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National League Up Fuss In Open in nderdogs Kick cuffles By FRED DOWN United Press Sports Writer The "new look" 1958 sea son is only 48 hours old but the situation is normal in both leagues: the underdogs are kicking up a fuss in the Na tional and the Yankees are off and running in the American. That's the sum-up of big league baseball's first day of coast-to-coast activity a day on which: Reuben Gomez stole the big show in San Francisco by pitching the Giants to an 8-0 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers. ' Two rookie pitchers scored victories on splendid relief efforts and seven other rookies figured in the head lines. , The world champion Mil waukee Braves lost the long est opener the National league had seen in 35 years. And Stan Musial tied Mel Ott's National league record of 5,041 total bases for his career. . But most of all it was a day on which upstart National league teams upset "contend ers" and the mighty Yankees got off to a typical start by winning while two of their chief rivals lost. Second Over First In the National, four second division teams of 1957 beat four first division teams of last season. In the American, the Yankees "did it them selves," 3-0, over the Red Sox and the Tigers helped out the New Yorkers by beating the White Sox, 4-3. Gomez, a temperamental righthander from San Turce, P.R., ushered San Francisco into the majors by pitching a six-hitter and contributing two important singles to an 11-hit Giant attack. A crowd of 23,448 at Seals stadium saw three rookies Jimmy Daven port, Orlando Cepeda and Willie Kirkland come up with a total of four hits and drive in a run apiece. Rookie first-baseman R. C. Stevens and rookie pitcher, Ron Blackburn were the heroes as the Pirates beat the Br3ves, 4-3, in 14 innings. Stevens, who replaced hitless Ted Kluszewski in the ninth, hit two straight singles and the second with two out in the 14th inning drove in Dick Groat with the winning run. Blackburn, appearing in his first major league game, lim ited the world champions to one hit in the last three in nings for the victory. Ed Mathews hit two early hom ers for the Braves who drop ped their first opener since going to Milwaukee. Rookie Roman Semproch tossed three innings of one hit relief to gain credit for the Phillies' 5-4 decision over the Redlegs and rookie Tony Taylor started two rallies as the Cubs defeated the Card inals, 4-0, on a combined pitching effort of no less than four hurlers. Tebbetts to Protest Semproch got the run he needed in the eighth inning when rookie Chuck Essegian walked , and ex-Redleg Wally Post and Ted Kazanski fol lowed with singles. Cincin nati manager Birdie Tebbetts announced he will protest the game after a seventh-inning dispute over whether a fan interfered with a double hit by Granny Hamner. The um pires permitted Richie Ash burn to score the Phillies' ty ing run from first base. Taylor doubled and scored Only 3 Days Left To Every Gallon of New Improved SPRED SATIN OUR BIG GLIDDEN PAINT FESTIVAL ENDS APRIL 19th the Cubs' first run in the first inning and then touched off their two-run third inning rally with a walk in the new season's first night game. Jim Brosnan and Don Elston throttled the Cardinals on six hits with Dolan Nichols and Ed Mayer seeing brief action during a seventh-inning jam. Musial singled in the seventh inning to tie Ott for the Na tional total base mark. Don Larson, the perfect game pitcher, got the Yankees off to a perfect start with a four-hit shutout of the Ted Williams-less Red Sox, who dropped their second straight game. Yogie Berra's two-run homer and doubles by Bill Skowron and Andy Carey ac counted for all the Yankees' runs against "jinx-pitcher" Willard Nixon in the seventh inning. Billy Pierce Outpitched Jim Bunning out-pitched Billy Pierce in a battle of the AL's only 20-game winners of 1957 as the Tigers spoiled the White Sox' home getaway. Bunning scored the winning run himself in the seventh in ning when he doubled and scored on Billy Martin's single. An error by Lou Skizas made the White Sox' three third-inning runs unearned. Ned Garver, who won only six games last season, pitched a -seven-hitter to spoil Herb Score's comeback and give the Athletics a 5-0 win over the Indians and Billy O'Dell's four and a third innings of hitless relief ball enabled the Orioles to beat the Senators, 6-1, in other openers. Bob Cerv's two-run double was the big blow for the Ath letics as they ran up a three inning, 3-0 lead on Score, who made his