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TODAY'S NEWS TODAY THE SHREVEPORT JOURNAL WEDNESDAY APRIL 16 1947 FIFTEEN Baseball Opener Leaves Russian Durocher at Bedside Of His ActressWile peners Estabilisked Sears Steal Spotlight in Major I I I IN Iklatlihni war nu I STANDINGS Newhouser Off Jackie Fails to Display Power a (Aasociatkd Preas:) Genf Golf Team Wins Match sWith La Tech BY GAYLE TALBOT Brooklyn GT) --If Jackie Robinson felt his nerves jumping or was even uhconscious that Gaudy Start he was about to take part in a momentous base-ball event he kept his feeling remarkably well I concealed III I concealed Envoy Confused New York Seeing the baieba3 SP asons opener left AIeltei Krasilinikov advisor to Andrei Grornyko confused but net VI() confuseel to note that it must he painful for the New Yorkers to lose: it's a shame KraImikew was in a United Nattons party or VS that saw the Athletics defeat the New York Yankees to I vesterrtly and it fell thelot of Mat- Gordon of the UN press elvision to orient the first-timers This man with the he Inquired the Blanks Browns NATIONAL LEAGUE Hollywood Ourocher instead of directing his Brooklyn Dodgers as they began their major league baseball campaign was at the bedside today of his actress-wife Laraine Day in a hospital at the isolated mountain community of Lone Pine Calif Durocher suspended for 1947 by Baseball Commissioner A Chandler accompanied Miss Day to a film it near Lone rine A studio official said she collapsed on the set yesterday as the result of a severe cold and nervous exhaustion and was ordered by a doctor to remain in the hospital for at least three days A film company of approximately 500 persons was on location awaiting her recovery before the picture making could proceed PHILADIRPoilA 1 Jackie the first negro to play in a modern big league game 4N) stood around and chatted easily with all comers as his club the Dodgers and the opposing Boston Braves took turns warm: up for yesterday's opener Ile grinned wide when asked if 6' he felt any "butterflies" in his stomach Il TEXAS LEAGUE Pct San Antonio 6 0 1000 Fort Worth 2 0 1000 Oklahoma City 2 0 1000 Sli REVEPORT 2 2 500 Tulsa 1 2 333 1 loustort 1 3 230 Beaumont 1 5 167 Dallas 0 3 000 Yesterday's results: San Antonio 7 Shreveport 4 Beaumont 3 Houston 2 Oklahoma City at Dallas (postponed cold and wet grounds) Fort Worth at Tulsa (postponed rain) yr 111 lilt as 44 a vs eta rt I Rigmett to I I 1 uiW 2 I 2 2 I 4 MniIvf 2 as 111 belt et I 1 Wilton to 4 1 1 1 IRautos 1 3 1 2 2 It slit lo 4SibsqiIwiif 11 1 The Centenary College golf team trounced the Louisiana Tech squad 1312 to 412 on the Shreveport Country Club course yesterday to take their second of four matches I hitch Phillips of Centenary defeated Leo Zodeck 212 to 2 in a singles match and Billy Armstrong of Tech beat Jack Comegrys 3 to Originally scheduled to have been played in Ruston the match was changed to Shreveport due to date mixups The Gents will play the Techmen in Ruston on April 21 koos tb 1 1 11 troths el 4 2 tacit It 4 1 2 3 4121 Tabor 3b 1 1T 41114 mi et 1641112 ronrto lb Soot Mkt tt 2 TNosmoot 1 1 3 1 toilloon Volooloo 3 4 tforttlyt erbas ZIP 3 2 14 14114 Ott I I tellwoo" 11tootme 11 Root I I 12 4 2 1 I limme 4 I AMERICAN LEAGUE "Not a one" he demurred "I ywish I could say I did because then ma3-be I'd have an alibi if I 'I don't do so good But I won't able to use that as an alibi" 1 don't do so good But i won't 1be able to use that as an alibi" WASHINGTON (A) BOSTON (A) ab air pi Gra Ift 5 I 1 4 l'PergrInl lb 5 I 2 I lorolo rt 3 1 1 3 lirrky 00 4 2 2 2 4 t4 ronnt rt 2 1 3 0 IllMaggio et 5 2 3 4 1 Trorlt 311 3 1 4 W111101001( 4 2 4 Vernon lb 4 2 2 Imerr 2b 4 1 2 2 5 Priddy 2b 4 1 I York lb 50190 rbrIst is 4 1 2'2 Melo rir 2 0 2 3 