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THE HARTFORD DAILY COURANT: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 1917. 17 As Yanks Cut Down Two Runners With Malice Toward None Pete Reiser's Hit Brings In Robinson For 5-3 Dodger Win BY BILL LEE Sports Editor Chiefs Need More Punch In Outfield First Base Aspirants Also Leave Much To Be Desired BV RONALD MELCIIER. Raleigh, N. April 15. If Brooklyn, April 15.

(AP.) Pete Reiser, key to Brooklyn's flag chances, blazed a seventh-inning double off the screen a-foot inside the right-field foul line at Ebbets Field today to drive across the tying and winning runs as the WrJ Ki i rf Olympic Squad Might Use Aircraft Carrier Chicago, April 15. (AP.) Avery Brundage, chairman of the United States Olympic Committee, said today his group had made no formal request of the Navy for use of an aircraft carrier to trans- port the American team to the 1948 London games, but had discussed the possibility. Brundage, commenting on reports the Navy was considering an offer to transport the U. S. squad on the carrier Salerno Bay, pro- viding training facilities en route n.om? nc oocming and housing during the games, fun on Reiser smash and play-said a special committee had been Perfect ball at first base EBBETS FIELD, Brooklyn, April 15.

The Dodgers didn't miss Leo Durochcr this bright and happy opening day in Brooklyn. It was bright because a warm sun boat down upon the newly manicurc-d field all day despite advance weather reports to the contrary. It was happy because, in the end, the Dodgers came from behind to beat the Boston Braves, 5 to 3. Durocher could scarcely have ordered any different strategy than that with which Clyde Sukcforth, manager pro tem, won the game the old lucky seventh. Eddie Stanky, the leadoff man in that frame walked, and Jackie Robinson, who an hour or so earlier had becomcthe first Negro to play a game of major league baseball, made a two base sacrifice hit that put Stanky on third and himself Naturally, Robby wasn't trying for anything spectacular.

He jut wanted to lay down a neat little bunt that would put Stanky on second base with the tying run. He dropped the bunt down the first base line and then scamierod to that bag with a burst of speed that made Earl Torgeson, rookie first baseman, of the Braves, throw wildly. Robhb- lost bis bat rn route and looked like a high school boy going into second on a wind blown double, but there he was on second and there was Stanky on third, with the score 3 to 2 in favor of the Braves and Pete Reiser batting. The strategy ordered by Sukcforth at this juncture was probably what Durocher would have called for a nice long double up against the screen in right field. Stanky and Robinson scored vith the runs that put the Dodgers ahead.

Reiser went to third on an infield out and Gene Uermanski drove him across with an insurance run through the medium of a long fly to Johnny Hopp in center field. The simple strategy of having a ball player like Pete Reiser in your lineup txats master minding all hollow. Pistol Pete shot. Johnny Sain, Boston's 20-game winner of last year, right through the heart by scoring three runs and knocking in the other two. MAN TO HAVE IX LINEITI.

We used to say in the press box at Bulkeley Staduim when Reiser was with Elmira that we meaning Hartford couldn't get Reiser out. Well, the Braves couldn't get him out in this opening game of the National league season. First time up Pete the Pistol walked and nothing came of It. time at bat be walked again, advanced on an out, reached third on a bit that barely eluded Connie Ryan, and scored as Herman-vki was forced at second on a ground ball by Edwards, on which Hermanski threw a rolling block at Dick Culler to forestall a double play. Third time at bat Reiser singled to left field, went to third on Dixie Walker's hit to right and scored on an infield out.

Rounding out bis perfect day. Reiser drove in the two decisive runs with his double in the seventh and scored for the third time himself before Mort Cooper, surprise Boston relief pitcher, got the side out. Without Reiser, the Dodgers might have not looked nearly as pood, and without Pete no amount of deep thinking by Durocher or any other manager would do much Rood. Reiser acted as though he owned Johnny Sain but the other Dodgers didn't do much hitting nd the pitching contributed by Joe Hatten and Hal Gregg was jittery and uncertain. named to explore the subject.

Vigeant Wins Easy Verdict Over Falco Thomaston tad Has Edge Throughout in Auditorium Feature II BOB ZAIMAV. Frankie Vlgeant, popular Thomaston welterweight, forced the is sue an tne way ana guinea a weu Jpilotless Dodgers opened their 1947 campaign with a 5 to 3 vic tory over the Boston Braves. Although he did not get a hit in three official times at bat. Jackie Robinson, first Negro to play in modern big league ball, signalized his official debut as a Dodger bv I I ll i produced by the Dodgers, and it was their last as Mort Cooper and Anton Karl combined the rest of the way to hold them in check. Boston made eight blows off Lefty Joe Hatten and Hal Gregg, who relieved after Hatten had loen lifted for a pinch hitter in the sixth.

