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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (April 6, 1926)
WnclM V6ast ''Baseball Season Opens Toddy; Beavers Meei Indians SENATORS TO FACE CYCOL Oil SUNDAY l 28 Weeks of Pennant-Cam- Attendance Large as Locals Hold Seattle Indians Until Sixth li paignmg Starts: loday; Teams Seem Stronger - '.PORTLAND April 5. (By As sociated t Press.)- Portland base ball fans tonight hoped . for fair -weather for the "opener" of the 1 Tatiflc coast league- baseball sea-. - eon between the Portland Beayers and the Seattle Indians. -The weatherman said the pros pect for tomorrow was "unsettled, partly cloudy, but fans hoped he plight be wrong, and pointed to .clear skies at dusk to back, up their hopes: Indications are for a record breaking crowd if the weather is favorable. A parade through the downtown district will precede the game. - - ' (By Um Aoc1f4l Ttm) -Eight clubs of the Pacific coast league, fortified by many new play ; 4fcs; "stronger appearing" squads and numbering two new teams, tguneh into action today on an of fensive lhat will carry them ' through- 28' weeks of campaigning ? tor pennant honors. itiQpening of the seasonal play for i92t brings, together: g. Seattle at Portland. If San Francisco Missions at Sac ramento. x Hollywood t 'San Francisco, t seals). - -- J?,. Oakland at Los Angeles. Last season Salt Lake and Ver $pn (were active members of the ,ctrcuit. . But they, are gone this yar, and opening day finds their places taken by " Hollywood and the San Francisco Mfsalons. Here IS how it happened: tj William (Bill) Lane, owner of tne. Salt Lake Bees, transferred bia outfit, to Hollywood and will play1 his "at home" games in Los Angeles. The Bees, now Holly- ' bod. will jointly share the new Million Dollar" baseball park put i by William Wrigley. Jr.. as a heme for his Los Angeles team. rTJie change that furnished San Francisco with a second club and aonttnnous, baseball was brought . about through the purchase of the tVernon .Tigers by Stanley Dollar. ttmt 'San .Francisco shipping man laid down more than $200,000 to Utk tav franchise off Ed Maier's bands and alter moving the team to' his home city, re-christened it lhare Recreation park' with the .1 Two new, managers make their CfeWt this, season. Tbey are Wal er' McCredie, who will handle the affairs of the Missions, and Ernie "Johnson, who will direct the Port land Beavers in their drive for the "gouiaiou.- jucwreme is b icierau 1 &t (he 'game but one with young ideals. - Tears ago he managed Portland "when the Beavers were -a-UbreaC Johnson formerly han dled the reins for Salt Lake after Tsftrving; 'hie 'time in the major feauesj; .-- . - : : - 'a LOS ANGELES, April 6. (By j Associated Press. ) The open ing game here trf the Pacific - Coast ieague scheduled ; here tomorrow . between Oakland and Los Angeles has, been postponed because of rain. 'W- ;. -j- - v . 0 tAi iw .iBBilii pi a (lorm uuriBg ; which. J,f0;inohe3 of rain fell, the , hail park, today was uttie more . than a, lake, and J II. Patrick, . president of the Loa Angeles club decided fhat the season, could not lie . ushereq - Jn locally,; until , Wed nesdayor even Thursday.' .. Salem Senators, fresh from their first clash of. the; season on Sunday when they held the Se attle Indians tied cntll the-sixth Inning, now turn their attention to the Portland Cy col nine which appears on Oxford diamond next Sunday.. Showing a brand of ball, which when whipped into shape, will leave one of the nicest little clubs seen in the valley for some time, the Senators held the Seattle tribe to a reasonable score. - the sledding getting roigh for the first time in the latter frames when war clubs connected with Russell's pitched balls resulting fh a 13 to 3 score at the end. Attendance was good. 2,400 h persons witnessing ine game. 1427 being paid admissions and the remainder kids, admitted free. Barbara, Salem, pitched until the seventh when he was relieved by Russell, who was hit freely, but showed he could be counted on for expert work later In the season. Salem scored first In the third inning when Johnson singled, stopped at second when Huit walked and scored when Ridings slopped the. ball over the fence for a two bagger. Seattle tied in the fourth. Seattle added two more in the sixth, two in the seventh and one in the eighth. Salem hung up two more in the eighth. Seven runs by Seattle in ' the ninth, closed the game. Salem A.B R. H. P.O. A. E. Blair. If 4.1 2 0 0 Hntt. R., 2b 2 ft 0 1 2 1 Riding, aa S 1113 Proctor. 