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
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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."
The bill contained authori
zation, but no funds, for the
Yaquina project along with j
recommendations favoring it, i
uuaertaKings not yet approv
ed through channels," he said.
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Cincinnati 000 004 000 4 8 0
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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.
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Detroit 1 0
Baltimore ....... 1 0
Kansas City . 1 0
Washington 1 1
Chicago 0 1
Cleveland 0 1
Boston 0 2
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Baltimore 6 Washington 1
Detroit 4 Chicago 3
Kansas City 5 Cleveland 0
Games Thursday
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New York at Boston
Detroit at Chicago
Washington at Baltimore (night) j
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Pittsburgh 1
San Francisco 1
Chicago 1
St. Louis 0
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Pittsburgh 4 Milwaukee 3 (14 In
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Chicago 3 St. Louis 0 (night)
Wednesday's Probable Pitcher!
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Los Angeles at San Francisco
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Philadelphia at Cincinnati
Los Angeles at San Francisco
Chicago at St. Louis (night)
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