With Brooklyn trailing. 3-2. to open the seventh, Eddie Stanky led off with a walk, bringing Up Robinson. The Negro in three previous attempts had done no better than hit into a double play, roll to shortstop and loft an easy fly to left. I his time he laid down a nor- hunt to the pitcher rockpttl on inlo riht f.cId Rohinson had no difficulty reaching second and Stanky pulled up at third, Reiser then weighed in with his double, a terrific clout.

Reiser soon scooted home with the fifth and unneed-ed run on Gene Hermanski's fly to deep center. A disappointing crowd of only 25.623 paid to see 1he Dodgers get away in front of one of their jnialn rivals for the National Pete Sutler of the Athletics starts his slide hut is already out at second base as George Stirn-weiss, New York Yankee second baseman, speeds ball to first for a double play in the second inning; of the Yankees-Athletics game at Yankee Stadium yesterday. Suder was out on Pitcher Phil Marchildon's bounder to shortstop Phil Riziuto (left), who threw to Slirnwciss (Associated Press Photo). aeservea au-rouna uccision ovcrbox and tnre for first yHrX Tor. Tony Falco of Middletown.

in the! ROSon iho sphCre and feature bout of the Auditorium made a hard hurried to first card last night. ithat hit Robinson on the leg and Grace Lenczyk Wallops Helen Sigel By 7 And 6 Connecticut Champion Shoots Five-Undcr-Par 71 to Trounce Opponent in First Bound at Pinehurst; Meets Babe Zaharias Today Lou Pcrini, president of the Bos-j ton Braves, could enact the rolej of Santa Clause for Dutch Dor-j man, manager or tne Jriartiora Chiefs, there are three presents he would have to bring to fulfill the desires of the peppery little Hartford pilot. One would be an experienced catcher to guide his promising young mound staff. Another would be a bard hitting first baseman who could handle his defensive chores, and last, but not least on the list, would be an outfielder with plenty of authority at the plate to bolster his present weak hitting fly chasers. Staffed entirely with young pitchers, most of whom are making a big step into Class A competition, it would be more Mlian desirable to have an experienced catcher to help them over the rough spots.

The three top candidates for the job at the moment are Felix Younger, Fred Ruthko and Francis Archer. And of his trio only Archer can be said to be experienced. Archer, a native of Bethel. who played American Legion baseball in Danbury, put in three full seasons. 1939, '40 and '41 before entering the service.

Last year, after training with the Chiefs, he spent the season with Pawtucket of the New England League. He caught only 40 games, however, and had a puny .211 batting average. Tuthko, who made his professional debut with Pawtucket last year, managed to catch only 13 games before being sidelined with a knee injury. This wasn't enough to qualify him as an experienced catcher. He has shown good power at the plate, but is probably the slowest runner on the team.

Younger founded Beazlcy. Because of his nifty work he- hind the plate it might be said that Younger has the inside track. His greatest drawback, too, is lack of experience. Younger was with Mooresville of the North Carolina State League and Winston Salem of the Piedmont League in 1912. As a Marine in Honolulu against Johnny Beazley, St.

Louis Cards star, he hit a homer, double and single to drive in eight runs. Last season Younger was with of the Kitty League, but spent most of the year on the bench because of two leg injuries. Right now Art Kunde and Leo Grose are battling it out for the first base job and neither has been a ball of fire. All the hitting honors have been taken by Kunde. But in every other department Grose has a decided edge.

In Tony Mazurclc, Don Siegert nnd Dick Burkhardt, Dorman has an excellent defensive outfield. But one of the tup requisites of an outfielder Is hitting ability and so far all three have fallen down. On his record of last year Ma.urek should bo able to do the job. He hit .303 for Greenville of the Class A Sally League which earned him a jump to Wilwaukee this spring. But the Brewers decided he needed more seasoning and sent him to the Chiefs on option.

