Evening star., 1938-04-20
YANKS AND GIANTS.
CONTRAST At BAT.
A. L. Champions Punch|ess
as Terrymen SIug-Dean
on Mound Today.
BY GAYLE TALBOT.

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Ball-throwing Presidents, Governors
and Mayors were back at their ap-
pointed tasks today after playing their
star roles in the opening day frills
and folderols that started off another
major league baseball campaign.
Fans totaling just over 100000 wit
messed yesterdays nine flag-spangled
games, marking the general opening
Of the season after Monday previews
at Boston and Washington. This
turnout included banner crowd of
10000 at the Polo Grounds in New
York, $4,000 at Cincinnati and $4,000
for the afternoon half of the Patriots
Day program between the New York
Yankees and the Red Sox at Boston.
Two outstanding events pointed the
gala occasion and had baseball bugs
talking today-the rip-roaring batting
attack unveiled by Bill Terry's New
York Giants in f1attening the Boston
Bees. 13 to l, and the continued weak
hitting Of the world champion YAM
KEGS. who collected total of only
seven hits in splitting with the Red
Sox.
Ruppert's Temper Mounts.
1t was very disconcerting. The
Giants. picked to fight for the Ma
tional League pennant with Chicago
because Of their pitching and tight de-
fense. spilled Is hits off three Boston
pitchers. including three home runs,
while Cliff Melton easily held the Bees.
The Giants had been hitting that way
against Cleveland's crack staff in
recent exhibition games, but nobody
expected them to keep it up.
On the other hand. the Yankees.
famed for their power. continued to
look hamstrung with Joe Di Maggie
out of their lineup. They won the
morning game with Boston. 5 to 3, on
pinch hit by Red Ruffing in the last
inning, but made only five hits. In
the afternoon Jack Wilson and Fritz
Ostermueller blanked them. to O,
allowing the two-time champions only
two sefeties. Lou Gehrig and Bill
Dickey went hitless for the day. and
the anger of Owner Jacob Rupert
appeared to mount.
1t blazed when he was informed that
Dl Maggie was willing to compromise
on salary if the club would make the
first move. Il should say not he
snapped.
Yank Rivals Lose, Too.
About the only consolation for YAM
kee followers was the fact that the two
clubs supposed to give them their COM
petition, Detroit and Cleveland, also
had headaches today. Detroit dropped
tight one to the Chicago White Sox,
4 to 3, and the lowly st. Louis Browns
sHoiled Oscar Wits managerial debut
- Cleveland by shellacking the great
Johnny Allen, 6 to 2.
Roxie Lawson was the losing Detroit
pitcher. the Sox jumping on him for
three runs in the fourth inning. One
OF the vital hits was by Joe Kuhel. Sox
first sacker recently obtained from
washington. Players who figured in
the big Detroit Chicago trade didn't
do anything exciting, but Vernon Ken
nedy. now with Detroit, was slated to
pitch against his former White Sox
mates today.
In the other American League game
Washington beat Philadelphia, 8 to 2.
Dean Pitches Today.
The Chicago Cubs, with their new
$25o.o00 beauty, Dizzy Dean, lending
encouragement, came through with a
hard-earned 8-to-7 win over Cincin-
natl to keep pace with the Giants.
Rip Collins, Cub first baseman, belted
four of his teams Is hits of three
Red pitchers.
Owner Phil Wrigley of the Cubs was
scheduled to learn how much pitcher
he got for all that money today when
Dean was Manager Charley Grimms
choice against Cincinnati's Lee Girls
som.
Meantime, Dizzy's former mates,
the Cardinals, started off in that Sec
ond division to which Bill Terry has
assigned them by dropping their
opener to Pittsburgh, to 3. Arky
Vaughan's homer with one on, in the
ninth, did the dirty work.
The revived Brooklyns made Larry
MacPhail look good temporarily at
least, by walloping Philadelphia, IL to
S. Dolf Camilli hit one Of the
Dodgers three home runs against his
former '79''''''