Evening star., 1933-04-14
EARLY T|LTS NOTED
FOR TIGHT HURL|NG
Yanks, Dodgers Win Open
ers-Sam Vests 6 BingIes
Fail to Save Browns.
BY HUGH s, FULLERTON. JR.,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

Associsted Press Sports Writer.
TINE major leagues, having
laid aside the opening-day
i trappings and settled down
to the long march through
the 154-game schedule that leads
to the world series, the batters in
several important sectors won
dered just what they can do about
the kind of pitching that was
being sent at them.
Fine weather, following the dismal
start IN the East, allowed all the clubs
but the Boston Braves and New York
Giants TO get into action yesterday,
adding some $4,000 fans to the attend
ance list for the inaugurals. A snow
covered field at Boston delayed the
Giant-Brave contest another day.
The world champion New York
Yankees attracted more than $4,000
to their opening triumph over the Bos-
ton Red Sox and they treated the
customers to typical Yankee victory
as booming drive by Lou Gehrig in
the first inning dropped into the bleach
ers for home run with two on base.
The final count was only 4-3, how
ever, as the rebuilt Sox put I'D a real
scrap and outhit the champions, who
did little otherwise with the offerings
OF Ivy Andrews, Bob Kline and Jack
Welch.
The other opener brought out about
10000 fans, who saw the Brooklyn
Dodgers turn back the Philadelphia
Nationals by a 5-to-4 count. A double
steal by Jake Flowers and AL Lopez
and the ability Of Southpaw william
pinches stood out among the things
that ruined the day for the home fans.
THE nidseason pitching that was in
L evidence Wednesday wherf the
clubs first moved into action CROP
ped up again, although there was one
notable Suggest and a few other indi-
cations of the arrival of the annual
base hit and home run barrage.
The Pittsburgh Pirates got four-hit
pitching feat on top of their five-hit
opener and turned back the Cincinnati
Reds. to 2, to take an early but undis-
puted lead In the National League.
Larry French southpawed the Reds into
submission without giving a hit until
the BUGS had bludgeoned out a 40 lead
against Eppa Rixey, their former "jinx."
Bill Hallahan, st. Louis left-hander,
and Guy Bush yChicago's noted mis-
Msslppi Mud-cat,' each granted six
nioWs IN neat duel, but Ha1lahan had
tne backing OF Jim Collins and won,
S-l. Collins pasted homer with one
on IN the fourth and singled home a
run in the ninth.
DILL KNICKERBOCKER. Cleveland,s
- newest rookie sensation, helped
himself to a home run on his sec
ond day in the big league as his con-
tribution OF ninth inning rally that
netted the Indians six tallies and IA
victory over Detroit. Up to the last
inning the game had been a neat ling
ing contest between Fred 'Firpo" Mar
berry, making his first start for De-
troit. and Oral Hildebrand, with the
Tigers holding the edge due to Hide
brands wildness.
The Chicago White Sox and st. Louis
Browns went to the other extreme
pounding the apple vigorously through
II innings before a folr-run rally by
the greatly revamped Sox brought them
an lit decision. Chicago got 20 hits
on four throwers and ST. Louis IA blows
OIL three. Every Chicago full-tirne
player hit once or more with Manager
Lew Fonseca clouting a homer and
two singles. Sam West carried the
Browns burden with six straight hits.