Of the three. Siegert in center-field has leen the most sensational defensively. Buerger Not In Shanr Dick Burkhardt hit .306 for A man next to me liked to Casey, a right hander. with two on. die ine aggressive vigcant pounucu Falco unmercifully with a two- fisted body attack from start to un.M.

dt.u v.ihu knockdowns in the battle, the Thomaston lad's margin was so wide that none in the crowd of 1624 disputed Referee Kid Kaplan's verdict. Falco floundered all over the ring, missed badly and only in the latter stages of the fight did he score with anv effectiveness. His bull-like rushes were neatly par nod by vigeant woo in and precision. Kaplan gave Vigeant rounds and Falcon one the bout 49 to 39. The nine seven, Falco two and one even with a count of 48-40.

Kaplan's card: Vigeant 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4- -49 Falco 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 539 The first six rounds of the bout were all Vigeant, the Thomaston fighter driving in repeatedly with again in the sixth. Falco connected with a series of looping lefts in the seventh but Vigeant slowed him up with a barrage to the body. The action slowed down in the eighth but Vigeant, took over in the ninth to drive homo Home telling body blows. Falco made a valiant effort in the tenth but Vigeant had loo much class and coasted In to the triumph. Falco weighted 144 and Vigeant 149.

It was a fair card for which the crowd paid a gross of $2671.05. Vic Cardell, 113. of Hartford. slugged out a six round decision over Al Silverman, 141, of the Bronx, in the semi-final, coming up off the floor in the third to out- punch his more experienced rival. Vie Haber, 119, of Springfield, kniK-kr-H ent D-innv Falmnn 1 1 KnoCKCO OUl IJ.tnny l-aicone, ilf, Manchester, In the second round of a scheduled six and after the the Stale Athletic Commission i i 1 I I 2.

6 I BROOKLYN a fth Stanky 2b 3 I 0 0 .1 0 Robinson lb 110 110 0 0 Sehultz lb onnio Rolsrr rf 2 2 2 0 0 2 iWalkrr rt .10 1 0 0 0 Tatum rf OO00OO0 1 Kurillo rf 0 0 litprtnanski It -I I a 1 Krtwards 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 OO00 RraKnn 10 0 3 0 0 0 Jorcmson 3b 1 0 0 0 4 0 1 Reese ss .1 0 1 3 2 0 0 Hatten 2 0 1110 0 iaStevens 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 IrrKK 1 0 1 Casey 00000OO Totjils 5 6 27 10 1 5 (BOSTON (N) ab a rbl 'Culler ss .1 0 0 0 2 0 0 ellolmes 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Slstl SS O00OO00 Hopp rf 5 0 1 2 0 0 1 McCormlek rt 4 0 3 2 0 0 R. Klllott .11 2 0 10 2 0 0 I.ltwhller If 3 10 10 0 0 Howell If 10 0 0 0 0 0 Torgeson lb 4 1 30 1 1 Maul .1 0 0 4 0 Ityan 2b .1 4 7 2 Snln 1 Cnoprr 0 10 0 rt ilNelll ll 0 0 l.jinlrnneonl 0 0 0 0 31 3 8 21 1.1 I 1 iltrookljn (l Ml llnhton OU) 0i2 Oil) 1 Tw base hits. Reese. Helper sai'i i- two left handed Boston batters, 'Bama Rowcll and Earl Torgeson coming up. It's murder." the man said.

"They should put in Lombardi, a lefty, with two left hand batters coming up." Lombardi and Casey had been warming up together, but Sukcforth decided on the right hander. most likely because he preferred an experienced pitcher with control in a clutch like that rather than thy percentage edge he would gain by pitching a southpaw against two left-hand batters. TIIEV TOOK ROBINSON' CASUALLY. It turned out that Sukcforth had the right dope. Old Hugh Casey looked better than either of his predecessors.

He pitched as though be knew what he was doing. Rowcll popped a weak foul fly behind first base and Torgeson fanned for the third and final out of the ball game. Torgeson, the heavily publicized first base fledgling of the Braves, had a terrible start in the majors. He played two ground balls like nervous Chts I rookie nnd made a vital throwing error on Robinson's bunt. At the plate be failed to hit nnd struck out three He wi up then with two on in the fourth and took a third strike.

He took Ibe third one again In the eighth. He came tip again in the ninth wllh two on and two out and that time be went down irking. Jai kie Robinson became the first member of bis race to make the h.K ithuc without particular incident. First time at bat Jackie drew a IK.lite round of applause that was not as loud or prolonged as the greeting Dixie Walker got from the Flat bush citizenry. Everjone seemed to take Robinson for granted.

