Evening star., 1938-04-22
Several Ace Pitchers Ne,v Crop Eary Games Indicate
QUARTET SK|L[FUL
IN FIRST EFFORTS
PressneII, Donald Shine to
Follow Up Fine Work of
Leonard, Bagby.
BY GAYLE TALBOT,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

Associated Press Sports Writer.
AT first blush, it looks like the big
leagues have come up with bumper
crop of fine new pitchers. Four al
ready have made their 1898 debut in
the big-time, and their showing has
been extraordinary, two of them pitch
ing shutouts and third permitting
only three hits.
The latest to hit the main show
with bang is Forest Pressnell, 81
year-old addition to the Brooklyn hill
staff, who blanked the Phils yester-
day, 9 to 0. He gave nine hits, but
was invulnerable when it counted
He had had previous trial with the
Browns.
Alley Donald, star of the Newark
staff last season, started his career
as New York Yankee by limiting
the Boston Red SoX to three hits
until his wildness caused his removal
in the seventh. The eight free passes
he distributed enabled the Sox to make
1t three out of four from the cham
pions by score of 80, but such alb
sence of control was to be forgiven
under the circumstances and detracted
little from the youngsters great
showing
Leonard Is Ext0lled.
The pitching job that Jim Bagby,
jr.. Of the Red SoX did in his inau-
gural against the Yankees on the
opening day already has been thor
oughly described. along with Dutch
Leonards feat of whitewashing the
Athletics for the Washington Senators
in his coming-out. two days ago. Bagby
and Leonard complete quartet of very
hot-looking freshmen. The latter was
with Atlanta last season.
Donald, the only one of the four to
start with loss. could charge it to
the Yankees continued failure to hit
in the clutches The Yanks touched
Johnny Marcum for l3 hits all told.
but were pitiful with runners on base.
Joe Di Maggie, due to arrive in New
York early tomorrow, won't be min
ute too soon.
The days other important news at
tached to good old Carl Hubbell, him.
self. He exhibited his 1888 model
screwball against the Boston Bees
yesterday and beat them, 3 to 2, and
If all the Giants have to worry about
is King Carlos they can ease up. The
35-year-old ace struck out seven, one
OF them with the basses filled, and
walked in with the winning run when
Milburn Shoffner went wild in the
nth.
More Openings Today.
There was complete reshunie to-
day, with eight brand-new grand
openings in eight cities. Biggest
crowds were in prospect at Detroit
where the Tigers entertained the
Cleveland Indians and at Yankee
Stadium, where the erstwhile bombers
were hoping for better times against
Washington
Neither Of these homecomings was
particularly happy, though the Tigers,
generally picked to give the Yankees
their hardest run in the American
League. managed to salvage the final
of their three-game series with the
Chicago White Sox by 9 to 8, Elden
Auker held the Sox to seven hits and
Hank Greenberg popped his second
home run OF the young campaign
In the only other American League
tilt, the Cleveland Indians took the
odd game of three from the st. Louis
Browns, 4 to 3. Lyn Larry doubled
with the bases stacked in the eighth.
giving a well-deserved victory to the
veteran Earl Whitehill. who allowed
only four safeties in eight innings.
Bucs Continue to Clout.
Pittsburghs Pirates continued their
terrific hitting to beat St. Louis, 6 to 5.
and sweep the series. They socked Curt
Davis, obtained by the Cards in the
Dizzy Dean deal, for IL hits in eight
frames and then climbed on Guy Bush
and Max Macon for two more in the
ninth. Ducky Medwick still was out of
the Card lineup.
Paul Derringer held the Chicago
Cubs to four hits and the Cincinnati
Reds came through with their first
victory. to 2. They piled up 13 hits
off Tex Carleton.