The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, April 16, 1951, Page 3

MONDAY, APRIL 16, 1951 2 ROOKIES SPARK UP INMAJORS By Associated Press The success of rookies Tom Mor- gan and Mickey Mantle for the New York Yankees highlighted the Grapefruit league that ended yester- day. A year agn Mantle was playing Class C ball with Joplin (Mo) in the Western Association and Mor- gan was with Binghampton (NY) in ‘ the Class A Eastern League. Today, both will be in the starting lineup for the world champion Yankees performing before President Tru- man and a distinguished audience in Washington's Griffith Stadium. Mantle demonstrated the that has made him the rookie sen- sation of the year ap Ebbets Field yesterday. Although the Yanks lost | to Brooklyn, 7 to 6, Mickey cou- nected for four straight hits, batting right and left against three pitchers, | climaxing his day with an eighth inning homer. He played right field. Picked by many to take the American League pennant the Bos- ton Red Sox finished the Gxape- fruit League season by taking the Braves, 6 to 3, for their 11th straight victory. The New York Giants again walloped the Cleveland Indians, 9 to 1, and the National League champion Phillies dumped the Ath- Jetics, 8 to 3. The Chicago Cubs whipped the Chicago White Sox, 4 to 2, in the battle between the two Grapefruit League leaders to win the city series three games to two and the St. Louis Brownies downed the Card- Inals, 9 to 6. HOCKEY GAMES In the hockey final playoffs Sat- urday in the National League Mon- treal won from Toronto by 3-2 over- time period. The best of 7 series is now tied at 1-1. SALES TAX DUE City sales taxes are due this month, L. C. Popejoy, city clerk reminded merchants today. Taxes will be delinquent after April 30. FROM ANCHORAGE Mac A. Emerson of Anchorage returned here yesterday from An- nette. He is stopping at the Bar- anof Hotel. form Sports Briefs DALLAS — Babe Didrickson Za- harias, first leg of 144-hole cross country weathervane tourney with a blazing 66 for 36-hole total of 149. HOUSTON, Tex., — McCormick, Los Angeles, won three- meter diving title at National AAU \Women's meet to become the first to hold all five indoor and outdoor titles at same time. | DERBY, Conn. — Cambridge Uni- :versity beat Yale by four lengths in first international collegiate rowing | race held in U, 8. NEW YORK — Sonic, $28.80, beat Jumbo, 80 to 1 shot, by half length in experimental handicap No. 2 at Jamaica as Uncle Miltie, 1-3 favor- ite, ran eighth in 10-horse field. | | GLOBE TROTTERS IN .. ... bazZ ST. LOUIS, April 16 — (#— The | Harlem Globetrotters romped to their tenth victory last night in the | cross-country series with the College | All-Stars. | The score was 70-61. | The Collegians have four victories |in the series, WASHINGTON AND IDAHO POST WINS 0N TRACK SATURDAY By Associated Press Washirgton and Idaho posted -vins Saturday over Oregon and Ore- gon State, respectively, in dual meets opening the 1951 Northern Division Pacific Coast conference track season. Oregon, last year's Northern Di- vision champ, went into the meet at Seattle a slight favorite over Washington. And the Ducks lived up to advance billing — until the 12th event, the two mile. Washington made clean sweeps of this event and the low hurdles to pile up points that beat the Ducks 74 to 57. Oregon State met a similar fate at Moscow, Idaho. The Beavers led by two points be- fore the mile relay, the final event. Idaho picked up five points in the relay to edge OSC 67 to 64. GIL RICH HERE aring Co. on his annual spring trip. He is stopping at the Baranof Hotel. Pat Keller | Gil Rich of the Black Manufac- | of Seattle is in Juneau ! rw~ THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA 45RUNS ON 66 HITS IN TWIN GAME { Acorns, An-g?ls Slam Out defending champion, won! Homers, Too—Rainiers Win Double Game By Associated Press Oakland’s Acorns and the Los Angeles Angels are resting today. But not on their Pacific Coast League laurels. The lads and 8,841 hardy fans got a workout yesterday (Sunday) at Wrigley Field in Los Angeles. There was more than five hours of base- ball, or a reasonable facsimile there- of, during which were born 45 runs on 66 hits, including 11 homers. And when it was all over, each won one game of the hit-happy twin bill. After trailing, 10-4, the Acorns turned on their marksmanship and finally won the curtain-raiser 17-14 Lu. the last four frames, the Acorns scored 13 times on 14 safeties. Oak- land’s slamming shortstop, Bill Jen- nings, plastered out three homers in succession, good for