There was nothing remotely like a fuss to mark his history-making appearance -i 1 1 1 1 1 1 Mtcitinn 4 n. nrtlrt flirt f'nlTI fTC UTld Pinehurst, N. April 15. (Special.) Grace Lenczyk, Connecticut and Mew England women's golf champion, came through with the greatest competitive round of her young career today and trounced Helen Sigel, of Philadelphia, 7 and in the first, round of the forty-fifth North and South women's championship. The 19-years-old Ncwington girl, who qualified with a 78 yesterday, covered the layout in an amazing five-u r-par 33-36 71 and earned the right to meet Mrs.

Babe Didrickson Zaharias, the tournament's outstanding favorite, in her second round match tomorrow. Mrs. Zaharias ousted Mrs. William Hockenjos, of New Jersey, 7 and in her opening round test. Aliss Lenczyk had three birdies and a bogey in the first nine and made the turn with a five hold ad-vantnge on her opponent.

She had an eagle on the tenth and birdies on the eleventh and twelfth holes to end the match. The pair finished out the round and a double bogey on the part three eighteenth hole spoiled what might have been record score for the smooth stroking Nutmegger. She needed only 27 putts or the 18 holes. Miss Lcneyk's card: Women'H Par Out 4ir 453 r34 37 Lenczyk 411 451 421- 35 Woimii's Par In nifi 443 453-39-37 Lenczyk 334 545 445-3(1 -35 Mrs. Kstellc LaWNon Page, medalist with Mrs.

Zaharias, the only trouble among the -7f -71 top notchers. She was all even with Mrs. S. G. Untermeyer of.

New York at the turn but pulled away on the back nine to win three and one. Olher results: Louise Suggs of Lilhia Springs, trounced Mrs. T. R. Rudol of Roslyn, N.

8 and edged Mrs. R. M. Torgerson of Forest Hills, N. 2 and Jean Hopkins of Cleveland bested Peggy Kirk of Findlay, Ohio, 4 and Laddie Irwin of Montclair, N.

defeated Mrs. W. H. Bretz-laft of Detroit, (5 and 5. arid Mrs.

W. Kirkland of New York defeated young Patricia Harrington of Steubenville, Ohio, 2 and 1. In other matches tomorrow, Mrs. Page faces Miss Hopkins, Miss Sessions meets Miss Suggs and Miss Irwin opposes Mrs. i'i me iiiooKin imrup.

i was in on the Brooklyn bench. tH-rinr or that of his teammates Kvansvillc of the Sally Sessions of Muskegon, recommended that Falcone stop turn in 7Uu d-Niii hit by rHer finhtine until he cets aonroval for th- Holmes ikihhijs until nc i appiovdi i i lir(1 f(Sr in Sth his doctor to resume. He has been Durocher Far From Brooklyn Opener Hollywood, April 15. (UP.) It would be difficult for Leo Durocher to pick a more isolated spot for the opening of the 1947 major league baseball season. The exiled manager of the Brooklyn club spent today, according to RKO studio, in remote mountain country 25 miles north of Lone Pine watching his movie star wife, Laraine Day, perform before the cameras in a picture called "Tycoon." Lone Pine is about 260 miles north of Hollywood and nearly 3000 miles west of Brooklyn.

It is probably the first time Durochcr missed the opening of the baseball season since he broke into the big leagues in 1928. Yankee Head Intercedes For Durocher MacPhail Asks Review Of Penalty Drcssen In Prc-Gamc Drill New York, April 15. AP.) President Larry MncPhn.il of the New York Yankees went to bat for Leo Durocher today, seeking a reconsideration of the suspension which keeps the manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers off the baseball diamond throughout the season that, began this afternoon. The stormy Yankee chieftain, timing his move to coincide with the inaugural program, disclosed he had written to President Will Harridge of the American League to ask that the penalties against both Durocher and Yankee coach Chuck Drcssen, suspended for 30 days be reconsidered. The two men were suspended last week by Baseball Commissioner A.

B. Chandler, who also fined the Yankee and Dodger clubs $2000 each, as the result of hearings held earlier in Florida following charges of defamation which MacPhail filed against the Dodgers. MacPhail, who made no mention of the fines in his announcement today, sent his request to Harridge who must add his own approval before it can be passed on to Chandler. The same routine was observed when MacPhail brought the original charges. Harridge in Boston.

