The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-04-22
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 TIGER GANG
BY JOE REcHLER


 (AsSoc.dted Press Sports Writer
 Detroits snarling Tigers having smashed a triple jinx that plagued them through the years were lick ing their chops today and shouting defiance at the baseball eXeperts who had predicted the wartime world champions would not repeat. % Prior to this season the Tigers had CD lost their last eight open ing games; @ beaten pitcher Steve Gromek of Cleveland only. once in seven tries; (3) taken the measure of Bob. Teller but twice in his last nine starts against them, or since rookie Floyd Giebell ccnfounded the baseball world by outpitchlng the Indians firebal,er in game which decided the 1940 pennant.
 This year. in only five games, De- troits Darlings have d shatter-' ed their opening day hoodoo by helting the St. Louis Browns in the seasons inaugural (2) whipped Gromek TO in his own bailiwick be- fore 42.775 rooters; t3) triumphed over Teller, who before this season had beaten the Tigers more than any other team.
 Tigers MaGc Record
 The net result is that the Tigers have won four of their first five games and are breathing hotly on the necks of first place BostonS also once-heaten Red sex in ths carly season pennant race. The Sox have won one more game than the Bengals
 Detroit had to travel into over time yesterday to break the Teller jinx. The Tigers accomplished Il in the 10th inning, 3-2, when Eddie Lake wrangled a free pass from the Van Meter GA) Meteor and scampered all the way home on two-bagger by Eddie Mayo. Fel,eI had allowed only four singles up to that time but was held on even terms by Detroit's Stubby Overmire and Virgil Trucks who took over in the seventh and got credit for the victory.
 Sir-run Rally
 The Red Sox had to be satisfied with an even break against Phila- delphia's Athletics, and were forced to stage six-run ninth inning rally to even gain that. After George Metkovichs three-run hom- CT climaxed the ninth inning orl- slaught, Ted Williams won the opener in the 10th with bases loaded single 12-l1. The As be- hind old Bobo Newsom, gunning for his second straight victory, cap- tured the second game 80 to snap Bostcn's five game winning streak. The Scores
 National League
 Cincinnati ....... BOP no 010-8 12 l Pittsburgh -.-..... 900 101 o0o-2 o Ed Heusser and Ray Mueller, Hopper, Ken Gables (4 Bill Clem- son t6), and Hank Camelli
 Cincinnati ....... col 300 000-4 T l Pittsburgh ...... 03O 900 00o-3 l Joe Beggs and Ray Lamanno, Ray Mueller (6) Jack Hallett, Nick Strincevich (5) and Vince Smith. St. Louis ............ 200 O01 130-7 Il ? Chicago ........ 00l 131 0C0-6 10 4 Charley Barrett, Fred Martin (5) Murry Dickson CD. Sylvester Don nelly (8, Howie Pollett t8), and Del Rice; Del Wilber CD, Ken O'Dea (8), Ray Prim, Hank Wyse C8), John Schmitz t9), and Clyde Mc- Cullough. New York AHA. O1O 900 00o-1 2 3 Brooklyn .... 0o2 900 0ox-2 2 Bill Voisene, Mike Budnick (6) and Walker Cooper; Jce Hatten and Terrell Anderson.
 Boston ....... 001 o1o 900 01-3 Il 0 Philadelphia 900 oO1 o10 oo-2 9 0 John Sain and Phil Masi; School boy Rowe and Rollie Memsley. Boston ....... 900 001 0-1 3 l Philadelphia ..... Ol2 900 o-3 6 0 Hutchings, Wright (4), Single ton (6) and Poland, Masi t6); Jur- isich and Seminick.
 American League
 Detroit ....... 00l coo 100 1-3 6 2 Cleveland v. 010 GOO 100 c-2 4 2 Cyermire. Trucks t6) and Teb- hetts, Teller and Monaco.
 Philadelphia BOA 900 3o1 o-l1 l2 2 postcn GOO COS 006 l--12 12 Russ Christopher, Luman Harris (6). Jonas Berry t9). Bill Vaughan u0) and Buddy Rosar.
 Philadelphia loo oz-o Boston GOO 00-S 3 Newson and Rosar, Desautels '5) Magby, Heflin CD and Wagner Washington l. GOO 100 ooo-1 New York ........ 030 100 20x--6 8 Roger Wolff Mickey Haefner t5) and Jake Early; Spud Chandler and Bill Dickey.
 Chicago loo ooo ooo-I . st Louis ....... 900 900 002-2 4 Q
 Tad Lyons and Mike Fresh; Nels