Griffs* Smashing Win Among High Lights of Eventful Opening
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Griffs* Win of Eventful D. 1945—A—16 *** High Lights Opening C., 18, Among Washington, Wednesday, April Smashing Browns Score Ninth District League Rolls Binks and Chippie Impressive . Lose or Draw Win, Straight Triumph In Tourney;Frances As Club Shows Stick Power By GRANTLAND RICE. By JOHN B. KELLER, rookie from Toronto, to give up Star Staff Correspondent. four runs in the fifth; Tom Crow- — from to be found Postwar Boom to Differ From Last In Wilson Quits D. C. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., April 18 son, also Toronto, Sports Likely Inaugurals be for two tallies in three and Some power at the plate may de- innings, It generally is understood that the boom in will By BEN McALWEE. postwar sports By JACK HAND. veloped by the Nats after all. While the veteran Joe Berry, nicked for be on the side. But amazing it will be an entirely different matter Associated Press Sports Writer. The din of crashing maple prom- they did nothing startling with their a pair of markers in the ninth. The from the sport boom after World War I. It will appeal to a far greater victo- were Nine straight opening-day ises to reach a crescendo tonight at bats in the training period. Skipper Nats favoring nobody. number of actual but I doubt much that it will even players very ries for the St. Louis Browns went Os Bluege’s charges put on a pleas- Kuhel found Mack’s pitchers to the so-called World Chevy Chase Ice Palace when the approach golden age that followed the first into the record books today as a ing display of punch yesterday to be his "cousins." He hit all except War—those that us Babe Jack entire District fires in the years brought Ruth, Dempsey Bobby companion piece to their 1944 feat League knock out Philadelphia s Athletics. Crowson safely and in the last round Bill Tilden. Bill Earl •Jones, Johnston, Red Grange, Charley Paddock. of copping a first American League 35th annual Washington City Duck- 14 to 8, in the baseball inaugural at when George Case was on the run- Sande, Rogers Hornsby, and many others in almost every line of a off to wind pennant. pin Association tournament. With Shibe Park. Their offensive chilled way, got triple Berry Babe Ruth a sport. had been star pitcher before, but it was not until Luke Sewell's gang took up where more than up with five rhns batted in and of the 7,846 Mack partisans after the war that he mace the exception the Tcmple-Lafay- unwrapped his big and began hitting they left off last year by knocking did the wet weather. four scored. home ette match, which will be rolled at runs. off Detroit, a habit that paid big That opening-game attack is not Leonard, in going the route for I can't see some come For Northeast Temple, the teams will any such stars in sight for time to dividends in winning their first flag proof that the Nats have the Nats, flashed through the first double up, counting their scores positive this has been a longer and far more punishing war as far as our when they did it 13 times in 22 what it takes to their five innings, but found the going both in regular league matches and overpower athletes are concerned. It has arrested the playing careers of far starts. in the American of rough in the last four when the tournament rivals League, more as Conn and competition, starting at young stars, such Bob Feller Ted Williams, Billy Hal Newhouser was the victim it does some A’s got six of their runs. He was 7:50. course, but give sup- so others who were still short of their when called to as one a homer many prime of the Brownes' 7-1 uprising Sig to Bluege’s pre-season conten- nicked for 11 hits, The pace-setting Temple aggre- port service. Jakucki, tomato-faced right-hander, tion—that his 1945 -ball club will bounced off the left-field stand which an un- Here and there the servicemen we'll have a certain allowed six well-scattered hits. gation, boasts almost in the third among younger only have more drive at bat all through roof by Bobby Estalella beatable lead of eight games, and number of stars who may come close to the old-time mark—boxers, One-armed Pete Gray broke into the order than did the 1944 outfit when a Mackman was aboard. will roll tourna- ball football But one who to see a a Lafayette in the a players and players. any expects the majors for the Browns with that had in a of Estalella had a big day. getting ment at 10 o'clock. power only couple Ruth-Dempsey-Jones-Tilden-Grange-Sandy-Hornsby parade likely single and was robbed of a sure and wound in last walk, a single and a double in addi- The other five contests will spots up place. will be disappointed. double on a circus catch by Roger bring tion to his round-tripper. He drove and Clar- Chippie Impressive at Bat. Cramer. together Colonial Village over three runs. to Boosted endon, Bethesda Bowling Center There was an abundance of drive Average Skill Figures Be Standout individual performance Wet Ball Nettles Evans. and Lucky Strike, Brookland and distributed throughout the line-up It of course, since almost can in of the openers was turned in by the could happen, anything happen as the Nats whacked the A’s. Fifteen All but two of the hits off Leonard New York Yankees' Russ Spillway, King Pin and Greenway But it isn’t a bet. The odds are against it. There will be Derry, came in the last four But sport. good and Hi-Skor and hits flew from Washington war clubs innings. Pearl Harbor days, who starting his first full season in the Hyattsville. too many of our greatest stars of 1941. around with Harlond A1 Evans in the eighth, the As got two of a only Clift, will be over before have the chance to return big show. Derry, slim Mill Grove Shoot Singles and Doubles. the hill physically they and Dutch Leonard failing to crash the three tallies then scored be- still will be of them, but too <Moj farmer, belted two homers in A galaxy of the District Leaguers to competitive sport. They good, many the hit column. Joe Kuhel and cause Evans twice let a Leonard of will have last their best his club's 8-4 decision over the will shoot singles at 7 and doubles many them years. George Binks with four nits each pitch escape him. There was some The boom that will follow this war will be another type. Boston Red Sox. The second came at 10. sports and George Myatt with three led the excuse for the catcher. The ball While it not the such names as we have in a seven-run. seventh-inning rally Also high on tonight's bowling may give spectators big offensive. Walter Chippie. the w?as wet. for the game had been stars, it will something wi h the bases jammed. program will be the exciting Ladies’ mentioned, so many outstanding accomplish draftee from Montreal recently sent started in a heavy rain, and the It will lift the of and Metkovich Sets Dismal Record. District League pennant scrap One much more important. general average play back to the outfield, was moisture made Dutch's knucklers first base- Recrea- particu- it was ever before. George Metkovich, Sox game in front. Brookland skill far higher than larly impressive at the plate, al- expecially difficult to handle. The to the headline mastery man: set a new league standard he tion will be host to Anacostia Spill- The first World War contributed nothing he one Nats' fielding was good, however, de- will not be when he com- though got just hit. stars of that era had no proud of, way, while the runnerup King Pin of the golden age. The sports practically That was a spite the wet ground. Binks turned errors in same tremendous single can Grover Cleve- mitted three that quint will entertain Takoma. connection with the war in any w;ay. You ring in driven the left field stand in the most spectacular catch of the frame. The first two were against old Pete was a star back around 1911. seventh The champion Hi-Skor team, land Alexander since pitcher wall in the it was game when in the first frame he on the same when he missed first inning, good after this war. The and now play trailing the pace-setting Brookland- But it will be different Army Navy to drive over two runs ran back to leap high against the a base runner going to first and ers three will enough have from 12.000.000 to 14,000.000 men in the service. And the Army by games, engage right-field wall and drag down Hal threw to the Chippie, though, tried to stretch the one of the for ever wildly plate, letting Ice Palace at Chevy Chase. Co- and Navy have outlined biggest programs sport and was into sec- Peck s dangerous-looking drive. men score. The set the hit nipped going of and two third lonial Village rollers will fire at known, along the line coaching, training competitive play. ond a fine throw from The Nats went to work on New- stage for grand slam clout. at by Charley Derry’s Silver Spring, Rosslyn Lafayette som in the first for three Metro.