Baseball Begins To Lighten Nation’s Woes Fot Six Months Take Roles In Show HOOVER HARD LUCK Heavy Big And , As — Business Picks Up ____ •.. ...-. FOR THE SENATORS? Brooklyn-Braves Washington^ April 11-^-Is Yank-Athletic Tilts Executives Leave Desks President Hoover a “Jinx" to the Washington Bens tors? This af- ternoon. the president was pres- To Attend Conferences ent for the fifth time'at a Sen- Eastern Attractions ator came, and Walter John- sfin’s hors have dropped foar of GEORGE KIRKSEY By WILLIAM BRAUCHER the five games, with the presi- By Press Stall Correspondent) New York, April 12—The slaying of more than 100,000 dent present. This afternoon, (United with Mrs Hoover and his Abner was party, Chicago, April 12—(UP)—The game Doubleday grandmothers was well under way this morning, and it the he left In eighth Inning, originated as “one old cat” in.Cooperstown, N. Y., 93 years expected that toward mid-afternoon there wouldn’t be an with a scoreless tie on the weather drew the nation’s attention away from its troubles and old lady left in eight of this country’s larger cities. board, and the hardly ago suitable to baseball. Directly woes to baseball’s opening day. The movement, launched t>y or- after which the Senators perked D. Some fans headed for r.^ flce boys at Washington, C., np, killed a Red Sox rally In 200,000 yesterday, where, Incidentally, a the tenth and 'proceeded to win the ball park in eight major league cities. A million or more irom BACK TO THE MINORS ball gume was scheduled between the game 1 to 0 In the same OPENING GAMES, to awaited first the Boston Bed Sox and the Sen- due to a doable by Man- coast coast eagerly Inning, errors. ators, Is part of an annual pro- ual). returns of runs, hits and PITCHERS AND gram. More Even This Year Sudden Transactions With the balance of power more PROBABLE CROWDS Thousands of tired business men evenly distributed in the National the also were reported out for the day, League and the vincibillty of 12—‘(CP)— Athletics shattered Chicago, April many having been called away SENATORS COP 10 Philadelphia The opening games, pitchers St Louis Cardinals in the suddenly on urgent transactions. by the and attendance fol- is in- probable This sudden rush of out-of-town last world series, there every low*: two run- conferences, Important deals and THRILLER dication that last year’s National League INNING be other happenings that unexpected- away races will not repeated. Boston (Brandt) at Brook- the 1031 pen- ly summoned executives from their The Athletics won lyn (Hoyt) 35,000. nant 13 1-2 and will be desks was somewhat surprising. by games Philadelphia (Collins) at New FROM BOSTON SOX after their fourth pen- For prior to to-day, business af- straight York (Wdlker) 85,000. and a American League fairs In the cities of Chicago, Bos- nant new Pittsburg (French) at St record. The Cardinals finished 13 ton, Philadelphia, Detroit, New Loots (Uhem) 25,000. Manush Decided Game in front last year and will York, Cincinnati, and games Chicago (Boot) at Cincinnati Brooklyn, be after their third consecutive St Louis, had been so slow that the — (Johnson) 25,000. With Double Crowd- pendant. office help had been more or less American League As a prelude to the grand open- marking time, and Indulging In oc- New York (Gomes) at Phila- Former Brassco ing, President Hoover threw out casional arguments on this and er, delphia (Grove) 15,000. the first ball yesterday at Washing- at that, including baseball, which of- defeated Washington (Marberry) Pitched Masterfully ton, where the Senators Boston (Durham) 15,000. ficially opens to-day. tlfe Boston Red Sox, 1-0, in 10 Of absences had Cleveland (Ferrell) at De- course, to-day’s BY USE JORGENSEN innings. nothing to do with the fact that troit (Sorrell) 28,000. April 11—A ten in- There won’t be- any crowd to the boss had the Yankees Washington, St Louis (Stewart) at Chi- picked 1 to 0 win for Walter John- rival last year’s 70,000 gathering to declaring A1 Simmons' ning. fair cago (Jones) 25,000. win, son’s Washington Senators dazzled at Yankee Stadium, but with ankles wouldn’t hold up another the a crowd of twenty thousand fans weather about 120,000 will see and that without Simmons, yenr, this afternoon, in the greatest big four National League games and the A’s couldn't win the American league baseball inaugral the na- about 80,000 the quartet of Ameri- league flag. tion’s capitol has seen in many an can League contests. Brooklyn ill II11L... U JIJHU M The also had SEVEN TEAMS