Sport: Feller Pitches Again

Whatever happened to Bob Feller? Fans have wondered ever since the onetime pitcher ace of the Cleveland Indians disappeared into the silence of Navy sea duty 14 months ago. Last week, in a letter to the Chicago Daily News, a Seabee reported that Feller is a chief specialist on a battleship in the Pacific, that his pitching arm is still good. Against two strong service teams on unnamed islands, Feller struck out 15 in the first game, 18 in the second, and drove in three runs himself.

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