Evening star., 1949-04-07
Battered Tribe Hurls
FeIIer at Hot Giants;
Cards Test Dusak
ey fhs Assoeioted Press

FORT WORTH, Tex, April 7
Bob Feller, superb in his last
start for the Cleveland Indians
against the Pittsburgh Pirates
will attempt to silence the boom
ing bats Of the New York Giants
here today.
The Giants won their third
straight over the Tribe In Hous-
ton yesterday, 10 to 4, to 60 ahead
in the series. four games to three
In seven games the New Yorker
have scored SO runs on SO hits
against Cleveland pitching. That's
almost nine runs and "a hits
game.
Yesterdays 17-hit Giants attach
made Early Wynn and ancient
Satchel Paige the victims. Fol
the Tribe. Larry Dolby smashed
a 440-foot homer over the center.
field fence. The late Hack VIII
son, former National League star
was the only other player to &C.
complish the feat.
Sid Gordon and Johnny Mize
hit home runs for the victors. II
was No. II for Gordon and the
26th for the Giants in % games
Walker Cooper, the Giants vet
eran catcher. will leave for st
Louis late this week to have DR.
Robert F. Hyland check his in.
jured knee. Although the knee
still is lame, Cooper has been
used regularly.
DALLAS, Tex.-Although the
work of the Chicago Cubs pitchers
has been pretty slick-they've
allowed only 27 runs in the last
seven games Manager Charley
Grimm is a bit anxious about the
hurting arms of his big four.
Neither Johnny Schmitz, Walt
Dubiel, Bob Rush nor Dutch
Leonard has gone the route so far
Three home runs and a seven.
run uprising in the eighth inning
gave the Cubs an 8-to-5 decision
over the st. Louis Browns here
yesterday. The Chicagoans. who
have won six out Of nine with the
Browns, play the American League
team again today.
Bill Kennedy, a southpaw, drew
the starting assignment for the
Browns.
PENSACOLA. Fla.-H erm a r
Wehmeier, 22- year old right
handler, may be the "standout
pitcher" the Cincinnati Reds have
been looking for. Manager Bucky
Walters said today.
Hes, made a terrific impression
on me this spring. said Walters
Hes much faster and seems tt
have a better idea of what he /.
doing. If he can get over hi.
change of pace pitch with any
degree of consistency this season
he'll be worth his weight in ole
gold" Wehmeier, a Cincinnatian
won II and lost eight last year II
his first full season with the Reds
The Reds. TO victors over ths
= Boston Braves yesterday, meet tn,
st. Louis Cards here today ant
Bucky named Wehmeier to start
Ex-Outf1elder Erv Dusak wa
scheduled for another workout al
a Cardinal pitcher. On two previ'
GUS pitching appearances. Dusal
worked against the Braves ane
the Reds. He gave the Brave!
four hits. five walks and six run!
in two innings. Against the Red.
last Sunday, he hurled five in.
nings. allowed just three hits, two
walks and one run.
The Braves will oppose tht
Savannah Club of the Sally League
at Savannah with Bill Voisell,
slated to pitch for the majol
leaguers. Voiselle had been listet
to hurl at Columbia, s. c., tomor'
row because his native town o.
Ninety-Six isn't too far from there
However, Manager Billy South
worth thinks Voiselle "has restee
too long"
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.-Hom.
runs, their. chief instrument o.
destruction in the past, are coming
fewer and farther between for thu
New York Yankees these days.
In "a games, the New Yorker.
have hit only three round d-trippers
Johnny Lindell, Jerry Coleman
and Tommy Heinrich struck ths
blows.
The Philadelphia Athletics with
Dick Fowler yielding only foul
hits, beat the Yanks, 6-1, yester'
day to spoil the final day here fol
the New Workers, who break camr
today.
The Athletics have moved t,
Birmingham, Ala, for a night ex
hibition game with the Barons o
the Southern Association. Phi
Marchildon is expected to tax,
the mound for the AS against tn,
Dixie Series champions.
HOUSTON. Tex,-Turned bacl