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153 to Qo! ers Whip White Sox in Opener Tig 20 DETROIT FREE PRESS Wednesday, April 21, 1948 SOX HIT 'ACCORDING TO PLAN' i Dividends Skull Pays ession As of TODAY Why Hutch Will Start for Tigers Friday BY LYALL SMITH ror pengais liners that Dick Wakefield took in left after short gallops. Ty Cobb also piloted Detroit for six years. Only man to surpass their records as Tiger pilots was Hughie Jennings, who guided Detroit for 14 years in a row, starting in 1907. this spring. TJiat's why Manager Ted Lyons did not start him at second.

Cass said he made seven hits in 36 times up and admitted he was not meeting the ball solidly. Cass revealed he was getting married in Detroit on July 10 to Miss Margaret Stieber. Neivhouser Wins, 5-2, on 8-Hitter Vico Clouts Homer First Time at Bat BY JAMES ZERILLI Free Press Staff Writer CHICAGO Their rookies played like veterans. That was all the Tigers needed behind the eight-hit pitching of Hal Newhouser to beat the Chicago White Sox, 5 to 2, in the 194S opener for both clubs. George Vico, Detroit first baseman, fulfilled a rookie's dream in the third inning when he hit his first major league pitch for a home run off Starter Joe Haynes.

It was a line drive that traveled SO FREDDIE Hutchinson, top pitcher for the Tigers last summer, will hurl the 1948 Briggs Stadium opener before a packed house Friday. He deserves that honor? Sure he does. He a great pitcher, ringed competitor, a swell guy. And then there was the Tues MIKE TRESH, the former De-trot Southeastern High athlete, is the player Detroit just "tossed in" when it traded Gee Walker and Marvin Owen for Vernon Kennedy, Tony Piet and Fred (Dixie) Walker in 1937. Mike turned out to be the big bargain of that deal, as far as the White Sox are concerned.

He has been their No. 1 catcher for nine straight years, and he rates as one of the game's top receivers. BY JAMES ZERILLI Free Pres Staff Writer CHICAGO The Detroit Tigers had a lengthy pre-game meeting before taking the field. They discussed where and how to play the Chicago White Sox batters, who are pretty good punch-hitters. It was a worthwhile confab, for the Tiger outfielders saved Hal Newhouser on many occasions.

They came up with several line drives only because they happened to be playing in the right spots. This was particularly true in the eighth, when the White Sox tied the score and threatened seriously to draw away. The last two outs of the inning were day afternoon of May 2, 1939. DIZ TROUT, who will pitch against the White Sox in the second game of the series Wednesday, has a 24-13 lifetime record against them. Diz Is unusually anxious to get a crack at the White Sox this season.

The Tigers put him on the market last year and Chicago was one of the six teams to spurn him. "I'm glad they didn't want me," he said, "but I'm going to try hard to make 'em sorry for turning me down." JERRY SCALA, rookie center fielder, who was listed to start for Chicago but didn't because of a spike wound, would be a good stand-in for Joe DiMaggio. He even wears his pantaloons with that low look, a la DiMaggio. Cass Michaels, the youngster who was known as Kwiet-netewski on the Detroit sand-lots, has been hitting lightly Hutchinson was a 19-year-old tousle-haired kid that day when the New York Yankees came to Detroit. He was fresh from his first season in organized ball when he set a record by winning 25 games and losing seven for Seattle.

wa mm tn the Timers for a handful of players and a When Umpire Ed Rommel yelled "Play ball," he officially inaugurated Steve O'Neill's sixth season as Tiger manager. cash exchange estimated at $60,000. He had yet to pitch a big- THE DUBIOUS distinction of being the first Tiger to hit into a double play this season went to George Kell, who paced the team's hitters in 1947. With Wakefield on first and one out, Kell drove the ball hard to third and a twin-killing resulted. Hoot Evers' running catch of Tresh's liner'saved Newhouser a lot of trouble in the fifth.

None were out and one was on base at the time. league game but his back already was Dowea wim uie avaia-acne of Dress clippings that had made him the most highly touted Watch rookie pitcher to hit the bigtime. That day May 2, 1939 is in the record books of baseball. It is in Hutchinson's personal memory book, too, but for a different reason. That was the day First Baseman Lou Gehrig bowed for the first time to the disease that finally took 't nlav that dav.

