Evening star., 1940-06-24
urges Added
To Williams
As Victims
Bowman, Who Beoned
Medwick, Also Joins
List of CusuuIs
BY BILL WHITE,
Associated Press Sports Writer,

ASsocNteo PreSs sports Writer.
The argument Of whether a player
should dress up like one Of King
Arthurs armor-plated knights be-
fore stepping onto the diamond il
due for its annual airing.
The cobwebs hardly had cleared
from Dodger Ducky Medwicks brain
after being beaned by Bob Bowman
OF the Cards Tuesday, when Billy
Jurges of the Giants was boffed yes
terday by Bucky Walters of the
Cincinnati staff, and Ted Williams,
lanky Boston Red Sox outfelder,
also suffered a conclusion when he
and Roger Cramer collided, while
pursing fly ball.
So the "alarmists" will be posing
soon for the cameramen in all sorts
OF odd contraptions designed to save
Americas players from a fate that
could be best avoided by either duck.
ing or looking where they're going.
Serious Consequences Seen.
But make no Mistake, the injuries
Will have serious consequences. The
Giants, right in the thick of the
National League pennant fight Drop
ped a pair to the Reds yesterday
by IA and 20 and that dropped
them back to third place. while the
Reds were remounting the throne
for the sixth time. The Giants will
miss JurgeS, although it's doubtful
If any one could have done much
against that first-game Red batting
attack which netted 13 hits, or
against Junior Thompson's smart
three-hit hurting in the second
game.
And the Red Sox will miss Will
iams. They lost the first game of
yesterdays double bill against Cleve-
land, in which Ted was hurt and
Cramer badly shaken up, by Al. as.
Al Smith spun a 6-hitter. They
might have lost the second if it
hadn't been for the home-run hit.
ting of Jim Tabor whose two blows
gave them 20 victory.
Medwick, whose "beaning" last
Tuesday started all this fuss, came
back as a regular and helped the
Dodgers climb back into second
place. His two timely singles kept
the Pittsburg Pirates from making
on with 13-inning afterpiece, aft
er they managed an 8-5 win in the
first game, thanks to q 16-hit at.
tack of three Brook hurlers. The.
second game was finally called be-.
cause of darkness with the score
tied, A.
Cub Rockies Score.
Other National League doings in
cluded fine performances by two
rookie Chicago Cub pitcher-Jake
Mooty and Ken Raffensberger. Jake
won the first game from the Phillies
by 80 on a six-hit job and Ken
took the second, To.
Manuel Salvo and Joe Sullivan
likewise came through a twin as.
signment for the Boston Bees, hand.
ing the st. Louis Cardinals; their
first double beating under Manager
Billy Southworth by scores of rs
and 10-5. Salvo pitched six-hitter
and Sullivan an eight-hitter.
Bob Bowman, who beaned Med
wick, was victimized himself, being
spiked in the first inning of the first
game by Sebastian Sisti of the Bees
and forced to retire.
In the American league Louis
(Buck) Newsom won his ninth
straight as the Detroit Tigers
climbed to within a game and half
of the league-leading Cleveland In
dams by socking the poor old YAM
KEGS, 90. Newsom allowed the once.
feared maulers only four hits, while
his mates got to Marvin Breuer and
Steve Sundra for Is.
The Philadelphia Chicago double.
header was postponed by rain.