0 Frans 4 2 I 1 0Wakner 4 0 1 2 0 Wynn 4 I 0 Hutbron 4 0 0 1 ISolunnn 0 0 IDorish 0 0 0 0 0 -r i i i i 11 i i 1 "cense 4 2 I I 0 saner 4 1 2 0 Wpm 4 1 Hughson a 0 1 IJohnonn 0 0 IDorith 0 I to 0 ''Oh yes he Is very Important he gives signals to the 51 the man throwing the ball" ex- The former UCLA star sounded Gordon Tital'i 33 3 24 I 1 'seals 14 4 It 27 12 as though he meant it very much Itas tsr Psalms is Web 15 it not forbidden to sigrair lootmg11 tmr smolt in ossits he wanted more than any- vitas tee rolsoSi ill atittatb thing else to stand or fall on his Krasihnikor and Gordon 11 tzd hirr it was not r111414stipitsa II 111 -3 OWIl merits as a player right is 000 033-4 1 4 Iii strives Irilemsosk Get deo I from the start He was asked if Later Grrdon went Into ISit-1 Limo ban4 11 rtramen over LAM he had detected any difference matter of winning--they got to')1t 'oluelt ratatg- thus far between big-league play gtt runs to win" he said A rassums 11a9'- and the minor league variety Awl limiwillop Strew en Mar Lon is 46Mr WIMP 0 VilM WM IIINOM fly- his ght if rice lay NATIONAL LEAGUE Pct Brooklyn 1 0 1000 Cincinnati 1 0 1000 Philadelphia 1 0 1000 Pittsburgh 1 0 1000 St Louis 0 1 000 1 New York 0 1 000 1 Chicago 0 1 000 1 Boston 0 1 000 1 Yesterday's results: Pittsburgh 1 Chicago Brooklyn 5 Boston 3 Philadelphia 4 New York 3 Cincinnati 3 St Louis 1 Teams- Pct al Brooklyn 1 0 1000 Cincinnati 1 0 1000 Pittsburgh 1 0 1000 Philadelphia 1 0 1000 St Louis 0 1 MOO 1 New York 0 1 000 1 Chicago 0 1 MOO 1 Boston 0 1 000 1 Yesterday's results: Pittsburgh 1 Chicago Brooklyn 5 Boston 3 Philadelphia 4 New York 3 Cincinnati 3 St Louis 1 Greenberg Breaks Up Scoreless Duel With Sixth-Inning Double BY JOE REICHLER Associated Press Sports Writer A total of 29 rookies saw action in the major lelgues on opening day but when the firing ceased on the eight baseball fronts it was such established stars as Hal Newhouser Hank Greenberg Ted Williams Pete Reiser Dom Di-Maggio a Truett (Rip) Sewell who stole the spotlight Newhouser whistling his left-handed shots through rain and fog which dampened the inaugural at St Louis blanked the Browns 7-0 with four hits to get off to a flying start toward his fourth consecutive 25-victory sea son Greenberg playing his first championship game in a Pittsburgh uniform broke up a scoreless duel between the Pirates and Chicago at Wrigley Field by blasting a sixth-inning double to drive in the run that nipped the Cubs I-0 The blow enabled Sewell to best Hank Borowy as each hurler gave up five hits in ceased On the eight base- ballfronts it was such lished stars as Hal Newhouser Hank Greenberg Ted Wil- lia Maggio Pete Reiser Dom Di- a Truett (Rip) Sewell well who stole the spotlight Newhouser whistling his left- handed shots through rain and fog which dampened the inau- gural at St Louis blanked the Browns 7-0 with four hits to get off to a flying start toward his fourth consecutive 25-victory sea SOO Greenberg playing his first championship game in a Pitts- burgh uniform broke up a score- less duel between the Pirates and Chicago at Wrigley Field by 11st mg a sixth-inning double to drive in the run that nipped the LAWS I-0 The blow enabled Sew ell to best Hank Borowy as each hurler gave up five hits Pia LIRMa Nye Toe gams es km men around the 31 1:14111 2- a 4 Id "Ittb--Seioodo nenty pf Difference tes than the other liwallas Be team-L's 34 "Plenty" he said without hesi- nt ilwt 611117 hzsra hi' mrtrigwl hie teSa Ration "up here" he tapped his esi- his IN) I I "Oh I think LOU'S CINCINNATI N) nk I am only' more a ipo Ps temple a couple of times "There's ccrifuferl row" Krasnilikov re- I big difference believe me rnarkeit sto4110 401)31Nattra36 49IIIIThey're thinking all the time on kS23 I 4 2 Veiling II Ar-ttr ef