For the first time in 2,130 9wn on Two-H Blank games his name was in the starting Yankee line-up where it had been posted proudly and dangerously every game since june, 1S25. Hutch in Clutch on Mound Berry's Slide Beats Appling to Second THAT DAY HOLDS OTHER memories for Hutchinson. Man Bob Starts Season with ALTON BENTON, mammoth Tiger pitcher who has been out of action a month with a back injury, got his opening-day baseball via radio from his hotel bed in Detroit. Benton, sent back to Detroit from the south 10 days ago to be placed under a doctor's care, spent three days in a hospital. Then he transferred to his hotel, where he is concentrating on the "rest" physicians ordered.

Al said the trouble consists of pulled tendons in his back, plus a pressure on a nerve. He hopes to be back in uniform Friday when the Tigers open their home season. ager Del Baker gave him his first taste of major-league competition in the sixth inning. He sent in Hutchinson, the 19-year-old rookie, with the bases loaded with Yankees and nobody out. What happened nearly changed the career of a pitcher who 4-0 Victor 370 feet into the rightfield stands.

Vico also performed like an old-time in the field. NEIL BERRY, Tiger rookie shortstop, also came out of his big league debut with a happy grin. He accepted all his fielding chances flawlessly and had a hand in a throe-run tiger ninth that hroke a 2-all deadlock for the victory. His only hit of the game drove in a run in that frame. Newhouser went all the way and the victory gave him a 16-15 lifetime advantage over the White Sox.

Hal now has an edffe over every team in the American League. Included among his eight hits was a home run by Catcher Rlike Tresh, former Detroit Southeastern High athlete. Another Tiger who deserves honorable mention is Freddie Hutchinson, the pitcher who oftentimes serves as a pinch-hitter. HUTCH WAS called' upon to do his stuff in the ninth and his single sent home the run that 1 ull Page of Tictures on Back Page broke the tie. After that, the Tigers rubbed it in by picking up two more runs.

Haynes had retired the Tigers in simple 1-2-3 fashion, until Vico planted his homer into the stands in the third. Detroit wasted hits by Hoot Kvers, Dick Wakefield and Vic Wertz in the fourth because Evers was caught off first when Wakefield missed a sacrifice attempt. is now -universally regarded as one of the finest righthanders in the game. Tipoff came on the first batter he faced. He was Babe Dahlgren, the fill-in for the idled Gehrig.

Hutch walked him with the bases loaded to force in a run. Before Baker took him out, the fabulous rookie had given up seven runs, three hits and five walks. Thene still was only one man out. Final score was a monstrous 22-7 triumph for the Yankees, a victory they still claim i Hegan Clinches It with Two-Run Homer CLEVELAND UP) Bob Feller blanked the St Louis Browns with two hits as the Cleveland Indians won their opening American League game 4-0 before 73,163 fans That was a new major league opening day attendance record. Catcher Jim Hegan rapped a two-run homer for the Indians in the fourth inning.

ST. I.OCIS CLEVELAND AB A AR II A was a personal tribute to Lou Gehrig who Lions Sign Bob Mann U-M Offensive Star Is 5th End in Fold Bob Mann, brilliant offensive end of the University of Michi- sat wet-eyed on the Yankee bench for the first time in 2.130 sames. KtTTl JiJ Al 1 4 vvnai cua mar. aay ajmosr. ruinea me, HUTCHINSON Hutchinson says.

"And, at the same time, it made me whatever kind of a pitcher I am today. I lost my poise fx 5:. completely. I was scared shaking mentally and bodily. When I was on my way back to the minors a few days later I 5 4 I 1 Tneker.cf 3 1 5, stevens.l a 8 Hotiy.rf 4 1947 Big Nine championship football team, has signed with the Detroit Lions.

4 Hoiulru.n IMatt.lf 4 1 arilla.rf 3 1 Lavden.cf 3 0 12 Clark. If 0 1 1 3 2 11 't 3 1 1 3 4 0 i 1'el'e ni.n 3 ivettner 3 Partee.e 3 2 Heean.e Sanford.D Feller.p IN THE MEANTIME, the Chi- mx started a rebellion on several Zoldak.p 1 ft 1 aColeman 1 0 0 OOOO hSchnitz lOOO OOOO Free Prep Photo casions But Newhouser quelled TIGEK SHORTSTOP TAGS BASE FOR FORCEOUT AFTER AKING LUPIEN'S HOPPER Totals 29 imiii itiiu a-hum ui-jr uh SI 14 Totals 31 11 27 11 Second Baseman Eddie Mayo watches teammate make dive in fourth inning. cut of hand. aFlied otit for Znldak In b(j rounded oat tor Steitliens in eighth. ROBINSON'S TRIU3IPH ft ft St.

