The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-20
OPENING WEEK SAW
 REAL CLASS AMONG FLAG CONTENDERS
Senators of Washington Lead American Loop = Triple Tie in National League
BY DIXON STEWART ynited Press Staff COrrcsDOndentl

tGDtteu EFet8 ct8lI NOffcsVOHueutD
 New York, April 20 (UP) - Walter Johnston's Washington Sen ators are setting fast pace in the American League pennant race and appear likely to be serious threa! to the Philadelphia Athletics hops of winning 8 third consecutive league championship.
 The Senators have won four ol their first five games and open the second week of the 1891 season as league leaders. Five games do moi make a season and many things may happen before the race closes nexl September, but Washington's rec ord is particularly impressive be. | umphs were scored at the expense of Philadelphia.
 Three In Running On the basis of Opening week play, the American League race promises to be fight between Washington and Philadelphia. witt the New York Yankees a dangerous contender. The Tanks, who opened with three consecutive victories over Boston, received their first req test Sunday and made an impress sive showing in dropping to battle to the Athletics.
 
 berg hooked up In hurling duel before 8O,403 spectators. and the Athletics veteran triumphed on the margin of a home run by Jimmy Dykes.
 Washington found the Boston Red Sox an easy opponent after the hectic series with Philadelphia, and won to 0. Lloyd Brown. young left-hander. held the Red Sox to 10 well scattered hits. while his mates piled up runs in the second and third innings to clinch the contest Other American League games cago White sox Drubbing St Louis, 12 to 6, in free hitting contest and Detroit beating Cleveland, to 2, Earl Whitehi1l worked for Detroit and would have registered a shut out but for home-run by Joe Vos- milk. Cleveland rookie, with a mate on base.
 Chicago defeated St Louis. 4 to l, in the feature National League con test. Charlie Root. Cubs ace. held the Cards to six hits and pitched shutout ball after the opening inn ing. Two walks and singles by Eng fish and Hartnett gave the Cubs enough runs to win the first inning, and Hack Wilson. Stephenson. Hartnett and Charlie Grimm turned in an additional two tallies in the third and sixth innings
 The defeat was St Louis first In five starts and dropped the cards to q tie for first with Boston and New York, Chicago advancing to fourth place.
 First Loss for Braves
 Boston also deserted the unbeaten class, losing 9 to decision to the New York Giants. The Braves, who won four in row from Brook lyn, were no match for the Giants and gathered only six hits off the delivery of Fred F'itzsimmons.
 Brooklyn dropped it's fifth conse- utive league game to Philadelphia. 6 to 4. The Robins deluded ca- pacity opening day crowd of 28,00O spectators into thinking they were going to win the game for seven in- nings. The Lefty Clark weakened and Philadelphia scored four runs to take the lead. Brooklyn tied the score in the ninth, only to lose out in the tenth.
 Cincinnati joined Brooklyn in the ve-defeat group, dropping a 10 [ battle to Pittsburgh. The Reds found Ray Kremer for hits and profited by three Pirates errors, but were ineffective In the pinches and had 14 men left on base. The Pi- rates got only hits off the com bIned delivery of Johnson, Kolp and Frey. but made their blows good for five runs.