The Bismarck tribune., 1935-04-17
Line DRIVE INJURIES
DIZZY DEAN, CARDS
BEATEN BY CHICAGO
Pirates WaIlop Reds, 1875;
Dodgers Shell PhiIIies,
1873, in National
RED S0x TRIM yANKS, 10
FerreIl and Gomez Engage in
Mound Duel; Indians Triumph
Over Browns, 2-1

Over Browns. 2.1
lBy the Associated Press,
Old father time, It appears. Will be
lucky to get even draw with George
Herman Ruth.
Overshadowing all other develop
ments as the major league baseball
season got away to a halting start IN
frigid weather Tuesday we're the
amazing exploits of the portly. aging
Babe
An injury to jerome 'Dlzzy' Dean.
remarkable pitching by half dozen
established stars. heavy hitting at
Cincinnati and Philadelphia-all
these faded into the background as
the mighty Ruth. called into the Ma
tional League to lead the Boston
Braves out Of the financial wilder
ness, squared accounts with Carl Hub
bell, slender southpaw Of the New
York Giants.
Facing the lefthander for the first
time since the all-star game last sum.
mer when he went down swinging. at
a third strike, Ruth smacked Hubbell
for q single. and home run to ac-
count for the Braves runs IN Q AZ
victory over the Giants.
That was what $4,000 fans had
brayed pneumonia to see and the
Babe didn't let them down
Babe Spears Line Drive
They hadn't expected, however. the
41-year old home run master to star
afield but his sensational glove-hand
catch OF Hubbells low liner In the
fifth saved Ed Brandt and the Braves
some embarrassment Brandt gave
up only five hits but 1t was definitely
the Babes day.
At Chicago. the world champion St.
Louis Cardinals saw their pennant as
pirations almost come to grief on the
first day of the campaign.
A line drive from Freddy Lind
strom's bat struck Dizzy Dean on the
left leg, Just above the ankle, In the
first inning and the great highthand-
er was carried off the field. An K-ray
showed no broken bones. but the
Dizzy one probably will be out for q
week nursing severe brulse.
The Cubs nicked Dizzy for one run
before he was rendered hors de com.
hat. added two more off Bud Tnn-
ing In the second and scored what
proved TO be the winning run IN q
4-3 victory off Ray Harrell in the
eighth.
Hartnett Hits Homer
~S~ht,, 70 f0nl, cnrc If the
Cubs attack with home run. double
and single while Lon Warneke stag
gered the route although tagged for
Il hits. Only 1880 brayed the
weather to see this battle.
Rounding out the full National
League program. the Pittsburgh Pi-
rates concentrated a 14-hit attack IN
two big innings to whip the Cincin-
natl Reds, 1876 while Waite Hoyt kept
the Reds pretty well in control. much
to the displeasure of $1,000 Redland
fans. At Philadelphia, only 1000 saw
the Brooklyn Dodgers shell the Phil
lies, 1873 behind Van Mungo's five
hit pitching.
The biggest crowd Of the day. 29.-
2S7, swarmed into the Yankee stad-
l,im to see brilliant pitching duel
between WeS Ferrell. veteran right
handler of the Boston Red Sox. and
Vernon lGoofyp Gomez. slim south
paw of the Yankees
Ferrell, in mid-season form. gave
the Ruthless Yankees only two hits,
faced only % men and won, 10.
Gomez, losing to the Red Sox for the
first time in his career. was nicked
for only six hits but an error by Lou
Gehrig permitted the winning run
to score in the sixth.
Harder Beats Newsom
The only other American League
game produced fine pitching duel at
st. Louis between Mel Harder of the
Cleveland Indians and Buck Newsom
OF the Browns. Glen Myatt's double
finally broke this up with a double In
the 14th that gave the Indians q 2-l
triumph. Harder allowed only eight
hits, Newsom IL.
Cold weather deferred the inaugur-
ais at Detroit. with the champion
Tigers entertaining the Chicago
white sox, and at Washington. with
the Senators playing host to the
Philadelphia Athletics, until today.
A third opening Wednesday, wealth
or permitting, will find Cincinnati re-
newing its series with Pittsburgh in
the Pirates home lair, Forbes field.
The aggregate attendance for Tues
days six opening games was l03. .687
compared with l87.O53 for eight games
year ago.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cubs Defeat Cards
Chicago-The Chicago Cubs defeat
ed the worlds championship st. Louis
Cardinals, "a. before 1880 shivering
spectators.
st. Louis. 600 100 o2o-3 IL 2
Chicago ). 100 600 0ix-4 8
J. Dean, Timing, Harrell and De-
lancey; Warneke and Hartnet
Pirates WalloD Reds
Cincinnati-Banging out seven runs
In big seventh inning the Pittsburgh
Pirates crushed the Cincinnati Reds
1875 In the season opener.
Ptttsburgh. 90 600 70l-12 II 0
Cincinnati. Of0 $50 O02-6 13 3
Hoyt and pedden: Freitas. Frey.
Dchoot, Hollingworth and lombard.
Alun9o Checks Philliss
philadelphia-Vau LinSle Mungo,
80 of the Brooklyn mound staff. per-
eonolly conducted the Dodgers to .
11-a victory over che Philbes.
EUo11yu !. 800 O02 sJ3-l2 u !
11stlo1elplaie 600 so 00o- 3 s Z
1euugo and Lopes: Q. Davis, Han
-. DfYln and Wilson.