Evening star., 1938-08-28
ONLY TW0|ND|ANS
REACH FIRST BASE
Monte Walks Pair in 4th,
Then Retires 18 in Row
in His 1870 Win,
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK. Aug. 27.-Monte Mar.
cellus Pearson the New York Yankees
classy curve-baller. who looks like 4
million dollars when his control Is
right, tossed his righ: hand slants into
baseball's hall of fame today with A
no-hit, no-run pitching performance
against the Cleveland Indians.
Working with only two days rest
since his last assignment, the e-foot
Californian allowed just two men to
reach base-both on walks-as he
became the first American League
hurler to turn the trick since Bill
Dietrich did it in June Of the 1897
campaign. Since then, Johnny Van
der Nicer. who posted two-in-a-row
two months ago, has been the only
no-hit pitcher.
Tenth in Row for Monte.
Pearson picked his old mates the
Indians, as the victims Of his curvinp
class in the nightcap Of a double
header, and let q crowd OF 4O.959 in
on the fun. He retired the first nine
batters to face him. walked Lyn Larry
and Bruce Campbell at the start Of
the fourth aid then finished up BY
getting the last l8 in q row.
As Bruce Campbell flied out to left
to end the game, hundreds Of fans
rushed onto the field and Monte had
to fight his way into the club dressing
rooms.
His mates backed him up with .
l3-hit attack, including two homers
apiece by Tommy Heinrich and Joe
Gordon, to give Pearson his tenth
win in = row this year, by . l3-o
margin.
Di Mag Ties Triple Mark.
The Yanks made 1t q holiday by
sweeping the twin bill. taking the
opener 81 on Joe Di Maggios two
run triple in the ninth inning That
three-bagger was Di Mays third OF
the game, equaling the jor league
record in that respect
Pearson's no-hitter today "a the
third ever turned In by Yankee
pitcher in history Sad Sam Jones
did it back in 1923, and Tom Hughes
accomplished the stunt in 1910 for
nine innings, but lost the game in the
tenth.
Best Since Deans Feat.
Pearson's performance was the best
Of the no-hitters since Paul Dean gave
up just one base on balls for the St.
Louis Cardinals against Brooklyn in
1884 and the best in the American
League since old Ted Lyons one-base-
on-balls classic for the White Sox back
in 1926.
The ls0-pounder from Fresno, Calf.
had just about everything His surve,
chief stock Of his pitching trade.
snapped past the Indians inning after
inning. and except for his momentary
lapse in the fourth, his control vas
perfect.
He famed seven batters. getting
both JEFF Heath and Hal Trosky on
strikes with the two runners on base
in the fourth. Only five balls were hit
to the outfield against him. The rest
were simple infield chances that his
mates fielded faultlessly.
Seven Years in Majora!
The current campaign Is Pearson's
seventh In the big leagues. He broke
into organized baseball with Oakland
in the Pacific Coast League In 1929.
went to Phoenix Of the Arizona State
League In 1890 and back to Oakland
IN 81, where the Indians obtained him
the following year. s
After further seasoning at Toledo
(American Association In 1892 and
33, he returned to the Tribe until
1888, when the Yankees took him over
in the now-famous trade by which
Johnny Allen went to Cleveland. Since
then. baseball men everywhere have
insisted the Indians got the better Of
that deal