the rart- Dr Quo asa telsa It 4 it team" defegate re-! Jackie yet is far from being a -es on a marked trt hearirg of hts 12-yearirk' son Edward that the Leg fork g-ocl today 'The Phi Ines asked! Tete It I 1119 Pi Tadao 111 3 1112 11 TAward -You ran the Athieticit iltrork I sa 4 Im soil rtin la leak77! are in the Nationalott IAt Leare This is an rrleriCa I 110J Oa' a-3 ir "110 ft ego 11 1144 Plitentomita TAsra st I VII "'slat SO 3 55112 01116a ler 1366010061 IR biltrark sat to riawe la 'Hoax It 1066 1101-1 10100661 00j 0 R03 13660 361164 c6601104 3 I lIsitay-6-6 i i Fancy Dan around first base but P' 2 ''6 I I Brooklyn officials seem to have Plyambad I 111 sas a I no fear that he will pick up the mechanics of his new job fast Once yesterday for instance he was caught badly out of position a ball hit to his right and it was necessary for the Brooklyn pitcher to hustle over and take the throw from second-baseman ett Eddie Ld Ftjr Otherwise though Robinson handled himself well Shows No rower at Bat lie displayed no power at bat' hoisting the ball out of the infield as I 110 111 8 0 rAn -6 4 in four tries iVe he he on it vn ke an 11s" id Ltague rune" le la krt Attila" litStV Two- bell bi Lanumno 10010080108 41800 r80--N11110t 011- Mrs Quo) bearred barpity swot L80616 pi070-161140 )16400 804 Thouta 86 100100 804 84000480000 Haat 1111101 004 806 10 1118806 4168200 004 11600 Wit teses Fair Park Chalks a 10086 1048000 41 Palms 80 alm P4itra a 8104864 IV Ptrib0604--Pell01 4 040411 4 Hue rwilas Is I Swung 10168 1 On I 1100104 1 84004 1001404608 604 1146048 T-3 080-1 Up 6th Straight Win alloodeam--41 111 IPiTTSSU601 (11110 CHICAGO ten Ire litStV '360- bola bi Itouwas 31060 rea-3111101 all0 1000Ia r0Ut- 310100 s'1 Mullsi Marton 604 10600048060 Hat Minot and Rea Hamm Artois am Loot go Nimes telal "swam" a Rae" ea pturt 3 Illarensekl I Pl 0-600U Mete-4W 10110 is lacuna be 1 "1 111404611 604 1141000 100-- 10000606e0-00 SWAL PITISSU601 (Ill CHICAGO (NI nye Igo I 7 HeA Set 3 3 ar 7 once yet it was Nrissat Ink 4 14 Mimi 114 4 I 11 "'ibis ability to lay down a perfect Pkaottawat 14 1 0 I Port el 4 I Ilt eser4b rt 3 4 irtat to It 4 0 I 0 Pai nt and streak to first base that ilc'1711: flreitf 4 played the vital part in Brook- ike 3 I I Jhnom 310 3 I 3 311yris three-run winning rally in I I the seventh Jar I li I Illneowe in las a Simin44 a I Janto 1 Sonoma a 0 0 0 3 3 as kct la ok- In It was the sixth straight win flit the Park High School team a yesterday hen titoy defeated Carthage (Texas) I-Mitti School 7-0 at Carthage ritching and hitting featured the Indians' victory Lee Heges ritched five innings one hit and Fletcher tossed two innings IturLng consecutive strike cvs Triptes by Leroy Alexander Green and Stevens highLghted the games hitting With Brooklyn innings running Stanky on 'first dropped one on trailing 2-3 the out and Eddie the negro flash the grass and lie 11 Id Up Trials 1 In Is 82 snis pvtiberil 000 01 8818-1 Cluckg 00 880-0 arvooa--'4400 Roo "ono Too-boot Do4140 14811--Holk I'Oolwmo sot 0ettliss arbottowt and Moveik Let 444 4 tillfroto Kenos co liknrety 2 Wive" 2 11111 ols Sod (Galan Time OIL Anoodooro----Z46-n Bow 60--nrIwil P1110 Isr1---Hd- J'INn an4 '0 ett a 6 Pebottine and Moveik Latt re 4 1111ent bases an 11111 I nnI4 end tablas Time Irk Attradsore--M431- Fa? Park 100 132 0-7 9 ibH wipes Carthage COO DOA) I 6 np 1 2 ot 1 4 2 El on 314 2 1 Lam 12 2 1 1 PROFESSIONAL Itamoll if 1 11 4 1 Pt 2 4 FIGHTS It's 2b 4 I 1 4 44t 2555 -mmrip 1 eotil It 104'014 11 rekm se I mPS 1 vs np et 1 I We or a rt 4 2 It Et rgg 3b 2 I Lam int If 3 I I it 1 Twins 11 I le litres 211 I 2 ut 1 seven ip I nil I borers legged it so fast that a hurried throw by Early Torgeson ton's rookie first baseman caught 1-2 him on the pants and bounced to1 