The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-15
YANKEE VETERAN BLANKS MATS
 WITH 3 BNGLES
Red SOx SIugger hOmers First Time Up; Dodgers
 Great and Terrible
nY GEORGE KxRKsEx

@& WN0MkAE MAAskEEA
 (Unlted Preas Stan CoEFeapcndent)
 New York, April lS--CUP) Only lBS games to 90 for tho Yankees and the Dodgers. Picking up where they left oR last September, the Yankees, who play ball with cold, relentless precIsion, and the Dodgers --hooray for tho burns--are otf again on the long trail that leads to the world series.
 Just as they did most of last sea- son, the Yankees and the Dodgers fo9ged the spotlight on opening day which drew . total of iO2,07B--Only B,T04 less than for Inst years eight openers. The Dodgers played be. fore the days largest crowd-42, ,663 ct the Polo 0rourds--afd licked the Giants, making their debut un. der Manager Mel Ott, 7.B. The Yail- kees put oil c claSsle performance in whltewasning the Senator's To, before Vicc-p c-presiderit Wallace and . capacity crowd of Sl,00O at Wash- ington.
 while the Tanks and Dodgers carried of the team laureis, Tod williams, the goth player iil oil ma jor league history to bat zoo, stole the individual honors, Tall Ted slaahed out 6 home run and two singles to lead the Red Box 10 m 6 10 g triumph over the pathetic Athletics. on his first trip to the plate, Williams, who was saved from the army by c presidential draft classification from IA to 3A, slammed out c homer with two mates aboard. Williams drove ifi n total of five runs, tops for the day
 Red W0wed ,Enl
 But for Wiilialns' hitting teats, the glory light would have Bfone on ancient Red Rufsing, 3Tsyear- old Yankee Fighthander. Big Red, starting his 18th major league Bea- son, lot the Senators down with three singles and famed Ave. Tn addition Rufslng made two hits and drove In two runs,
 Anybody who sew tho Dodgers beat tho Giants iil tho opener won't have Co wonder why they are called the "0lorious Buns" They plaster Carl Hubbeil for four runs in the first inning, ron Up c TO lead, and then almcsk blew it. They made i've errors afieid and reBembled at times the married men playing the slnglo men. Dolf Camilli lot Q grounder 90 between his legs, Billy Herman booted . roller, Arky Vaughan threw one c mile over Cas lnilil's head, Pete Relser dropped aii easy fly and Joe Medwick Kicked . single into 6 double. But the Giants couldn't hit enough in the pinches and left 10 men stranded.
 Johnny Mize, the QiantS' ei00,000 first basesnaSi, hit 6 tremendous homer iEl the seventh of Curt Davis with two on but it wasn't enough. Johnny Allen came to Curt Dayis' rescue and put the fire out, flaming Mize and Hank Leiber in the ninth. Pee Wee Reese's homer with one on of Hubbell proved the winning punch.
 Cards Edged
 The pennaf1tsfaYored Cardinals were licked by the Cubs, b.4, with Third BaseEnan Jimmy Browns er- For proving costly. Rookie Johnny gchmitz halted tho Cards in Q rec lief role. Jlrnrny wilson, Cub pilot, became the first major league man. ager to get tho bufn'g rush when Umpire Al Barlick chased him.
 EFToFB by 9hortstop J0ogt and Rookie Third BAserian Bert Haas enabled the Pirates to beat Bucky walters and tho Reds, 4-2. Max Butchers six-hit pitching and Al Lopegs timely single aided the Pistsburgh catSo.
 Veteran Johnny Cooney's double and Rookie Nanny Fernandez'B slngie gave the Boston Braves c 2.1 triumph over tho philg.
 Bob MuKicrief duplicated Red Rufflng's threeshit performance in pitching the Browns to Q 9-O giiuts out over the White Eox. He faced only 2B men, two double plays wip. ing out two who hit safely.
 Lou Boudreau, youngest major league pilot ifi history, made Q wins ming debut when Cleveland beat De- trcit, Bs2. Rookie Les Fleming, taks ing Hal TfosIy'S place at first for the Indians, hit . hcfner and two singles to lead the Tribes attack.
 YESTERDAYS MER0e-Mel ott and Leo Durccher, rival pilots Oe the Giants end Dodgers, who pgirs chased 10 per cent of their salaries ln war bonds from Mayor Y. #, Ia. 0uardlG before tho Brocklyn-New York opener.