Salt Lake Telegram | 1944-04-08 | Page 7 | Pacific Coast Leaguers Open Third Wartime Season with Gala Fetes

L. L r Coast Leaguers I pen Third Wartime Reason eason eason With Gala Fetes I ames mes S. S ISAN SAN FRANCISCO April 8 UP They UP-They They clanged opening I ii in four fou Pacific Coast league parks today for the third post- post Sri i i Harbor season featuring return of night baseball 11 Ban Francisco's plentiful res re- re s San Diego's pitching and andI I sing bing and Seattle's general bal bal- currently placed those teams I favored fored spots to finish one two ree re e In September Oaklands Oakland's wet r gave the East Bay club th rous supporters for the other at t division bert berth berth- The owned home-owned Sacramento un formerly of pf the St St. Louis chain opened before an capacity crowd of fans against the pennant- pennant n ing Los Angeles club Man- Man Sheeley former Chicago Kite te Sox first baseman used eie eve ve Legault as his starting cher against Southpaw Ray rim im fth of Los Angeles IE jEarl E rl ri Warren left-handed left gover- gover California pitched the first Sacramento with Ty Cobb batter League President Pants catcher and Mayor Tom no Jonk lolik k umpire vo Two Io control pit pitcher pitchers Bob c her s Bob s-Bob Bob ty oyce Gy e o of San Francisco and South- South w Joe Sullivan of Portland Portland- ill oppose each other in the Seal- Seal eaver game at Seals' Seals stadium fore for an estimated crowd of 10 OJoyce is Manager Lefty Douis best pitcher Manager e Owen of Portland decided I Ie e Sullivan instead of Marino cap capable ble little right-hand- right Sullivan and Joyce are classi- classi A. d A. 1 Its It's likely Sullivan will port pot soon to Bremerton Wash r. r d Induction M Mayor Roger Lapham of San will pitch the first ball u es will handle raising flag-raising Hollywood will open at home ai st Seattle with a typical al alLe Le background including field by Joe E. E Brown Ann eidan and Jack of the song Take Me Metto tito tto the Ball Game Pitcher rl ri rP Escalante of Hollywood and andl l en of Seattle at le will try to LC ten Ann s curves Oakland's Oaklands power club led by anger nager ger Dolph Camilli and Out- Out Id ider der r Les will be tested Bassos Basso's fast ball ssp 1943 strikeout leader will wil c cli for San Diego Dieg in in the opener re rei Nubs KUenke will pitch I r Oakland