Evening star., 1936-04-15
GIANTS, DODGERS
GET TOP CROWD
55,5 $50 Watch Terry's Team
Win-Diz Dean Bumped as
Cubs Trim Cards.
BY ANDY CLARK,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

THE long trek down Summers
base ball lane was under way
today with the batsmen
Il marching triumphantly at the
head of the procession.
The sun came down like benedic-
diction yesterday after rainy April
weather that had disrupted Spring
training schedules and the base ball
faithful thronged eight major league
ball parks to see Americas national
pastime ushered in with fanfare and
the crash Of numerous basehits.
With President Roosevelt throwing
out the first ball at Washington and
Babe Ruth, the retired sultan Of swat
sitting on the sidelines for the first
time in many q year, some 2o5,000
fans, the largest aggregate crowd In
five years, jammed into parks in the
two major circuits.
Gotham Game Leads.
THE largest gathering was at the
Polo Grounds In New York where
$500 saw the Giants come from be-
hind to defeat Brooklyn, 8-5. Hal
Schumacher, the pitcher who was
supposed to have the Indian sign on
the Dodgers, retired to the showers
before his mates, riding on homers
by Mel OFT and Dick Bartell, over
came the efforts of George Earnshaw,
veteran Dodger hurler, and went on
10 win in the late innings. Earnshaw
banged out two hits and batted in one
xun, but he allowed total Of II
clean hits.
The closest game Of the day was
played in Washington, where the Sen
ators nosed out the New York Yankees,
10.
President Roosevelt had ridden into
the park in a limousine to toss out the
frst ball and start a scramble that
saw an unidentified spectator. more
skillful at shagging loose ball than
the professional players, make Of with
the prize.
Rowe Shows Fine Form.
TN CLEVELAND, Lynwood Rowe
d started the champion Detroit Tigers
of on the right foot when he shut out
the Cleveland Indians, 80, before
1920. He issued four hits, famed six
and passed none as Hank Greenberg
and AL Simmons took care of the bat
ting chores. Hank drove in two runs
IN the first inning with a double and
Simmons, newcomer to the Tiger lair,
drove in the third run with double
In the sixth.
Even Dizzy Dean had little to crow
about. His fancy offerings were pla6-
tered for IA hits in six innings as the
Cubs defeated the Cards, 1871. Dean
wasn't the only one under fire In this
game. however, for the Chicago ace,
Lon Warneke, also had to duck as l3
hits rang of rival bats during his
seven innings of service. Billy Herman,
Cubs second baseman, who led the
league with 81 doubles last year,
banged out three to signalize this
years defense Of that honor, besides
getting home run and single.
There we're new murmurings around
Boston about the shortstopping Of Joe
Crontn Of the plowshare jaw, who
booted two as his expensive Red Sox
outslugged the lowly Athletics to gain
q 9-4 verdict. Connie Mack sent in
four pitchers to stop the Sox assault,
but they were belted for IA hits.
Another ace finger was maltreated
here, Bostons Yves Ferrell being work.
ed for 10 hits and 6 passes.
Derringer Gets His Bumps.
IN CINCINNATI it was Paul Der
- ringer, No. / hurler for the Reds,
who was treated rudely. The Pirates
hatted him from the box in the third
inning and went on to win, 8-6 Bud
Hafey, nephew of the retired Chick
hammered out the first round-trip
blow Of the season when he learned on
one in the first inning.
It was battle Of extra base hits In
Chicago, where the White sox defeated
the st. Louis Browns, 7-6. Johnny
Whitehead and Ivy Andrews were
forced to abdicate the hill in this
game as the Browns collected nine
hits and the White Sox three more.
The Phils took the first of what
was expected to be long series Of
falls out Of the Boston Bees, Al, as
Curt Davis limited the Bostonians to
four safe blows. The Phillies made
all of their runs off Danny Mac
Fayden In the third.
Altogether there was a total OF 1854
hits, of which 10 were homers, in the
eight games.