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% Diamond Fans Momentarily Forget War Worries as 190,775 Thrill to Openers CHAMPION—AND STILL WINNING! —Bv JIM BERRYMAN Yank Scout Sees Yankees, Bcsox, 1 *P nDNTC or Draw : S Lose \ewec; Poc TUF /P/V£ s Win, THAT VERSIONS WHO ] i'^^EC-.'>',oor' SUCKy DIDN'T Sf*>£.rf By FRANCIS E STAN. ) (VET TIN' 04 To / WMV PlTc MEPS TELL ME I WAS FlF LPEP EVERY MV STuE? HE rr>MT lev Tip J UONMA HAVE LFFT FIELD PALL' Second Feller Tribe, Browns JUST TIPPED IT •> FUN' I } A HOCK OF a os if Had ^MlT.. After Year, Nothing Happened ANOTHER.. ASSISTANTS! Maybe the players, after tramping the woods all fall K __—V- • nd winter with their dogs at their sides and shotguns under their In De Rose never around to that these are unusual Show Class arms, got fully realizing times and anything is likely to happen. For months the club owners and major league presidents have been delivering spiels to Dodgers Down Giants 19-Year-Old Hefty the effect that, due to the draft and one thing or another, the 16 In IT WAS RED Owns All It Takes in big-time teams more or less were on equal footing and that exciting Dizzy Struggle; CUFFING PAY races with twists were not to be unexpected. spectacular Williams AT GRIFFITH Raw, Experts Agree take into account Winging The theorist*, apparently, did not everything STADIUM...OH HERE WE GO X-'H, I IT ! it was like the of a year ago! What \ f GOT By Rl’SS NEWLAND. Why, yesterday Just By JL’DSON BAILEY. THE MOUND... AGAIN!... AM' SO \ Associated Writer. with fresh accent on hi* Good and with Vichy water A.''oci»ted Pres* Bports Writer. >( press Sports Neighbor Policy AMD AT THE PLATE SAN 15 — running hot. President Roosevelt couldn’t keep the traditional date *t Sports fans now have had their HUDSON IS THEIR FRANSISCO. April a Baseball's best pitching find sine* . But the Yankees k*pt It. In the manner to which first taste of tonic labeled "major BEST — < Feller's fast one mak- league baseball, an antidote for war Bobby started they are accustomed they shut out the Nats. 7-0. with Rufus (The Red) worries" r,d the dose given 190,775 _/l PONT GEt\J ing batters blink a few years ago Ruffins glvlns only three hits as he embarked upon his 19th season In That FLUrTtR-ToSS AWRIGHT VWELL \) u. MANY CHANCES may be w-apped up in the giant persons in eight cities yesterday had > (SETS ME 4 V 7H' / the . I Tope TM PlO^HOT ) frame of Carl de Rose, a an altogether agreeable flavor. Too! 19-year-old crowd of 31.000 SO IMMAKIM' fresh out of a California This was, of course, discouraging to a near-capaclt.v The opening games were crammed ^KUS/MTQ. ) boy high In Mr. Griffith * emporium. Last year the Yankees licked the Nats In the with pnough excitement to satisfy f )iu\sonl school, corny Is the fact he also a , and with also giving only three any thrill-hunting baseball bug and Equally interesting opener, by HACCIi P1'. kE? heralded more en- Is ticketed for the world champion *. The year before. Robert Moses Grove of t.he Red Sox blanked the they interesting UP ONE ^k/EET counter by way of their around the to come. INPlELPER. iM Orlff*. It got to be a little monotonous eighth yester- farm club The world champion New York oof iZ IF multiple system. day and so the game that started with 31.000 onlookers wound probably Yankees functioned like a well- y 7H£ De Rose was signed to a Kansas up with no more than 20 000 die-hards. geared machine, but Boston, Cleve- gOK'Ldoycould City contract, but Yankee 8cout Joe land and St. Louis also looked good hit., wow! Devine, who signed him. recom- to a Class C to Form in winning and the Dod- mended he be sent Bums, Cards and Reds Act According in tha gers keynoted another topsy-turvy club, to Amsterdam But the Nat* needn't feel too downcast. Prom the very beginning, He'a campaign with as Canadian-American League. wera that the firm, en masse, a warning* posted Washington swinging dizzy a ball