Evening Star Newspaper, April 17, 1940, Page 16

A—16 = Win, Lose or Draw By FRANCIS E. STAN. Winning Pitcher: Grove It was two hours before game time when the fellow arrived at the ball park, and when he walked past the guardians of the employes’ gate and pushed open the door to the visitors’ clubhouse, he didn’t look like a baliplayer. Not like the fellow who was going to pitch the opening game for the Boston Red Sox, a team picked by many to win the American League pennant this year from the world champion Yankees. Robert Moses Grove of Lonaconing, Md., isn't a young man any longer. He is going on 41. His hair is iron-gray. He is several years older than the owner of the Red Sox, the fabulously wealthy Thomas Austin Yawkey. He has a boy, now in college, who is as old as some of his teammates and some of the players on the Washington club. Twenty-one years ago Bob Grove began to pitch baseball for a living. A baby named Theodore Francis Williams was being dawdled on his papa’s knee at the time. Ted was 2 years old back in 1920, and all he could hit was singles. Out in San Francisco was another squawling infant, also 2 years old, named Dominic Di Maggio. Cheers From the Crowd and Band Music The dour-faced old fellow with the gray hair walked to a locker in the Red Sox’ dressing room and hegan to undress. He pulled off his street clothes, and, slowly, began to arrange himself in the gray, red and blue flannels of the Boston Club. Outside, the crowd was yelling, and the band was playing. The noise coula be heard in the dressing room of the visitors, buried beneath the grandstand. Every time a shout from the multitude went up Old Man Grove and the other Boston players knew that some Washington player, probably Wasdell or Lewis, had hit the fence during batting practice. They could hear Goldman's Band, and, unfamiliar with the Capital’s opening game schedule, they kept asking: “Has the President arrived yet? Why in the h—I don't they put a radiv in this room so we can know what's going on?” ©Old Man Grove pulled on his bright-colored stockings and his pants, tied his shoes, and walked over to the rubbing table. An eager rubber grabbed his left arm, and began to slap alcohol on it. The gray-haired fellow permitted this for a while, and then he pulied away and dried him- seif with a towel and put on a sweatshirt and the top to his uniform. And then he walked out to the field by way of the underground passage. When Robert Was Wild and Very Fast The newspaper headlines of the afternoon carried war news. They said that Canadian troops were landed in Norway, and that Nazi soldiers had practically cut that country in half. Twenty-one years ago there still were remnants 6f news of another war in the papers . . . And this fellow, Grove, was pitching for Martinsburg in the Blue Ridge League. Robert Moses was a skinny young southpaw at the time. He could throw a baseball through a brick wall . . . providing the wall was high enough and wide enough. He was wild, Robert Moses was. Grove went to Baltimore after that year, and in 1926 he went to the Athletics. That was 16 years ago. He couldn’t field bunts in the begin- ning and he couldn't get the ball over the plate, and so he wasn't a big winner for-a couple of years. But then he began to acquire a little finesse, and Grove and the Athletics rode the high road. Year after year he set records. For seven straight campaigns he led the American League in strikeouts. One year he won 31 games . . . and then 28 and twice ne won 24. He compiled the incredible percentage of 886 in 1931 when he won 31 and Inst only four games. Mose Was the Red Sox’ Logical Pitcher But now Mose Grove is gray, and he can’t pitch often. Indeed, he had pitched only 10 innings during the Red Sox’ entire spring training campaign which started on March 1. But in Manager Joe Cronin’s book he was the logical man yesterday, because most of the Washington club’s power was bestowed in left-handed hitters and, besides, Grove had the experience