Jut-jawed Manager Joe McCarthy of the New York Yankees, who seldom uses superlatives, wagged his head and said: "He made Dick Merriwell look like a bum."
The man he was talking about was Bob Feller. The Cleveland Indians' pride & joy had just pitched a no-hitter that was a prime cut above the average no-hitter. This time luck had practically nothing to do with it; the 27-year-old Iowa strong-boy had just.rared back and blown down the Yankees, baseball's most fearsome array of sluggers. The victory tasted doubly sweet after two recent defeats and press-coop...
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