game as New York fans strictly green pea. De Rose eouldn’t knock the hat off one's head. The Nats and Yanks weren't the have seen in a long time. The V P s Toss Big. good-natured may h*dthat act like he has two left feet while only two clubs to stick to form as the curtain went up. Ot New York 42,653 fans, the big- oii> TOUCH. a bunt, but when he gets 6- Look at the Dodger-Giant opener in the National League! The turnout of the day, watched PLOZIS fielding gest feet 4-lnches and 218 of bulk Giants went aU out over the winter to their team! the down the Giants, 7-5, ( MOMMA pounds rejuvenate They got Dodgers Mia! men have * behind a , baseball in the . MAS COME * a new . Melvin Ott! They bought a new third baseman and the visions of another The National League champions 1E WAN BEEG ) hard-hitting to play first base They re-acquired or Feller. looked invincible as they stabbed » Hank Lelber. thereby gaining two legs and almost permanent possession CEVLOOSMONV1^ Pitcher. old for four runs in Calls Him Dream of the Man. But when the came across the river to Lazy Brooklyns play the first inning, belted him out of Scout Devine has spent 21 yearn first their hated rivals the Wonderful Bums, picking up where they left off a the box with Peewee Reese's two- beating the bushes for talent, and more year ago. won with some ease Rnd so today at press time the Yankees homer in the fourth and ran with Pittsburgh lately He turned with and the Dodgers were leading their respective leagues their margin to 7-0 in the first six the Yanks. up such pitching gems as , There was nothing else that startled the so-called experts, either. stanzas. , and Ernie The were beaten The score was 4-2. Pounded. by Pittsburgh. Bonham. In the person of young But they didn't look so good in This was only the mildest of upsets, since it seemed to be thoroughly De Rose he thinks he has discovered the seventh when Curt Davis gave understood that Cincinnati’s hitters couldn't hit. As for the Cardinals’ a bonanza. five runs on two walks and four defeat by the Cubs, this also Is completely understandable. The "Every scout's dream has been to hits, including a tremendous homer find another Johnson or, more lately, Cards aren't the real, bona-fide Cards unless they get ofT to a slow start John Mize with two aboard, and by another Feller." said Devine. "I •nd manage to have half a dozen key players sustain injuries, ranging their five errors for the game best think I Ye reached my goal In thl* from athlete's foot to broken bones. were forgotten. In fact, they made kid. He' as fast as anybody I've fans forget some of them by rattling IT WAS VERY WARM FOR APRIL AROUND seen in a long, long time. He’s off three sparkling plays. THE MOT CORNER .THE YANRS BURNED Ferrell Touts Muncrief but Doesn't Catch Him green, but he’s fearless and thinks ESTY. As further evidence that anything UP POOR. LITTLE can beat an ideal tem- Jumping back to the American League, topped , 5-2. he any one, can happen in the senior circuit, perament, This is no gigantic upset by any means, but it was a nice start for the both the St. Louis Cardinals and "When I spotted him a couple youngest big league manager of all times. of the chief rivals of the Cincinnati Reds, of years ago he didn’t know how to Indians. With on his lost their debuts. nobody pitching staff named Robert William Andrew Dodgers, put on a uniform. He has unlimited Feller it was an especially coveted victory for the 24-year-old Mr. Bou- The nosed out the possibilities and can become one of dreau. Without R. W’ A. Feller of Uncle Sam’s Navy he may not get too Cards, 5-4, by bunching two runs the game’s great . I pre- many victories. in the first inning and three more dict we will be reading a lot about in the sixth off . Man- him In a few years.” The Tigers, according to the vexed Buck Newsom, were hexed, but ager Jimmy Wilson of the Bruins Fans 21 in School Game. properly, by