Talking It Over * DETROIT’S BENTON MEL om GIANTS Speaker Sam Rayburn ‘CATS, BLACKBIRDS Trail To Toss Out Baseball [The Sports SERVES BROWNIES DIVIDE TWIN BILL WILL CLASH TODAY By WHITNEY MARTIN WASHINGTON, April 19.—<*) —Memorial ceremonies for the much SECOND 1-0 late President Roosevelt plan- April 10.-W-One move than a uniform LOSS, WITH BOSTON TEAM IN CONTEST Up ned for last LOOP ^^^yORK. make a •ummer, there at the plate, but how he Monday's postpon- doesn’t ed major league here, swalloW a bQOk> g0 perform- could field 1 opening A1 will r,or League Holds St. Louis Batsmen New York be carried out tomorrow Now Tied °n1n the first Major Stocky Jimmy Foxx, who has Cops Opener, Rocky Mount anceS have been when New York’s Yankees play r!f <he season possibly considered washed up often- To Four Hits While tea in er than _ 4-3; Yield 15 Hits To Washington’s Senators. With Wilson For Con- significance than the family dishes, got in f^'ore the for Speaker Sam Rayburn will game the Phils only as a Bengali Get Seven 13-5 ob- Drop Second, toss out the first ball and he, ference’s Top Spot a“ interesting, though, to- pinch hitter, but he came through I! * activities with a Fred M. Vinson, War Mobilizer, h„ opening day single. ST. LOUIS, April 19.—M—'The sC: in the 19.— and other dignitaries will oc- Wildcat the old gaffers ,Met Ott. starting his 20th sea- Detroit Tigers broke off a tight BOSTON, April UP) —The New Hanover High's ie cf the Presidential box. ofS of whom still are son with the triants and still the pitching duel by bunching three of Boston Braves and New York cupy horsehiders will still be seeking ,ome President Truman cannot at- Sa:ry by all the rules of same trim, little fel- their nine singles in the ninth in- Giants diyided a patriot’s day dou- their first wift of the season when u;;cn gentlemanly tend. plymS should be slowed low who a,mazed John today to the ble header today, the Giants win- encounter Coach Joe Caruso • ‘hey’“■ McGraw, nig whip Champion they nature broke a the contest 4-3 and nine thi* £S pace. m-ess of records opening St. Louis Browns, 1 to 0, and cop ning morning powerful Rocky Mount too although day, in addition to series two the Braves copping the afternoon afternoon at 3:45 on the Thirteenth dCv did all right, collecting twe their opening games Of telling how hits and three to one. tilt 13-5. and Ann street diamond. The-V ,,0 v.-ay fielding chances. the Hod Held scoreless for seven frames DODGERS DEFEAT The Blackbirds, now tied up can stand grind. Lisenbee, the ancient mar- Alton Benton held the Browns to !hefthev in in the muscles have less iner salvaged by Bill McKechnie four widely scattered hits, although by Charlie Barrett the opener, w.ith Wilson for first spot lonw ve il-old to and where- to fill out his seven the. the Giants came up with four runs conference,* should add another (nan a squash, pitching museum, he allowed walks, while Fort>/p5 in in the for their third 3-1 their chain victories when they are back chip- got the game only in a reliel Tigers pecked ineffectively away eighth straight PHILLIES, youngsters the Hubman and the first vic- locals. f"he role for the Reds, but he stuck at Nelson Potter, Browns’ ace over cope with the letterman-less a total of rookie Hansen. — around until the 11th inning and righthander, until he faltered in tory for Andy BROOKLYN, April 19. (Ah Rocky Mount, boasting received The Braves climbed on three three conference wins against • credit for a victory. the final round. With Hal unfurl- 15 in Sophomore Gregg a with the Curt 39 Don Brownie second Giant hurlers for hits the lone loss, went into tie Davis, crowding accord- Gutteridge, th“ to second clash with Butch Nieman ing a two-hit performance, outfit last week when the 7 for instance. We ing to league records, itched the bbseman and the first batter Cyclone sox pilot, at- first conference or five out a double and Joe Mack spearheading the Brooklyn Dodgers made it two out Cycs dropped their seeing Joe four Brokklyn Dodgers to victory and face Benton, rapped reRE1.1 ' remain- tack. Nieman made three hits and