| Show T T T A O H A OPEN BIG o STAGE GRAND IN SENATORS OPEN WITH TRIUMPH OVER RED SOX Washington Wins Slab Duel 1 0 Close Races Are Expected Two Tto American league games fames were postponed Tuesday on ac account account Sc- Sc count of rain snow and cold Plans for tor the opener at Detroit between the Timers Tigers and Cleveland Cleve Clese land Indians were halted baited by a snowstorm and rain wl washed out ont the Washington Boston fracas fr at atthe t the Hub City CHICAGO April 12 UP UP The The game Abner Doubleday originated as one one old cat In Cooperstown N. N Y 93 03 3 years cars a ago o focused the nations nation's attention attention at- at today on something else besides besides be- be sides des its troubles and woes Its It's baseballs baseball's opening day again alain nd some fans headed for tor the theall ball bail all park in eight major league cities clUes and nd a n million or more from coast to coast eagerly awaited the first returns returns re- re turns urns of or runs hits and errors Washington and Boston started one day ay earlier than the other major league cague ue clubs and Walter Watter Johnsons Johnson's s club gave ga the capital city a l thrill londay b by winning a 1 0 pitchers' pitchers battle from the Red Sox In itt ten in- in ings SLAPS ONE Alvin Crowder took the decision over vcr Danny McFayden after a 1 great grent slab ab duel when the Red Sox hurler weakened with one out in the tenth Buddy Myer leadoff leador man drew a 8 aass pass ass and scampered across the plate platen on n Heine Manush's screaming two two- base ase hit Boston's Boston one chance to score was nipped in the bud when Ossle Ossie Bluege turned in a neat piece of fielding that cut ut off Pickering at the plate in the fifth President Hoover r threw the first ball all of or the season but departed at athe atthe atthe the he close of oC the seventh inning The resident had seen Washington play five ive times since he has been dent dent ent and ever every time until Monday the ic Senators had lost With the balance of ot power more evenly distributed in the National and the invincibility of the Athletics shattered by bythe bythe the he St. St Louis Cardinals in the last world series there is every indication indication indica- indica tion on that last years year's two runaway races aces will not be The Athletics won the 1931 pennant by y 13 2 1 games and will be after their fourth straight pennant and a anew l lne new ne ew American league record The Cardinals finished 13 games Jamec in front last ast year and will be after their third executive e pennant There wont won't be any crowd to rival last ast year years year's gathering at t Yankee stadium but with fair weather about will see the four National league eague games and about the quartet of or American league contests I Brooklyn rooklyn will draw th the days dav's biggest I crowd which may exceed WING SWING BACK TO SPEED With definite indications of a swing swim I back ack to pitch pitching Inc speed and inside baseball the 1932 season may witness witness' further urther decline In home runs and long distance hitting Major l league ague managers with few exceptions have built their teams for more speed and andle's le les le's ess power I Ile Score of Mondays Monday's Washington game BOST BOSTON BOSTO AI I WASHINGTON 1 VO H O 0 Al AD I O A If It 4 l 5 4 Oyer 4 hyne thyne e I ss si 4 0 t 1 s If It If 5 I 1 4 5 0 4 0 5 2 W U cf ct 4 1 6 15 0 Webb ebb rf rl 4 1 2 rf mt rf 4 0 2 0 3 4 2 2 0 1 Judie lh lb 2 0 3 0 VAn AH Came Camo 31 ib lb 3 1 r 1 10 0 Bluege l t. t b 4 g 0 2 1 Oliver liver Oliver cf d 4 0 3 ts es 4 1 ISO 5 0 Berry c 4 2 1 c 4 1 8 1 p P 4 0 A 0 d r Cp P 4 2 g 0 0 Totals 15 35 Totals Total 35 aOne out cut t when run scored cored Score Orore r t by 1 Innings u Boston oston Boston COO Ogo 0 o-a o 0 q OM 00 1 1 1 Summary Error Error BerT nun flun batted In Manush bas b hits bile Picker Picker- Inc Ing I M Manush nu h Sa Sacrifice VAn Sacrifice t Van C Cimo mo Double Double Doue Dou- Dou ble e laY to 10 Kerr err to Ju Jude e. e nUt Base oo OD ooin bans H in M cF n 3 3 Struck out out M out Fr den en 1 Crowder 7 OPENING STATISTICS CHICAGO April 1 12 The WP-The UP The opening games a pitchers and proba probable le attendance allow NATIONAL LEAGUE Boston Doston Brandt at Brooklyn Hoyt 35 35 eta oon Collins at New York Walk Wal- Wal k kerS eri 33 Pittsburgh h French at St. St Louis Rhem 5 noo 01 Chicago Root at St Cincinnati Johnson 2000 AMERICAN LEAGUE New York Gomez Comes at Philadelphia Oro Grove um Marberry at Boston Botton Durum Dur Dur- barn um Cleveland Ferrell at 25 be St. St Louis ste Stewart art at Chicaro Jones 2 |
