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THE WINDSOR DAILY STAR, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14, 1954 35 Tigers Cop Opener, 3-0, on 3 Homers Before 46,994 Tigers9 Rookie Brigade Bids to Make Big Mark in '54 IRVIH DOUBTS Orioles Silenced A's Bounce Bosox For 6 to 4 Decision IF HABITANTS AT BEST PACE By Steve Gromek Montreal Coach Ribs Jolly Jack Adams' On Tying Series MONTREAL, (CP) Although Boone, Dropo, Boiling Clear Fences With Rollicking Roimd-Trippers By JACK DULMAGE If Tiger baseball fans are to do any complaining in 1954, they'll have to wait. The rookie-lined Detroit club, about as nervous as the New York Yankees at batting drill, delighted a crowd of 46,994 yesterday afternoon at Briggs Stadium by whipping the newest in American League business, the Baltimore Orioles, 3-0. It was a Yankee-type killing, too homerun wallops by Ray Boone, Walt Dropo and Rookie Second-baseman (atllTf" i yijai- ii there was a lot of shouting in the Montreal dressing room last night. Coach Dick Irvin said he didn't think his Canadiens played as well in their 4-1 trouncing of Detroit Red Wings as they did in winning Bobby Shantz Named Winner Before Muscle Spasm Halts Famed Arm PHILADELPHIA, (AP) Bobby Shantz won a ball game yesterday, 6-4, but he's wondering today if it was his last. The 28-year-old southpaw had to leave the game between the Philadelphia Athletics and Boston Red Sox yesterday because of a muscle spasm in his valuable pitching arm.

The Athletics were leading, 5-2, as Shantz pitched to Boston's Billy Goodman in the top of the sixth inning. The little lefty broke a beautiful curve ball across Goodman's letters. The crowd of 16,331 cheered. But out on the mound, Shantz was doubled over. 1-0 Sunday in Detroit.

TOUGHER ON SUNDAY "It was a much tougher game Sunday and I really didn't think we played as well tonight," said iJolling, excellent seven-hit pitching by Steve Gromek and flawless defence. The Detroit patrons were fairly beside themselves with content at Manager Fred Hutchinson's opening day array. Irvin. Then he digressed to comment: "I guess Jolly Jack Adams (Detroit general manager) won't be chortling: now." ALMOST IN TEARS He motioned to the dugout and MAJORS' TOP GATE again when he warmed up for tht sixth. Tadley finally worked th "lump" out and Shantz said he felt fme, no pain.

average, going two for two after replacing Matt Batts in the second Manager Eddie Joost came running out. They conferred a few The attendance, biggest anywhere in the majors as all 16 seconds and Shantz, his head lo a Detroit newspaper man Irvin said: "At least our club gave clubs led off," was the largest open PHILADELPHIA AB BOSTOX AB the fans a run for their money. 1 Consolo.2b 4 1 bowed and the picture of dejection, slowly walked to the dressing room where Trainer Jim Tadley went to work on him. wnen aaixs retired with a sore neck. Vic Wertz, power-hitting outfielder of former Tiger livery, drew a ripple from the crowd when Gromek put him down We didn't do what the Red Wings did here Thursday when they won e-Aggania 1 PlersaLcf 5 Jensenjf 2 Kell.3b 5 ing day gathering at Detroit since 1949.

Warm sunshine, gentle winds and near summer temperature brought 'em out in pre-Easter finery to see what Jimmy Dykes had cooked up with the transplanted St. Louis Browns and more 5-2. After getting three goals they 0 2 Power.cf 2 ZerniaLlf Bollweg.lb 4 Renna.rf 0 Suder.3b 0 Astroth.c 2 b-Valo Go n.lf-2b 5 just lay back and kept pitching the puck back into our end." Olsen.lr peritnently to examine Hutchin HOWE STILL THREAT Asked about Detroit's ace scorer, Gerert.lb White.c Leplcio.ss ParneU.p a-Saker Herrin.p d-Maxwell Shantz, who had his back operated on in his rookie season with the club, fractured a wrist at the heighth of his fabulous 1952 season when he won 24 games and was selected the league's most valuable player, and injured his arm last season, was almost in tears. three times on strikes. Victor was at cleanup, but only once did he come to bat with a mate on board.