encounter in two seasons to the when he had so much one of his two hits was a robust to start the gaqne but the of three today by defeating the a«n scored four runs while Mack clout- Ral?igli Caps, 6-5. him it seemed he nev- home run. And Paul Derringer, ing safeties were widespread. Philadelphia Phillies 3-1. blubb■fiber on ed his second homer of the season The ’Cats lost their last tilt able to lean 38 and with a career behind The hit safely, all singles, u old be long Tigers fanned seven and walked ilt the in the fourth inning. Gregg Tuesday afternoon to a group of a ball. Last him, pitched his way to a 3-1 vic- once in every inning except and field ground failed to hold a four- six allowing the only run in the under e'ver he over the first and third until the ninth, but The Giants high school lads, playing third base, tory world champion when he walked Vance Din- playing run lead accumulated in the third sixth the banner of the Carolina Tigers, Tuesdav. two of Cardinals strong defensive play snuffed out fou* chances, Ernie Lombardi, ges, who advanced to third on a accepted All of rallies. inning when 8-4. and collected a of which may indicate that all semblances incipient Rene and them toughs*. Browns’ regu- whose two-run single won the op- single by Monteagudo Pete Carr and Brooks Page ar* this might not be entirely a year Vernon Stephens, when Wasdell hr;,ce of hits. clouted a homer with the scored Jimmy most of the Mount Durocher for callow after The lar shortstop, was out of the line- ener, packing Rocky is Skipper Leo youth all. out. There of a bases full. ^grounded outfit’s batting power; however. who is creaky old characters might horn up today because jammed .. the Dodgers, playing No-hit Jim Tobin settled down Philadelphia Ab. R. H. O. A. E. Hooks, Bird hot-box man, in for a iittle of if in a fielding play Captain or less under the glory their thumb, injured Mott, 3b _ 3 0 0 1 3 0 'end bate, more thereafter to hold the Giants score- banged out two doubles against the don’t bark too _ xxPeacock _ 1 0 0 0 0 0 seemed to be through dogs loudly. yesterday. mssfs —'iiimiii mi i'i»i i hi i in ii and iress Leo Ab. *• ®' less for his initial victory. 3b_ 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hertford Marines Tuesday, yet there We almost forgot to mention Detroit ,• Caballero. of ago, 4 _ 2 10 0 in a coupl years Webb, ss first came Dinges. If 10 has been moved to third spot the Paul Waner. the old ? 1 ? J 2 Pitcher Mort Cooper of the Cardinals gives Vi a few pointers a\s 3 * H- °- A- _ 0 0 L was out there against eagle eye. Mayo, 2b New York *b- *• Monteagudo, rf 3 1 2 0 the order. 2 ? a 2 she warms up for the elephant baseball act. E;0 batting flaw- He did his He sat 4 1 2 1 0 Wfsdell. lb _ 3 0 1 8 2 0 handling six chances job perfectly. Rucker, cf Earl Lanier or C. E. Bell wilt Phils lb 4 4 1 3 2 4 1 DiMaggio, cf_ 3 0 0 3 0 0 one hit, which on the bench as the Yankees York, 2 2 2 2 Hausmann, 2b and getting whip- 0 2 0 0 2b_ 4 0 0 5 1 0 the nod for game, with le«iv rf _ 3 1 W. Hamner, get today's for him the Red and that was Ott. the course ped Sox, 3 0 0 0 c _ 0 0 was for Maier. If Filipowicz, If 3 0 0 Mancuso. 3 0 1*1 Page handling the receiving end. "par 1 92 92 02 2 2 ® ® his He never was doing everything asked of him. Hostetler, If- 2 2 Treadway. If 1 1 1 xxxTriplett _ 1 0 0 0 0 0 Coach Buster Dandeiake will ,,in in heyday. 3 0 1 0 2 0 YANKEES DEFEAT NATS DISSAPPOINT 0 3b 3 0 0 13 3 G. Hamner, ss 3 0 0 2 5 0 Ross, Weintraub, lb have three choices for 3 9 _ possible Swift, c Lombardi, c 4 0 2 5 Sproull. p 2 0 0 1 1 0 02 10 02 20 2 2 _ 0 0 1 2 0 xAdams _ 0 0 0 0 0 0 mound Kenneth six xHoover Kerr, ss 4 0 0 [ duty. Rogers, 1 0 0 1 0 n 1® Richards, c SOX 4-3 Reyes, 4 0 0 1 Chetkovich, p 0 0 0 0 0 0 foot three inch fast’ball artist, Bil- Reach 0 2 9 BOSTON RED CONNIE’S A’S Gunther _ 2 0 8 0 2 0 Page, Benton, p Hansen, p 2 0 0 ly Hardison, Freshman rnounds- 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 28 1 2 24 13 0 9 27 15 9 xGardella or 31 1 — 0 0 0 0 xBatted for man, Smith, 'Cat first Totals — 0 0 in Harry NEW 19.