and, especially on a cool day, he had the stuff. f For seven innings the old fellow put out the Nationals in order. It was 1-2-3 in every inning. He retired 21 batters in a row going into the Washington half of the eighth inning, and the score was 1-0 in his favor due to a second-inning error by Catcher Rick Ferrell of the Griffs. Not a hit nor a base on balls had been given by the Gray Eagle of Lonaconing going into the eighth, which Gerry Walker opened. In the press box the newspapermen scurried around, looking for the record books. Had anybody ever pitched a no-hit, no-run game in an opening game? Then, leading off the eighth inning, Walker hit a ball to left field. It was a line drive and probably the crucial play-of the game. Ted Williams misjudged the ball, finally made a leaping, one-hand catch, and speared it—momentarily. Then, turning to throw it back to the infield he juggled and dropped the ball. It was scored as an error and ‘Walker, trying to take second after breaking stride, was caught. Lefty Never Had a No-Hitter For the Old Man from Lonaconing in the box this was a break. It preserved, for one thing, his no-hitter. For another, it may have saved his ball game because Cecil Travis and Jimmy Bloodworth followed with infield hits—the only two blows made off Grove during the afternoon. When it was all over and the President of the United States and 81,000 citizens had left the park Grove lingered under the shower and the reporters, grabbing him, began to ask questions. “Did you ever pitch a no-hitter?” one of them asked. “No,” said Grove, rubbing himself briskly with a towel. “I never had @ one-hitter, even.” “This wasn't your first two-hitter, was it, Bob?” somebody asked. “No,” Grove said, “I've had several two-hitters. This wasn’t the best game I've ever pitched, if that'’s what you're wanting to know. I've had 15 better, although I didn't wip them all.” Once a Week Is Enough, Says Old Mose Cronin, who was having a skinned knee bandaged, squirmed on the rubbing table and said: “Tell them about the time you were trying to break the record of 16 straight games won, Lefty,” he said. “The time you were beaten, 1-0.” “Shucks,” said the old gent, “that was one of my best games. I only gave four hits and lost.” Another newspaperman pressed forward and tapped Grove on ihe chest. “When are you going to start again, Lefty?” he asked. “About Friday or, maybe, Saturday?” . Grove stopped drying himself for a moment. “What's today?” he asked. “Tuesday,” answered a reporter. “Well,” said Grove, “I'll be pitching again next Tuesday. Once a week is plenty for me. Listen, I'm an old man. I'm going on 41. I've got a kid as old as a lot of these ballplayers . . .” “How about that no-hitter, Lefty?” somebody asked. awfully close to it.” “Listen,” said Moses, patting his big stomach which shook nnd- shimmied at his touch, “I didn’t know anything about a no-hitter until somebody cracked one off Tabor’s knees.” “That,” said one of the reporters, “was Travis.” “Well,” said Grove, “Whoever the guy was he was safe at first. Then Foxx came over and said something about a no-hitter going by the boards. Until then I didn’t realize that I hadn't given's hit ... or a base on balls.” Leonard, Says Maestro, Is Quite a Pitcher ©Old Man Mose grabbed a fresh towel and finished drying himself and, one by one, the Red Sox walked through the clubhouse door. The reporters began to leave, too, and Grove, as if he owed something, said: “Well, nobody was hurt a lot. Griffith had a great crowd and . . .” “Leonard was hurt,” said a reporter. “Dutch wasn't good in the beginning but after the fifth inning he was all right and . . .” “Dutch,” said Grove, “is a great pitcher. I felt sorry for him. It was Dutch or me. I think he'’s great.” He grabbed another towel, then, did Mose Grove, and there 18 no telling how many he’s used in 21 years as a professional pitcher. inly, he has used many because, going on 41, he’s still quite a pitcher and he’s still a two-towel guy. College Sports us. 2; Lehigh, 0. brier M. A., 7; Wi and u?r!e’n’o.llAV ashington Tennis. Maryland, 9; Temple, 0. 