The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-04-17

Ill GdlklIlS hUOuG DdUS 1EuCAA,
the prominent right fielder and
vice president, who seems to feel
that we're bad friends and, rather
than be impolite, I'll guardedly
agree to dislike him, too.
Nevertheless, we have the ire
mendous spectacle of this appar-
emily futile but definitely danger
Gus old man tottering out there
for the 1885 baseball opening in
Boston yesterday on uncertain
legs and, peering anxiously
through rheum-dimmed eyes.
And all he was able to do about
it was to drive in the first run
with a single, score the second
himself and then, in the fifth in
ming, he hit his first home run
of the game and the year, a drive
into the right field bleachers, $50
feet away.
Can't-But Does
That's Ruth. He can't play ball
any more-but he does. His eye
is gone-and he hits one for $50
feet against the best left handler
in baseball, Carl Hubbell.
He won the ball game for the
Braves against the New York
Giants, 4 to 2, which, as a debut
in the National League, may be
reckoned an undoubted success,
free-for-all, take your choice and
any style. I'm still insisting that
the man can't play ball any more.
But, as a dramatiSt, he has the
late David Warfield looking like
somebody who couldn't and
wouldn't know where the prompter
was.
A total of not worse than 1885,
900 people saw the openings, with
Ruth the arch-principal. There
were other salient developments,
including the shin-bone of Dizzy
"Delerium" Dean, brother Of
Tremens, and the spike wound of
Mel Harder, Cleveland pitcher.
Delerium disappeared in the gen.
eral direction of a hospital after
being hit on the leg with line
drive from Fred Lindstrom's bat
in the first inning of the Cardinal
Cub game in Chicago.
Succeed Successor
Our Mr.. Dean was supplanted
by gent by the name of Timing
who in turn was succeeded by a
person by the name of Harrell.
The latter was charged with the
Card defeat, 4 to 3, his status be-
ing nothing flat. Maybe they all
got together under the stands
after the game. Mr.. "GarrulouS"
Hartnett, of the Chicago boys, had
a good deal to do with it. He
drove in the winning run with a
single and also smote a homer
and a double.
Mr.. Harder went ii innings
with Mr.. NeWsom, of the Browns,
before he prevailed by a score Of
2 to when Myatt's double scored
Berger with the winning run.
Harder, on base in the fourteenth,
was spiked by Hornsby after try
ing to return to first base follow
ing an outfield fly.
Pitchers Damaged
Pitchers, however, were damaged
yesterday without further thought.
There was Lefty Gomez, of the
Yankees, who pitched a six-hit
game against the Red Sox and
yet lost by l to 0. The point is
that Wesley Terrell pitched a
two-hit game. The winning run
came across on Gomez's wild
throw, followed by a dropped third
strike and Gehrig'S high return
to the plate. The general belief
was that Werber beat the throw,
anyhow.
Meanwhile, the Dodgers beat
the Phillies so easily, IL to 3, that
it isn't worth talking about. Curt
Davis started but didn't finish for
the Phillies. Mungo lasted all
the way for the Dodgers. Frey
hit a home run. A fine time was
had by all.
The Pirates also won in a
saunter from the Reds, IL to g.
Hoyt having everything and Fret
tas nothing, except maybe a petit
ton.