3b S 8 114 0 Ptton, rf '..3 0 1 10 0 Rankin, of 4 0 0 3 0 0 Bishop, lb .4 0 2 16 0 1 lohnson. e 2 112 2 1 Barham. p 2 0 0 0 1 0 Hutt, C. cf 1 1 0 0 0 0 WUlcerson. rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 Burton, c .. 2 0 0 2 0 0 Russell, p 2 0 0 2 0 0 33 4 Seattle Cane, It 4 Braay, zrt rwomhly. If ... Eldreri. it Senwitt. lb .: Cavwny, ks ... Baldwin. 3 b . Jenklna, c ... Beirkland, p . Brett, p 8 27 15 3 12 10 0 4 2 14 10 5 2 1 0 0 0 4 2 1 2 2 6 2 3 3 4 3 18 4 0 -,.....2. 1 10 3 1.2 1 f 0 1 40 13 13 27 12 0 Summary Two base hits, Blair 2, Riding, Proctor, Lane 2, Twom bly, Cavenny, Baldwin 2. Stolen bases. Lane, Brady, Twombly, El red, Cavenny, Baldwin.. Double plays. Caveny to Brady to Schwab, Baldwin . to Bradyto Schwab. Struck out, by Barham. 2. : hits at bat 26; base on balls. !.. Struck out. by Berklaud 4; hits at bat, 24; base pa balls 2; ;. struck but by Brett, l. hits 44 at bat Sybase on 'balls-1; struck out by Russell 0. hits 7. at bat 21; mase on balls 3; bak, Russell; wild pitch, Russell; charge defeat to Russel; credit victory to Berkand. Pendleton For first time in years, all three flour mills here arA 111 full nnAviHAii -ti.. xl. weamerspoon or-, chard has raised $7fT,000 worth of apples during the past yeaK ' ' v Only one fire 'was reported h Eugene, during October, with a loss of fitf..- ; ; Chahge ln Baseball Rules $pt Radical But Weighty tA'Tti ttix Associated frees.) 7 Although' the changes made In tho'playtrtg rules of baseball for 1928 are not revolutionary, never-.thel,yiey-will have considerable Jearing.poa, the outcome of many games. There has been no up heaval ot pitching rules as have befn madeat various times in the history of the game. Perhaps It .would nave 'been better If there Ixaii bnrsr little ; more freedom igranted" to he "pitcher but that is aoraethingr that can await the turn bt.theffide;,:a :v V.-W?6'! jehgnge . has been raade in the. roles In their public ation In; Spalding's Official, Base Ball Guide.: it has been noted la ta marginal directory. In the explanations pf the rules watch are a feature of the Guide, and which are' not"" found elsewhere, : the : changes have been commented up on .by. the editor., of the Qulde 'There has: been some misunder- ! standing even this early about the changes." This ,is due' to the fact that criticism was made of the j aKsendnrenta without the critics j awaittokf, the; official ; text. . Al- though : the changes ' were noted j and carefujl explained by th j comjmittee.'wTOngjt Impressions have 'been created , by ; confusing : one chape with Another. :j " The coacher. may no longer go ? farther back "toward the outfield than an extension-of the base lines from first to second and second to third bases into foul'grouad indefi-nately:--"The coaeher's assistance Infield and Is not to be used in rambling toward the outfield in an of fort to get the "signs" of the pitcher and the catcher. This modifies Rule 6. Where the words 1he alternate ball" occur now and - then, a change has been made to "an al ternate ball. This came because so many baseballs are now used n each 'contest and each baseball must bear its legal significance to the game. " i-f A paragraph has been added to Section S of Rule I4 wh1ch Is more for - the benefit of ; the minor leagues than ft is for the majors, although both may profit by It It " provides that baseballs which have boen used may again be' used in succeeding games If they are accepted by thd - umpires. "If - game la started with six new balls and the axe lost, the umpfre may finish the game with' six balls that have been used brevlouslv If thev are delivered to him by the. home club "and are satisfactory ' to him. He may throw them' out If he is notV satisfied with r them: The amendment is largely one of econ omy. 5 , : ' -The rule regarding the' bat Is re written. It Is not changed in in tent, but it Is clear. 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