2 V. M. 1. 7; George Waat . wm‘;;mn 304 Loo 72 and M4 30in's (Brookiyn), 7: Columbis. 3. Geolf. Princeton, 6; Swarthmore, 3. -wlfnm:um '\ “You were | b The Foening Star Sporls ound Feats Abound as Baseball Enjoys One of Its Greatest Opening Days i e Gl 5 ¥ kel + In No-Hit Tilt, Avers Feller Becomes First Modern Major Leaguer With Classic Inaugural By TOM SILER, Associated Press ports Writer. CHICAGO, April 17.—Robert Wil- liam Andrew Feller stood there in the dressing room, strangely com- posed but happy, and said, “My curve wasn't breaking the way I wanted it to.” He wasn't popping off, and he wasn't being facetious. There is no false modesty in the make-up of this 21-year-old Iowa farm boy who yesterday entered baseball’'s Hall of Fame with a no-hit, no-run game, first ever recorded in the season’s opener in modern major league his- tory. He struck out eight batters and walked five. Another reached base on an error. ‘I think I've been faster several times,” he explained. “Of course that strong wind behind me helped make me faster. But I couldn't seem to throw a curve very well.” A matter of fact, hard working country boy, that's Feller. He con- gratulated his Cleveland mates just as warmly as they praised him for the 1-0 decision over the Chicago White Sox. Bob Never Better, Says Hemsley. Rollie Hemsley, Feller's catcher and closest friend on the squad whose triple sent Jeff Heath home with the winning run, said he had seen the young righthander a lot faster but “he was never a bet- ter pitcher—he’s got everything.” Standing outside the dressing room in the chilly air was Mrs. Willilam Feller of Van Meter, Iowa, waiting to reclaim her famous son from the uproar inside. It wasn’t the first time she had witnessed the un- usual involving young Bob. Last June on Mother’s Day she | was one of 25000 spectators in Comiskey Park when Bob was pitch- ing. A foul tip from the bat of a White Sox player struck her on the head, and she was rushed to a hospital for emergency treatment. As soon as Feller was assured his mother was not seriously injured he returned to the mound and contin- ued his pitching job. His great speed, eagerness to learn and increasing composure under fire has given him a running start toward joining baseball’s all-time piiching heroes. He joined the Indians in 1936, a lad of 16, without ever having pitched in a minor league game, Amole Turned Trick in 1900. Since then he has won 55 games | while losing 30. He led the Ameri- can League in victories last year with 24 and has led in strikeouts the last two seasons. No other pitcher in modern times ever tossed a no-hitter to open the diamond season. But on April 19, 1900, Morris I. Amole pitched & no- hit 8-0 victory for Buffalo over De- troit in the first game when the American still was a minor circuit. And on April 15, 1909, Leon K. Ames pitched nine hitless, runless innings for New York against Brooklyn in the season’s inaugural, but lost the game in extra innings, 3-0, giving up seven hits in the last four frames of a 13-inning game. Feller’s no-hitter was the first in the big leagues since Monte Pearson of New York turned the trick against Cleveland on August 27, 1938. B Phils, 3; I Giants, 1 Rucker.cf_ 4 Jurges.ss D'maree,lf ott.rf Danning.c 3 Young.1b ‘Witek,2b $Mc( ‘W'head.3b 3 Hubbell,p 3Moore Brown,p__ 0 0 o i A Sunaries SoomHRSaHRONN NSt ooossssrorRal [EYPUP -~ O Bragan.ss Higbe.p_ Total . » Totals 30 327 8 for Scharein in_seventh, + or Marty in eighth 1 Batted for Hubbell In eighth. 1 Batted for Witek in ninth. Philadelphia New York 36 627 8 - 000 000 030—3 000 100 000—1 Des BN tay “wo pase —] 3 . Two-base B mine - Three.base Bit — Jurses. Home = run — Suhr. Sacrifice — Danning. Double play—Warren to Scharein. Left on base—New York, 6: Philadelphia. 8. First e oot By CRunbel b: by Highoe. 4; R ubbell. b: , By rowh 1. HiteorOft “Hubpell 6 in # Runs—Benjamin. Arnovice, Suhr, Jurges. it Jurges, S Brown. 