Show Yanks Win WinOn WinOn On Pair Of Bingles LYNCHBURG Va April 11 UP PI- PI Some things change but the Brooklyn Dodgers Dodgers never What other ball club could hold the ther r i world champion Lv New York Yan- Yan to two hits and lose 7 6 orlet or orlet let a foe score w Jf six runs in one onen n Inning on one hit I Itt a a single which l iff led off the inning Inning In- In ning Well the M i Dodgers can and did h x f They had 41 without an error Joe then made t two o In Gordon one frame PItcher PItch PItch- er r Max Macon Issued five walks three iree of which forced runs Tuns across in n a wild fourth frame That break up the Yankees business may have something to it after fter after all Joe Gordons Gordon's sprained ankle is worst than was thought and nd he may not be able t to open the season eason at second base Reserve Outfielder Jake Powell crashed into nto a steel stee fence at Ashland Ky and nd suffered a brain concussion be In a hospital three or four days ays Lefty Lefty- Gomez has a bruised knee nee SPRINGFIELD Ill III April 11 UP Frankie UP-Frankie Frankie Frisch today homi omi- omi Bob Klinger to hurl the Pittsburgh Pirates' Pirates opening game gamet at t St. St Louis April 16 with Max Butcher and Mace Brown to follow follow fol- fol low ow in the series Frisch intends to start art the season with both the on the bench the first time me in 14 years that a Waner wont won't be on the field opening day Yesterday at Owensboro Ky the Chicago White Sox defeated the Pirates Plates Pl Pi- rates ates 10 DANVILLE Va April 11 UP UP- UP The Cleveland Indians' Indians anxiety over Hal lIal Trosky's injured hand hands was s lightened today after an anfray ray f-ray examination showed no bones Jones broken The big biff first baseman expects to return to the lineup possibly Saturday or Sunday Sunday Sunday Sun Sun- day when the club completes its exhibition series with the New NewYork NewYork NewYork York Giants in Cleveland PORTSMOUTH Ohio April 11 UP The UP-The The Detroit Tigers wilted after fter their first defeat of the exhibition ex- ex season by a minor league club lub were to meet Cincinnati to- to day ay The Tigers aided by five errors errors er- er ors scored five runs on four hits against Evansville of the Three- Three Eye lye league yesterday but were be eaten beaten ten 7 Changes Throw NASHVILLE Tenn April 11 2 UP P PA A A sound arm has made a new newman newman newman man out of Al the rookie third hird baseman whom the Philadelphia Philadelphia Philadelphia Philadel Philadel- phia Athletics obtained from At- At lanta anta Accustomed to playing second second second sec sec- sec sec- ond found the longer how from third was straining his arm Th The As A's coaches prevailed upon him to throw overhand overhand- and now the now the soreness Is gone hes he's fielding field field- ing ng better batter and his hitting has im im- im- im proved Gabby Worries KANSAS CITY April 11 uPI uPI- Billy Herman and Stan Hack have shaken off their batting slumps The former got three hits yesterday yesterday yester yester- yester-I yester day and the latter a home run but Manager Gabby Hartnett has more than Dizzy Dean blues to worry about Bill Lee slated to hurl the opener at Cincinnati has allowed 22 earned runs and 37 hits for earned run average of in 32 innings this spring Besides Claude only Cub hurler to go the route this spring was clubbed for 18 hits by the Browns yesterday DANVILLE Va April 11 GT UP S The biggest worry the New York Giants have right now Is Mel Iel Ott OU their veteran outfielder One of the slugging champions of the National league for years he has appeared considerably slower this spring and has an average of exactly exactly ex ex- for 65 times at bat lie He went hitless yesterday against the Cleveland Indians WASHINGTON April 11 UP UP- UP The Washington Senators defeated the he Boston Bees 4 3 yesterday to celebrate their 1940 homecoming Before a scant 1000 fans Although hit lit 10 to to 6 the Senators bunched theirs heirs in the sixth and seventh frames rames for lor their run one-run margin They were aided by the nine bases on balls issued by Boston's hurler Bill Lopez Returns WASHINGTON April 11 UP P-AI P Al Lopez expects to be ready to open the season behind the plate for the Boston Bees He participated yesterday yesterday yes yes- in the first practice session since injuring his finger Cronin's Choice BALTIMORE Md April 11 UP UPA UP- UP AA A hint as to the pitching choices Manager Joe Cronin may have in mind for the Boston Red Sox when he isn't using old Mose Grove may be the successful combination he sent against the Cincinnati Reds Tuesday Tuesday Dennis Dennis Galehouse Emerson Emerson Emerson Emer Emer- son Dickman and Jim Bagby |