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ROSEBURG NEWS-REVIEW, ROSEBURG, OREGON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, 1948 FIVE Home Runs, Tight Hurling Highlight Games in Majors By JOE REICHLER Associated Press Sports Writer About the only thing missing in yesterday's and Monday's major league opening games was a no-hitter, practically everything else happened. As lor the results themselves, Brooklyn sneaked past the Giants 7-6 in New York; the Cards shut out Cincinnati 4-0 in St Louis; Washington gained revenge lor its one-sided defeat by the Yankees Monday, thrashing the World Champions 9-1; Detroit defeated the White Sox in Chicago 5-2 and the Cleveland Indians posted a 4-0 triumph over the St. Louis Browns. In other games, the Philadel phia Phillies had a successful home opener as they whipped the Boston Braves 3-1, and Pitts burgh did likewise with a 3-2 win over the Chicago Cubs, the Red Sox and Philadelpria Ath letics were idle. 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Roseburg established a 2 to 1 lead in their half of the second, when Harold Edgar also took a free pass to first when hit by the pitcher, advanced to third on a sacrifice hit and fielder's choice and came home on a passed ball at home plate. Cornutt, likewise hit by the pitcher, advanced on errors and scored on a passed ball at home. Roseburg added a third tally in the fourth inning, when Sanders walked and scored on Glenn Sco field's single. Myrtle Creek scored one of their own in the first of the fifth to narrow the marein, when R. Clackwas safe on an error, stole second and made it to third and home on errors. The Indians went comfortably in the lead with two more runs in the fifth. Edgar singled and came home on Chuck Scofield's two-base hit. Scofield scored on a hit by Sanders. One more Rose burg run for good measure was added in the sixth inning, when Edgar again was safe at first, and scored on a hit by Bob Sanders. Two more Myrtle Creek runs came in the seventh and final in ning, Jacobson taking first on an error, Weaver hitting, and both scoring on Shirtcliff's double. Chuck Scofield, pitching for the Indians, gave up only five hits, while Roseburg was collect ing eight off Osborn and Brown. Scofield struck out three, but not a single Indian went down by the some of them produced: Stan Spence, Vern Stephens and Bobby Doer hit theirs in succession in one inning a re cord tying feat but the Red Sox lost anyway. George Vico, rookie first base man of the Tigers, formerly of Portland smacked one on the first pitch served him in his first major league game. Tommy McBride of the Sena tors slammed one with the bases loaded in the first inning. Mike Tresh of the White Sox hit one his first in 787 games. He had not hit a four-bagger since 1940. Previously he had hit only one home run in 10 yeats in the majors. Feller Blanks Browns Bobby Feller of Cleveland, Hal Newhouser of Detroit, and EweH Blackwell of Cincinnati; came through handsomely, Feller pitch ed one of the two shutouts that graced the opening day. He hand cuffed the Browns with two sin gles. Blackwell gave up seven hits and one run. Newhouser allowed two runs and eight hits. Two graybeards Rip Sewell of Pittsburgh, who will celebrate his 40th birthday next month, and Dutch Leonard, 38-year-old knuckleballer got opening day assignments and made good. So well, besides his homer, held the cubs to six hits in the Pirates' 3-2 win. Leonard also doled out six safeties in outpitching John ny Sain of the Braves. striekout route. Edgar and Sand ers with two singles out of three trips to the "late, Chuck Scofield with a double, Garey, Coen and Glenn Scofield were Roseburg hit ters. For Myrtle Creek, Shirtcliff hit a double, and Weaver, Clark son, C. Clack and Hanna each got singles. Seals Cling To Slim Lead; Beavers Shut Out Oakland STANDINGS W L tl 6 Pet. .647 -1H II 8 .650 II 10 -Ml 10 16 .476 Team- San Francisco Los Angeles - Portland San Diego Oakland Hollywood Sacramento Seattle .... (By the Associated Press) First division teams kept pace in the Pacific Coast League to day but the third and fourth placers switched positions. Portland took over third spot by shutting out Oakland last night, 8-0, while San Diego drop ped to fourth when the Padrej were lambasted by seeond place Los Angeles, 15-4. The league leading San Fran cisco Seals hung on to their half game edge by smacking Sac ramento, 8-2. The Cellar dwelling Seattle Ralniers slipped past Hol lywood, 3-2. Manager Jo-Jo White of Seat tle won the ball game in the Mth inning when he singled with two out to drive in Ramsey. Twice the Rainiers came from behind, as each team knocked out eight hits. Southpaw Helscr pitched Port land to victory, allowing Oakland only five hits. It was Helser who shut out the Oaks in the sea son opener at Oakland. Last night his Beaver mates assembled 11 hits off the Oakland pitching brothers, Will and Tom Hafey. Joyce held Sacramento to sev en hits as San Francisco beat Sacramento. San Diego scored four runs in the first inning against Los Ang eles but didn't get any more while the Angels were racking up 15. The game was marred by nine errors. Graham slammed a three-run homer for the Padres but Sauer duplicated the feat for the Angels in the second. Stojack to Defend Wrestling Title In Tilt With Dusette One of the greatest wrestling matches in local history will be presented to Douglas County mat followers at the Roseburg Arm ory Saturday, when Frankie Sto jack of Taeoma defends his Pa cific Coast junior heavyweight championship against the chal lenge of Georges Dusette, muscu lar French-Canadian. 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