Big Hank Slaps
First NL Homer
Red Sox Pacing American; Dodgers, Phillies
And Pirates Take Early National Lead
By JACK HAND
Associated Press Sports Writer
The same old Hank Greenbergl
That was the cry echoing around Wrlgley field yesterday as Big
Hankus, who was coaxed out of "retirement" by Pittsburgh, lofted a
Hank Wyse pitch into the left field bleachers for his first National
league home run. ...
Curve ball pitching, the cunning National league variety, was sup
posed to cut down the American league castoff. They were going to
keep the ball low and outside, away from his power, but somebody
forgot to tell Hank.
"They throw curve balls in the American league, too," Oreenberg
remarked.
With the help of Hank's second-inning clout and six unearned runs
on two boots by Lenny Merullo In the seventh Inning, Billy Herman
brings his Pirates home, tied for first place with Brooklyn and the
Phillies. The Cubs' only run of the ;
abbreviated series came in me nintn
Inning of yesterday's 7-1 defeat, at
the hands of Preacher Roe.
Manager Johnny Neun's cam
paign to inject more punch Into
the defense-minded Cincinnati Reds
paid off with a 9-4 victory over the
St Louis Cardinals, giving them a
2-1 edge over the champs In their
openlng series.
Augie Galan, Ray Lamanno.
Clvde Vollmer and Frank Baum
holts all hit home runs to back up
Freshman Kent Peterson's fine
three-hit eight-Inning relief pitch
ing. Brooklm came up with a new
"find" in Third Baseman Johnny
(Spider) .-oricensen. who knocked
In six runs with two doubles and
a homer in the Dodirera' 12-6 win
over Boston. A leaky Infield pat
loser Mart Cooper on the ropes in
the first inning.
Jackie Robinson came up with his
first big league hit, a bunt single
off Glenn Elliott in the fifth.
Dutch Leonard turned in a work
manlike job for the Phillies In his
first start, recovering from a poor
start for an 11-5 victory over New
York as his mates pounded loser
Bill Ayers, Larry Jansen and Woody
A be ma thy for 14 blows.
The Boston Red Sox showed un
mistakable signs of picking up
where they left off last season,
dumping Washington. 4-1 with Joe
Dobson doing the honors.
Floyd Sevens of Salem. Or., the
New York Yankees' "hard luck
artist" of 1946 got a break in his
first start although he had to
throw a three-hitter at Phila
delphia to win l-l. Ferris Fain,
booted Larry Berra's grounder to
let in the winning run In the
eighth. Dick Fowler was the
Rookie Paul Lehner, a highly
recommended prospect, came
through with a pinch single with
the bases loaded and two out for
the St Louis Browns' 4-3 edge over
Detroit in the 10th inning. Jack
Kramer went all the way to de
cision Paul Trout, who homered
In his own behalf in the fifth.
The Majors stage their second
openers today with the Cardinals
entertaining Chicago at St Louis.
Brooklyn at New York, Cincinnati
at Pittsburgh and Philadelphia at
Boston. .
The Yankees will be in Wash
ington for the Presidential opener,
postponed from Monday. Other
American league games will find
Cleveland at Detroit. St Louis at
Chicago and Boston at Phila
delphia. Wl Diamond
Clubs
Open
Under
Lights
By The Associated Press
All eight Western International
league clubs swing Into action to
night, weather permitting, as the
class B baseball circuit mores into
its 1947 season.
Opening bills place Tacoma at
Spokane, Bremerton at Yakima, Vic
toria at Wena tehee and Vancouver
at Salem.
While the remainder of the league
will watch the skies only for the
possibility of rain, Spokane fans at
least will have a heavenward In
terest regardless of the weather. The
Brooklyn-affiliated Indians open
their season with the city's mayor
stepping out of a helicopter to hurl
the first ball.
Similar festivities minus the
plane, are planned In the other
three parks.
Probable opening day pitching
"choices:
' Tacoma (Cy Greenlaw) vs. Spo
kane (Pete Zmitrovlch).
Bremerton (Hub Kittle) vs. Yak
ima (Keith Simon).
' Vancouver (Bob Snyder) vs. Salem
(Kenny Wyatt).
Victoria vs. Wenatchee (hurlers
unnamed).
Hunters of all lands realize that
wild creatures do not remain the
same after they have been hunted.
Before the coming of man Into cer
tain regions, the wild beast had
not developed a fear of him.
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Philadelphia
Pittsburgh ...
Cincinnati .
St. Louis
New York
Boston
Chicago ..
Yesterday s Results
Brooklyn 12, Boston 6.