BOSTON IN) nookurN wards the stands Stanky had no ea be a' ea pe difficulty reaching third and pawky i 0 0 3 1461nror lb 3 I II ei KOIDITISOTI second on the error "As" 11' I siwhere they were perched when Reinnt el 3 3 2 2 0 IA albeit rt 3 1 a moment later Pete Reiser Tetuan rt 0 el sonnet 1 banged a game-winning double off rt the right-field barrier That was 1 Morin ad If 4 I 1 3 tnetnin what Robinson's boosters in the I "ts47 'International League said he I Inman 1 3wg gm lb 3 41would the defense 'and Parana so 3 1 3 1 1 Were a 2 I I I on base one way or another I I i flowever he did it he scored the tGross 1 1 Cowl" I 0 I winning run in his first big-league 1-te I 24 13! 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Is 'Wan Louisi out ana Tech Takes ir4trurt 11nr Hetes Is in4114 4114 Inn telnarls In sults- eel tag Islam in amuck ildistre 00 II! 0011-11 2 Straight From Gents Br GOO 101 le --3 Ki IS- o- 10 Id nt 11 IS I IC id le 20 Rounds Thursday April 17th 7:30 HARRISOIT RECREATION CLUB Toiromo- Ran bolted rt la411- 111rVIP arse 2 losoko Retot 2 111Proasobt Tue-boo Moor 11 Ciao Mot Ltn Dsubis 'boss sista Itsbistoss Colter lbws sod rsegswma Lott as 12 Broiltro I boos so balis-011 flatift 3 Selo Gregg 2 2 Psis I glitsse 2 Lantreassmi 2 Cassy 1 Psis 41 se Pullman tmeami a 1 Lantrantent I ts 2 Ratios Is Gress Is 2-13 cam Is 31 Hat St native fiLttstalisr) lists 4 1211ssrdS Groom 111111 will 1a 1141e-4itott loom Stull" Ssm 111Ar1ara Gad Gera Tuns 3 24 litssplamm-31443 1506 MARSHALL ST2EET Adults S120 Incl Tax Oliktron 75c Incl Tax Louisiana Tech's baseball team made it two straight over the Centenary Gentlemen here Tuesday afternoon taking both games of a doubleheader at the Texas League Park with a 13-0 score in the first and a 104 record in the second Hitzgenbotham tallied the lone run for the Gents in the two encounters crossing the home plate in the fourth inning of the second game The Gents made three hits in each game 5- I I- I I i Teta It 34 41 9 24 131 wahinsion Boma Totals 37 7 IS 27 11 1111 001 140-4 101 1 3 1 Runs batted Priddy 3 Vernon 2 Williams 2 Pellagrini Doerr 2 Torii Wagner Tero-base l'riddy Melt Williams Doerr Di Maggio Home Pellagrini Double Pesky Doerr and York Left en 4 Boston II Bases on tVynn 4 Hughson 2 Johnson I Hugh-on I Dorish I Hughson 8 in 23 Innings Jogarnin In Innings (pitched to ono batters Dortsh I in I Wild Pilch-- Wynn Passed Winning Rue and PIPPorirliti Tie-3 Attendance-30822 PHILADELPHIA (Al NEW YON Mr 00 le ab lonst so 5 1 3 4 1Illesuto it 3 Vale rt 5 I 1 I 0Stlynw's 2b 2 Faso lb 4 0 I IS 8 Methainn lb 4 Chapman It 4 I I Keller If 3 Mwook2 et 4 I 3 0' Beers if 4 Hesse 4 I I 1 0 Lindell et 4 511101 lb 4 0 0 3 Inbnson lb 2 Studer lb 4 I 3 2 hitroun Matedo 3 1 2 Ilmonoms 3 lcbanIler 2 Itiumpert I ellnrich I I Irons ieColman 0 0 I 4 Totals 117 010 21 31 Totals 32 1 27 II stilled out tee Comport In seventh hilted out tor Johnson In ninth ettiturt out Inc Lyons In ninth Phi ladelphin 2 a I a I 0 0-41 New int 0 000 010-1 auto Illtirnoessa Ilona batted Soder Janet alo McCook: Herr' Terwhata Vale Keller Stolen Jom1 Double me and M-Quinn: hudee Joust and Fain Lett on New Turk Bases on Chandler I Gumpert I Ilanrhillden 5 Chandler 4 Marehildno 6 14-nos 3 Chandler In 1-3 Inntrugs Gumnort I In 2-3: Llmfill I In 2 Logan' Hubbard and Wearer Titoo-311 33314 CHICAGO (A) ab peas CLEVELAND (A) ab Po Baker 3b 4 1 0 4 Pesit rt 2 0 2 II Apollo( so 4 1 2 11Mitehell et 4 1 0 I Pinner et 4 1 1 2 Boudreau sa 4 0 I 2 4 Kennedy rt 4 1 II IV Robinson lb 4 0 0 14 0 11kolgin It 4 0 3 3 2b 4 0 3 3 Kol nos lb 4 3 Ili IReerey it 4 0 2 3 0 Miehaels 2b 3 0 3 2Keitnet 3b 4 2 0 3 Tresh 4 4 OtHetan 2 0 3 1 Lopat go 4 0 1 JFIlerp I I I 0 1 laBovitman 1 a 0 0 0 Wolf( 0 0 0 1 Totas 33 3 10 27 1 Totals 31 0 0 2213 