, 1935-04-17
Babe Ruth'S Hitting Beats
Giants as Ball Year Opens

these faded into the background as
the mighty Ruth. called into the
National League to lead the Boston
Braves out OF the financial wilder
ness. squared accounts with Carl
Hubbell, slender southpaw Of the
New York Giants.
Facing the left-hander for the
first time since the all-Star game
last summer when he went down,
swinging, at a third strike, Ruth
smacked Hubbell for a single and a
home run to account for all the
Braves runs In q AZ victory over
he Giants.
That was what $4,000 fans had
braved pneumonia TO see and the
Babe didn't let them down.
Babe Catches One
They hadn't expected, however.
the 4l-year-old home run master to
star afield but his sensational glove
hand catch Of Hubbell'S low liner
IN the fifth saved Ed Brandt and
the Braves some embarrassment.
Brandt gave up only five hits but
It was definitely the BaoeiS day.
AT Chicago. the world champion
St. Louis Cardinals saw their pen
nant aspirations almost come to
grief on the first day Of the cam
paign.
A line drive from Freddy Lind
Strom's bat struck Dizzy Dean on the
lett leg. just above the ankle, in the
first inning and the great right
handler was carried off the field. An
x-ray showed no broken bones, but
the dizzy n probably will be out
Tor a week nursing a severe bruise.
The Cubs nicked Dizzy for one run
before he was rendered hors de COM
bat. added two more off Bud Tin
ming IN the second and scored what
proved TO be the winning run In a
4-3 victory off Ray Harrel In the
eighth.
Hartnett Hits Homer
Gabby Hartnett took care Of the
Cubs attack with a home run,
double and single while Lon Warn
exc staggered the route although
tagged for II hits. Only $500 brav-
ed the weather TO see this battle.
Rounding out the full National
league program, the Pittsburgh Pi-
rates concentrated a l4-hit attack
in two big innings to whip the Gin
cinnati Reds, 1876, while Waite Hoyt
kept the Reds pretty well in con-
troll. much TO the ~displeaSure Of a.
600 Redland fans. At Philadelphia.
only 5000 saw the Brooklyn Dodgers
shell the Phillies. 1873, behind Var
Mungos five-hit pitching.
The biggest crowd Of the day, 29,-
287. swarmed into the Yankee Stad-
ium to see a brilliant pitching duel
between We Terrell. veteran right
hinder OF the Boston Red Sox and
Vernon CGoofy) Gomez, slim south
paw OF the Yankees.
Terrell, in mid-season form, gave
the Ruthless Yankees only two hits,
faced only 20 men and won 10. Co
meg. losing TO the Red Sox for the
first time In his career, was nicked
FOR only six hits by an error by Lou
Gehrig permitted the winning run
TO score in the sixth.
Yank Hitting Weak
George Selkirk, taking Ruth's old
place In right field. got one Of the
Yankee hits, Gehrig the other. The
fielding features we're taken care OF
by Ellsworth Dahlgren, rookie first
baseman Of the Red Sox. He saved
Manager Joe Cronin from the en-
0arrassment of three errors by bril-
liant stops on bad throws.
The only other American League
game produced a fine pitching due
at st. Louis between Mel Harder
OF the Cleveland Indians and Buck
Newsom Of the Browns. Glen Myatt's
double finally broke this I'D with q
double In the l4th that gave the
Indians q al triumph. Harder al
lowed only eight hits. Newsom IL
Cold weather deferred the inaug-
urals at Detroit, with the champion
Tigers entertaining the Chicago
White Sox. and at Washington, with
the Senators playing host 70 the
Philadelphia Athletics, until We'd
nesday.
A third opening Wednesday.
weather permitting. win find Gin
cinnati renewing its series with
Pittsburgh in the Pirates home
lair. Forbes Field.
The aggregate attendance fol
Tuesdays six opening games as iO3.-
6S7 compared with 1877. 053 for eight
games q year ago.