Cincinnati 9. St. Louis 4.
Pittsburgh 7, Chicago 1.
Philadelphia 11, New York 5.
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Chicago 1
Philadelphia , 1
Detroit 1
New York 1
St Louis 1
Cleveland .. 0
Washington 0.
Yesterday's Results
New York 2. Philadelphia 1.
. St Louis 4. Detroit 3 (10 Innings).
Boston 4, Washington 1.
Only games scheduled.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
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Sacramento 10
Portland 8
San Francisco 9
Los Angeles 9
Hollywood . 7
Seattle 6
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Yesterday's Results
San Diego 7, Hollywood 4.
Sacramento 11, Oakland 7.
Portland 6, San Francisco 5.
Los Angeles at Seattle postponed,
rain.
Pels, Henley Take Part
In Eugene Relay Meet
Forty-one cinder teams 16 from
class A high schools, 17 from class
B and eight from class C will take
part in the 'annual Haywaxd relays
track meet at the University of
Oregon this afternoon and tomor
row. Last-minute entries may bring
the total to 60.
The Klamath Union high school
Pelicans are competing in class A
today, and the Henley Hornets are
in class C tomorrow. Twenty-three
Pels will take part as will eight
tracks ters from Henley.
Coach BUI Bowerman's Medford
Black Tornado cindermen will be
on hand to defend the class A
championship they garnered last
year by nosing out the Grant Gen
erals by a hair. The Klamath
squad placed third last year, and In
that meet took first in high Jump,
broad Jump and discus.
The broad jump mark, set by
Tom Edwards, Bob Dodson and
Chuck Thurman is a Hawyard re-
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Julio Jimenez (above), a fiery Eght
weiglit who hails from down south of
the border, and Philadelphia's sharp
shooting Eddie Giosa headline the
fistic fiesta in New York tonight.
ABC network will air this ten-round
Traces with Bill Corum and Don
l Dunpby at the microphones.
i' : l v- x - l . i .
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moustachioed Mexican mixer has
been galloping upgrade in the light
weight mitt parade. He has won 13
of his 14 starts in the East and
reversed the one defeat. Julio is
primarily a left hooker.
The Quaker City mauler also has
been riding an upward spiral against
high caliber opposition. Giosa 's a rip-and-tear,
bull-like fighter who likes
to pump leather with both hands.
The beak-busting industry looks for
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not the gay blade he once was.
Babe Ruth la now vacationing in
Miami.
School Volley
Title At Stake
The city grade school class A
volleyball tourney will be run oft
tomorrow morning In the KUHS
boys' gym. The tourney Is staged
by the city schools physical educa
tion department
Mills school is the defending
champion.
The double elimination meet has
Roosevelt playing Falrvlew and
Fremont taking on Pelican In 9
o'clock games, and Riverside play
ing Mills at 9:30.
With Baltimore
EUGENE. Ore.. April 18 MV-Elliott
Wilson, former University of
Oregon football center, said today
he had signed with the Baltimore
entry in the All-American Pro
fessional Football league. He closed
his collegiate gridiron career in 1945
but has stayed In school to obtain
a teaching certificate.
Fights Last Night
By The Associated Press
Sacramento, Calif. Paul Taylor,
152, Sacramento, knocked out Joe
Orosco, 175H, Stockton, 2.
New York (Forum Arena) Steve
Bellolse. 161. New York, knocked
out Pedro Cobe, 154, Puerto Rico,
2.
lays record, and since the Pel jump
squad this year Is composed of Ed
wards, Dodson and Irvln Whitt, the
Klamathites should be a virtual
cinch for first In that department'
Beaverton and Sheridan will de
fend the class B and C titles won
last year.
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BEAVERS JUMP NOTCH
TO THIRD OYER SEALS
By BILL BECKER
AP Sportswrllrr
San Diego's Padres retained their perch atop the Pnclfio Coast
league heap today but the rest of the first division was somewhat
scrambled.
Sacramento's hard-hitting Bolons sluitged their way Into second
place Inst night with an 11-7 win over the luckless Oakland Acorns.
Meanwhile, Portlands bounding Beavers jumped a couple of notches
to third by edging San Francisco, 6-5. The defeat dropped the 8enls
to a fourth-place tie with Los Angeles, which was rallied out at Seattle.
Portland the league's surprise
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Howdy folks:
Jist gotta tell yeah 'bout the out
door flare Mable Llskey throwed
fer sum fast ridln' she-males las'
Tuesday with the entire day spent
In decided western flavor. Those
on hand at the stampln' grounds
wux: Elva Kenyon, Janice Long,
Blanche Harmon. Esther Noel, Ruth
Adams, Lois Serruys, Beth Chase,
Mildred Barton and Hazel Drasil.