It was strictly Gro-mek's day. It was an unhappy beginning for Dykes' Orioles whose Baltimore team was back in the Ameri Gordie Howe, Irvin said: "He's 0 W. 0 B. Shantz.p 2 0 Van 0 0 c-Joost 1 1 Upston.p 0 0 0 Manager Fred Hutchinson, with a revamped lineup, is laying great stress on his Detroit Tiger rookies for the 1954 American League season. Three of the above five rookies were in the lineup yesterday at Briggs Stadium when Tigers shut out Baltimore Orioles, 3-0, to open the season.

They are Second-baseman Frank Boiling (second from left), Rightfielder Al Kaline (right), and Centrefielder Bill Tuttle (kneeling). Boiling who hit a homerun, shakes hands with Windsor's Reno Bertoia, $25,000 bonus baby signed by Tigers last year. Bertoia is carried by Detroit as an infielder, but he saw no action yesterday. Second from right is Pitcher Bob Miller. (Star Staff Photo by Cee Southward) Dobson.p still one of Detroit's best.

He has been doing a lot of checking, but he is being checked himself as Klnder.p Totals, 37 4 12 Totals' 36 6 13 well. When Bert Olmstead didn't Bobby was sidelined most of a Grounded out for Parnell In 6th. get him tonight it was Paul Mas- can League for the first time in 53 years. But, the Maryland club will get its big chance to splurge nick." son's bold rookie program. Pitching: commanded the contest.

Gromek, at 33 the oldest Tig-er regular, obtained in mid-season last year from Cleveland, took care of the Orioles as if he owned them. The tall righthander from Hamtramck, struck out nine and walked two. A fast worker, he mixed his stuff between a good curve and a hard one. Steve was never in difficulty as only three Orioles got as far as second including last year by the arm ailment he suffered in Boston on May 21. He Floyd Curry said he hurt his Thursday when the Orioles open went to see Dr.

Charles Van Ronk, at home. retired Philadelphia physician knee just after getting his first goal and turned toward the bench but his relief wasn't in sight so waiKea lor Astrotn in vtn. Filed out for Van Brabant In 7th. Singled for Herrln in 8th. Fouled out for Consolo In BOSTON 001 101 0014 PHILADELPHIA 300 020 Oil I Kell.

Jacobs. RBI Bollweg, Renna 3. Jensen 2, White 2, Zernlal 2. 2B Renna, Piersall 2. Jensen, Goodman.

33 Renna. HR White, Zernlal, Jensen. SB Piersall. SF Jensen. DP Jacobs, Is Dykes Downhearted? Uhuh! For the Tigers, it was their who in the past has helped quite a few baseball players with arm first opening day victory since he skated down the ice again.

It was then he bagged his second. trouble. The doctor gave Bobby his special treatments and pro 1950. They were mauled, 10-0, last year by St. Louis.

It was Gromek's second opening day triumph at Briggs Stadium. In nounced the pitcher fit to work uemaestn ana uonweg. lrt Boston 11. Pitcher Don Larsen and Vera again. He looked good in the early Stephens who rapped doubles.

Philadelphia 13. BB R. Shantz 3. Parnell 1, Dobson 1, Kinder 1, Herrin 3, Upton 1. SO R.

Shantz 2, Parnell 1, Herrln 1. HO Parnell 8 in 5. R. Shantz innings against the Red Sox, working with that smooth, effortless The Detroit defence didn't get Oriole Skipper Lauds Gromek Performance DETROIT, (AP) It was billed as a truly great day for the Balti 1945 he pitched Cleveland to a 4-1 win over Stubby Overmire. BALTIMORE DETROIT ABRH ABRH too stiff a test, although Right INDIANS JUMP OH HOSE, 8-2 Billy Pierce Fails in Start Against Cleveland SENATORS RAP YANKEES, 5-3 Vernon Homers in 10th For Winning Edge motion so famibar to the Phila- 2, Dobson 2 2-3, Upton 3 2.

Kinder delphia faithful. 0 in i. r-er Parnell 5-4, R. shantz Goalie Gerry McNeil said of the one goal that beat him: "I went down to make a save and the puck was under me. Somebody piled on and then someone else piled on.

I don't know just what happened but I guess the puck and I were both shoved over the line." Veteran Elmer Lach, who fig fielder Al Kaline, 19 -year -old Toung.2b 3 0 0 Bolllng.2b 4 11 came that pitch to if If- i more Orioles. ROUND MAN GLUM Goodman. Shantz said in the'parneii wp Upton, pb dressing room he had felt some I B- shantz 1-0 j. LPameU Summers, McKlnley, Boar, pain in the fourth inning andiRune. 2:50.