I.ouU Cleveland ft lift ft ft ft 2 0 0 swore I never collapse like that again. I never have." He Learned The Hard Way THAT DAY WAS TYPICAL of Hutchinson's first days whereever he went on his baseball travels. The previous year he made his debut in organized ball with Seattle before a packed park in San Diego. He was highly touted then just as he was a year later when he hit the Tigers. "That time I never retired a single batter before they me out of there," Fred admits.

"I walked the leadoff man, gave a double to Cedric Durst, a single to Spencer Harris and then walked the fourth and fifth batters. Boom it was all over." Hutchinson bounced back from this disastrous start to win 25 games that year and bounce to Detroit. After his debacle at Briggs Stadium the following year he was shipped to Toledo and once again his first start was a failure as he lost to Milwaukee. But his determination pulled him through again and he started back up the ladder the hard way. He starred at Buffalo, came back to the Tigers, had the war take four vears out of his career Tneker.

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RBI Boudreau Ilexan 3. UK Heean SB Tnrker 2. 1)1 1'ella-rrini. I'riddy and Stevens: Partee. Pella- Head Coach and General Manager Bo McMillin announced that Mann had agreed to terms after a short conference.

Mann is the fifth end and the 37th player the Lions have under contract for next season. The other flankmen are Ted Cook, Ted Cre-mer, Johnny Greene and Kelley Mote. WITH THE unbeaten Wolverines last season, Mann caught 12 passes for a gain of 302 yards. He snagged three passes that were good for touchdowns. In addition to his outstanding ability as a pass receiver, Mann was extremely valuable to Michigan on Fritz Crisler's pet end-around play.

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Attendance 73.163. First Negro Admitted to Nine DBF Locke Still Leads Open 67 Nets 131, 4-Shot Edge over Palmer SOUTHERN PINES, N. (U.R) Bobby Locke, of South Africa, carded a five-under-par 67 to keep his lead at the halfwray point of the Carolinas Open golf tournament with a two-round score of 131. Locke, defending the crown he won here last year, shot a record-smashing 64 Monday, three BY BOB LATSHAW By a unanimous vote of the membership, the Detroit Baseball Federation admitted the Trojans, the first Negre Hudson Checks Yanks uith 5 Hits to Win, 9-1 WASHINGTON (A) Washington's Sid Hudson, who Monday snared President Truman's opening-day toss, shackled the New York Yankees, 9 to 1. In the third, Dave Philley, who made three of his team's eixht hits, started off with a double, Tresh sacrificed.

But Haynes best was a roller to Newhouser and Don Kolloway was an easy third out. In the fourth, Luke Appling and Jiob Kennedy got singles. But ugain Newhouser squeezed out of trouble. IN THE FIFTH, with a man on second and two Newhouser again escaped. Detroit made 2-0 in the sixth, which the veteran Eddie Mayo started with a two-bagger.

Evers sacrificed him to third. Wakefield, with two hits to his credit, then tried to pull away from an inside pitch. The ball accidentally hit his bat and the result was a bounder to short. Mayo holding third as Wakefield was being pegged out. With Vic Wertz at bat, Haynes uncorked a wild pitch.

Mayo com-inr home. Then Wertz singled. team to play in the organization in its 33-year history. worked 15 times with Mann as the ball carrier and gained 129 yards. Mann is 24 years old.

At 167 pounds, he will be lightest end in Standings AMERICAN LEAGUE and then came back again in '46 to start at a salary of $7,500 a year. That salary has been trebled now. Pitcher Fred Hutchinson finally has "arrived." That's why he has drawn the honor of pitching the home opener Friday nine long years after his disastrous debut on the afternoon of May 2, 1939, when Lou Gehrig laid down his glove. NEW YORK WASHINGTON AR II 1 A AH II A lithe National Football League. 3 ft 6 1 1 ost.SP 4 Menr'h ef 3 ft 2 1 Ko7.ar.2b 5 strokes under the old mark for 3 Mann received his degree at Michigan in February.

He took ij pre-medical work at Ann Arbor At. the same time, President Frank Shields ordered the application of a second Negro team, the Detroit Bruins, tabled until an investigation of the team is completed. The action came during a surprisingly quiet weekly meeting of the DBF. Shields declared that "a partial investigation showed irregularities" that must be probed further before the group could pass on the Bruins' application. the par-72 Mid-Pines course.