But what will come of the move, if anything, probably will not be known for several days. While the loiter was enroute to Harridge's Chicago office, the American League president in Boston to at tend the opener between the cham pion Red Sox and the Washington Senators. In Boston, Harridge said he would not see the letter until Fri day. Since he did not know the contents, he said, he could make no comment before reading it. Harridge plans to see tomorrow's game in New York before returning to Chicago.

The Yankee office declined to elaborate on the MacPhail statement and in Brooklyn, President Branch Rickey of the Dodgers said merely: I knew Mr. MacPhail was thinking of sending such a letter to Mr. Harridge. but beyond that I have nothing to say." Ford Frick, National League president, sat in Rickey's box at the opener between the Dodgers and the Boston Braves but he also had nothing to say about the latest move in the Durocher case. Chandler is Mum.

In St. Louis, where he was at tending the game between the Browns and Detroit Tigers, Chandler said he had "no comment." With Clyde Sukcforth handling the club as temporary manager. the Dodgers turned back the Braves. 5-3, today. Rickev made: no further move toward selecting: a Dodger pilot for the season and it appeared possible he now would delay his decision until Chandler has had a chance to act on Mac-Phail's request.

Dresscn, whose 30-day suspen-: sion for breaking a verbal agree-1 mcnt with the Dodgers and jump-j ing to Ihe Yankees, coached the! American Leaguers before today's game but retired to the club house when the umpires appeared. "That's what I have always done before when I was under suspension and that is what I'll do now unless ordered otherwise," he said, flres. Sain 2. Culler. Maul, Koblnson; Double piny.

Stnnky Reese nt Robinson: Culler, Itynn nl Toriiein left on biijieft, Bosfitn 12. lirotklyn bases onil hulls, off Hatten .1. Sain 5. utrlke out. Hatten 2.

Sain 1. f.reisn l.anfranconl 2. Casey 1 hits, off Srn In 6: Cooper 0 In 1 I.anfranconi In 1: Hatten 6 In 6: ire it 2 In 2 1-3: ten (Lituhiier) Sain tNeiiic wild pit.h. jwlnnln pMeher. Orcrnt: losine pitcher.

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April 15. Ul Kot off to a wlnnlntr start as mnnnper of the Red1 today when KlaeWwell came within tmi outs of a one-hit shutout as the turned haek the wnrM eltamplon St. Louis Cardinals. 3 to 1. In a Nattoral League opening game before 33.34 nsvinn fine After stan Musiai had started t-e ninth with a strike-cut.

Biaekwen AiAi.il jdKa i nit it.inie went to r-nos Slaughter. Whltey Kurowski followed wih a single to left and Dick Sisler one to right to seore Slaughter. Gralv Hatton then grabbed Marty Marion isiziing grounder and started a sarr.e- fnninit double play. lierl Haas started Cincinnati's eor.t with a single to left. Eddie Miner alked, Hlackwell fanned and Baumhoitz singled to right, soonr ionny aiwms men singled to leenter.

scoring Miller. Mi-Mer homered 4 Into the left field stands In the seventh for Cincinnati's other run. CINCINNATI (N) BaumhoUz rf Adams 2b Hatton 3b Vollmer cf Galan If Lammano Haas lb Miller ss Blackwell oh a rbi 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 4 0 1 3 3 0 1 4 0 1110 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 1 6 2 0 0 2 1 1 11 1 0 2 2 13 4 0 1 3 0 10 10 0 Baseball At A Glance YKSTKRDAVS GAMES. National. Brooklyn 5, Boston 3.

Pittsburgh 1, Chicago 0. Cincinnati 3, St. Louis 1. Philadelphia 4, New York 3. American.

Boston 7, Washington 6. Philadelphia 6, New York 1. Detroit 7, St. Louis 0. Chicago 2, Cleveland 0.

Texas League. San Antonio 7, Shreveport 4. Beaumont 3, Houston 2. Oklahoma City-Dallas, post poned, wet grounds. i ort Worth-Tulsa, postponed rain.

STANDINGS. National. 1 1 1 I 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 Pet GBL 1.000.. 1.000 Brooklyn Cine in nat i Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis New York Chicago Boston 1.000 .000 ,000 .000 .000 American.

Philadelphia 1 0 1(MK1 Chicago 1 () 1.000 Boston 1 l.OOO Detroit 1 0 1.000 New York 0 1 .000 1 Cleveland 0 1 .000 1 Washington 0 1 .000 1 St. Louis 0 1 .000 1 TODAY'S GAMKS, National. Boston at Brooklyn, Barrett (3-2) vs. Higbe 117-8). New York at Philadelphia, Ay-crs (0-0) vs.

