J Se Os ABs pe Series ‘Notes | CLEVELAND’) — ‘The’ last ‘thne Bob Lemon started.a gamd |Stardom: Finally Arrives ror ‘Weak-Armed’ Ruben = went the distance By BEN PHLEGAR important game, t-had‘a cold, 1 but dropped 2-3-1 dectston to . ; couldn't breathe’ good, 1 have Chicago after having whipped men pow Now eee co ithe sinus trouble, I need a new {the St. Louis Browns July 9. Sk ttn tel nose. : -;Kees into thinking he wasn’t’ me a ) big league material, turned down! tired because 1; Ominous note for the Indians: ISuly 12, 1953... The Cleveland "T guess I get a Brooklyn offer because it was get lazy. I've oniy beer pitching |The Glants won the fourth game so “leettle,” then sold himself to!two, three innings* lately. No/in each of thelr last two world ‘jstardom’ with the New York complete games, When I don't|seties, defeating. | the Yankees Glants. ,pitch my arm: gets weak.” }6-2 in 1951 and 7-3 In isi, “ 1 lt the: It was his supposedly, weak | way." he stid proudly today, :arm that helped Gomez buy his, The Giants will. have to hit Gomez,.a slender 27-year-old! Way out of the Yankee farm sys- | four more home rns to bring to righthander from Santurce, ‘tem in 1951. | 100 the total for'National Lengue Puerto Rico, tuned in one of! “Iwas at Kansas City.for may- ,Clvbs in world series,” American the best of the good New-York .be a month,” he recalled...11 was | League teams Fave slammed 164, pitching performances until he used to playing every day, in the | : ran out of gas in the eighth inn- outfield if I wasn’t pitching. But; Despite the three straight ing of the third game Friday. when I got there they just use, Giant. victories, _ Leo’ Durocher Hoyt Wilhelm, making hs first. me when they're ‘behind like : has only a 6-8 record in the ser- Ae ae appearance in a series in which 10-2, I’m not going to be break- ies games he's managed. Leo he once figured to work every ing my arm when the game al-iniloted the tional Hockey League, announe-|leagues or nothing. - ‘ers on the present exhibition | ' ;make a deal with the Canadiens ed they will be a force to be rec- day, stopped the Indians cold for ready is lost, So when I left. they lost four-out-of-six to the Yan- the last five outs. said okay.” ikeés in “Stand led the Brooklyn ‘I told him to take me out,”, Gomez went from Kansas City Dodgers when they lost 4-1 to: Gomez admitted frankly, “T was to playing ball in the Dominican the Yanks dn 41. 4 «getting tired and this was an Republic. He bought-up‘his cons : I [nnn ennnnnnrnmnnennm= tract for $3,000. : “In the republic they give me | $2,000 a month. I+still: thought /t-could win in the, big leagues so /] went looking for a chance." he for the Giants.“Hank- has scored - more runs than‘ ahy player: on! elther side, fotir, has drawn the: most walks fou; has three hits | in nine tries for a 333 mark and! has handled 13 chances, many ,of them difficult, without an error at third base. . . ‘Said All Signed siz’ ae 1 | Then Tom Sheehan of the | SASKATOON (—Frank Bou-/Giants saw me. I told ‘hin what !cher, general manager of the I wanted and how much bonus ‘New York Rangers of the Na- ‘$6,000. 1 also told him.it was big ' a t -ed Friday night that all play- | Ineidental regular season info ‘on the Giants’ Don Liddle: He: started 19 games. pitched four: : complete, had three shutouts, ‘tour, except one, have signed | | Royals Defeat itheir 1954-55 conracts. | : e tc The exception is forward Dick ; Penticton V S: Gamble, whose status with the| -PENTICTON, B.C. ® — New waiked 5, fanned 44 ond had a1: ‘New York club is not yet clear.’ westminster Royals of the earned iun average of 3.05, He [Gamble came to the " Rangers: Western Hockey League defeated blanked Philadelphia in _ his ‘from Montreal Canadiens in a penticton V's of the Okanagan final reeular season start. | trade for defenceman Hy Buller. : senior Hockey League. 7-4 here. * ,who carly this year announced Friday night in-a clean, fast! pPyiday's victory was a big jhe Was retiring from hockey. game . oe ithrill for Reuben’ Gomez who . Boucher said: “If Gamble; Royals, who have rebuilt their hails from Puerto Rico—hut it . Shows he can make the Rangers, team with stars from the now- “was not the greatest of his base- « jT’m reasonably sure we can defunct Seattle Bortbers, show- pall career, | “Couple of years ago I piay, {final game for Caribbean cham- ' ‘plonshin. I play for Santurce,! representing Puerto Rito. and: ‘for him when we get down cast.” koned with in the WHL this year. Third: Game Box-Score } ‘ : r ' | oie a ee ' eet ae ire We was big ay ‘The Canation Press (a ‘ Oats fare er enernaser rrr MNT Crary . eS rill, s . | / a | . . ff CLEVELAND (AP)—~ Official boxMossi 2 in 1, Wilhelm O-ln 12-3, R-'| ee / Pavol, Walter Jefford’s Wn | anaeeene: ‘