Evening star., 1932-04-12
GOMEZ, EARNSHAW.
SLATED FOR DUEL
American League InauguraIs
to Draw Nearly $1,000
Despite Weather.
BY PAUL NICHOLSON,
Associated Press Sports Writer


|HICAGO, April 12.-The
American League pennant
~ chase, a struggle domi-
mated for six straight years
by Philadelphia and New York.
broke into the open again TODAY
with the same two formidable
rivals pitted against each other
In the grand inaugural feature at
Shibe Park.
Washlngtons Senators. of to a fiy-
ing start with an old-fashioned l-to-o
victory over Boston in their I0-inninR
opener yesterday, moved over TO the
Red Sox camp for their second engage
ment. Clevland invaded its lake shore
IIFal, Detroit, while the st. Louis
Browns braved the chilly blasts of Lake
Alehigan at the home field of Chi
cago'S White Sox.
Glpen any encouragement by the
EeaIher, nearly $4,000 base ball faith
luL were expected to watch the big
sehq-offs. Lured by a midseasof nat
ural, 10000 were anticipated At Phila-
aelphia to view the first test between
Babe Ruth and his Yankees and Com
me Macks forces. hand-pieked favo-
rites TO win the 1882 flag.
Chilly Weather on Tap.
twenty-five thousand was the prom
lSed crowd for each of the Detrhit-
Cleveland, st. Louis Chicago eannes.,
WIN 10000 more at Boston. Chilly
weather seemed to be the surest ele-
mental setting for each inaugural.
A lively pitching duel was in pros
pect at each battle-ground, topped by
that between Vernon Lefty" Gomez,
tne 22-year-old Yankee southpaw. and
oig george Earnshaw of the Athletics.
connie Mack had Just about the Same
big base ball guns-AI Simmons. Niekey
Cochrane, ct al.-in position, while
Manager Joe Mccarthy had q shufsed
llhe-up, with the spectacular recruit,
FRANK Pletro Crosetti, at third, Lyn
Larry at shortstop and Sammy Byrd the
apparent outfleld gardener In place of
the veteran Earl Combs. :.
Babe Ruth had his big war eithx
poised and promised misery for All
pitchers, especially those wearing the
Athletic regimentals.
Griffs to Face Durham?
Manager Walter johnson planned TO
S~AAN oA4OOAACl NCIC1du TlkHt-HA0QeY.
Fred MarberTy, against the Red sox
who eountered with Ed Durham,
right-hander who compiled q fine record
OF victories and 10 defeats with
the team last season The Senators
were In high spirits over their victory
of yesterday.
Although their star shortstop af,d
cleanup hitter, Joe Cronin, stflI was
out from an attack of tonsillitis, the
Senators played errerless base ball and
won an inaugural game at home for
the first time in four years. Manish's
double scoring Myer was the finishing
blow with one out in the tenth inning.
pitching duel between two rivals
of high school days, Wesley Ferren and
Victor Sorrell, added punch to the De-
troit-C Cleveland inaugural. Both Ferrell
and Sorrell came from North Carolina
where they often met in prep days.
Harry Davis, for whom the Tigers sent
hurry up call to Toronto yester-
day. was a probable starter at first base
for the Tigers ~
After taking a look at the weather
mans promise of fair but cooler
weather, Manager Lew Fonseca of the
White Sox decided the opener was the
and his right arm The Browns ex-
pected to start Walter Stewart, a par
ticularly hard man for the White Sox
to beat in fair or foul weather.
Will Harridge, president Of the league,
planned to join Base Ball Commissioner
Kenesaw Mountain Lands at the
White 6oX- Browns opener.
THE race looms as the closest since
1926, when New York beat Cleveland
out of the flag by two games" Harridge
said. New York and Philadelphia are
bound to make thriller out Of 1t, with
Cleveland and Washington having q
fine chance. The other teams may net
be title contenders, but they are going
TO be harder to beat and win take some
Of the punch out of the contendeFs."