sPonned Out for Feller In eighth-chits 0 0 I 0 1 0 0 0-2 Cleveland 000 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Seem BUM batted Two-base hree-base Phi Hey khans souble 71147--Keitner Gordon and Robinson: taker Merlons and Rollosay Lott on 7 Cleselond Rases on 2 4 Feller 3 Rita-011 Teller I In 0 Innings: Wolff 1 In I Losing Borer 1' Ila and Burly 111130-1 Attendaneo-55014 DETROIT (A) ST LOUIS (A) sb no at ab psi Lab et 4 3 1 1 111111ingsr 3b 4 5 1 2 I kali an 4 1 1 IliZarilla rt 2 0 1 1 Carbine lb 5 0 1 0 11Stephens so 4 it 1 ft 4 Warts If 3 1 2 2 0111eatb If 2 0 3 0 Frets el I 1 0 5 01Witte lb 4 0 Mayo 2b 4 1 2 4 11Judnieh et 4 0 1 uIIIn rt 1 2 0 Ilfteedino 2b 2 0 2 5 Tbbettr 3 1 1 5 0 Sloss 2 0 4 1 ICalebtrer 4 0 i 1 OiGalehouto I 0 0 it ISanford 0 2 0 1 IZollak 0 0 0 5 104autiles 1 0 0 0 Totals 21 11 2T 101 'Totals 22 4 27 12 McQuIlles flied out for Sanford In eighth Detroit 050 SOS 101-2 14tal 000 000 000-0 GalPhOUSO Runs batted Mare Tehbets Nen boozer Lake 'Wertz Cillleabinc Two-bass Lake Mullin 2 Stephens Mayo Cullenbine Stolen Double Stephen and Witte Ditlinger Berardino and Witt: Lake and Mayo: Berardino and Stephens Left on St Louis Beets on balls 4 Gatehouse I Sanford 4 Zoldak I 5 Sanford 2 Zoidak Gatehouse 5 In 1 1-2 innings Sanford 5 In 23 Zudak 1 In 1 Winning Nerrhouser Losing Umntreol Jones McGowan and Time Attendanee-4242 Attendance Record For Major League Games (A) A po 1 2 1 1 1 0 154 30 TO 10 35 41 0 1 5 0 (Associated Press) NATIONAL LEAGUE Boston at Brooklyn 25263 New York at Philadelphia 27203 St Louis at Cincinnati 33383 Pittsburgh at Chicago 29427 League 115276 AM ER ICA LEAGUE Chicago at Cleveland 55104 Washington at Boston 30822 Philadelphia at New York 39344 Detroit at St Louis 4242 League Total 129422 Two-League Total 244698 League record old record 114304 in 1926 DOUBLE BILL RAINED OUT New Orleans University and the University of Mississippi had a scheduled doubleIheader baseball game rained out here (A) a aa a I 2 1 0 2 5 0 0 120 i 0 5 0 i I I I 2 0 0 0 8 0 In 0 0 a II 0 4 a 3 Williams Leads Boston Attack Williams drove in two runs with a single and double to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 7-6 triumph over the Washington Senators at the Hub DiNtaggio in addition to playing superbly in centerfield with four putouts and an assist rapped out three hits and scored twice Reiser scored three runs and drove in two to account for every Brooklyn run as the Dodgers defeated the Boston Braves 5-3 at Ebbets field Pete's double in the seventh drove in the tying and winning runs Veterans also showed the way in the other games Phil Alarchildon the Philadelphia Athletics' Canadian star hurler scattered six New York hits to defeat the Yankees 6-1 in their own bailiwick Lopat Outpitches Feller Eddie Lopat long a nemesis to the Cleveland Indians outpitched the mighty Bob Feller 2-0 before 55014 a record opening-day crowd in Cleveland Schoolboy Rowe and Del Ennis last year's top rookie combined to give the Phi Is a 4-3 win over the New York Giants before 27- See BASEBALL Page 17 Rain Cancels All But One Game in Southern (Associated Press) Rain prevalent throughout most of the South during the past week continues to plague efforts of the Various minor league clubs to get the new baseball season into full stride In the Southern Association the second round of opening games was reduced to one just as was the case Friday when the loop's 47th season was scheduled to begi Birmingham-Atlanta Chattanooga-Nashville and Little Rock-Memphis were washed out yesterday In yesterday's lone encounter played New Orleans made it three out of four with Mobile by taking an 11-4 decision after getting off to a three-run start in its home lot inaugural Byron Cook held Mobile to nine hits while his teammates collected 10 blows and 13 walks off five visiting pitchers YESTERDAY'S STARS (Associated Preatt Pitcher Hal Newhouser Tigers Blanked the Browns 7-0 with four hits for his thirteenth straight triumph over the Missourians over a three-year stretch Batter Pete Reiser Dodgers Scored three runs and drove in two with a single and double to account for every Brooklyn run as the Dodgers defeated the OUT THEY GO! 