The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-04-17
DIAMOND DUEL
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Judd on Mound; Reds
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New York, April lT-(UPl-when
the draft took five players, Lefty
Grove retired and Joe Cronin be-
came Q bench pilot, the Boston Red
sox seemed headed for the rocks
but when the hub club plays the
Yankees In New York's home open
or today, 10000 fans will see two
prime pennanb contenders passed
by basebalrs most destructive hit
ters.
The oaliher OF opposition that
has boosted Boston and New York
batting averages during the FIRST
three games had been weak But
certainly neither the washington
Senators nor the Philadelphia
Athletics eeN be the complete push
overs the Yankees and their per-
ennial runners-up have made them
appear.
A 'Naturap
Opening day games always have
that certain something that makes
the turnstiles spin but today's Red
Sox-Y Yankees booking ct the StNdi~
unl Is q bona fide natural. It's hard
TO designate either team for the
laural wreath because both squads
each with one outstanding indivi-
dual-have been similarly potent
Outnelder Joe DiMaggio Of tho
Yankees and outilelder Ted Will
liams have staged batting sprees,
OF the two, Williams Is the most
amazing average,
In ten official times at bat he
has slammed out six hits--inelud-
Ing two home runs-driven In nine
runs and scored Ave TO compile q
800 average. DiMagglo has regis.
tered an average OF only 1903 but
In Is times ut bat has belted four
hits, including O homer and q
double scored four runs and driven
In six Today's game with rookie
oscar Judd on the mound for the
Red sox against the Yankees Err
ME Honham should be something
TO see.
Boston exploded their biggest
run-maklng barrage In two years
yesterday, trampling the AS le-&
Their 2l.hit spree Included two
homers and three doubles and was
their biggest scoring burst since
they ran up "a runs on the Senators
on Sept, ~, 1910,
George Selklrk's pinch single In
the ninth drove In two runs ana
lifted the Yankees TO an 30 win
over washington. Joe Gordon
singled and Bill Dioeey doubled
off rookie Hardin Cathey TO SET
the stage for Selkirk's blow. LEFTY
Gomez retired In favor Of Marvin
Hreuer, the winning pitcher, after
allowing a run IN each OF the hrst
I'VE innings.
Rookie Vernon stephens hit his
second ninth inning homer In rs
many days and Harlond Gift corr
tributed another as the Browns
trlpper the White sox at Chicago
1873. The Browns slammed two
pitchers for II hits. .
Don Ross homer Into the lett
field stands at Detroit In the eighth
broke q 4.all tie and gave the Tig-
ers O B-4 triumph over the Clevo-
land indians.
At Long Last
Cincinnati cracked through oil
last for Its first National League
win BY shading the Pittsburg Pc
rates, 8.3 In ~ innings Aldon VIII
Rie and his relief, Max Butcher
each pitched two balls TO EDDIE
Joost and walked home the WIN.
ming run after Gerald Walker had
homered to tie the score IN the
ninth.
Rockies Stan Muslal and Ray
Sanders paced the ST, Louis Gar
dinals to an lies triumph over the
Chicago Cubs,
Two luckey ninth inning runs en-
abled the Brooklyn Dodgers TO trlf
the New York Giants, Az.
Ernie Lombardi broke up q pitch,
ing duel between Tom Early anc
Tom Hughes with o l0th-inflint
single giving the Boston Braves
2-l triumph over the Pills. Hughes
held Boston to Ave hits and Early
allowed six.
YEsTERD US HER0-Tet
williams, Boston Red Sox outfeldei
who hit 0 homer and two single'
driving In four runs and SCORING
four more as the Reds Sox vol
loped the Philadelphia, 1914.