Evening star., 1939-04-18
Millions Await
Complete List
Of Openers F.,
Reds, Staging Early
Starter, Are Made
Sad by Pirates
BY SID FEDER,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

NEW YORK, April 1S.-Please,
Mr.. Weatherman, be a good guy
and let's get this Tooth anniversary
baseball season started today.
More than 100000 cash customers
and millions who can't get away
with that old "My-grandma is sick"
excuse will thank you for 1t no end.
And 16 big league managers, who
have playing everything from nurse
maid to Simon Legree for rockies,
veterans and guys named Joe" for
nearly two months, will be much
obliged.
We all know you're threatening
everything from showers to snow
for this afternoons opening day
parties in eight big league cities, but
since you held off long enough to
let Cincinnati lift the lid yester-
day, why not give us a break all
around now?
1854 See Reds Beaten.
incidentally, we suppose you no.
ticed that even the pale sun peek
ing through the clouds yesterday
couldn't change a thing for the
Reds. They lost their seventh open
er in row, with 3O,644 fans on
hand. They started off pretty well,
what with Buck Mccormick bang
ing the years first homer and all,
but after the Pittsburgh Pirates
got through clubbing Bucky WAL
tiers for four runs in the eighth
we'll, the BUGS took it. Us. Shortstop
Billy Myers of the Reds went to a
hospital after a throw by Bill Bru-
baker knocked him cold, but he
wasn't seriously hurt.
You know, of course, that Presi-
dent Roosevelt doesn't think you're
so hot after what you did in WASH
ington. There was the Nations No.
l right-hander all set to do his
annual stuff with the first pitch
and get the world champion New
York Yankees and the Senators
under way in the other half of the
scheduled opening day program.
And what do you do? Wet grounds.
Tsk, tsk.
Garner May Relieve F. D.
AS result. the Yanks were at
home in Yankee Stadium against
the Boston Red Sox today, the
Senators were in Philadelphia
against the Athletics. and the Pres
ident will have to wrap up his arm
for a whole year. Other duties will
keep him away from the ball park
when the Mats get back Friday,
and Cactus Jack Garner will have
to come in from the bullpen.
Now you have Lefty Gomez all
set to give us the ell goofo routine
against the Red Sox here this after
noon, if it ever stops raining. Jackie
Wilson goes against the happy go
lucky Lefty and about 10000 folks
are ready to sit in on the show.
Then there's Gabby Hartnett sit
ting out there in Chicago still
smiling and hoping and chewing
gum (you know what kind. The
predictor predicts you're going to
surprise the folks with rain or snow
for the Windy City's getaway be.
tween Gabby's Cubs and the Reds.
Gabby figures his gang can repeat
its National League pennant win
and he's sending Life Saver" Bill
Lee out today to start proving it,
while Dizzy Dean sits and wonders
about that arm. Paul Derringer is
slated to start against Lee.
Dodger Rooters Are Eager.
Over in Brooklyn, the Dodgers
loyal rooters wouldn't care what
you did to them. They'd turn out,
anyway. But the club has to call
the game with those hated New
York Giants If you aren't a regular
fellow, and from "Greenpernt" to
Coney Island there would be wailing.
And even your very best rain
couldn't wash out those question
marks that are bothering Sweet Will
liam Terry's terrible Giants around
the pitching mound and at second
base. So how about letting Harry
Gumbert and Hot Potato Luke
Hamlin start showing the folks?
Detroit's Tigers have had their
claws clipped the last couple OF
years, but it's said Del Bakers boys
have grown new set. If you CO.
(See BASEBALL, Page A-140