THE DAY'S BEST round was 2 4 111 1 2 2 1 0 2 1 I Keller.lf 4 2 ft loan. If 4 4 ft 2 ft Vernon. 1 a 4 ft 3 Johnson. 3 4 1 ft 4 Kizzuto.s 4 2 fi 2 Niarhok.e 3 2 3 Evans.e 4 I.onat.p OOOO Hudson. 4 f.omo'rt.p ft ft 3 and expects to continue his studies Tct.

Philadelphia 2 0 1.000 DETROIT 1 0 1.000 Cleveland 1 0 1.000 New York 1 1 .500 Washington 1 1 .500 St. Louis 0 1 .000 Chicago 0 1 .000 Boston 0 2 .000 2 while performing for the Lions, the work of Johnny Palmer, of ROLLS 496 AFTER 702 OPENER Bvrne.p 1 ft ft 2 Brown 1 ft ft bstewart 1 ft ft ft Ma pes 1 Totals 33 5 24 12 Totals 35 12 27 14 Tiger Averages TIGKR AVERAGES BATTING Augello Fails in Bid to Take All-Events Lead (i AB RBI HR Prt. aFlied out for Lopat in second. bFlied out for Gumpert in fifth. eStruck out for Byrne in ninth.

1 1 1 1 l.OOft 4 1 5 12 ft ft ft OOl New York Washington ft ft ft 1 ft ft I 9 Badin, N. who shot all threes and fours for a 65. It pulled him up from third to second place with a halfway tally of 135. Johnnv Bulla, plajing out of High Point, N. fell off with a 72.

He slid to third place on a total of 141. He was second in Monday's qualifying round with a 69. Charles Farlow, Greensboro (N.C.) pro, took a 68 Tuesday for 142. Skip Alexander, playing his home course, racked up his second 72 for a 144 and a tie with Al TUESDAY'S RESULTS DETROIT 5, Chicago 2. Cleveland 4, St.

Louis 0. Washington 9, New York 1. Only games scheduled. WEDNESDAY'S GAMES DETROIT (Trout 10-11 at Chicago (Grove 6-8). ft ft ft ft i i Hutchinson Wakefield Wertz Newhouser Evers Vico Kell Berry Mayo Outlaw Swift Wagner ft 1 ft 1 ft 1 ft ft 4 4 2 3 4 li ft 3 BY W.

W. EDGAR One of the biggest form reversals of the current American Bowling Congress tournament at .500 .333 .2 -ft .200 .000 cause it was the total with which hj had once won the State title. When the firing started, however, alike was far off form. He failed to reach 500 In th Henrieh. Yost 3, Kozar 2.

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HR McBride. SB Coan. DP Byrne, Rizznto and McQuinn. LB New York 8. Washinirton 7.

BB Hudson 3. Gumpert 1. Byrne 4. SO Hudson 4, Byrne 2. Lopat 6 In 1 Inning.

Gumpert 4 in 3. ft the State Fair Coliseum ended all title hopes for Mike Augello, BBLL LAUTtENCE, manager of the Bruins, denied the allegations and pointed out that his team won the Recreation League title in Class A last year. The admission of the Trojans can be classed as a personal victory for Will Robinson, Miller High School coach. He has been the guiding force in gaining entry for the Negro team. When he first made application for a place in the Class bracket, Robinson declared that his boys "would uphold every law of the Federation and would be a credit to the organization." Robinson's record as a successful and hard-working coach in the City high school league recom PITCHING 49-year-old Detroiter.

New York (Shea 14-5) at Washington (Haefner 10-14). Philadelphia (McCahan (10-5) at Boston (Harris 5-4). Only games scheduled. NATIONAL LEAGUE SO 4 lift IP 9 BB Pet. 1 l.OOft Bowling with the Krajenke Smith, of Winston-Salem, N.

Cww. IN THE SEVENTH, with two out, the 14,801 partisan fans got their first chance to stomp and hout. Tresh caught a Newhouser pitch on the fat of his bat and rove into the leftfield stands. It was only Tresh's second homer of his big league career and his nrst since 1940. The Sox tied it up in the eighth pnd, in a way, Newhouser was kicky they didn't go past the Tigers.

WITH ONE out, Appling got k's second hit a smash off New-houser's glove. Tony Lupien then came through perfectly on a hit-and-. inn play. Appling went to third on the play. Newhouser Watta Vico Hits First Pitch into Stands doubles as he linked games of 191, 156 and 149 for 496.

His partner, Tony Lindeman, gave him a 596, but the team wound up with a 1092 out of the money. In the singles, things didn't get much better. Mike opened with a 179, followed with 183 and then hit his form too late with a closing: 225 for 587. This gave him an all-events unt of 1785 just 212 pins short the goal he had set for himself. Pet.

