The Key West Citizen Newspaper, July 17, 1941, Page 3

ame hStedl, othe Citizen) NEW YORK,. July ries between New York and Cleveland in the American league went to the Yankees yesterday afternoon, sparked to victory by. the hitting of Charley Keller and Joe Di- Maggio. Keller slammed his 20th homer of the season and DiMag- gio connected ‘for a double and a pair of singles to run his hitting Streak to 56 consecutive games. “The Yanks now hold a full six- game lead. over the slipping. In- dians. Gireuit, clouts that: scored’ sev+ en Tums) gave’ the St. Louis Bréwns-an easy: 11-2 :vietory, over the’ Philadelphia Althietics: Chet Laabs i smashed’ two: of. the hom- ers,and Walter Judnich: hit- the et. Chubby Dean’ was . sent o> ji Boston’ Red Sox. Cecil Hughson, called to: big’ league service from Louisville, limited’ the Chicago White Sox to four hits “in best- ing’ Buck’ Ross; 271)" At Single in the ninth scored the . winning run. Ross held the’ Bosox. to five bingles. National League Held. hitless for four innings by the crafty Whitlow Wyatt, the’St. Louis Cardinals broke the spell with a brace of runs in the fifth:and' clinehed the- game with a five-run uprising in the sixth. The victory, 7-4, sliced the Brook- lyn Dodgers’ lead'to three games. The opening of the crucial se- ries was played under lights at Brooklyr. New York Giants moved to within 10 games of the Dodgers by whipping the Cincinnati Reds, 7-4 Gabby Hartriett’s double in the first inning against Bucky Walters. withthe bases. loaded . was the big puneh in a four-run spurt. Dick Bartell had a per- feet day at bat, cracking a trio of singles. Walters gave up 10 hits in seven innings but was the vietim of two errors that regis- tered four of the Giants’ runs as unearned. Philadelphia Phillies slipped into. the cellar last night when the Chicago Cubs’ bumped them 9-5, The veteran Charley Root started on. the mound for the Bruins and, aided: his own cause with a home run. Clyde McCul- lough smashed another four- bagger for Chicago, claiming his in the third’ with two mates on base. } Jim Tobin became the first! Boston pitcher to win six games this year when the Braves took the opener of a twin bill with the Pittsburgh: Pirates, 4-1. To- in also recorded be fourth “Walters, Thompson and West; Carpenter, Schumacher and Hart- nett. First Game | At Boston R. HE Pittsburgh ne wk 8-0 Boston 490 Lanning, Bowman and Lopez; Tobin and Masi. Second Game At Boston Pittsburgh Boston _— nh tes ie © Cas Klinger, Dietz, Wilkie and Baker; Posedel; Lamana, Hutch- ins, Salvo, Barley and Berres. RHE. 13 15 3 Night Game At Brooklyn R. H. E. St Lowis?).+ vy 8 2| Brooklyn: ......- 4 a Lanier, Warneke and Man- cuiso; Wyatt, Kimball, “Tamulis and Owen. Night Game At Philadelphia R. HE Chicago ic aM Te” bY Philadelphia Sil 1 17—The-| first of a three-game crucial se- | 10-3. New York was’ Here’s what Key representatives. in STERLING, CATES AND THE HATTERS 5 West's organized two and prof the | Daseball, Clayton § William Cates,onx < 1 DeLand Red’ Hats). a lished Bpeterent pa ce led" s tt ie A, ‘Monday, July 14 ABR’ H PO A E SH sSterling, lb 2 0 .013 00-0 Cates, 3b . 4 00° 040 0 The score: R DeLand: - - 000. 006:000—0 St. Augustine 000 010 11x—3 The standings: Club— W.L. Pet. 1. St. Augustine ...54°27 667 2. DeLand 49° 29° 628 P. MACHINE TOOLS ‘4 ACCESSORIES. AIRCRAFT ENGINES: FIREARMS, AMMUNITION 4 EXPLOSIVES, HOW I PITCH MY KNUCKLE BALL tee eee By JOHNNY NIGGELING St. Louis Browns Star I have been’ throwing a knuckle ball as long as I can re- member. I don’t remember any- one ever teaching me. how to] throw it, but Ido recall that even when I was playing sandlot baseball I was able to throw aly knuckler. I grip the ball with the tip of my second finger pressed against’ the smooth surface, carefully avoiding the seams. The ordinary break of the ba is downward and to the but it isn't alw: possible to s: just which way the pitch is ;to break. It usually acts 1 = | handed batter like a BASEBALL (MAJOR LEAGUES) TODAY Americen New York at Cleveland, night game. Philadelphia night game. at Washington at Detroit. St. Louis, Boston at Chicago, night game. ee National Chicago at