The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-14
INDIAN MOUND
STAR FANS III
MACK BATTERS
Cleveland Defeats AS So (;
Giants Turn Away
10000
Nv LESLIE AVERY

UNITED Press stan Correspondent
New York, Sept. l4-(UP) Three
big league baseball records were
strapped manipulating, slugging
and attendance marks going into
the discard.
Most sensational Of the three per-
formances was II year old Bob Fell
ler'S striking out of II men. The
Cleveland Indian rookie topped by
two Rube Waddell's record Of l0
which has stood IN the American
league for 20 years, and tied the
major league record Of II set BY
Dizzy Dean in 1888.
The New York Yankees blasted
out eight home runs against the st.
Louis Browns to run their season
total to ITS, which eclipsed the ma
jor league mark Of 173 set in 1882.
The National league attendance
record went into the scrap heap
when GAIT spectators stormed the
Polo Grounds to see the Giants and
st. Louis Cardinals divide double
bill.
Teller, former Van Meter, Iowa,
schoolboy who startled the baseball
world wyhen he made his major
league debut August % and famed
IS batsmen to tie Waddell's mark,
showed that his initial performance
was not q flash In the pan" when he
came back Labor day to strike out
10, but yesterdays achievement as
sured him Of lasting place In base
balls hall Of fame.
Teller struck out at least one bat
ter in every inning except the fourth
and he retired the side on strikes
alone in the first and sixth Is the
Indians whipped the Philadelphia
Athletics, s to 2, in the first game Of
q double header. The sensational
rookie, however, Is still pretty wild.
He give up only two hits but allowed
nine bases on balls and permitted
Ave stolen bases. He famed Luby
three times, Bob johnson, Frank
Higgins, frankie Hayes and Randall
Gumpert twice each. Every member
Of the Athletics team heard the UNI
pire bawl Strike three, yer out"
at least one time. Hal Trosky's Ssth
homer Of the year came In the 9Th
inning Of the nightcap with two men
on base to give the Indians the sec
ond half, 5 to 4. and put them IN q
fourth place tie with the Detroit
Tigers, who were licked, z to 4, by
the Boston Red Sox.
The Yankees staged their home
run parade IN st. Louis and took the
measure Of the Brownies twice, 10
to 7 and Is to !. Rookie Joe d.
Maggie hit for the circuit three
times, Lou Gehrig and Jake Powell
twice each and Bob Seeds rang the
bell once. The second one was Geh-
rigs 4sth Of the year. Hsihs
Police estimated that more than
10000 were turned away as the rec
ord crowd collected on the banks Of
the Harlem river to see Bill Terry's
men maintain their National league
league lead Of 81 games over the
Cards. The Giants took the opener,
8 to 4, but due to Dizzy Deans fine
relief hurting In the nightcap. sue
cunbed, 4 to 3. It was Johnny Mics
four-bagger with two aboard that
gave the Cards O split.
All the National league clubs sdi-
vided the twin matinees. The Chi
cago Cubs missed another golden
opportunity to gain In the race BY
| - q A. a a.. mf.a.n
/ the Dodgers. They won the second,
0 to z. Gene Schott hurled three-hit
ball for the Cincinnati Reds to whip
the Boston Bees, z to !, but the
Beantowners grabbed the finale, 6
to ], behind Danny MacFayden's
six hit pitching. Pittsburgh's Pr
rates won the first from the Phila-
delphia Phillies, 5 to 8, and then
lost, 4 to 3.