a fellow named Louis Norman (Bobo or Buck* Newsom. "Ah also earned the distinction of bein» the Yankees the sent a Reports paid 'em teleygram.” he had explained before the Nats faced the out of a the first pilot thumbed boys’ parents a fat bonus were Yankees, "and Ah tol’ that Ah wished him luck. Ah guess the by an . There is no game ____* ___«=> (&BIFF STADIUM) r»--— waved away by Devine. Detroit fellers Ah was sourcastic." Mr. were set down. 4-2. figured being Newsom, reportedly The Reds by reason to believe hypnosis was used, a bit miffed because Sid Hudson, and not the Great Man, was assigned to the as Big Max either. But the Yankees outtna- Walters, pitch the opening game in Washington, guffawed long and loudly. "Del ^ifteher outpitched Bucky neuvered Detroit. Cincinnati and six hits to seven. Statistics to come Baker’s okay," he added, generously, “but he'll need more luck than I can Undaunted Griffmen's Major Roosevelt, Brooklyn, among others, up ■end him Johnny Cooney, the 41-year-old Bucky by WEDNESDAY. APRIL IB. 104%. Coolidge with a prize rookie who dropped man of the Boston Braves, out of the Albany High School, The performance of Bob Muncrief in setting down the White Sox, handy AMERICAN. took over first base and provided a across the bay, shortly before his 3-0, is not surprising. Almost a year ago , once in Result* Yesterday. Washington’s timely single and double to help Shoddy Showing Opener Nines Facing Today 19th birthday. April 12. New York, 7: 0. favorite , was about Muncrief This was Washington. raving just after the beat the Phils, 2-1. Boston. 8: Philadelphia. 3. Young De Rose’s experience has trading of Rick to St. Louis. "With the proper handling,” said Mr. St Louis. 3: Chicago. 0. been confined to school and j Williams Has Field Day. Ruffing Faster Than Usual, Says Campbell; Cleveland, 5; Detroit, 2. high Ferrell, "that fellow is going to do very well.” Mr. Muncrief hero In Series Start amateur club ball. In his last school Ironically, , the batting Standing of the Club*. a no-hlt pitched his swell game to a catcher named , while Ferrell rode of last season with a .406 average, Hudson Skids After Brilliant Start game he pitched no-run, W. L. Pet W. L. Pet. the bench with a three- contest, fanning 21 batters. Previ- By the way, whatever became of Tom Swift and His Electric opened this campaign N Y _ 1 O 1.000 Wash. 0 1 .000 wasn’t tak- Boston 1 0 1.000 Phila. O 1 .000 Other Title Contenders he struck out 17 and on an- Runabout? run homer on his first trip to the By BURTON HAWKINS. surrender. Washington ously excused because St. Louis 1 0 1.000 Chicago 0 1 000 other occasion 13 In 8 plate and also collected two singles. Some 31,000 fans may be ing the offensive chiefly Cleve 1 0 1.000 Detroit 0 1 .000 Are . as the for the Nats’ combined bat- Gen. was hand gren- Getting Tune-ups He knocked home five runs feeling Ruffing tossing Games Today. Games Tomorrow, Nats Don't Give a Run for the the wouldn't crack a ades at them. Money overpowered ting strength N Y. at Wash.. 3:15. N. Y. at Wash 3:15. In Outside Contests Meets The in wasn’t Athletics, 8-3. champagne glass, but if Washing- Washington was submitting meek- Phila. at Boston. Phila at Boston. League Tonight opener Washington very interesting. It was like Joe Philadelphia St Louis at Chicago. St. Louis at Chicago. let loose baseball team is as inept as it ly, but while the Nats are slumber- Managers of teams entered in Louis punching the light bag. Only four of the Nats reached first base. The ton’s Cleve. at Detroit. Cleve. at Detroit. The high school baseball series some Harris Section A. National City League, will In the second a war whoop calculated to chill appeared yesterday Manager Bucky loving, peaceful gentlemen. was to open this afternoon with inning Bruce Campbell singled legitimately to right field. 