0 in 1 inning. Wild flu‘lm [ A mpires — Messrs. a Goete. " Time of game—2:3. By EDDIE BRIETZ, Associated Press Sports Writer. NEW YORK, April 17.—Feed box special! Here is the latest on Bimelech: Col. E. R. Brad- ley has put his foot down and if the colt is ready on Derby day— and the track is fast—he'll go to the post, doctor’s orders or no. Chalk up another for the Brooks. Baseball’s first televised opener will come out of Ebbets Field Fri- day pm. Don't let anybody kid you—you still can make bets with the books at Jamaica. Bank I Curve Deleclive‘“'E STARTING PITCHER . . . . ROOSEVELT... THE NATIONS MOST PROMINENT PITCHER, «...\WWHO YESTERDAY TURNED IN HIS ‘WORST PERFORMANCE IN 7 STARTS ----- ~~< /N FACT---- . AN HIS (NITIAL EFFORT OF THE 1940 SEASON ENDED UP IN THE HAND OF THE LAW. Griffmen’s Batboy Envy of Lazy Fans as Well as Youngsters; Cronin Pulls Prize Play Hudson Due for Big League Baptism If Weather Allows Griffmen Undiscouraged By 1-0 Loss in Opener To Great Bob Grove Today’s game has been called off, due to wet grounds. There will be a single game tomorrow. Having escaped foul weather for their opener, the Nationals and Red Sox appeared destined to sit out one today at Griffith Stadium, with pre- dicted light rain and possible thun- der showers threatening to prevent the second game of their series. Given' playing weather Manager Bucky Harris of the Nats was to send youthful Sid Hudson into his first major league pitching assign- ment. Manager Joe Cronin of Boston, one big grin following Lefty Grove's 2-hit, 1-0 shutout victory over the Nats yesterday at Griffith Stadium before more than 31,000 fans, still was undecided this morning as to his slab selection. Grifts Are Undiscouraged. Meanwhile, the Nats weren't downcast over the loss of their ini- tial test. When Pitcher Dutch Leonard can hold the power-packed Red Sox to one unearned run over nine innings, nothing much is wrong except the hitting and there are reasons to believe that will improve perceptibly. ‘Washington simply bumped into a masterful pitching performance. The 40-year-old, gray-haired Grove stayed in front of virtually every batter and offered the Nats nothing good at which to nibble once he had them in the hole. Leonard was tossing a 24-karat game himself and, barring Catcher Rick Ferrell’s error on Second Base- man Jimmy Bloodworth’s throw to the plate in the second inning, the issue might never have been settled. Temporary loss of control led to Boston’s only run when Leonard walked Bobby Doerr, who scooted to second as Dutch knocked down Jim Tabor’s whistling line drive and re- covered- in time to toss him out. Catcher Gene Desautels popped to Ferrell, but up came the notoriously weak-hitting Grove and rammed a scorching liner that richocheted off Bloodworth’s glove and trickled into short right field. Bloodworth recovered rapidly and whipped a perfect throw to Ferrell, (See HUDSON, Page A-18.) average 205 and three centers averaging 212 in that grid opener next fall. Did somebody say breather? . Nobody in Oklahoma ever had seen Pepper Martin wear a neck- tie until the Cards passed through last week. The Balti- more Orioles have gone Ivy League in a big way with Theo- dore Olson, ex-Dartmouth; Eddie Collins, jr., ex-Yale, and Dawson Farber, ex-Princeton. Two gal handicappers who made their debut on N. Y. papers Monday ran into foul luck to start—one win apiece in seven races. Bean- town’s zippy spring weather has Martin Pose and Enrique Berto- lino, Argentine golf pros, shop- say By BURTON HAWKINS. ‘That little green monster, jealousy, reared its nasty noodle among the generous gathering of enthusiastic boys sprinkled in the crowd of more than 31000 yesterday at Griffith Stadium. Object of the envy of many a school-skipping youngster was 17-year-old Johnny Catloth, the Nationals’ bat boy. Some of the more mature citizens, too, were wishing for a job like Johnny’s, for the slim, dark-haired lad was fulfilling a position as soft as some