The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-20
DEAN DEBUT AS CHICAGO CUB IS
 TALK OF MAJORS
Opposes Reds Today; COl= Iins, Lazzeri, NewsOm
 Show We'll
BY GEORGE KIRKSEY Limited Press Staff COrrespOndent)

United Press Staff Correspondent
 New York, April 20.-(UP)-Base- balls star act today shifted to Cincinnati where Dizzy Dean, the National leagues most celebrated character, unlimbers his $250,000 arm for the first time in behalf of his new club, the Chicago Cubs.
 On the second full day of the season, Dean commands the center of the Hippodrome, a spot he adores with all his country heart. He pitches for the Cubs against the Reds and the nations fans will get their first answer to-"iS Dizzys arm dead?-"Did Wrigley pull a boner by giving $185,000 and three players valued at $65,00 for Dean?" Will Dean and Hartnett team up to form the National leagues greatest battery?"
 Selecting Dean to pitch today means that Dizzy will be ready to take his turn again Sunday against his former teammates, the St. Louis Cardinals. The seating capacity of Wrigley field, Chicago, is 4O,0OO and that's how many fans will be there to see Dizzy duel with the Gas House Gang.
 Looking backward to yesterdays grand opening, we find these high spots:
 l. The mighty Yankees held to seven hits in two games by five Red Sox pitchers, Grove, Wagner, Mar cum, Wilson and Ostermueller. Where, oh, where is Joe DiMaggio?
 2. The National leagues display of power which accounted for 89 hits, including 12 homers in four games in comparison to the Ameri- can leagues 70 hits and five hom- CTS in five games. Who said the N. LIS new ball with the raised seams and slightly thicker cover was dead ball?"
 3. The champion Giants slugging three Boston Bees pitchers for 16 hits, including three homers, and crushing 13-1 triumph. Do you remember way back when Safety First" Terry used to dote on the hit and run and sacrifice, and play for one run?
 4. Tony Lazzeri, MT. Brains" in the New York Yankee infield for 12 years, showing his smartness in his debut with the Cubs. With the Cubs clinging to one run lead in the last of the ninth, LaZzeri tired to tag base-runner who ran out of line. Hes out" yelled Tony and appealed to Umpire Goetz who agreed and the game was over. Who says the Tanks won't miss ''Poosh Elm Up Tony?"
 5. A total of 216,619 persons at tending the nine games, with the largest crowd, 45,000 at the Giants Bees opener at New York. Who said there was a recession?
 With another high-powered at tack Washington slugged out a 9-2 victory over the Athletics and grabbed off the American league lead with victories and no defeats Monte Weaver held the As to six hits while Armada, Lewis and Myer led the Senators attack with two hits each.
 The Tanks squeezed through with an even break against the Red SoX. Red Rulings pinch hit single in the ninth gave the Tanks a 5-3 win in the morning opener, but Jack Wilson and Fred Ostermueller combined to beat the champs, 60, in the afternoon. Wilson, after holding the Tanks to one hit in three frames, had to retire when he sprained his ankle rounding first on his two-base hit. Ostermueller took up and allowed only one hit in the last six innings.
 Buck Newsom's tight pitching in pinch enabled the St. Louis Browns to defeat Cleveland, 6-2, and the Chicago White SoX nosed out De- troit, 4-3, despite homers by Hank Greenberg and Chet Laabs. Wiping out a 4-run deficit the Cubs came from behind to trim the Reds 7-6, with a 15-hit attack. Joe Marty's ninth inning single drove in the winning run. Stanley Hack was spiked by Mccormick and had to retire in the seventh inning in favor of Tony Lazzeri.
 Arky Vaughn's ninth inning hom- CT with mate on. base enabled Pittsburgh to squeeze through to 4-3 victory over the St. Louis Car dinals, playing without Joe Med- wick, who has an injured back. Medwicks idleness halted his "iron man" career. He had played in 1855 straight games, the longest existing streak of any N. L. player.
 Scoring eight runs in the last two innings, Brooklyn shellacked the Phillies, 12-5 despite the fact that Van Mungo was driven out in the fifth inning. Roy, Camilli and La vagetto hit homers for the Dodgers.
 YESTERDAYS HERO-Rip Col lins, Cubs first baseman whose fu- ture seemed periled when he broke his leg last August. He drove out 6 homer, double and two singles, scored three runs and drove in two LAST NIGHTS FIGHTS