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FIRST Z101W-I-ZYArYWbf7043 FLOOR a ah swoop -AMERICAN Pct Philadelphia 1 0 1000 Chicago 1 0 1000 Boston 1 0 1000 Detroit 1 0 1000 New York 0 1 000 1 Cleveland 0 1 000 1 Washington 0 1 000 1 St Louis 0 1 000 1 Yesterday's results: Boston 7 Washington 6 Philadelphia 6 New York 1 Chicago 2 Cleveland Detroit 7 St Louis SOUTHERN Little Rock Birmingham New Orleans Chattanooga Nashville Mobile Atlanta Memphis ASSOCIATION Won Lost Pet 3 0 1000 2 0 1000 3 1 750 1 1 500 1 1 500 1 3 250 0 2 000 0 3 000 Yesterday's results: Mobile 010 200 4 9 0 Orleans 310 013 30x-11 10 0 Mondorff Strachan Crocker Grundy Hall and Dapper Cook and Waters Birmingham at Atlanta (postponed- rain) Little Rock at Memphis (postponed rain) Chattanooga at Nashville (postponed rain) SOUTHEASTERN LEAGUE Won Lost Pct Gadsden 1 0 1000 Anniston 0 1 000 Meridian 0 0 000 Pensacola 0 0 000 Jackson 0 0 000 Vicksburg 0 0 000 Selma A 0 0 000 MontgoMery 0 0 000 1 Yesterday's results: Gadsden 7 Anniston 2 Selma at Montgomery postponed rain Meridian at Pensacola postponed rain Jackson at Vicksburg postponed rain PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE Pct San Francisco 9 5 643 San Diego 8 5 615 Sacramento 9 6 600 Los Angeles 8 7 533 Portland 6 6 500 Hollywod 7 8 429 Seattle 7 9 400 Oakland 4 11 267 Yesterday's results: Seattle 3 Los Angeles 2 Sacramento 4 Oakland 1 Hollywood 3 San Diego 2 11 innings Only games scheduled SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE Yesterday's results: Charleston 4 Augusta 2 Columbia 7 Greenville 2 Jackson at Savannah (postponed rain) Columbus at Macon (postponed rain) RIGGS DEFEATS KOVACS Providence I (IP)--Bobby Riggs defeated Frank Kovacs 6-4 8-6 and Carl Earn downed George Lyttleton-Rogers 6-0 6-4 in singles matches as the touring tennis professionals played here tonight bet ore approximately eight hundred fans In doubles Riggs and LyttletonRogers won 4-6 6-3 6-2 from Kovacs and Earn TS 98 Pct 9 5 643 8 5 615 9 6 600 8 7 533 6 6 500 7 8 429 7 9 400 4 11 267 1 Streamlined Fecruties really super for style and fully rigged for safe easy riding Complete with headlight big rugged Goodyear All-Weather balloon tires chain guard and kick-stand On our floor for inspection and immediate delivery Goodyear Ilse bodies are issilt with Good year cords that ar thinner stronger more uniform Dotter cords that make ion grwaring safer tire bodies The Goodyear tread compacts when the tire is inflated firms down Becomes harder to cuts hard to war down Go Goodyear be set for carefree mileage for a loas time a amap Let Us Cross-Switch Your Tires It Adds As Much As 25 To Tire Mileage Equalize the wear on your tires and Increase your total tire mileage by having us cross your tires every 5000 miles The cost for all five tires is 1 25 Indpendently Owned Locally Managed Local Employees -1 -I 8 estab-- 14010AR Q11011 Totals 34 8 9 24 131 Totals 37 7 1527 11 IG0OOW wa'hoolnson 11:1 Zrrors-None Runs batted In-Lewis Priddy TIRES- '114OP t-4 3 Vernon 2 Williams 2 Pellagrini Doerr 2 or- Isli d-k 'fork Warner Two-base hits-Vernon PriddY a Mete Williams Doerr DiMaggio Homo run- blo P117- --0-1- 1 reser ini' ot'tirie-ct or 'PM ues-W 4 d'omigt000t inglon 4 Boston II Rams on balls-Off Itynn 4 Hughson 2 Johnson I Strike as Laax-itsworv1 outs-Hy Hugh- son I Oafish I Hits-Off