the clubhouse tomorrow
, @&t 745 p. m., Lee Fisher, club|
freshments will be served. Members and their guests are invited to attend.
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- Bill Terry, ‘manager of the Giants, called the ‘shot on Joe's chances this spring. “I've .only heard of one such case in. which a ball player was able to come back,” Terry" insisted while discussing DiMagglo's_ operation for removal of a heel spur, 3 Hornsby a Like Case
just such a condition which ended Rogers Hornsby. among ball players,” Terry said.
deposit grows on the bone. Even if it is cut off it grows back again and it is such a risky business that most players avoid such an operation, playing on as long as they can ignore the pain." That would seem to indicate that Joe was in great pain for the past several seasons when he attempted to turn it on in the heat
bad that he couldn't go on any longer. : Then came the operations, first on one heel and then on the other. Now the second foot which was operated on won't stand the strain.
Tempted Odds Too Far
bad omen, -
and he can’t run.
Denies Braves Asked Faith Vote
HARTFORD, Conn, .(UP)—Boston | Braves ma
ache Joe DiMaggio’s|
“Six out of 10 have these Spurs.|morres, 235, What happens is that a calclumithe feature bout at the Armory.
Joe got away with the first heel operation. But the chances are that -he tempted the odds just a bit too far. This is his second trip of the training season back to Johns Hopkins Hospital. It is a
Tortured by that heel, Joe 1 worthless. He can’t bat properly
The Yankees are hoping, naturally. But it is a real long shot. | The odds are all against him and against the Yankee Clipper very possibly| ' has reached his last port of call
Apr. 13
THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES
e “Achilles Heel" May Mean End Of Trail For Joe DiMag
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Dea School Ace Skims Over Hurdles
As far as the NWA ~is con-
the amazing career of the great| ..., "7; Thess, 238, St. Louis,
is still heavyweight wrestling
“This is a common ailment champion.
Thez last night pinned Enriue Sonora, Mexico,
The champion lost the first fall when Torres applied a body slam and press in 31 minutes, Thesz used an airplane spin and press to take the next fall and clinched the match with a ham-
of a contest. Finally it became so|USing a back-body drop.and press
to pin Felix Miquet. El Diablo, Jeavyweight mask
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team, and said
one.” Southworth said that if there
“I know nothing about it.” “I always get along swell with the players,” he said. “I ride with them on the busses, and Mrs. Southworth is on friendly terms with their wives.
Savannah, Ga., changes in signals.” ‘Soon afterward, he said, “Stories came out about dissension.” “I never called a meeting for a vote of confidence,” he said. “It would be a sign of weakness on my part.” As to a charge he had taken most of the bows for the Braves,
opén the newspapers to find this out. “I can’t understand why all this stuff is popping up now.”
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Billy Southworth denied today he had ever called a meeting to ask for a vote of confidence from his “I don't think there ever will be a meeting called to discuss dissension because there will be no need for
he said “I always give my play- . ers credit. All you have to do is
Earlier, Southworth blazed in|
“This thing has gone far ;|jenough,” he shouted when asked
And he pointed out that 1 was Thesz Still a: In Eyes of NWA
man, used a double-leg breaker to subdue Al Lovelock of Canada in 12 minutes of the semi-windup,
Lakers to Use Mikan
iin Playoff Tonight
MINNEAPOLIS, Apr. 13 (UP) ~Big George Mikan, fractured wrist and all, will be in there tossing at the hoop tonight for the Minneapolis Lakers as they try to nail down that elusive fourth victory over the Washington Capitols in the Basketball ‘Association -of America final
J Playoff.
The score now stands at three
wins for the Lakers and two for Caps.
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