8 o’clock at the of their rivals for the American Harris will cherish the opportunity isn't willing to confess his outfit NATIONAL. Roosevelt playing at Coolidge. Leigh meet tonight at Five and one-third barren innings followed before Roberto Estalella a Section B got first division as they of sipping a cyanide cocktail. is as subdued as it seemed. He Results Yesterday. was slated to do the for Atlas Sport Shop. pilots walk League’s Joy hurling from Ruffing. By this time the score was 4-0 the Nats. believes his athletes are more New will meet at the same same against trounced the , 5-2. Harris was inclined to dismiss that pol- Brooklyn. 7: York. 6. the Rough Riders, with Bernie place, Rookie Bob Repass got a hit and. for the first and time ished than and he's Boston. 2; Philadelphia. 1. hour tomorrow. only during While Jim Bagby and Joe Heving 7-0 walloping by the Yankees in they appeared Pittsburgh. 4 Cincinnati. 2. Shankman to work the hill for the the two in for a summer if Chicago. 5. St. Louis, 4 game, Nats were on base at the same time. But this extraordi- shared a seven-hit pitching per- Griffith Stadium’s colorful opening long, blistering Colts. condition collected they don't his conviction. Standing of the Clubs. nary was corrected a moment later when Brother Repass man- formance, their teammates game as “one of those things’’ and justify This was the only title series clash and Sid Hudson was head- W. L. Pet. W. L. Pet. to doubled on an 13, including a , double shifted conversation to the imme- apparently aged get up outfield fly. This is when the customers began Bklyn. 1 O 1.000 N Y.__ O 1 .000 listed, but several other schoolboy Official Score for one of his more Rookie Les Fleming diate future. looked ed magnificent Boston 1 0 1.000 0 1 to leave. In the ninth inning George Case on base when his single by “Sure, they Phila. .000 games today promised to give a line NEW YORK. AB R H O A I. got lazy Browns mound efforts when he fanned Pittsb. 1 0 1.000 Ctncin. 0 1 .000 Likewise, the St. Louis and we looked bad, but maybe Prlddy, 3b _ 5 1 2 2 0 0 liner, which should have fell good Chicago 1 0 1.000 St. Louis 0 1 .000 on competing teams. Central was to ; somebody caught, safely. first four batters he Rlzzuto. ss _ 5 10 3 10 made an early bid for recognition as and tomorrow they’ll take three of the ! today make its first start, playing the H»nrtch. rf. _ 5 0 2 2 1 0 Old Man Ruffing looked very good. The question, however, is: Was but after Keller Game* Today. Games Tomorrow. | a first-division contender by chopping their licking,” fumed Harris. faced, Charley Marines at and DI Magglo. cf._5 1110 0 Bkln. at New York. Bkln. at New York. Quantico Quantico. Keitel. if. _5 1110 0 Ruffing very good? Rufus the Red bowled over the Nats in the manner down the White Sox, 3-0, scratched a hit off him with one Chicago "That was only one game in a Boston at Phila. Boston at Phila Eastern was to visit Episcopal. ! Gordon, 2b._3 12 110 of a 1 the 25- 0 tenpin bowler who knew how to roll. Rufus was almost too good to in the first day’s tightest hurling out in the second inning Pitts, at Cincinnati. Pitts, at Cincinnati. Dickey, e _ 3 1 0 8 0 mighty long season,” continued Chicago at St. Louis. Chicago at St. Louis. Anacostia, one of the series favor- I Levy. lb. _3 10 6 10 believe but. if he is not to be Muncrief held the White year-old Hudson temporarily became believed, what does that make the Nats? duel. Bob _ 4 0 3 1 1 0 “and we’re not as bad as we had a test listed with Rufflng, p. Bucky, as wild as a cannibal. ites, tough Are they, for example, as horrible as seemed to be? Sox to three hits, gave no walks, they appeared. We haven’t much powrer, By the Associated Pres*. Briariey Military Academy as the Totals _38 ~7 10 27 ~5 ”o let no one past first base and He walked and Bill Time will tell. Chum. Meanwhile, don’t bet the Nats won’t break get but were not that weak. Maybe . visiting nine. WASHINGTON. AB. R. H. O. A *, faced 28 men. In rebuttal, to fill the bases, but even Case. If. _ 4 0 1 3 0 1 records One that appears to be within their only Newsom will put us even with ’em Dickey Nashville. 