Evening star., 1951-04-14
Timely Boudreau Hits
And Clutch Playing
Please Red Sox Fans
BY the Asseeiated Press

BOSTON, April 14.-So this is
Lou Boudreau. A double and two
singles. Not bad, at all.
Red Sox fans eyed the new
Boston shortstop yesterday. 1t
was his first game before the home
folks. and they liked what they
saw.
Boudreau connected for three
hits as the Red Sox whipped the
Braves. 1873.
But the fans saw beyond this:
They saw Boudreau making that
clutch play; they saw him deliver
ling that money hit; they saw him
as the take-charge guy, the un-
Iofhcial field leader.
This is q must year" for the
Sox. And the guy they're turning
to is the 32-year-old former boy
manager Of the Indians.
Boudreau drove out a three-run
single in the ninth inning to sup
ply the Red Sox winning margin.
It gave Charlie Stobbs, a five-hit
pitcher for four innings, the vic
tory.
Ted Williams dubbed a two
run homer in the first inning.
This came before the Braves
jammed across five runs against
Mel Parnell in the same frame.
However, flve-run rallies in the
seventh and ninth innings over
came this big lead.
With a 81 edge in Boston's
f1ve-game intra-city series, the
Red Sox will attempt to increase
their lead behind the pitching of
Ray Scarborough and Harry
Taylor today.
The Tribesmen plan to counter
with Righthander Johnny Sain
and Southpaw, Warren SPAIN.
BROOKLYN. -- Maybe ailing
Allie Reynolds will be ready for
regular duty sooner than any one
thinks. The big Yankee right
handler pitched batting practice
yesterday-and threw hard with
no apparent i'll effects.
Joe Page. the other New York
pitching casualty, limited his
workout to running.
The Yankees will try to square
their interborough series with
Brooklyn today. Casey Stengel
will open with Frank Shea.
LOUISVILLE, Ky.-Now the
Tigers are depending on a veteran
utility man, Neil Berry, to help
them out Of a jam.
Berry is playing third base in
place of the injured George KellI
and may start in the opener
against Cleveland Tuesday. He's
doing a good job in the field and
is hitting well. too.
Last year Berry filled in for
Johnny Lipon at shortstop. He
also plays second base. Hes al
handy guy to have around" jerry
Priddy, regular second sacker,
says.
NEW YORK.-Manager All
Lopez of Cleveland has made off,
cial what every one already knew
that Bob Lemon will pitch forI
the Tribe in Tuesdays opener at
Detroit.
Lemon. only hurler in the
majors to win 20 or more games
IN each of the last three seasons,
started the 1850 opener in Cleve-
and against Detroit but wasn't
around at the finish, an extra
inning loss for the Indians.
Early Wynn and Bob Feller,
who close out the 11-game exhibi-
ion series with the Giants here
5oday and tomorrow, are likely to
follow Lemon in the three-game
series in Detroit.
CHICAGO.-Cloudy skies, but
no rain, was the forecast today
FOR the first Of the White Sox-
Cubs annual three-game city
series.
Yesterdays scheduled opener
was washed out by a downpour.
Weather permitting, the two
teams will meet this afternoon
at Comiskey Park, with a double
header scheduled for Sunday at
Wrigley Field.
Manager Paul Richards of the
White Sox named Ken Holcombe
as his starting pitcher for to-
days game. Frank Frisch Of
The Cubs said he would use five,
probably in this order: Frank
Hitler. Paul Minner, Johnny
Schmitz, Warren Hacker and
Johnny Klippstein.
In exhibition games so far this
year between the two Chicago
major league teams, the Sox have
won two, the Cubs one.
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