A 16.331. Waitkus.lb 4 0 0 Delsing.lf 4 0 Coan.cf 4 0 1 Kuenn.ss 4 0 Wertz, rf 3 0 1 4 1 Merie.ll 4 0 0 Dropo.lb 4 1 Stephens 3b 4 0 2 Kallne.rf 4 0 Hunter.ss 3 0 1 Tuttle.ct 4 0 a-Kokos 10 0 Batts, 0 0 Courtney.c 4 0 2 2 0 The sun was shining. The band played. The crowd was 46.994. ured in two of his team's goals, bonus whiz who hit .400 on the southern swing, made a slick running grab of a Billy Hunter fly in the sixth for a third out with a man on second.

Kaline singled in four trips and attracted attention with his lightning throw-ins. Larsen, except for his three gopher pitches, all to -Ieadoff hitters, hurled well. He gave up nine hits, struck out five and Larsen, 3 0 1 Gromek, 4 0 WASHINGTON, (AP) Mickey Vernon stroked a homerun over the right field wall in the 10th inning to give Washington Sena They were making theirlfirst appearance in the American League in 52 years. Their morale was high CHICAGO, (AP) A record opening day crowd of 31,026 watched Cleveland Indians chase Chicago's ace lefty, Billy Pierce, during a 15-hit assault for an 8-2 Totals 33 0 7 Totals 34 3 9 when they walked into Briggs said he felt fine but "I don't know how long these old legs will last; I hope for one more game anyway." OUTPLAYED, THAT'S ALL The Red Wings, hurrying to get dressed and leave for their train, a Struck out for Hunter In 9th. Walked for Batts In 2nd.

BALTIMORE 000 000 0000 American League triumph over the Stadium to meet the Detroit Tigers White Sox. on opening day. issued two bases on balls. tors a 5-3 American League victory over -New York Yankees. GREETED BY IKE President Eisenhower, who had thrown out the first pitch of the Early Wynn went the distance However, the 24-year-old right DETROIT 000 101 lOx 3 Hunter.

RBI Boone, Dropo, Boiling. 2b Larsen, Stephens. Ha Boone, Dropo, Boiling. SB Kaline. DP Kuenn, Boiling and Dropo.

Left Baltimore 8, This was before the game. Just two hours and two minutes later they were as quiet as when they for the Tribe, scattering nine hits didnt appear too downhearted. hander, starting his second season in the majors, had to work himself It was Cleveland power, includ Coach Tommy Ivan said: "When lost their final game as the St. ing successive fourth-inning horn season, called Vernon over to the Detroit 9. BB Larsen 2, Gromek 2.

SO out of hot water a few times Louis Browns last season. Fortunately he had the impotent- ers by Wally Westlake and George Strickland, which sent Pierce to Larsen 5, Gromek 9. Eft Larsen 3-3, Gromek 0-0. WP Larsen. Gromek (1-0).

Larsen (0-1). Rom you lose 4-1 you're outplayed and that's all there is to it. Somebody was due for a bad game and it This was in the dressing room hitting Gromek to get for the after the game they had lost 3-0. the showers in the seventh after mel, Stevens, Napp, Flaherty. 2:02, A 46,994.

third out on four occasions. Gro turned out to be us. Among the quietest was Manag presidential box and shook the first-baseman's hand. The swat climaxed a well-pitched game witnessed by 27,160 fans. It came after five straight hitless innings for the Senators.

Sonny Dixon, who pulled starter giving 11 hits. CLEVELAND CHICAGO "It's, hard to say whether Can er Jimmy Dykes. As he puffed mek obliged with two whiffs and two easy infield ground balls once with the bases jammed in ABRH ABRH placidly on a cigar, Dykes was Avila.2b 6 14 Car quel.ss 4 12 adiens played as well tonight as they did in Detroit Sunday because we had a bad game ourselves." asking questions instead of answer Phllley.rf 0 Fox.2b the second. Of Tigers total of Glynn.lb ing them: c-Majeskl Nelson, lb Rosen.eb AMATEUR Doby.cf oQ-HVUDGJUllty nnnp(niiynit5i3i 1 Boyd 1 0 Faln.lb Lollar.c 2 0 Groth.cf 1 3 Plerce.p Johnson.p 2 Keegan.p Sima.p e-Stewart "'What do you expect when you run into pitching: like Steve Gromek's? You have to hit to set runs, don't you? I've seen Gromek when he cbuldn't pitch four innings. But how can you stop a pitcher that looked like he did today?" Chuck Stobbs out of a hole in the ninth inning, held the Yankees hitless for 1 13 innings to become the winner.

