Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1942-08-13

to make matters worse the big
slugger went 0 for 4 and didn't
hit the ball out Of the infield
Jimmy Wilson has his troub-
les. His Cubs are not playing
good baseball. They looked bad
in GAINESVILLE and at time worse
in their own circuit. Jimmy has
his troubles running his ball club
and Jimmy FoXx has trouble run
ming up his batting average in
the Cubs uniform.
But, GAINESVILLE can put on
show-we'll stop right now be
fore we start in ON Newark for
not having baseball.
II
Away back in the year of 1888
we started pounding out this col
umn for the Newark Leader. Ev-
cry chance we had we jumped on
the American League. Always
we have denounced the junior
circuit and praised the National
League. OF course we are fans
of the senior league and probab-
ly always will be. However, af-
ter seeing our first American
League ball game the other
night in Cleveland, it is going to
be bit harder to claim the Ma
tional League as a superior cir
cult.
The Boston Red Sox and the
Cleveland Indians met in the sec
ond game Of a four game series
to determine who was going to
hold on to first place in their
league. The slugging Sox walk
ed away with the first game, 8-5,
but the Indians did not give up
so easily in the second game of
the series. True the Sox won the
game 81, but they had to win it
the easy way. Loading the bases
on an error by jim Bagby and
having left hand hitter crack
drive down the left field line
for a double.
Young Joe Dobson started on
the mound for the once gold-plat-
ed Red Sox and pitched excel
lent ball against his former mates
The Indians couldn't do a thing
with Dobson until he tired in
! the eighth and ninth frames.
| Boston couldn't do anything much
with the pitching Of jim Bag
by. A single and a walk put two
men on base for Boston in the
first Of the third with one out
Bobby Doerr, Boston's classy sec
, ond baseman, attempted to sacr
flee both runners ahead, but he
bunted the ball too hard and it
went to Bagby on the first bounce
and he had plenty Of time to
force a play at third. When he
corked his arm back for the
throw the ball dropped out of his
hand and Boston had the bags
| loaded. Tony Lupien, the young
ster who succeeded Jimmy Fox
at first for the Sox, lined a dou-
BILE down the left field line for
three runs and the ball game.
The Indians had all kinds Of
trouble with Dobson. In the
eighth they had Joe hanging on
the ropes, but they didn't score.
Came the last half of the ninth
and Cleveland all but won the
game. Dobson walked two men
in a row and the next man sac
rificed both runners ahead. Their
was a spot. The tying runs were
on second and third. Dobson was
tired and had lost control. Man
ager Joe CrOnin came putting
out of the dugout and took the
ball away from Dobson, gave
him a pat on the back and head
ed him for the bench. Cronin
waved his relief pitcher in. And
guess who came walking into the
field. 1t was none other than
our friend Mike Ryba, the player
who gained much fame as a one
man ball team.
We haven't seen Mike since he
pitched with much success for
Columbus in the A.A. a number
Of years ago. Well, old Mike Ry-
ba really put out the fire for the
Red SoX. Pitching very easily
he made the next two hitters pop
out and Boston walked off the
field the winner, 81.
Bobby Doerr, Ray Mack and
Ted Williams pulled off three
brilliant fielding plays. They
stunned the large crowd so that
they didn't start yelling for sew
eral seconds after the plays were
completed. The American League
is a great baseball league, but
We'll still take the National.
BUY U. s. WAR BONDS AND STAMPS
Paul Arnold, young WI.W bar
itone, is playing his first season