Evening star., 1932-04-13
.OUTDOES HIMSELF
WITH UNEXPECTED
Brandt, Rhem, Jones, Great
on Slab, PaIed as Bambino
Hits Two HomerS.
BY HERBERT w. BARKER,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

TOR these many years Babe
r. Ruth has been doing the
Il unexpected, clouting home
runs or striking out in his
own inimitable fashion, but never
before has he so completely domi-
mated the major leagues opening
day" ceremonies.
There was excellent pitching by
Ed Brandt of the Boston Braves,
Sam Jones of the Chicago White
Sox and Flint Rhem of the world
champion st. Louis Cardinals.
as the National and American
Leagues opened the drive that
leads to the 1882 pennants yester-
day.
There was a rousing ninth-inning
rally by the rebuilt Cincinnati Reds
and Striking demonstration of batting
power by the long-suffering Phillies,
but over and above all these feats was
the Babes spectacular seasonal debut at
Philadelphia
The kingpin Of the New York Yam
KEGS devastating attack clouted two
nome runs and a single against big
George EarnShaw and Jimmy Deshong
OF the Philadelphia Athletics and thus
contributed five runs to the common
cause.
A SHIVERING crowd of 1900 saw
"A little to cheer about as the
Yankees, with praiSeworthy econ
omy, made IL hits good for as many
runs and beat the AS, 1875.
Ruth, who never before had hit two
runs in an opening-day game, needed
some assistance and got it from Sammy
Byrd and Lou GehTig. Among them
this trio collected nine hits and ac-
counted for IL runs. Byrd matched
Ruth's feat with two homers and a
single; Gehrig, co-champion with Ruth
OF last years home-run hitters, drove
one ball out OF the park and kicked In
with triple and single as well.
The only other American League
game the weather man permitted saw
the Chicago White Sox pin 90 beat
ing on the st. Louis Browns. Sam
Jones held the Browns to eight hits
and won without trouble in back of
Selph, rookie thirdsacker, drove In three
runs with three doubles.
InVER in the National League the
~ champion Cardinals turned In an
easy victory. Their two chief
rivals, the New York Giants and Chi
cago Cubs, were beaten.
Flint Rhem, who pitched the Cardi-
mails to victory in the pennant winning
years of 1926 '28- 30 81, held the Pitts
burgh Pirates to seven hits and won.
1912. The Cardinals manhandled Larry
French for 10 hits and eight runs in six
innings with Spark Adams and Ray
Blades getting three hits apiece.
The Giants fell victim to the effective
pitching of "Fidgety Phil" Collins and
terrific hitting drive by the Philies.
Burt Shotton's men pounded Bill
Walker out of the box with none out
in the second inning and piled up a
total of II hits for the game Collins
himself got four hits and Chuck Klein
contributed three, including a double.
THE Cubs led Cincinnati, Al, going
i into the last half of the ninth but
Charley Root weakened and filled the
bases with none out. Guy Bush came
in to stop the attack but Red Lucas, a
pinch batsman, doubled to drive in two
runs and Douthit later singled to score
two more and win the duel, 5-4
Brooklyns revamped ball club looked
good afield but the Dodgers hitters
folded up against the air-tight pitching
Of Ed Brandt and the Boston Braves
won, 8-3 The Dodgers got only five
hits off Brandt, two of them going to
Jersey Joe" Strip.
Bad weather conditions cut down the
aggregate attendance for six games
to about 117000.