Koecher (0-1). St. Louis at Cincinnati, Mungcr (2-2) vs. Erautt (0-0). Pittsburgh at Chicago, Roe (3-S) vs.

Wyse (M-12). Amrrlenn. Chicago at Cleveland, Rigney vs. Kmbree (8-12). Philadelphia tit New York, Fowler (9-16) vs.

Bevens (16-13). Washington at Boston, Haefner (14-11) vs. Dobson (13-7). Detroit at St. Louis.

Trout (17-13) vs. Muncricf (3-12). Phils 4, Giants 3 Philadelphia, April 35. (UP.) Pinch-hitter Don Padgett's single drove in the winning run today as the Philadelphia Phillies rallied for three runs in the eighth inning to nose out the New York Giants, 4-3, before 27,203 fans largest opening day crowd In Shibe Park history. Big Bill Voiselle, Giants' righthander, had stifled the Phils with four hits up until the blow-up.

Singles by Del Ennis, Ron Northey, Frank McCormlck and an error by Sid Gordon preceded Padgett's game-winning blow to center. Schoolboy Rowe went the route for the Phils and limited the Giants to six his Including a second inning homer by rookie lnfielder Bob Thomson, and a double and single by recruit fly- chaser Clint Hartung who batted In one run ami hrurt'd unoiner. PHILADELPHIA lN rib rbl Ncwsonie ss-2b yror.tek cf Knnls If Northey rf Tabor 3b 1 4 4 1 4 4 0 0 a i 0 4 34 4 4 .1 4 4 4 4 3 33 McCorniick lb Seminick a-Gi Inert Hemsley Verban 2b b-Padgett p-Mauney l.aPointe ss Rowe Totals NEW YORK White cf Kilinry ss-Hartung If Mi ir Marshall rf Cooper Gordon 0b Thomson 2b Voiselle 0 3 rbl 0 0 (N) loiais 21 ii Philadelphia 100 000 03 4 Kfw York 110 001 000 3 Two base hits, Hartung, Cooper: three base hiis. Knnls; home run, Thomson; sacrifice. Ncwsonie: double plays.

Voiselle, Rigney and Mize: left on bases, Philadelphia t. New York base on balls, off Rowe 2, Voiselle strikeouts, by Rowe 3, Voiselle 3: wild pitch, Voiselle; umpires, Magerkurth, Stewart. Jorda and llcnllne; time, attendance, 27.203. a Gilbert ran for Seminick In Rth; Padgett batted for Verban tn 8th; Mauney ran for Padgett ia 8th, when called in Hugh one out in the Braves ninth and ikwiuwi i nn, in There was nothing about Robby to give any indication that some- PITTSBURGH 000 001 000-1 Two base hit, Greenberg. Double plays.

Hack. Johnson and Waitkus; Srhefflng and Merullo. Left on bases, Pittsburgh 4, Chicago 5. Bases on balls, Borowy 2. Strikeouts.

Borowy 3, Sewell 1. Umpires. Reardon. Goetz and Conlan. Time 2:00.

Attendance 29,427. 'How's Detroit Is Green berg's- Query Chicago, April 15. (UP.) Hammering Hank Greenberg, the American league's home run king last year, made his national league debut against the Chicago Cubs today, and predicted that if Hank Borowy's pitching for the Windy City nine was a fair sample of what he'll see this year, the game is as tough as it ever was. After he finished discussing the Pirates' game, he went on to the subject probably next most im portant to him. "How's Detroit coming?" he said.

Detroit, the team which brought Greenberg into the big league in 19.33, sold him to burgh last winter. HA A lias 170 Ln tries. thing vs hapening that had never happened before in organized baseball. Robinson didn't get any closer to first base than any of his teammates his first two trips, for that was at a time when Johnny Sain had complete control of the situation. Third time at the plate, however, Jackie hit into one of the most spectacular double plays ou ever saw or heard about.

With Hatten on first, Reese on third and one away, Robinson came up in the fifth with a chance to te a hero. He almost, became a hero, at tbht. He rammed a scorcher to the left of Dick Culler, Bme shortstop. Culler made nose-diving, gloved-hand stab of the tossed with the same gloved hand from a sprawling position to Connie Ryan and watched the latter double up Robinson at first base. It was a breath taker if I ever saw one.