of those W. P. A. dirt dis- turbing projects. What with Lefty Grove spanking Nats in precise order, Johnny lugged the salary sticks of only 29 Washington players back to their rack. An absolute minimum for the course, barring rain or radical rearrangement of the rules, would consist of carrying 27 bats back to their berths. Johnny, though, is willing, even eager, to labor overtime at regular rates, which, incidentally, are $0.00 per day, week and month. When Johnny’s busy the Nats are hitting, and that's when the Tech High student is happiest. Johnny’s Getting Big. He's beginning to worry for his job now, however, for he’s sprouting fast and maybe before many home runs are hit, he’ll smear some lather on his facial fuzz and take the first step toward manufacturing a stubble. Johnny rapidly is getting too big to be a bat boy. “Why, my golly, that kid’s bigger Major League Wednesday, April 17, 1940. Clev_ 101.000 Phila. 101.000 | St.L. 101.000 .. Det__ 01 *Games behind leader. Results Yesterday. Boston, 1; Washington, 0. Cleveland, 1; Chicago, 0. St. Louis, 5; Detroit, 1. Philadelphia, 2; New York, 1 (10 innings). Games Today. Games Tomorrow. Boston at Wash. Boston at Wash. N. Y. at Phila. N. Y. at Phila. St. L. at Detroit. St. L. at Detroit. Cleveland at Chi. Cleveland at Chi. Bradley Won't Let His Health Keep Bimelech From Derby Brooklyn Opener Friday to Mark First Televised Game; Orioles Have Four Collegians Phillies appeared in Knoxville recently without Manager Doc Prothro. ‘'One Knoxville fan sent Doc a wire asking if he was ashamed to travel in the South with his club.” Must be in the blood. Lou Dun- dee, 17-year-old son of one former world champion and nephew of another, made his pro ring debut in Baltimore Monday night with a win. While Stan Bordagaray follows the baseball trail, his wife is running the® Cincinnati night spot Stan bought just be- fore the Reds aired him. While N. Y. race men say the first Jer- sey track will be built at the other end of the George Washington Bridge, insiders over there claim 1t will be located under the Pu- laski skyway, near Jersey City. Take your choice. ' PeteyySarron, former feather- weight champion, has opened a swank health emporium in Birm- ingham and guarantees you & Miami sun tan in 10 seconds. =] D. THRILL JUST T'GET ONE TW OUTFIELD! THE FIRST 21 WASHINGTON BATSMEN WERE RETIRED N JORDER BY THE “OLD MAESTRO” now than I was when I was play- ing in the Southern Association,” savs Buddy Myer. “So he says he'd like to be a ball player, huh? Well, from what I've seen of him around here he might do—he looks pretty good for a kid.” Meanwhile, Johnny is mingling with baseball's elite, with Foxx, Cronin, Grove, the Di Maggios, Keller, Dickey, Case, Leonard, Gehringer and Greenberg — and loving it just like any normal youngster would. What boy wouldn’t relish pitching a portion of batting practice, with thousands eyeing him, as Johnny did yesterday? Frankie Baxter, the clubhouse supervisor who bosses the boys, says little’ Wes Barber is next ine line for the job. Wes, a likable blond, is the boy who sees the plate umpire is supplied with balls, the job Johnny had before Baxter graduated him three years ago. Catloths Fixtures at Park. Johnny succeeded his brother, George, as bat boy, and together they’ve been hanging around Griffith Stadium a total of 16 years. Johnny has been there seven seasons, and George, now a clubhouse boy at 21, was selling papers there when he was 12. Two former bat boys of Baxter's, Walter Morris and Jimmy Ryan, now are G-Men, but Johnny is a candidate for the diplomatic corps. Asked to name his favorite player, (See GRIFFMEN, Page A-18.) Statistics NATIONAL. Pct. G.B. Bkin. 101.000... Chi__ 01 Pitts. 101.000._. St.L. 01 Cin.. 101000.._ N. Y. 01 *Games behind leaders. Results Yesterday. Cincinnati, 2; Chicago, 1. Philadelphia, 3; New York, 1. Brooklyn, 5; Boston, 0. Pittsburgh, 6; St. Louis, 4. Games Today. Games Tomorrow. Phila. at N. Y. Phila. at N. Y. Brooklyn at Bos. Brooklyn at Bos. 0001 0001 0001 Chicago at Cinn. Chicago at Cinn. Pitts. at St. L. Pitts. at St. L. 3 W.L. W.L. Pct.