Philadelphia. Pittsburgh at Boston. Cincinnati ‘at New York. St. Louis-Brooklyn, not sched- uled. ins (Army Barracks, SUNDAY 2:00 p. m.) First Game—U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Triton vs. U. S. Army. Second Game—U. Guard Cutter Pandora West Trojans. Ss. vs. SOFTBALL (Bayview Park, 8:00 p. m.) TOMORROW NIGHT First Game—NavSta vs. Thurs- * ton. Coast Key Second Game—Red Raiders vs. Plumbers. MONDAY NIGHT First Game—Navy vs. NavSta. | Second Game—Thurston bers. WEDNESDAY NIGHT pt Game Red Rajgers vs. vs. MAJOR BASEBALL LEAGUES | Root, Pressnell, Olsen and: Me- _Krakauskas and Desautels. Cullough: Hughes, Melton, Blan- ton and si Scie AMERICAN LEAGUE | At Chicago RHE) Boston Se OS j Chicago P42) Hughson, and: Pytlak;, Ross- and American Club— Sy eee New York 55 27 .671 Cleveland 50 34 595 Boston 44 37 543) Chicago 41 41 500 Detroit .. 42 43 .494 Philadelphia 36 44 450 Washington 29. 50.367 St. Louis 29 50 367 National Chub— WwW. L. Pet. Brooklyn 56 27 St. Louis 53 30 .639 New York 43, 35 Es Cincinnati —_ 43 39. | Pittsburgh . 38° 38" Chicago » sy 40: Philadelphia 21 as | | Tresh. At Cleveland RH. E. New York 1011 0 Cleveland! 3 81 Donald and Rosar;_ Milnar, At St. Louis RHE. ; Philadelphia 2 8 0 St Louis —. 11 12 1} Dean, Beckman and Hayes; Muncrief: and: Swift. _irules change curve—down and aw from right-handed hitter—but fre- | quently it breaks into a_ right- screwball. | By GEORGE CASTER St. Louis Browns Star My knuckle ball is thrown with the fingertips of my index and second finger on the right hand in contact with the smooth; surface of the ball. seams touched. I use this pitch largely asa change of pace but it is very effective when thrown as a fast ball because it breaks sharply. I have found when ‘pitching 0 | against the wind the ball | seems to be most” effective, because it seems to “flutter”. On still days, and when the wind is blowing toward the hitter; the ball floats, rather than breaks, and acts as a change of pace. I have been throwing knuckle ball for a number of years—I don’t recall just when I began using it. I re ad the fast ball as my best pitch, with my knuckle ball as the change pitch | th the Subscribe to The Citizen—20c| weekly. YOUR MID-YEAR SPORTS EXAM, Answers Elsewhere On Page | 1. What girl was defeated in defense of her A.A.U. national indoor backstroke swianming chaMpionship. Who defeated her? 2. There were at least seven “bowl” football ,games .on New Year’s Day... Can you name five of them? Give the scores in any two of the seven. 3. What is the major football involving behind- \the-line ball passing? 4. The new year was |marked by a famous girl star’s debut as a pro player. Who she Who was her opponent in winter exhibitions? 5. Who re d the Sullivan award as the outstanding ama- teur athlete of 1940? nis is Each question counts. 20; each part of a two-part question 10. As re of 60 is fair: 80 good. 675 | — | Modern vised and efficient methods” enable” us to offer you superior printing service at fair prices. Consider us when you place your next print- |f ing order, \f THE CITIZEN BUILDING | 1 { ris The Artman Press DOUBLE FEATURE (BY Associated Prensa} MAMARONECK, N.Y. July For. the. first: time. in eleven years a golf club can boast of both the Open and Amateur golf championships of these United fall Dick Chapman of the ed Foot club here won the ateur crown over the ~ home And recently Craig Wood, Foot professional, won 1941 Open champion by three strokes at the Colonial Club in h Worth, Texas. since 1930 has one club i East Lake both that Atlanta had well as the British Amateur champion. the year Bobby Jones ur major titles. - 7 ‘Can’t We Be Friends? (My Associated Press) DENVER, July 17.—Nick Tru- jillo, three times Rocky .Moun- tain A.A.U. boxing champion in the vited all of his’ former ents to his. wedding. oppon- Sports Exam Answers 1. Gloria Callen, defeated by Helen Perry. 2. Rose Bowl, Stanford 21, Nebraska 13; Sugar Bowl, Bos- ton College 19, Tennessee 1 Cotton’ Bowl, Texas Aggies Fordham i2; Orange Bowl, Miss. State 14, Georgetown 7; Sun Bowl, Western Reserve 26, Ari- zona State 13;. 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