Evening star., 1961-05-11
Bell Appears
ToHaVe Sore
Arm in Shape
Works II Innings
To Beat White Sox,
End Losing Streuk
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
Gary Bell finally licked his
problem-a sore arm that some
observers felt was more than
physical-and has the Cleve-
land Indians back in third
place in the American League
race.
The big highlander, "a, was
sent home early last season,
with a 9-10 record, because of
the arm trouble. This spring
he was given a physical Ok,
but seemed timid about giving
the arm a real test.
Or so thought Frank Lane,
former Cleveland general man.
ager, after a scouting visit to
the Indians spring camp this
year. Lane. now with Kansas
City. figured cts just some
thing the youngster will have
to work out for himself"
Bell worked it out" but big
last night. He went II innings
against the Chicago White Sox
as the Indians made off with an
80 victory-Bell's first after
losing seven in a row, four this
season, since last July 20. It
was his first complete game in
IL starts since last July 4.
Three Tied for Third
Detroit retained a three-game
bulge over second-place New
York by hammering Washing
ton, II. The Yankees defeated
Kansas City, 9-4. Minnesota
made 1t a three-way tie for
third with Cleveland and Bal
timore by bombing the ORR
oles, 1916, and Boston defeated
the Los Angeles Angels, 80.
Bell, a 16-game winner for
the Tribe in 1859. took over
the league strikeout lead with
33 by tanning eight. He walked
four and gave up seven hits,
banking the White Sox after
Roy Siever's solo seventh homer
tied it. 2-all, in the fourth in
ming.
The Indians, who scored on
Vic Powers home run in the
second and added an unearned
marker in the fourth against
starter Bob Shaw, broke loose
for the big six in the 1lth
against reliever Frank Bau-
mann Q-2. Tito Francona's S
third double Of the game and
Jimmy Piersall's single broke
the tie. That was all Cleveland
needed to send the White Sox
to their eighth defeat in nine
games, but Woody Held tripled
in a run and Chuck Essegian
and Bubba Phillips each
crashed two-run homers.
Twins Tee Off
Tex Clevenger (3-D, winning
in his first appearance with the
Yankees since Mondays trade
with the Angels, blanked the
Athletics with four innings of
one-hit relief after they tied it
4-all in the seventh against
starter Ralph Terry. The Yam
KEGS broke it up with five runs
in the eighth, with Elston
Howard's double beating Bud
Daley go. Norm Siebern
homered for the AS.
Minnesota shelled Baltimore
starter Dick Hall Old in a
nine-run second inning. Har-
mon Killebrew and Billy Gard
ner each hit three-run homers
in the rally and Zoilo Versailles
hit a solo homer. Jerry Adair
drove in four runs for Balti-
more. three on a pair Of hon.
ers. Jim Gentle, the lefty slug
ger who set a record with two
consecutive grand-slams Tues
day, was benched in the ORR
oles' platoon system when
Southpaw Jack Kralick (3-D
started for the Twins. Gentle
came on as a pinch-hitter
against righthander Ray Moore
IN the ninth and struck out.
The Red Sox were held hit
less for five innings at Los An
geleS. then crashed through for
three runs in the sixth against
Ron Moeller '(0-2. Singles by
Pumpsie Green. Pitcher Tom
Brewer (3-2) and Chuck Schil-
ling tied it IL, and Rookie Carl
Yastrzemski won it with a two
run homer. Moeller, Tom Nor
gan and Ryne Duren, the lat
ter picked up in the Clevenger
deal, combined for II strike
outs.