*G.B. | Foxx. 1b Phila. 101.000 .__ Bos.. 01 0001 . . . THE WINNING PITCHER| 4 LerFry THE AGELESS MOUND STAR OF THE BOSOX .... WHO CELEBRATED THE BEGINNING OF HIS 16™ MAJOR YEAR WITH A 2-HIT Riggs May Be Forced To Shake Lethargy Playing Brown Tidball Meets Allison, Hare Plays Guernsey In Houston Tennis By the Associated Press. HOUSTON, Tex., April 17—He won't like it, but Bobby Riggs may have to perspire a little today. As the River Oaks tennis tourna- ment entered its third round, Riggs was scheduled against an opponent who figured to make him get out of a slow trot—Lefty Brown of Waco, a hardy campaigner. Riggs, criticized for loafing through his first match, shot back “why should I work? I can beat lots of these guys with a | balloon.” Riggs defeated Champ Reese of Atlanta, 6—3, 6—4, yesterday in his second-round match, but was rele- gated to a side court, out of the view of all but a handful of spectators. ‘The toughest tests listed appeared to be the matches between Jack Tid- ball of Los Angeles and Wilmer Al- lison of Austin and Charles Hare of England and Defending Champion Frank Guernsey of Rice Institute. Elwood Cooke, Portland, Oreg., player seeded second to Riggs, met Norman Bickel of Chicago, and Bitsy Grant, Atlanta’s pride, engaged Frank Froehling of Chicago. The women’s division moped along, with several first-round matches still | to be played. Mrs. Sarah Palfrey Fabyan of Boston, seeded No. 1, safely got by her first enemy, Mrs. Sylvion Kivlin of Houston, 6—0, 6—1. or commcomsnnn B coonoess0 B weosome~o B omouoSuse 0 wowwsoHoe > so00s0~00 M % ninth, -~ 010 000 000—1 000 000 000—0 it—Willlams, Left on bases 7; Washington, 2. Fii s—Oft ‘Leonard, 3. Btruck Grove, 4: by Leonard, 1. Passed ball— Ferrell_ " 'Umpire i res—Messrs. Hubbard, Mor- isrty, Rommel and Rue. Time—1:50. Yanks, 1 Phila. AB.H.O. Calling his shots. Neltesgnblt of guessperting we've seen a long time was turned in by Art Carter of the Chatham (Ontario) News. More than a month ago he called his Stanley Cup shots as follows: Rangers to eliminate Boston; Toronto to edge Chicago; Detroit te nip Americans; Toron- to to trim Detroit and Rangers to eliminate Toronto. Fun in Philly. If the Phils get any kind of box office break this year, Prexy Gerry Nugent plans to bring in the 1915 team (only Philly championship team) and pit it against the 1940 crew. If anybody wants to open a future book, we'll take the old-timers. 3:15 P.M. McCoy,2b 4 1 Rolfe,3b Moses,rf - Selkirk.rt Keller,If SHNOmHooH] wocacoooo? ITTFRN | ocorormre: - S coca 8l 8l corwme | wo e e Totals 35 6°20 8 Totals 33 6 oy y0 out when winning run + Batted for Lillard in tenth. New York 001 000 000 0—1 Philadeiphia 000 100 000 1—2 ‘Runs—Henrich, Johnson, Hayes. Error— McCoy. Runs batted in—Johnsor rich. Sacrifice—! 3 Gordon to Dlh)f ; Ruffin Gordon Dahigren; Rubeling to McCoy to Siebert. Left on bases—New York, 8; Philadelphia, . _PFirst base on balls—Off in. 4 D\:flhw 3. Struck out—By Rt 3 an, 2. Yankees' Defeat Among Variefy Of Thrillers All Scheduled Games Run Off for First Time in 4 Years By JUDSON BAILEY, Associated Press Sports Writer, Big league baseball’s first bite was as luscious as spring’s first straw- berry and the flavor will linger for days. ‘The no-hit spectacle of young Bob Feller, the 2-hit efforts of old Lefty Grove and the uniformly fine fling- ing in every one of yesterday’s eight games lifted the 1940 inaugural to a high place among the sport’s opening days, even in the memory of old- timers. Just about everything except per- fect weather was present to make the season’s start a success. For the first time in four years every one of the programmed games was run off as scheduled and 183,957 fans turned out. This was well be- low the record 249,010 of 1931, but better than any beginning since 1938 and an auspicious omen for the magnates. The world champion New York Yankees were beaten; the