The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-04-15

Wallace Subs
For President

New York. APR. 15-INS-TodI,
is the day you have TO get your
state income tax in the mail and
go back to work. The alibls and
the pomp and circumstance OF the
opening day OF the 1912 baseball
season are a thing Of the past and
you must face stark reality.
In Washington, Vice Presldedc
Henry A. Wallace subbed for Presi-
dent Franklin d. Roosevelt, and
tossed out the first ball-almost to
second base!-as the Yankees, be-
hind the ace pitching of Charlie
(Red) Ruling, BANKED the Sena-
tors, to 0. FDR missed his first,
opening game at Griffith StadiuHI
in ten years because Of the press
ing demands Of the war and work"
program.
Ruling was the big star of the
day there, not only pitching a mas
terful game but also getting two
hits and driving in a pair of runs.
The National League champions
the Brooklyn Dodgers. had a rathsr
shaky triumph TO their credit over
the New York Giants, their hated
rivals from Manhattan, winning 7
to o, before the largest crowd OF
the day, 1868 fans.
This was a rather weird ball
game. The Dodgers got of to 7
to 0 lead in the first five inninss
They collected four runs in the
first, two in the fourth and one
in the fifth. In the fourth they
drove old Carl Hubbell off the hill
but, after a great start, Curt Davis
the Brooklyn finger, weakened
and the Giants got back in the ball
game with a five run rally, spiced
by a long homer by Johnny Miztf
in the seventh frame. Pee Wee
Reese, with homer and a double,
was the hitting star Of the Buns.
The game marked the debut of
Mel OFT as the manager of the
Giants and also saw the National
League champs make no less than
i've errors and still win.
In other American League gan1es
the Boston Red Sox got off we'll
by trimming the AS S TO 3. with
their star hitter, Ted Williams,
clouunE a homer in his first turn
at bat, adding a couple of more
hits to 1t and driving in FIVE runs
for most satisfactory afternoons
work.
Lou Boudreau, the youthful
manager of the Indians, was very
pleased as his club beat the Tigers.
5 to 2, before some 10000 fans at
Detroit. Les Fleming, successor
on first base, to Hal Trosky. cele-
brsted his debut by slamming =
home run.
The st. Louis Browns came npi
with the other pitching star OF ia
day in Bob Muncrief. Bob held the
Chicago White Sox to three singles
and faced only 2S men in blankina
them. to 0, before only 9,s7s, the
days smallest crowd in Chicago.
The upset OF the day saw Claude
Passeau OF the Chicago Cubs tan,&
the powerful st. Louis Cardinals
3 to 4, in St. Louis. A four hi.
three run splurge knocked thS
Cards Mort Cooper of the hill n
the sixth inning and brought the
Cubs the victory.
Poor Eddie Joost OF the Reds
was probably the goat of the DAY
Edward fumbled a grounder m.
the first inning Of the Reds-Piratsg'
game at Cincinnati which led Z
two unearned Pirate runs in the
frst inning and enabled them &c
whip Bucky Walters 4 to 2.
oh. yes, we almost forgot, Han.
Lobert new manager of the Phil
lies, had to take several deer
breaths, during the day, as hi,
pills fourth valiantly, in a los ~
cause, to drop a 8 to / verdict ID
the Boston Braves.
The loss left the Pills in last
place where they have been. 90
casioually, for the last ten O,
twelve years.
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