7: Atlanta. 2. winner of the title range is the consecutive Western, last _ 4 0 0 4 0 John rationed the Browns then have escaped trouble. Chattanooga. 8; Knoxville. 1. SDence. cf. 0 Rigney may lb _ 4 0 0 shutout championship on opening today.” Little Rock. ,3: Memphis. 2. season, makes its 1942 series bow on Vernon, 0 13 3 days. Twenty-seven innings without to five safeties and the score Ed to CampbeH. rf._ 3 0 1 0 0 0 kept The Nats admittedly are no terri- Towering Levy, attempting New Orleans. 8; Birmingham, 7. Wilson in one of a run? No, Virginia, there may not be a Santa after all. Friday, meeting Claus, to l-to-0 till the ninth. duck away from an inside pitch, TEXAS LEAGUE. n fying characters with bats in their the two games scheduled then. The Istafella, lb. "””'. S 1 ^ I I struck Repass. ss._3 0 1 0 3 1 hands, but neither are as was astonished when the ball Oklahoma City. 5 Dallas. I. they pain- other will send Eastern against Ana- Gomez. 2b. _ 3 0 0 0 9 0 bat and rolled to First Base- San Antonio. 2: Shreveport, 0. as Red his 1: 0 Hudson, p. _ 2 0 0 2 2 1 over Richard Letts of Wilberforce, fully impotent Ruffing’s Beaumont. Houston, costia in what should be a real _ 1 0 0 0 0 0 man Mickey Vernon, who tossed to Tulso at Port Worth, postponed. •Oalle in the division. pitching suggested. Washington was heated affair. Western’s Red Raid- Ohio, heavyweight at first to retire him as Corbett three hits off the Hudson Totals _ 29 ~0 ~3 27 Is Capital's and Larner The soldier, however, still has a collecting only ers hope to get their first game of who Keller scored and Gordon and ‘Batted for Hudson In ninth. difficult championship road to travel, burly, 37-year-old right-hander, threw wild to Repass at second in the season played tomorrow with advanced. Washington .. 000 000 000—0 was the Nats their third Dickey as This for the other survivors in his class dealing an to launch a Devitt the visiting nine. New York _ 030 001 003—7 In National Vital. attempt double-play. Semifinals successive opening day shutout. Ruffing'* Single twice has been Runs batted Rufflng (2). Oor- Ring are Paul Komar of Pittsburgh. Peter Henrich and game previously in—Levy. Up stepped Tommy don Henncb. Di Maggio Two-base hlte Louthis of Cumberland. R. and “Ruffing was faster and sneakier Into that situation stepped the postponed because of weather. I., thumped a double to left that —Prlddy. Henrich Double Play—Hen- than I’ve seen him in the past sev- and drilled a rich and Levy Left on bases—New York. Ciliniski Victim of Joe Fruccl of Hammond. Ind.. lusty 200-pound Ruffing home and Unpopular Decision; the veteran fetched Priddy propelled 7; Washington. 3 Bases on balls—On lads who can take as a eral years,” volunteered Hudson's ears, heavy punch single past scoring Rizzuto to third. Rizzuto scored as Hudson, 3: Rufflng. 1. Struck out—By Tendon as Bruce Campbell, who contributed Gordon and That, it de- Ex-Minor Hurls Hudson. 6; Rufflng. 6. Umpires—Messrs. Maimone, Torn, Forced to they give. Dickey. out Di Leaguer Rommel Quit the Nats’ hit in the first seven Repass whipped Maggio. Summers. and Pipgras. Time— only veloped. was sufficient, but the 2.07. Attendance, 31,000. th# Associated Pros* had Meanwhile was embar- ■hr innings. “He really something Yankees nicked Hudson for an un- Ruffing j Perfect Tilt for Army and I guess it's pretty evident wre in the sixth and three rassing and irritating the Nats BOSTON, April 15. —Two Washington. D. C.. By the Associated Press. youngsters still Stars couldn't do much about it.” singled crisply to right to were in tlu> for more runs In the ninth. Campbell 15-Lee running National A A. U. crowns as Yesterday PHOENIX. Ariz.. April boxing today Afield. That sixth materialized start the Nats’ half