Robinson didn't have any great plays to make around first base, but he had a look of being uncomfortable with a first baseman's mitt on his hand. This is understandable, since he never played first base until a week or so ago. Branch Rickey pulled a sleeper on the opening day crowd by an eleventh hour decision to put a Brooklyn suit on Johnny Jorgenson and a fountain pen in the young man's hand. Johnny signed the Brooklyn contract just in time to make infield practice. He has been on the Montreal loster and not a word had "been dropped as to the Instability of his being brought to Ebbets Field.

His presence in the opening day lineup was the only note mindful of the old daffiness era Brooklyn. It appears that Mr. Rickey is not sure of Arky VaUghan and Cookie Lavagetto, his aging third base candidates. Fabulous Giant Rookie Doubles In First Big League Appearance Greenberg Hits Game-Winning Double In Successful National Loop Debut 30 3 9 27 12 0 3 ah ho a rbi 3 0 0 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 3 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 .3 0 1 .3 ll 3 .3 rt .3 0 0 5 0 0 2 rt 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2S I 3 21 9 0 League last, year and so far has turned in the best all-round performances. One outfielder who has had little attention is Wally Buerger, who slugged a healthy 34b in 121 games with Owensboro last year.

Buerger has had trouble getting into shape. The Chiefs were scheduled to play their first night game tonight at Durham. But the heavy rains of the past few days made the field unplayable and forced the first postponement of the Chiefs' exhibition schedule. Tomorrow the Chiefs go to Greenville to renew their series with the Harrisburg Senators. While the varsity is tangling with Harrisburg, the B' squad is slated to play Tarboro at Tarbora tomorrow night.

Harry MacPherson is slated for seven innings with Dick Donovan finishing up. At Tarboro, Dorman will use Ray Martin, Joe McManus, Hal Bennett, Clarence Boyd and Lefty Whitmire. Hal Chase Continues In Critical Condition Colusa. April 15. (AP.) Hal, Chase, one of baseball's greatest fielding first baseman during his baseball career 20 years ago, continued today in grave condition from kidney and liver complications.

Chase was stricken almost a month ago, and for a period was in a coma. Attendance Figures For Opening Games BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS National J.earup. Boston at Brooklyn New York at Philadelphia St. Louis at Cincinnati Pittsbursh at Chicago Ixavue Total A American League. Chicago at Cleveland Washington at Boston Philadelphia at New York Detroit at St.

Louis l.eauue tolal 25.263 27.2113 33,383 29.427 115.276 55.014 30.H'J2 39.344 Two lossu!" total A National League revord, old rcc ord in Ii6. riay Ball! Cincinnati, April 15. (AP.) Judge Alfred Mack excused a criminal court jury shortly after noon today with the remark: "They tell me one of our jurors has a ticket for the Reds' opening game. 1 don't want him to miss it." Scholastic Baseball. Woodrow Wilson 12.

Durham 2. Norwich Free Academy 5, Kllllng-ly 3. Pratt 9, Kast Hampton 1. Ansonla 10. Wllby 9 (11.

Chapman Tech 7, Bacon Academy 2. kayoed in his last three starts. Danny Butler, 132, Bronx, stopped Jackie Moriatry, l'JS'j, Waterbury, in the fpurth of another six rounder and the commission recalled the license of Moriarty for what it termed "his own good. in a siam-oang semi-pro iivej rounder, Phil Cox, 126, of Bristol, drew with Joe Springfield. Alamo, 123, of McLarnin Bv Kayo, a ir A 1 1 i Y-- ti.t i in in iitijai inn, ion, New Bedford, unloosed a two-fisted attack to gain a nine- rouna KnocKoui over sieve Kronis, 130.

Boston, in the scheduled tpa ture 10-round bout tonight at the Recreation Center. Toronto Shades Canadiens, 2-1 In Extra Period Toronto, April 15. (UP.) The Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Montreal Canadiens in an overtime game tonight, 2 to 1, to take a lead of three-to-one in games in the final Stanley Cup series in the National Hockey League. Syl Apps got the winning goal at 16:36 of the overtime period. He was unassisted.

Apps took scoring honors for the night, since he assisted Harry Watson on the Leafs' initial goal in the first period. It was a hard-checking, bitterly-fought duel before 14,527 partisan fans, and in the first period Ken Reardon of Montreal slammed Toronto's Joe Klukay into the boards so hard the Klukay was knocked out and had to be carried off on stretcher. He returned to the game 10 minutes later. The habitants got the game's first goal at of the opening session. Glen Harmon fired the disc past Turk Broda after receiving a blue line pass from Toe Blake.

