Evening star., 1950-04-18
Truman, $1,000 Fans
To View Opening
Baseball Game Today
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concerning their pitching strategy
Against Philadelphia, Harri
plans to dispatch Ray Scarborough
to the mound. hopeful that the 33
year-old Highlander would repea
his conquest of the AS in las
years opener. when the Nat
won. 3-2.
Mack was to counter with Car
Scheib, another highlander, VIII,
over period of three years has /,
TO record against the Mats.
Several hundred reserved
bleachers seats remained thi
morning but at 2 o'clock 2,0Ol
standing room tickets were place.
on sale. All grandstand and bo,
seat tickets have been sold TO
weeks.
Truman Misses Luncheon.
Mr.. Truman missed the Gus
tomary pregame luncheon giver
by Lowell Mason, Federal trad,
commissioner, at the Capitol
Daughter Margaret is entertain
ing house guests and the Presi
dent remained with them unit
shortly before game time.
Besides Mrs. Truman and Mar.
garet the President was to be ac.
companied to the game by Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Jobes of Kansa.
City and Mr.. and Mrs. Jane.
Davidson of New York. Mr.. Jobe.
is manager of the Reconstruction
Finance Corp. Office in Kansa.
City. while Mr.. Davidson is Miss
Truman's concert manager.
The presidential party also in
cludes Vice President Barkley
Admiral Leahy. Rear Admira
Robert L. Dennison, Maj. Gen
Harry Vaughan, Attorney Genera
McGrath and House Speakel
Rayburn.
Vice President Barkley was t,
accompany Mack and Clark Grit
fifth, the Mats president, to flag
raising ceremonies in centerfield
after which Mack and Harris ar,
to go to the Presidents box fo
the traditional greetings.
Harris is starting his third tern
as the Mats manager with a team
expected to finish deep in the sec
ond division. Thin in pitching
he is hoping that shortcoming will
be offset somewhat by the addi
ton of several rockies. The mos
highly regarded of these is Ir'
Noren. $4,000 center fielder pur,
chased from Hollywood of the Pa
ciflc Coast League.
Mack starts the season handi
capped. Two of his top pitchers
Dick Fowler and Joe Coleman
have sore arms. His second base.
man, Pete Suder. is nursing an all.
ing left knee and was to be re,
placed by Billy Hitchcock or Ker.
NIT Wahl.
Fortifying the AS infield is Boil
Dillinger, 1924 hitter with tn,
st. Louis Browns last year, VIII,
was purchased for 100000. Re
turning to Philadelphia's outfielt
is Barney McCosky, an outstand
ing hitter who was idle last yea
with a lame back.
Harris is sending the left.
handed hitting Gil Coan and Et
Stewart to flank Noren in tn,
outf1eld because Of a right hand.
er's selection by Mack.
Griffith Stadium, altered dur.
ing the winter, features the Mats
bullpen in centerfield. Six row.
OF box seats in left and center.
field have cut 10 feet from thu
playing area, reducing the dis.
tance down the leftfeld line tt
1886 feet.
Gates opened at 1880 ant
Goldman's Band entertained tn,
fans. Washington batting prac
tice started at 1890, with the A.
taking over at LAS. Fieldins
practice for both teams is to pre-
cede the Army Bands arrival a
2:30. The President is slated t,
arrive at PAS and 10 minutes late
the flag is to be raised in center
field.
More than a quarter of a mil.
lion fans are expected to attene
openers in eight cities and ths
Weather Bureau predicts no post
ponements. although risk O.
showers" hover over Chicago
Comiskey Park. where the Whit,
Sox are to play the st. Loui.
Browns.
Some $4,000 fans are anticipate,
at Cleveland, where the Indian
shove off against the Detroi
Tigers, but more interest from /;
Nationwide standpoint centers a
Boston, where $4,000 are to watcl
the Red Sox. American Leagu,
favorites, and the New York Yam
KEGS, defending champions.
Brooklyn, favored to repeat ii
the National League, opens agains
the young Phils at PHILADELPHIA
Elsewhere in the National League
Boston is at New York, Chicago
at Cincinnati and Pittsburgh a