Hughson 8 in mole rzo 7 2 2 Innings 'Mammies In inni1111 (pitched to tow batters 7lortsh I in I 1-3 Wild Pitch- IVTIIII Passed balls-V" az ner Winning Pilaw- Cospires-Summere Hoe and rarn a are- II Tiote--31 Attendanco-10127 AMERICAN LEAGUE PHILADELPHIA (AI NEW YORK (A) Teams- Pct make 0 leo li' ato ae Philadelphia 1 0 1000 i 5 Jonst so 5 3 3 4 IRzzuto is I 2 I Vale If 5 I I I tviiettrna's 2b 2 0 2 5 Chicago 1 0 L000 Eon' lb 4 1 18 8 MeO tainn lb 4 I 1 7 1 I 2 0 Boston 1 0 1000 IN'thajoomitag Pirell el 4 0 5 0 ltrIl 11 a 1 1 I I 1 Detroit IM 1 0 e--- st'sis 164 I lb 4 I I 3 lotono' i son gb 2 I i New York- 0 1 MOO 1 Bic Soder Its 4 I 2 2 hitt-nun I 0 Cleveland 0 1 MOO 1 Martdois 3 I 2 nO MS ilinI a I it I lcbanG dier 2 I 2 Washington 0 1 000 1 'unmn ft 0 Itionfirb I 8 0 St Louis 0 1 MOO 1 4 ES ll'ams 0 I 1 Yesterday's results: leColman 1 0 0 0 Boston 7 Washington 6 Totals' 117 11 10 27 31 Totals 32 II 27 II Philadelphia 6 New York 1 anted out for Gumpert In seventh 'Flied out for Johnson in ninth Williams Leads Boston Attack Chicago 2 Cleveland elatturk out tor LYOOS In ninth Williams drove in two runs Detroit 7 St Louis 27 with a single and double to lead 13 Philadelphia 2 ala 200-11 I SOUTHERN -ASSOCIATION me----- New i orb 800 000 010-1 Ervars-Rizauto Ptimaeses Runs batted to- (11P Boston Red Sox to a 7-6 tri- Teams- Soder Jona' I' sic MeCosky Berra 'rumbas' mph over the Washington Sena- Little Rock Won Lost Pct -aoir hits-Joint Keller Stolen bases-Vain 111111: Joost Parrifite-Marehildon Doubts plays-Hit- tors at the Hub DiMaggio in Birmingham 3 0 1000 la A c- Sien auto ttleoss and 1lettuinn: Soder Joost and addition to playing superbly in 2 0 1000 i Fain Left on basee-Philadelphis 7 New York 9 Sams on balls-Off Chandler I Gumpert I centerfield with four putouts and New Orleans 3 1 750 Chattanooga 1 1 500 Nashville mobi 1 1 500 1 1 Ella -Oft an assist rapped out three hits At l' 1 61-3 Inninel: Gunn" a In 2 -3: Lama 1 In 2 and scored twice 4 -1P47 -1 Ilk N-- LostI 'Hewer-Chandler Umpireo-Rerry Hub- Atlanta 0 2 000 bard and Wearer Tima-111 Attendarow- eiser scored three runs and drove in two to account for every 1 3 250 I I I' 314 11 "Ill r' CHICAGO (A) CLEVELAND (A) Brooklyn run as the Dodgers de- Memphis 0 3 000 fil i'P' id 61' 4 tjA'' ab no al ab a se Baker 3b 4 0 1 0 4 Perk rt 200 2 feated the Boston Braves 5-3 at Yesterday's results: opting sa 4 0 1 2 11Mitehell et 4 0 1 0 0 Philter el 4 1 I 2 0Boudreso sa 4 I 2 4 Ebbets field Pete's double in the Mobile 010 200 010- 4 9 0 fill Kennedy rt 4 1 I 4 Robinson lb 4 0 4114 0 seventh drove in the tying and Orleans 310 013 30x-11 10 0 A wed lildain If 4 3 3 (COordon 2b 4 0 3 3 win-- e- ning runs Mondorff Strachan Crocker Kol way lb 4 3 0 ISeerey if 4 2 3 0 Mit-heels 2b 3 0 3 2Kettnet 3b 4 2 0 3 Veterans also showed the way Grundy Hall and Dapper Cook Timis 4 0 4 Ottlegan 2 8 3 I in the other games Phil Marchil- and Waters impel 8 4 0 1 11reller to I 0 0 1 Lakilitosommo le as-- 11011t tallnekman I a 0 0 don the Philadelphia Athletics' Birmingham at Atlanta (post- 700: 1 I 11 fr 'p i )( 1 'Wolff 0 1 1 Totals 31 Canadian star hurler scattered poned- rain) te" i 411 4 it Totals 33 2 10 27 91 oa II Sex New York hits to defeat the Little Rock at Memphis (post- 1 i wzr I A i lalsoPPed out for Feller In eighth Yankees 6-1 in their own baili- poned rain) vliSaly' I to- kr Chitalte 000 101 000-2 wick Chattanooga at Nashville (post- Cleveland 000 000 a sa---a wick ''llo 041-441111 I trroro-Perk geOrel BUM batted in-Hodgin poned rain) Two-bas bit-Seerey Th li tfklV i res-basa hits-Kanneds SOUTHEAST-ERN LEAGUE Phi Iley Pamir tees-Ilegan Michaels liouble Lopat Outpitches Feller Eddie Lopat long a nemesis to Teams- Won Lost Pct fo I I 'In 11 bon 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Lake