TO hegira probably April. Boston's battling Red Sox will draw the day's biggest crowd PETE JABLONOWSKi to do with the fact that nothing were the victims of Heine Manush'a which may exceed 35,000. the office a scores of Chicago boys GRIMES bat which sent the "ole apple” into With definite indications of whose quietly ex- and Terryvllle boy ami former grandmothers right center for a two bagger which swing back to pitching, speed START CATHOUC last night, had been heard to the 1932 season Brassco nioundsmaii lias been pired sent Myer In with the one and only inside baseball, that the White under decline in transferred from tlic Cleveland In- declare Sox, e/Bsvn CARSV FONS'ECff run that decided the scoreless may witness further their new manager, Lew Fonseca, and distance hit- dians to tlic Toledo Mud Hens of struggle up to the time Manush home runs long BASEBALL LEAGUE were going to go places and do the American Association. These men will parts in the 1032 major league baseball campaigns. Gibson and Carey came to bat. It was a nice win for ting. things. play important new of the and and Fonseca Is the new chief of the Chi- "General” Alvin Crowder and a Strength Plus Speed Funerals Galore are managers, Pirates Brooklyns, respectively, White Sox. Much upon Grimes, pitcher traded by the Cards to the Cubs, In the tough breqk for Danny MacFayden The New York Yankees, with Start Season This unprecedented demise of cago depends Burleigh Six Teams National league, and ujKtn A1 Simmons, whose potent bat has helped the Athletics win three straight opposing moundsmen, each allowed baseball’s two greatest Sluggers, LAST YEAR grandmothers could have no bear- * — championships in the American league. seven hits. A walk to Meyer In the Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig, will 2 Rev of course, on the fact that sev- __ Monday, May ing. tenth turned the tide In the Sen- continue to exemplify power, but the eral thousand office boys in St Tills is the way pennant ators’ favor. even this team will balance its P. J. New Presi- Louis had openly voiced the opin- Daly races finished In 1031: Hooverlan Influence with speed on two dashing ion that the Cardinals wotlld have BEST IN 1931 ‘31’ BATTING CHAMPS power NATIONAL LEAGUE. BRUCE BEATEN BY rookie infielders, Frank Crosettl dent a time winning without President and Mrs Hoover were W. I.. Pet. tough and Jack Saltzgaver, and the fleet .l«l .030 Grimes and a tougher time than NATIONAL LEAGUE. These stars won most of the In attefidance for most of the game, St I.ouls Benny Chapman. Rev Peter of St Margaret’s New York .ST 113 .370 that beating him In a Cub inform. W. L. Pot. batting honors in 1031: the chief executive throwing out Daiy TO *3'13 St Loula... 12 31 .800 LARRIVEE IN HUB fate of the* world champion church was chosen president of Chlcnffo SI The unlooked for rush of busl- Halite*. NATIONAL LEAGUE:. the first ball, but deserting the con The 73 .320 St Loui* IN N .002 Is un- the Parochial Baseball for Brooklyn Til ness-outstde-thc^offlce which called Derrinjrer, R. H. Pet. test with his party in the eighth St Louis Cardinals decidedly league T3 711 AST Hnllnhnn. St Louis. 10 0, *«70 as an after math of the 1932 season at the PlttshurK thousands of “big shots’’ In Brook- Hater, St Louis.;. 04 157 A4t) inning with no runs on the score- certain the organisa- Oil ss .420 Busli, Chicago. 10 8 .007 Charles (Chick) first In the de- Philadelphia from their desks could FOR SECOND TIME Terrr. New York.. 131 313 .349 board, because of the Inclement bold trading Of tion’s meeting park 04 »« A10 lyn away Grimes. St L'ouIm... 17 0 .05-1 Boston Bottom!?}’, S. Louis 73 133 .348 the National League battling partment office this morning. Rev .377 have had nothing to do with the New York 10 0 .040 weather. In five times that the Hafey, Cincinnati 3S 00 Walker. Klein, Phlladel_131 300 .337 and Grimers, succeedes Rev James T. But- that has been raging 10 0 .040 president has seen the Senators champion, Burleigh Daly AMERICAN LEAGUE. argument Malone. Chlciijro- O’Donl, Brooklyn.. S3 173 JIM best Boston. 18 11 .621 have won one of the team’s three pitch- ler who was transferred to New W. I.. Pet. over the merits of Brooklyn's new Brandt* Local Wins Clean-cut Grimm, Chicago... 03 170 .381 play, they only to-day’s of Fltsslnion*. N. York 18 11 .621 Boy Mr Hoover left the ers last year, and the proposal London a few months ago. Rev Philadelphia ..107 43 .704 manager, Max Carey, as compared Hornsby, Chicago .04 11S JI38 contest.