Allie Reynolds, the fifth Yankee pitcher, was the loser. Eddie Yost started Reynolds on the road to ruin by drawing his third walk to start the 10th. Vernon followed with his game-winning homer. Sland.ss Hegan.c wynn.p HOCKEY O.H.A. JUNIOR "A FINAL Tonight's Game St.

Catharines at Marlboros (St. Catharines leads best-of-seven Then Dykes answered a few Totals 38 8 15 Totals 34 2 a Popped out for Groth la 7th. H. G. Salsinger Hurt by Foul In Press Box DETROIT, (AP Henry Ford Hospital today reported the condition of H.

G. Salsinger "potentially serious" but said his eye injury should heal in four or five days. Salsinger, 67, sports editor of The Detroit News, was injured when struck by a foul ball in the rooftop press box at the Detroit-Baltimore season opener at Briggs Stadium yesterday. Doctors said the cornea of the eye was lacerated. The foul ball, hit by Pitcher Steve Gromek, struck Salsinger in the face, smashing his eye glasses.

WASHINGTON AB NEW YORK AB series, 3-0) nine stranded baserunners, Steve left seven of them. BOONE SETS PACE There was a familiar touch to Detroit's payoff punch when Third-baseman Boone, whose big bat lifted the Bengals to sixth place last year behind 26 homers, sliced a four-bagger into the upper right-centre seats in the fourth inning. Boone was the day's top batsman with three safeties, hitting cleanup. First baseman- Dropo, leading off in the sixth, connected solidly for a high-carry homerun int6 the lower deck in left centre at the 365-foot marker. Boiling, the 23-year-old rookie froi Mobile, nailed his homer 'in the seventh a line drive into the lower deck just inside the left field pole.

Tiger Catcher Frank House came away with the fattest hitting Bauer.rf 5 Struck out for Johnson in 7th. Singled for Glynn in 8th. Ran for Majeskl In 8th. Struck out for Sima in 9th. CLEVELAND 000 202 1218 CHICAGO 000 110 0002 Mlnoso.

Fain. Boyd. RBI West- 2 2 0 Umphltt.rf 2 0 Wright.rf 3 Collins.lb 2 questions. MORALE NEVER BETTER What did he think of newspaper accounts that said his club was the St. Louis Browns of last year in Baltimore uniforms? "They'll be singing a different Skowrn.lb 2 Noren.lb 1 Mantle, cf 5 WESTERN CANADA JUNIOR FINAL Tuesday's Result Edmonton 6.

Fort William 0 (Edmonton leads best-of-seven series, 1-0) Thursday's Game Edmonton at Fort William lake, Strickland 2, Fain, Boyd, Hegan Berra.c 5 Avua, MajesKi z. zb wynn, Avlla 3 3B Hegan. HR Westlake, Strickland. Woodlng.lf 4 4 song before the year is over," he Rlzzuto.ss 4 said. Our morale was never bet Ford.p 1 0 Vernon.lb 0 Slevers.lf 0 Busby.cf 0 Runnels, ss 0 FltzGrld.c 2 1 Stobbs.

0 Dixon.p 0 0 0 1 0 Gorman.p aCery 1 Kuzava.p 0 SB Rivera. Philley. SF Strickland, Hegam. DP Lollar and Fox: Strickland, Avlla and Nelson. Left Cleveland 11, Chicago 7.

BB Pierce 3, Wynn 2, Sima 1. SO Pierce 5, Wvnn 2, Sima 1. HO Pierce 11 la Johnson In 3, Keegan 2 in Vi, Sima 2 in 1. RER Pierce 5-4. Wynn 2-2.

Johnson 0-0, Keegan 2-2, Sima 1-0. Wynn (1-0). Pierce (0-1). TJ Grieve. Berry, Hurley, Umont.

