The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-04-20
NATIONALS IN
OPENERS SHOW
POWER At BAT
IL Homers Hit in First
DAYS Play; Giants Beat
Bees; Cubs Win
n GEORGE KIRKSEY

NEW NORh, NpIH ~
National league batSmen Pr'>'",
cd the baseball world WIN al "",
cxpcctcd display OF power ana
Iong-distancc cloutiug IN I4HS,
laws opening day games MncJ
tbcv >Iuggcd their new S0-e"'' ="
,.Ir< slivcIy" ball for t"taL "I o.
b;ts including - home runs /"
The echo of baschits IN the Ma; Ma
,;,naI Irarue. much maigned dur
;nr the winter in magazlnH q.
IL because Of their defensive
NEW and lack Of aggrcSSNeneST,;,
fr 80 the grand opening OF al
M limbs attended by Il tota! oA
2I6,6l9 persons. The American II
LEAGUE famed Tor its power ana
ioTT-diStarcc hitting, celebrates
;ts first full day with superior
nitching. In five games onIN TWO
American league clubs made more
than nine hits. ...r
In four games the National
I,.ao,rr averaged - hits per cell
Test. the American IL. Inc
American offered only five nom
CPS against the Nationals II. only
one National league pitcher In'I
Mickey Mousse Melton, of the
Giants was able to 20 the route.
Two American league pitchers;
Rurk Newsom of the Browns and
Monte Weaver OF Washington
completed their games but the
davis greatest pitching feat was Il
inint performance by Jack Will
SON and Fritz OstcrmueIlCr OF me
Red Sox. who combined to hold
the world champion Yankees to ,
hits Wilson had To retire after
three innings because of a Spraln-
ed ankle, received in rounding
first base.
Oddly enough the days lighteSt
hittin" was By the mighty lankS.
They made only seven hits in two
Games. but managed to break
even i'm a patriots day double
header. Charlie Ruffing, whose
nitrhin~ Monday could not stop
the Red Sox. did it with his hit
ting Yesterday. His pinch-SingIc
in the ninth drove in the two runs
bv which the YankS beat Boston,
5-3 in Il morning game. wilson
and Ostermuellcr handcutfed the
Yanks in the afternoon as Boston
won. GO. Each hurlcr allowed
one hit, with OStcrmueller pitch
ing the last six innings.
Washington climbed to the top
of the American league with two
victories by beating the Athletics,
%. behind Viewers fine pitch
ing. Armada, Lewis and Mycr led
the Senators attack with two hits
each.
The St. Louis Browns scored an
upset 3D. victory over the Cicvc-
land Indians on six hits. Johnny
Allen. who won - straight games
before he lost the final game of
the 1897 season. was the Browns
victim. \ Though raped for II
hits NcwSom was tight in the
piuches and the Indians had IL
men stranded.
Despite homerS by Hank Green
berg and Chef Laabas Detroit lost
to the Chicago White SoX, 4-3. An
error which placed Mary Owen,
CX-tiger third baSeman, on base
paved the way for the White SoX' S
winning run.
The first demonstration of the
National leagues new ball, with
it's raised seam and slightly thick
cr cover. failed to reveal any
dead rabbit in it. The cham
pion Giants Shcllacked the Boston
Bees. l3-l. with Vince Dimaggio'S
homer robbing Cliff Melton of {
shutout before the days largest
crowd, $4,000. at the Pole
grounds. Bartell, OFT and McCar'
thy hit homcrS in the Giants l6'
hit attack.
The Chicago Cubs overcamc {
sour-run deficit to nose out the
Reds, : to 7, before 4,l4S per,
sons at Cincinnati. Rip Collins
and Tony Lazzeri were the Cub
heroes. Collins hit homer, q
double and two singles, and Scor,
cd the winning run in the ninth
Ion Joe Martyrs single. After Stan
Hack had, his hand spiked by
Frank Mccormick in the seventh
inning Lazzcri went to third for
the Cubs, making his National
league debut after ~ years with
the iankS. Lazzcri'S SmartneSs
CGnChed the game as he claimed
George Davis ran out Of the base
line when he tried TO tag him and
Umpire Larry Goetz upheld
TOny'S contention. 1t was the
games final out.
Arky Vaughan'S homer with
Rookie Johnny Rizzo on base in
the ninth enabled Pittsburgh Ia
nose out the St. Louis Cardinals
4-3. Joe Medwick. National lea,
que batting champion, was out OF
the Cards lineup with an injured
back Paul Waner starred fol-
the Pirates with a single, double
and triple.
Scoring eight runs in the last
two innings Brooklyn routed the
PhillieS, 12-4. The Pills knocked
Van Mungo out of the box but
were held in check by Luke Ham,
lin, who got credit for the victory
Ernie Koy. Cookie Lavagetto anC
Dolf Camilli hit homers for the
Dodgers. ...