Them gals rode over that ranch
lickety-brindle like a four alarm
fire . . . admlre'n Mable's regis
tered cattle, colts and scarln' ever
kind of wild game this country
produces. Bet some of 'em got
purty stiff too. Noon time found
the yard with a table heaped with
fancy vitals and eye compellln'
Guy Barton, Elmer Balslger, Prank
Adams, Phat Long. Dave, Dan and
Jack Llskey, oh yeah. Art Macken
and yours truly. The rest of the
day wux spent with songs, laffter
and gabbln' 'bout ol' times with all
havln' a craw full of the best
ranch grub ennybody ever smacked
a lip over. Wally Moss got slowed
up when a hoss he tried to ride
bucked clean threw a saddle he
had on and dumped his rider in
sum ballln' wire that fer a minute
Wally thot wus a harp, but that
ol' cowboy after two attempts rode
'til the gun the third time up.
Dean Hall has got a new sorrel
ive nee red so much bout kin
hardly wait to see. Charlie Drew
and Clarence Adams are on the
list of ownership of new hoss flesh.
Them two buckaroos have been
drlvuV cattle the past week provln'
they re handy as ornamental, with
this good growln' weather seems
everbody Is workln' soil and doln'
spring plantln'. I'll lay odds that
this fall Mrs. A. B. Cheyne will
turn In a bang up crop fer that
little woman has the nack of
makin' stuff bloom. Bet If she
watered down a fence post the
dem thing would leaf out Jerry
Fales had to reach fer the nubbin'
tother day when his chesnut mare
bucked and bawled with spring
fever. Jerry list wux awarded a
scholarship fer his fine slngln'
voice. Weil, gotta stick my campn'
stuff In my hip pocket and hit
out fer Red Bluff rodeo. Bye now.
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package to date made It two in a
row over San Francisco by hopping
t-fl A1 . M, for ,lv. ,U11S .,, me
first Inning on two walks, a single
and three doubles. Veteran sub
mariner Ad Llska again choked off
the Seals In the final tuning after
relieving Johnny Blanco.
The Beavers, hustling for Manager
Jim Turner, made six hits good for
six runs, while the Seals wasted
some of their nine lilts, three by
re-signed First Sucker Bones Sand
ers. Blanco funned seven In eight
frames.
Los Angeles-Seattle, rained out,
planned to make It up with a double
header tonight Another twin bill
was slated for San Francisco-Portland
to make up for Tuesday's open
date.
WeiserHas
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' Another Portland boxer has been
signed for Tuesday's armory fight
curd, according to Promoter Mack
Llllard. He Is Max Jasper, out of
the stable with Duane Hoag.
Jasper, a lightweight, will fight
the five-round seml-wlndup bout
with Ralph Welser. That lineup
puts lightweights in the two prin
cipal spots on Tuesday's card.
In the main event, scheduled for
10 rounds, Duane Hoag Is paired
with Monte Montgomery in a re
turn bout Some 10 days ago Hoag
won a second round knockout over
Montgomery here.
Bruce Miller and the popular Bob
Eastman, mlddlewelghts, will fight
the other flve-rouna match on the
card. Two other four-rounders are
yet to be arranged. Tickets for the
tights are now on sale at Matt Fin
nlgan's sporting goods store.
Olympic Invites
Being Sent Out
LONDON. April IB (Pi Invita
tions are now being sent to the
countries of the world, with the ex
ception of Russia, Germany and
Japan, to participate In the 1948
Olympics, the British organizing
committee for the'games announced
today.
Russia has applied for affiliation
to various International sporting
bodies, and when favorable consid
eration has been given to these ap
plications she will be In a position
to form a national Olympic com
mittee. It is this body In each
country which technically receives
an Invitation, the British commit
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giving a tremendous exhibition of
power but with neither over coming
close to a fall.
So Billy Weldner retains the Pa
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sette remains In the role of No, 1
challenger.
Both men, muscular and powerful,
broke every hold In a display of
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although Weldner had Duaelle on
his shoulders preparatory to a spin
when the final gong sounded.
It might not have done any good,
however, because once before In tlie
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Pete BelcaM ro and Tony Koss put
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and Pete came out ahead when lie
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Ross got a fall with an upperrut
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Belcastro's winner came In tlie third.
Ross turned his back for a moment
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He knocked Tony to the mat and
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