six runs, The Angels came back in the seven-inning finale, which they won 8-6. Home runs also were the order of the day in the finale of the Holly- wood-San Francisco twin bill, the Stars winning 8-0, seven of the eight runs coming on circuit smashes. Frank Kelleher, who also homered in the opener — which the Seals won 5-2 — hammered a two-run roundtripper in the finale. The league-leading Portland Bea- vers beat Sacramento 7-4 in the opener. But the Solons won the nightcap 8-1. It was the first Solon victory over the Beavers in eight tries this season. Seattle moundsmen Marv Gris- som and Charley Schanz tamed San Diego 11-3 and 2-1 to square their short series at two wins each. Saturday Scores S.n Francisco 5, ilallywood 4. Lus Angeles 16, Cakland 4. Portland 11, Sacramento 8. San Diego 6, Seattle 2. COAST LEAGUE STANDINGS L. Pet. 4 579 .550 .500 500 450 Portland . 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Chuck Dressen, new Dodger man- ager, put himself on the spot by picking Brooklyn to win the pen- nant. Casey Stengel, boss of the world champion New York Yankees, also said he expected to win again. Paul Richards, taking over as Chicago White Sox manager would not pick anybody to beat his club which finished sixth last year. And Luke Sewel] of Cincinneti also shied from predictions. Bucky Harris of Washington and Stengel leaned toward Cleveland as “the team to beat” but Al Lopez, new Cleveland boss, thought he would have to beat the Yanks to win, Frankie Frisch of the Chicago Cubs and Billy Southworth of the Boston Braves figured the National a five-club scramble with St. Louis and Boston also involved. Most of the others predicted a Phil-Dodger- Giant struggle. COLD IN CINCY, GAME IS PLAYED INCINTTATI, April 16 —(P—Clad in overcoats and wrapped in blan- kets, Cincinnatians ignored the i weather today to turn out in full force as their Reds and the Pitts- burgh Pirates opened the 27th Na- tional League baseball season. The temperature was around 45 but cloudy skies and a brisk wind made it seem much colder. All of the more than 30,000 tickets had been sold. A poultry producer at Petaluma, Calif. has developed an egg clean- ing machine that washes and drie: 2,700 eggs per hour with less break- age than hand cleaning methods. The Mississippi Delta is advan- sing into the Gulf of Mexico at the rate of 260 feet a year. Big leagues Begin 1951 B.B. Season Truman fo Pitch First Ball in Washingfon on Opening Day By Associated Press . Truman, a veteran lefthanded pitcher with a fair fast ball, ar- ranged to :nake the first pitch today and star’ the 1951 baseball season on its way. Shortly after the presidential pitch (at 12 noon PST) the world champion New York Yankees meet the Washington Senators at Wash- ington. In the day’s other major league game, Cincinnati and Pittsburgh, two teams that are getting a bit tired of waiting for pennant light- ning to strike them, opened the National league’s 75th anniversary season At Cincinnati. Manager’ Casey Stengel picked a surprise mound starter, Rookie Tom Morgan, He officially became ¢ member of the Yankees only yes- terday with the formal transfer of his contract from Kansas City. Mor- gan won 17 and lost eight for Binghamton in the Eastern League last year. He is a righthander. Maneger Bucky Harris chose Bob Kuzava, lefthander who won eight games and lost seven for the fifth place Senators after coming here from the Chicago White Sox. The weather outlook: Cloudy and cold, with a high of about 55 de- grees, and possible rain. But all re- serve and box seats were sold weeks ago. Opening day always is a colorful affair in Washington, with bands, bunting and big shots. The Senate took the day off; the Mouse scheduled only a routine ses- sion, As for the two teams, they look pretty much as they did last year. In other words, the Yanks look goud, and the Senators are simply look- ing. —EMPIRE WANT ADS PAY— YOU WIN! oroit’s the smlgllt,suumy to beauty in your home! - i Our Government is asking every liberty-loving citizen to do his part in maintaining the freedom for which America stands. Buy U. S. Defense Bonds...be the American Minute Man of 1951. *U. S. Savings Bonds are Defense Bonds. Buy Them Regularly! g ’l‘hU.S.Gnnrn'mlnu:-Mply for this advertising. The save regularly or you won't save at aill saving today the automatie, painless way! Go to the pay office of the com- pany where you work and sign up for U. S. Defense Bonds through the Pay- roll Savings Plan. Or go to your bank and join the Bond-A-Month Plan. 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