of the second FORD-CHEVROLET the annual fistic festival By the Associated Press. Gomez Brilliant inning run a star for the Decatur declared its first recess in history until inning but the next Washington Peterson, GENERATOR EXCHANGE . Yankees—Pitched 3-hit If there was a bright spot in when Joe Di Maggio singled sharply team in the Three-I League last Friday. shutout against Senators and made to was in the Nats’ dismal to left with one out and continued piayer reach base Estalella two singles himself, knocking In two generally perform- year, pitched a for the Bantamweight Johnny Corbett, who drew a the eighth after Ruffing had dis- bye after winning runs. ance it had to do with the defensive to second on Left Fielder George Williams Field team his first of 19 Nats in order. Army yester- 45 preliminary test, and Lightweight Tommy Larner who Ted Williams. Red Sox—Hit 3-run antics of Jose Gomez, the slim Mexi- Case’s fumble. Di Maggio took third posed SC homer in first inning and collected day. turned in one of the s two who confesses as threw out Keller and lone 1 tourney biggest upsets last night in flattening other hits to drive in total of five can Gomez Washington’s scoring threat Peterson no hits or runs , I runs Athletics. permitted Bullitt, were the National W—- against was on to left. was made in the when 0 Johnny to 27 birthdays. Gomez, who scored Gordon's single eighth as soldier mates downed the Bob Muncriet. Browns—Shut out his last for an individual nine That 3-run outburst in the ninth Estalella coaxed a walk with one INSTALLED WHILE YOU WAIT Capital's hopes White 8ox with 3-hit hurling tested by the Phils years ago. j Phoenix Retail Clerks Union, 1-0, the gallant Greek to retreat and HARRIS ARMATURE 9th b title. John Cooney Braves--Contributed handled nine chances neatly and was started by Levy, who drew a out. Repass followed with a single CO., 0 take cover timely single and double to victory in a Twilight League game. more or sur- The 32 less battered over Phils on at least three of those occasions walk and took second as Gomez to left but Gomez promptly lined Hie tournev's vivors. representing 17 sectional as- only defending Ia>s Fleming Indians—Hit home run. he unraveled sparkling plays. tossed out Ruffing. Gerald Pridd.v to Henrich, who threw to Levy, til list, Jimmy the Lowell, double and sinale in debut at first base sociations. will have it out Friday Mulligan, against Tigers It was a sort of Singapore after- lashed a single off Third Baseman catching Repass off first for a Mass. schoolboy, out of the Peewee Reese. Dodgers—Opened 4- night for the titles after wading stepped noon for the Nats, for their opera- Bobby Estalella’s glove. Levy taking double-play. 1942 circle last run first inning flurry against Giants THE MURIEL SENATOR through a stiff session of semifinal championship night with double ana later hit C-run homer tions consisted of occasional third, and Levy scored when Phil The Yankees mustered 10 hits off SEZ: when he mainly dropped a divided decision Pirates—Stopped Reds Rizzuto to who Hudson, who fanned 6. slugging. with d-hit pitching defensive maneuvers, then complete tapped Hudson, to Ur sal Snapp. a rugged Pocatello. Ken shouted about Two P. C. lads Luckless. always the Idaho, middleweight with an Three other bit excep- “good old But when he Washingtonians tionally snappy high-hand days.” the dust last twro of them vic- punch night, Mulligan's unexpected downfall discovered that a mild, tims of ill fortune Pete Cillnski. a turned the Wallace's Pitch Wins Admiration 160-pound division into Bucky's fragrant Muriel cost smart little Vigorous featherweight, dropped a wide open affair, for the other the nod to Sam Derrico of Cleveland only 5^, he changed his tune. three successful quarter-finalists. a Financial Break in a that could have gone the Gomez Robs Yanks of Three President's Absence for Griff fight Walter Jones of