3 A 31,026. Consumers Wallpaper Co. 628 Goyeau, Windsor, Ont Service Hardware 1236 Ottawa St, Windsor, Ont ocarey I EASTERN CANADA SENIOR FINAL Tuesday's Result Matane 3, Sudbury 2 (Matane leads best-of-seven series, 1-0; one game tied) Tonight's Gam Sudbury at Matane Saln.p 0 cRoblnson 1 Slaughter 0 Reynolds.p 0 ter and this isn't the same club St. Louis fielded last year." How would the fans react to the club in a big Baltimore parade scheduled for Thursday if the Orioles dropped the second game today? "It won't make a bit of difference," said Dykes. "Just wait until we start winning a few, we'll have every fan in Baltimore with with us." Baltimore Pitcher Don Larsen, 39 3 6x Totals 33 3 5 Totals Bears Upset Barons, 7-2 HERS HE Goal: Shirley: defence Hershey Remains Alive THE POPULAR Branlgan, Garlpey, Whitney, Henderson, ANNOUNCING! In Calder Cup Play a Safo oa Busby's error for Gorman In 5th.

Struck out for Kuzava In 7th. Singled for Sain In 9th. Ran for Robinson In 9th. One out when winning run scored. NEW YORK 002 000 001 03 WASHINGTON 020 100 000 2 3 Stobbs, Coleman, Vernon, Busby, Terwilllger.

RBI Busby, Fltz Gerald, Bauer 3, Stobbs, Vernon 2. 2B Busby, Coleman. HR Vernon. Runnels. DP Collins (unassisted).

Left New York 8, Washington 6. BB Ford 3. Stobbs 2. Reynolds 2. SO Stobbs 3, I Matthew; lorwaros: nuuman, Corcoran, O'Brien, Teal, Sullivan, Fisher, Costello, McKenney, Ferguson.

First Period who gave up all three runs on Tiger homers had this to say: "Two of the pitches were sliders that AN 1 Hershey, McKenney (Henderson, Cos HERSHEY, (AP) Don Mc-Kenney. rookie wing, scored three didn't slide. The one shot Walt Dropo was a curve. I lost the game goals last night to spark Hershey Bears to a surprising 7-1 victory and it doesn't much matter what I think." Ford 3. Gorman 1, Kuzava 3, Sain 1 Dixon 1, Reynolds I.

HO Ford 4 in 323. Gorman 0 in Vs. Kuzava 0 in 2, SOUTHEND POSTS 2-1 WIN Sain 0 in 2. Reynolds 1 in iy3, Stobbs 6 in 83. Dixon 0 in 1'3.

R-ER Ford 3-2, LONDON, Eng. (Reuters) In Gorman o-o. Kuzava o-o. Bain o-o, Rey the only soccer match played last nolds 2-2. Stobbs 3-2, Dixon 0-0.

PB Berra, Dixon (1-0). Reyolds night, Southend beat Aldershot, EDITION OF FAMOUS tello) 2 Hershey, Corcoran. Kullman, O'Brien) 18:45 Penalties Branlgan 3:37, Olson 6:06, Olson 8:53, Teal 10:48. Second Period 3 Cleveland, Glover (Gordon, Olson) 0:59 4 Hershey, Costello (McKenney, Henderson) 12:59 5 Hershey, McKenney (Teal, Costello) 13:31 Penalties Karrys 16:22. Fisher 8:58, Wllkie 12:50, Branlgan 15:40.

Third Period 6 Hershey, O'Brien. (Matthew, Kullman) 8:27 7 Hershey, McKenney (Teal, Costello) 17:53 8 Hershey, Teal (Garlepy) 19:25 Penalties Kulman 14:34, Gordon 14:34, Garlepy (major) 19:50, Costello (major) 19:50, Wllkie (major) 19:59. 2-1, in Division III (Southern) of (0-1). McGowan, Paparella, Hono-chick, Chylak. 2:58.

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FISTICUFFS FLY The victory kept alive the Bears' chances to win the Calder Cup and the championship of the A.H.L. Cleveland now holds a 3-2 edge in the best-of-seven series. The last 10 seconds of play were bedlam on ice as both teams clashed in fist fights and ns threw paper and other m'use on the ice. Three major penalties were the result. McKenney scored in each period assisted by Murray Costello and Skip Teal.

Norm Corcoran scored in the first and Costello in the second. Obie O'Brien and Skip Teal joined with McKenney in scoring the last three goals. SHIRLEY GUARDS NET Fred Glover scored the Barons' lone goal in the second period. Jim Shirley, a Canadian rookie, defended the Hershey nets in the absence of veteran Gordie Henry who is injured. The teams move to Cleveland for the next game Thursday.

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