National League champion Cincinnati Reds won their first opening game since 1932. There were home runs and arguments with umpires and an extra-inning game and above all some of the best all-around, free- style, no-holds-barred pitching duels the majors ever gathered into a single day. Thrice Before Near No-Hitter. Feller's marvelous exploit over- shadowed all the others, of course. With him in control the Cleveland Indians scalped the Chicago White Sox, 1-0. He struck out eight and generally was the one-man gang that he was expected to be on the basis of his spring training efforts. Three times before the 21- year-old Van Meter, Iowa, speedster had come within one hit of this goal without making it. But this time he made it and just about any great pitching performance that comes along now for the rest of the season will be an anti-climax. It was the first no-hitter in the majors since Monte Pearson tamed the Tribe for the Yankees August 27, 1938. Fans came so close to getting two no-hitters yesterday that s lot of them probably still would be shaking if they had known what was coming. For while Feller was working care- fully toward the first no-hit opening game in modern major league an- nals, Lefty Grove was tying the Washington Senators into bowknots and didn't allow them a single until the eighth inning. Finally a team- | mate’s error unsettled the gallant | 40-year-old southpaw sufficiently for him to allow two scratch safeties, but he preserved the 1-0 victory for the Boston Red Sox. Chubby Dean Subdues Yanks. The Athletics’ 2-1, 10-inning vic- tory over the Yankees was another pitching thriller, with Charley (Red) Ruffing of the four-time world champions and Lovill (Chubby) Dean each giving six hits. An error by Benny MCoy, Connie Mack’s $45,000 prize free agent, en- abled New York to score a run with- out a hit in the third inning, but Bob Johnson hit a homer in the fourth to tie the score. Then in the tenth the A's loaded the bases with one out and Dean, one of baseball’s leading pinch-hitters when he isn't pitching, brought home the winning run with a long fly. The outstanding hurling display in the National League came in the Phillies’ 3-1 {riumph over the New York Giants.” Walter Kirby Higbe, suffering from a cold and an irr- tating eye ailment, held the Giants to three hits. Nevertheless, old King Car] Hubbell was winning a shutout, 1-0, going into the eighth inning, when Rookie Mickey Witek bobbled | & double-play chance and Gus Suhr | punched a three-run homer onto the roof of the right-field grand- stand. Brooklyn’s Whitlow Wyatt, a great right-hander last season until he wrenched his knee and had to quit for the season, shut out the Boston Bees, 5-0, on five hits. Score All Runs With Homers. The 34342 fans who jammed Crosley Field at Cincinnati to ca- pacity also saw a first-rate pitching scrap between their own Paul Der- ringer and Big Bill Lee of the Chi- cago Cubs, but also got three home runs for their money. The score was 2-1, as follows: Cincinnati home runs by Frank McCormick and Ival Goodman; Chicago home run by Augie Galan. The day’s biggest turnout, 49,417 customers at Detroit, had to watch the Tigers take a 5-1 lashing by the St. Louis Browns behind the seven- hit hurling of George (Slicker) Coffman, whom Detroit discarded during the winter. At St. Louis it was the other way round, with the Cardinals getting crushed, 6-4, under the 15-hit bom- bardment of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Three Pittsburgh pitchers combined in holding the fearsome Redbird sluggers to seven hits, but Bob Klinger was a victim of a four-run uprising in the sixth before help came. Bein. Travelers Want Games ‘Washington Travelers want to live en.- 7 |UP to the name by booking road games. Call Norman Outcalt at Hobart 4900 Thursday or Saturday after 6 o'clock. VY CHASE ICE PALACE CONN. AVE. EMERSON 81 CHE For ALL That's Newest—BUY hrysler 'Why shift gears? Fluid Drive only $38.00 now ror MOST "85 5 soon dek SROS. wdiem, o