and MaYot Borardino and Stephens Left on bama-Detroit 7 St Louis Rases on balls into full stride San Diego 8 5 615 041 --Newboutier 4 Gatehouse I Sanford 4 Zoldsk I In Sacramento 9 6 600 411' the Southern Association pieigoeuto-Newhouser 5 Sanford 2 Zoldak 1 S't 13 0 Hits-Ott Gslehouse 3 In 1 1-3 Innings Sanford the second round of opening Los Angeles 8 7 533 ONOES 5 in I 23 Zudsk I in 1 Winning Other- Portland 6 6 500 Nratinoter Losing piteher-Galehouse Cointres games was reduced to one just -Grime Jones McGowan and McKinley Time as was the case Friday when the Hollywod 7 8 429 -2 00 Attendance-4242 to begin Birmingham-Atlanta Oakland 4 11 267 Seattle 7 9 400 k4 4 aftlf64312 T3 7 loop's 47th season was scheduled il Attendance Record For Chattanooga-Nashville and Little Yesterday's results: 6 Rock-Memphis were washed out Seattle 3 Los Angeles 2 GOOLIDOCELY2 Major League Games yesterday Sacramento 4 Oakland 1 (Associated Press) In yesterday's lone encounter Hollywood 3 San Diego 2 11 played New Orleans made it 14 NATIONAL LEAGUE an 11-4 decision after get- innings iiy Boston at Brooklyn 25 263 three out of four with Mobile by Only games scheduled titro? firl ao New York at Philadelphia 27203 taking SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE St Louis at Cincinnati 33383 ting off to a three-run start in its Yesterday's results: 1 Pittsburgh at Chicago 29427 home lot inaugural Charleston 4 Augusta 3 Goodyear Rise battles League Total-A 115276 Byron Cook held Mobile to Columbia 7 Greenville 2 are built with Good- nine hits while his teammates collected 10 blows and 13 walks Jackson at Savannah (post- yea oortle that ar if 001 AMERICAN LEAGUE poned rain) Chicago at Cleveland 55104 off five visiting pitchers Columbus at Macon (postponed 1 thinner stronger more tikf Washington at Boston 30822 rain) Philadelphia at New York 39344 YESTERDAY'S STARS wniform Better cords Detroit at St Louis 4242 (Associated Praaa RIGGS DEFEATS KOVACS that make I r- frhyl Ir itLeague Total 129422 Pitcher Hal Nevvhouser Tigers Providence I VP)-Bobby tL1 Two-League Total 244698 Blanked the Browns 7-0 with Riggs defeated Frank Kovacs waring saf th er A-National League record old four hits for his thirteenth 6-4 8-6 and Carl Earn downed bodies The Goodyear record 114304 in 1926 straight triumph over the Mis- George Lyttleton-Rogers 6-0 6-4 tread sompacte when vir 11 sourians over a three-year stretch in singles matches as the touring 5 4 DOUBLE BILE RAINED OUT Batter Pete Reiser Dodgers tennis professionals played here the tire i ktflated- r) New Orleans (4)-Tulane Uni- Scored three runs and drove in tonight approximately firms down becomos i 1 versity and the University of Mis- two with a single and double to eight hundred fans harder to cut hard sissippi had a scheduled double- account for every Brooklyn run In doubles Riggs and Lyttleton- liteader baseball game rained out as the Dodgers defeated the Rogers won 4-6 6-3 6-2 from Ko- to war down Go Iere yest-d---- s-n vacs and Earn 1 Goodyear today--and set re $1 325 mileage for alerts I li ainOi81 to aorm Plus Tax se 0 oil a if 475:419 Small Down Payment 1 1 0 Easy Terms P- NEW TIRES DESERVE NEW TUBES I Men's Ultra Quality "Marathon" 1 1 Let Us Cross-Switch Your Tirs SPRING FELT I rev It Adds As Much As 25 I 1 l- tor ft-- I 4 To Tire Mileage 1 rt I 1 ''''f HI Ts Equalize the wear on your tires and Increase I N6' 1 a 11011 switch your tires every 5000 miles I your total tire mileage by having us cross- I 1 The cost for all five tires is only 1 ZO I 1 Lighhveight felts 981 i G110b0 0 tvire a811" 1 1 rThIP se o' i in tans grys 1 a7' 4 and other Spring I i EAR i 1 417:2 colors V' '1111T1 It yr- 1 '41 gyp 1 I di? 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