Cincinnati. Pvt. Hits; The fine, clean taste of other in the minds of most fans, way Merrill * Campbell of Port Leaven- of a Stan Wash- who didn't like the decision Mid- It was with open admiration Pancho Villa. The olive-skinned At the insistence reporter Spence's debut as Muriel’s quality tobaccos worth. Kans., and Samson Powell re- on second baseman was robbing the Harris predicted yesterday's ington’s center fielder twice dleweight Charley Maimone lost of Cleveland, that of the Nats convinced him that it’s appear equally skill- Yankees of at least three hits in sult as a 4-3 Washington victory. gave the customers something to * technical knockout to Pvt. Merrill was Vice President ful and dangerous. watching runs Still a mighty fine world Campbell of Fort Leavenworth when his nine fielding chances. He was correct in the total cheer about. Stan streaked to Soldier a Wallace's tremendous he have he suffered a torn tendon In his left Genuine Fighter. opening For the first seven innings scored, but would pre- right-center for a nifty stab of ferred to the to Joe liner the arm and Pete Latsios was outpointed Pour other Clevelanders also game toss yesterday at Griffith Red Ruffing not only was out- rearrange figures DiMaggio's in Hudson he also fit his then raced to the center- by Wendy Morris. Arkansas Tech gained the semifinals, a bracket that stadium. Bucky doubtless was pitchlng Sid but guess. eighth, field welterweight contained a total of 20 mid-West- thinking he could employ such was outhitting the Nats. To Buddy Myer. scrappy infielder barrier for Charley Keller's Larner was on the end of erners The St. Louis team an arm in his outfield. that point he had collected two released the Nats after last mighty poke. MM_— losing sup- by •* ■■■ wvippcf. to one. his struggle with Bullitt, a Harvard plied four winners and the Ham- When Wallace was instructed singles Washington's season, was a Washington club- Only 153 more games before the AM IwfrMA TOMf wMfc student and nephew of the former mond, Ind., forces made the third to throw out the first ball he Hudson was learning it isn't house visitor. He said he was Nats call it a season. B. H, N *■—b* Ihmi i United States Ambassador to Russia, best showing by qualifying three took the assignment literally. discreet to walk the Yankees. more nervous being at the opener until suddenly he came out of his representatives for Fridays bouts. His heate traveled to Buddy He walked only three of them in civilian clothes than he ever shell and tagged his rival with a Boston, Washington. Lackawanna. Hassett. Yankees' reserve first but all galloped across the plate. had been as a player. •eries of rights and lefts to the jaw. N Y : Little Rock. Ark and New baseman, who was back of the Boisterous Buck Newsom was to When the White House in- BASEBALL .UftL Bullitt went down twice under Lar- Orleans each kept two battlers In pitcher's box. It must be a face the Yankees here today, formed that Presi- ner s savage assault before taking the running. strain on the Stetsons if Wal- opposing , and dent Roosevelt would be unable 10 vs. New York the count. Corpl. Bill Jachman of Camp lace's political hat-tossing is as Jack Wilsan is expected to toil to attend hundreds of seats that Washington Latsios a piled up small lead in Polk. La., a native of Appleton. Wrls.. vigorous against New York here tomorrow. would have been occupied by the first two rounds of his bout only stamped himself as the tourney's The Yankees were willing to Dutch Leonard doubtless will Secret Service operatives and to lose it and the when fight Morris outstanding competitor last night concede Jose Gomez is the most open against the A's at Phila- auxiliary police were placed on ■taged a closing spurt that forced when he gained a hard-earned win notorious Mexican bandit since on delphia Friday. sale. Tomorrow—New York—3: IS P.M. i WASHINGTON TOBACCO CO., WASHINGTON. D. C