The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-20
WOODS, LOCAL
 BOY, DEFEATS
 WORLD CHAMPS
By GLEN PERKINS United Press Stan COrrespon,

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 New York, April 2O.-(Up)-Com- petition, the element which has kept wartime sports alive and healthy even when the standard of play has deteriorated, appeared likely oday to make both of the new major leagues baseball races as in- tereSting as any in recent years.
 In the IA games played in the 1rst two days of the season, there lasn't been one-sided result. Six were decided by one run margin, .hree by two runs, four by three runs and one by five runs. Two yameS have gone into extra innings and in nearly every one concerted rally would have changed the coln- plexion.
 Similarly significant has been the brilliance of pitching which was ap- parent again yesterday in each of the seven games played.
 There were three three-hit games, two in the National league and one in the American, with the top hurl- ing duel of the progrEm finding Ewald Pyle of the New York Giants edging Jim Tobin, the Boston Braves slow-ball specialist, 2 to l at the Polo Grounds. Tobin gave out only three hits, but one of them was Manager Mel Oott'S first homer of the season.
 Otis drive came in the first i'm ming, bringing in a runner ahead of him. Pyle had only one bad inning, the third, when the Braves got three of their four hits and scored their lone run.
 Cubs Stopped
 Elmer Riddle, Cincinnati'S de- pendable right handler, likewise set the Chicago Cubs down with trio of hits to top Eddie Hanyzewsd in a 2 to l duel at Cincinnati. Hany- zewski yielded five hits, but the Reds got three in the fourth, Ray Mueller batting in both runs with 8 double.
 The St. Louis Browns, winning their second straight at Detroit, 3 to 1, made hits when they counted to back up Steve Sundra's three hit pitching job. Rudy York spoiled Sundra's shutout with a home run, the 1,0O0th hit of his major league career. Vernon Stephens, Brownie batting star, drove in the marginal run with long fly, producing the winning tally for the second day in a row. His homer clinched the opening day victory.
 The Chicago White Sox opened their home season day late by defeating Cleveland 3 to 1 before a crowd of 5,7O5. Orval Groves pitch- ing was a shade better than that or Al Smith, the loser, who was re- moved in the sixth. Grove ale lowed seven hits.
 Overtime
 The Brooklyn Dodgers evened their series at Philadelphia with the Phtl- lies but had to go 10 innings to gain a 5 to 4 victory. The 41- year-old Paul Waner, drove in the deciding run with pinch-hit single after Philadelphia tied the score in the ninth with two runs on 8 single by Buster Adams with two men on base. Bob Chipman, who relieved Curt Davis in the ninths gained the victory.
 The Boston Red SoX, generally consigned to last place in the American league, turned in the most decisive victories of the day, de- feating the world champion New York Yankees in a Patriots day double header at Boston 6 to and 5 to 2. George (Pinky) Woods won the morning game with steady pitching performance, although the Yankees touched him for nine hits. The Red Sox got to left handler Johnny Johnson for five runs in the sixth. In the second game. Emmett O,Neil held the Yankees to seven hits while Walter Dubiel gave up Il.
 Pittsburgh and St. Louis had an open date in the National while Philadelphia at Washington In the American was postponed.
 YESTERDAYS STAR - Paul Waner of Brooklyn, whose 10th ir1- ming pinch single gave the Dodgers
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