The Leafs returned a few-minutes later as Apps broke away and rifled a pass to Watson, who fired a goal past Durnan which the Montreal net minder didn't: even see. The middle session was all Tor-j onto although the Leafs failed to push one into the Montreal net. Apps had two golden scoring opportunities but he muffed one and the other was neatly handled by Bill Durnan. I i i i i Philadelphia, April 15 (UP.) Outfielder Clint Hartung, New York Giants' fabled rookie who entered the major leagues this season amid the greatest fanfare of the decade, felt "pretty good" today after his first big league game. He had two hits and a walk to show in four times at bat against the Phillies.

He drove in one run with a blistering two base hit. He scored another, thus figuring in two of the runs tabbed by the Giants in their 4-3 defeat. In the fiield, he handled three or four chances, and was Charged with one error attempting to field a curving liine drive off his shoe tops. He had wasted exactly no time in proving to a record-breaking openiing day crowd of 27,203 at Shibe Park that he prominently was among those present. It was his first major league game the first he ever saw in fact.

So, he picked on Schoolboy Rowe's first pitch and lined it at supersonic speed against the scoreboard. It cracked high up on the numerals, 400 feet from the plate. It wer 5 in onc run. nt for two and It won for him the privilege 'of having Rowe toss the first pitch at his adam's apple the next time Clint batted. Then he walked on four straight balls.

His fielding was conscientious, anyway. It wasn't his fault the ii a i i nils cieait mw an assortment cu line drives to bat lie. Rowe nearly took an ankle from him in deep left, the ball curing toward the foul line. It was scored an error. On two others, he fought gallantly, and made overhead catches.

Amrrlenn llorkry I'lnyoff. Hershey 5, Pittsburgh 0. (Hershey wins series. 4-3J. Totals ST.

LOUIS CN iSehoendienst 2b alker cf Muslal lb Slaughter rf Kurowski 3b a Cross Sisler If Marion ss Toilet hOlcrlng Wliks Totals Cincinnati 002 OOO lOx .1 jSt. Louis 000 OOO 001 I i wo oase nits, tsaumnonz, umannn: home run. Miller; sacrifice. Vollmer; double plays. Pollet.

Marion and Musia. Marlon and Schoendlenst. Haas. Miller and Haas. Hatton.

Adams and Haas; struck out. by Toiret 4. Blackwell bases on pais, Pollet 2. Blackwe hits off Polet. In 7 innings.

Wilks 1 In 1 losing pitcher. Pollet; left on base. St. Ixiuis 6, Cincinnati time. umpires.

Barr. Mallanfant and Boces; paid attendance. 3.V.3S-I. -Cross ran fvr Kurowski In Plerir.c hsned f.ir Pollet Red Sox Draw Ire Of Stale's Solon? Boston. April 15.

(AP.) Two Massachusetts senators, Charles C. Miles of Brockton and George W. Stanton of Fitchburg. warmed up on ihe Red Sox today only a short while before the first pitch of Boston's new baseball season. The senators said the Red Sox sent them passes which were for "rush" seats.

The senators said they did not like such passes, that they ought to be sent back. Then they wound up with suggestions for new taxes on baseball tickets. Chicago, April 15. (UP.) Hank Greenberg celebrated his debut in the National League today by hitting a double that gave the Pittsburgh Pirates a 1-0 victory over the Cubs in the season's opener before half-frozen fans at YVriglcy Field. Greenlerg's double, one of five hits off Hank Borowy, came in the sixth inning after the only two walks the cub righthander allowed, it sent Billy Cox home from second base.

Tructt "Rip'' Sewell held the Cubs to five hits but was forced to do some great clutch pitching in the ninth. In that inning lie retired Andy Pafko, Phil Cavar-retta and Bill Nicholson in order after the first two Cubs had retched br safely. 1 1 1 (I rM 0 0 -1 cf irerhert lb i.Lt.pr 3b rt rf 1 -tIs Jil' A (M Hark 3b tiltkus lb I atko rf Cavarretta If vi'hoinon rf Johnson 2b Mrrullra hi liorow "I otala 4 4 1 .1 3 1 a It 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 a 32 t) 0 0 0 0 2 1 27 rbl 0 0 27 14 Jj oj 0 Boston. April 15. (UP.) A to-ojtal of 170 runners, the largest since 1940, were on the entry list tonight when the deadline for the Boston A.

51st Hopkinton-o Boston-Marathon on April 19 was reached..