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CITY OF HOPE Public Relations Dept. 626-M611 (Hank Brown) (Suggested Column Material) BOB FELLER Baseball's representative in the Third Annual Sportsmen's World Awards Presentations June 28, at the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas, will be Bob Feller, one of the greatest righthanded pit hers in the annals of the sport. Feller, who spent twenty years with the Cleveland Indians, except for months in the U.S. Navy during World War II, was named to Baseball's Hall of Fame in 1962, and his selection was almost automatic. The tall fastballer won twenty or more games six times, including a 27-game winning season in 19^0, twenty-six in 19^6, and twenty-five in 19^1. His greatest year was 19^6, when he pitched 36 complete games, 371 innings, and compiled a record 3^8 strikeouts and ten shutouts. One of the great performers of the game, Feller appeared in 570 games, winning 266 while losing 162. He garnered 2,581 strikeouts and. posted three no-hitters. His first no-hit game came on opening day of 19^0, against Chicago. It remains the only no-hit performance by a pitcher on a season's opener. In 1938, Feller struck out 18 Detroit batsman in a nine inning game, a mark which still stands. He also tossed twelve one-hit games, another career record, in addition to his 3 no-hit jobs. He led the American League in strikeouts for seven years. Feller was voted the Indians' "Man of the Year" twice, played on nine All-Star teams, and participated in two World Series. The Sportsmen's Club for the City of Hope sponsors the annual Sportsmen's World Awards Presentations, at which the greatest athletes of the past are honored for their championship performances and for their exemplary, inspirational personal conduct off the playing fields. Proceeds from the event go to the City of Hope National Medical Center to aid. in its battle against cancer, leukemia, and diseases of the heart, blood, chest and heredity, the most catastrophic maladies of our time. # # #