first competitive ap pearance since his tragic eye injury last May 7. Score struck out six in three innings but walked four and commit ted a wild pitch. O'Dell faced only 13 batters over the last 4 13 innings after taking over in a jam from Connie Johnson. Gus Triandos knocked in two Bal timore runs with a homer and two singles and Brooks Rob inson had a perfect day with a triole and two singles. LINESCOEES: American Leagne Washington 001 000 000 1 5 0 Baltimore 021 120 00x 6 12 0 Pascual, Clevenger 3, Wiesler 5. Hyde 8 and Berberet. Johnson, O' Dell 5 and Triandos. Winner O' Dell 1-0. Loser Pascual 0-1. HR Triandos. New York 000 000 300 3 5 0 Boston 000 000 000 0 4 1 Larsen 1-0 and Berra. mxon, Forniels 9 and Daley, White 9. Loser Nixon 0-1. HR Berra. BATTER UP! As far as Stevie Gorman, 3, of Mill Valley, Calif., is concerned, the San Francisco Giants just HAVE to win, and he is ready and willing to do his share. - TANDINGS PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE Ducks Beat OCE in Two Eugene HP) The Oregon Webfoots extended their base ball victory string to eight against two losses Tuesday by crushing Oregon College of Education, 12-1, in a non-conference game here. Ellis Olson clouted two homers and two doubles and drove in five runs for the Ducks. George Simpson hom ered in the third inning and Wimp Hastings hit 3 for 4, including a double. Winning hurled Ron Dodge whiffed nine in seven innings SPORTS and allowed five hits. Barry Adams had two of OCE's five hits and drove in their one run with a double. In an earlier game, the Ore gon Frosh overwhelmed the Oregon College junior varsity 18-0. The Ducks, Northern divis ion baseball defending cham pions, open the season Friday against Oregon State at Eugene. Cuba's normal tobacco crop is about 50 million pounds. Neuberger Raps Harbors Veto Washington. OP) Sen. Richard L. Neuberger (D Ore.), said today the veto by President Eisenhower of the rivers and harbors bill Tues day was "particularly dis couraging" because it is the second time authorization of the $19,800,000 Yaquina bay authorization for the Siuslaw river project which would Wednesday, April 16, 1958 MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, ORE. The solid crust of the earth has been estimated to be 36 miles thick, which is thinner in proportion to the size of he earth than an egg shell is to the size of an egg. cost $1,693,100. Neuberger said he twice found nearly unanimous sup port in the Senate Public Works committee for includ ing Yaquina bay in the omni bus bill. He said he had urged the leadership of the Senate to try to override the veto of the bill. "In my opinion, it is un fair for a project like Yaquina bay, with strong engineering project on the Oregon coast "has thus been lost." 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Lawrence, Wright 7, Kelly 8 and Bailey. Winner Sem proch 1-0. Loser Wright 0-1. (14 Innings) ' Pitts. 100 000 011 000 01 4 16 0 Mil 101 000 001' 000 00 3 12 0 Friend, Gross 7, Face 8, Black burn 11. Raydon 14 and Foiles. Spahn. McMahon 10. Conley 12 and Crandall. Winner Blackburn 1-0. Loser Conley 0-1. HR Mathews 2. Los Angeles 000 000 000 0 6 1 San Fr'ncisco 002 410 Olx 8 11 1 Drysdale, Bessent 4, Negray 7 and Walker, Roseboro 7. Gomez 1-0 and Thomas. Loser Drysadle 0-1. HRs Spencer, Cepeda. Chicago 102 000 001 4 10 0 St. Louis 000 000 0000 7 0 Brosnan, Nichols 7, Mayer 6, Elston 7 and Neeman. Mizell, Jack son 4, Martin 6, Clark 7 Flanigan 9 and Landrith. Winner Brosnan 1-0. Loser Mizell 0-1. HR Ne eman 1st. FIGHTS By UNITED PRESS Hartford. Conn. Harold Jon son, 180. Philadelphia, stopped Oliver Wilson, 191, Hartford, Conn. 2. Miami Beach, Fla. Ludwig Lightburn. 135 V2. British Hondu ras, and Steve Ward, 139', 4 Hart ford, Conn, drew, 10. Tuesday's Results San Diego 10 Phoenix 9 ' Sacramento at Portland ppd, rain. Spokane at Seattle ppd, rain. Salt Lake at Vancouver ppd, rain. How Series Stand: San Diego 1 Phoenix O Sacramento 0 Portland 0 Spokane 0 Seattle ,.0 Salt Lake 0 Vancouver 0 Wednesday's probable pitchers Salt Lake City (Olaf Nelson) at Vancouver (Joe Hatton) night. Spokane (Ralph Mauriello and Dick Hanlon) at Seattle (John Old man and Marion Fricano) night. Sacramento (Joe Stanka) at Port land (Elmer Singleton). Second game pitchers unannounced, night. San Diego (Dick Stigmani at Phoenix (Gordon Jones) night. AMERICAN LEAGUE W L New York . 1 0 Detroit 1 0 Baltimore ....... 1 0 Kansas City . 1 0 Washington 1 1 Chicago 0 1 Cleveland 0 1 Boston 0 2 Pet. 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