Brooklyn 1 0 1.000 St. Louis 1 0 1.000 Philadelphia 1 0 1.000 Cincinnati 1 1 .500 Pittsburgh 1 1 .500 Chicago 0 1 .000 New York 0 1 .000 Boston 0 1 .000 mended him highly to the officers of the DBF. HIS MOST prominent achievement has been in basketball in the prep circuit. Robinson's teams have won the city title for the last two years, and the Trojans were runnerups the previous year. Then Kennedy lined to Wake-' 'icld, Appling bringing in the tying nn.

When Wakefield's throw went past Catcher Bob Swift, Lupien went to second. It was up to Taft Wright, who the Chicago batters last year NONE OF THE other bowlers doubles and singles was able TUESDAY'S RESULTS Brooklyn 7, New York 6. Philadelphia 3, Boston 1. Pittsburgh 3, Chicago 2. St.

Louis 4, Cincinnati 0. WEDNESDAY'S GAMES Brooklvn (Branca 21-12) to gain a place among the leaders. A iint combination of Angelo Genovese and Sam Accardo at If i PA-n turned in the best doubles count. Angelo posted a 546 and Sam a 667 to give the team a 1213 count. hit that would put his team 1 om 1 TiT at TMt i front.

Taft connected hard. Chica nBW at ritts" his liner went straight to buf5h iam. Wakefield. After the meeting Robinson was jubilant over his victory. 'T couldn't see how they could keep our team out," Robinson said.

"But when they started jockeying the entries, frankly I didn't know what would happen." Fears that the league would be far under last year's 133-team figure were dispelled by a last-minute rush of entries. Class A closed Boston (Voiselle 9-11) at Philadelphia (Howe 14-10). Flying Start THEN CAME THE inning that nabled the Tigers to get off in the right direction. With one out, George Kell, hitless all day, doubled down the leftfield line. Vico was intentionally walked.

It was Swift's turn to bat but Manager Steve O'Neill selected Hutchinson to swing for him. DETROIT CUIC.AGO 11 A AB A A 1 .1 4 4 5 Mino.ili 3 1 a 4 I 'i 1 Kvirs.rf 1 I.upien.lb 4 111 1 4 -i 3 1 1 Werta.rf 4 8 3 Wrielit.lf 4 "i 1 4 10 1 4 2 ini.lh 1 4 3 PACED BY Louis Kizza, with a 608 series, the Conner Recreation team rolled a 2919 series. They missed the Honor Roll by the scant margin of 15 pins. The East siders had games of 932, 999 and 9S8. Carmen Pasca-retti, the anchor man, was the only other member of the team to fire a 600 series.

He posted a 605. Broncs Crush Badger Nine KALAMAZOO (TP) Western Michigan scored in every inning but the sixth to trounce Wisconsin, 24 to 9, for its second baseball victory over the Badgers tn two days. The Broncos pounded two Wisconsin hurlers for 21 hits and took advantage of seven Badger errors. Wisconsin opens a two-game series with Michigan State at East It turned out to be a judicious in.c a 4 Trcsh.c a 1 1 unir.a TIntrhincnn "ut.rh'n 1 1 UM, its entry with 16 teams. None will be admitted later.

IN CLASS where 48 teams competed last year, there were 41 entries. It was moved that the bracket be limited to 40 teams. Class had 13 in the fold and one more coming in. That group had 12 last year. Only one class showed a decrease from last year.

That was Class where only eight teams are currently signed. There were 24 in the division in 1947. outlaw II i it I Watnff.c t.Mirha'ls 1 4 2 15 ToUls 33 12 37 12 Totals 33 8 14 coring Kell with the run that made it 3 to 2. But the Tigers were far from through. Newhouser, who already Singled for Swift In ninth.

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Caldwell 1 in LP Ilaine. Buc Passing PITTSBURGH (P) Catcher Ed St. Clair was optioned by the Pittsburgh Pirates' Indianapolis Free Press Photo EAKL CALDWELL came in nd Berry pasted one of his side- rm sinkers into center for a scoring Jimmy Outlaw, who ROOKIE TIGER FIRST BASEMAN STEPS INTO FAST BALL IN FIRST GLANCE AT MAJOR LEAGUE HURLING IN THIRD Catcher Mike Tresh reaches for pitch that never arrives. The circuit clout started Tigers ox way to 5-2 victory. farm Club to New Orleans.

was running for Hutchinson. I Attendance 11.631. II lllWrffcN.