Show Io League Opens T Tonight Padres Stars Get Nod NodAs As Favorites SAN SAil AN FRANCISCO March 28 8 UP Baseball the sport that thousands of fans ians have ha been u waiting walt wait all all- ins ing for since the final out of the 1949 world orld series makes its first official 1950 appearance Tuesday night when the Pacific Coast league opens Its game OO-game schedule sched sched- ule ulc j Appropriate festivities will signal p j Ithe the opening of or the week 28 season in four P C CL L parks I 1 A A. B B. B Happy Chandler baseballs baseball's baseballs baseball's base base- balls ball's commissioner will be on hand to throw out the first ball ballf f when the Oakland Acorns play host to the Seattle Gov Earl Warren of California will ill I open the Sacramento-Los Sacramento An Angeles ees game at Los An Angeles eJes Mayor HarI Harley Harley Har- Har I ley Knox will do honors in the San San Diego-San Francisco opener I land hand and three underprivileged children will ill start the Portland Hollywood-Portland game The defending champion Hollywood Hollywood Holly Holly- wood Stars the San Diego Padres and the u well ell balanced Oakland Acorns are considered the teams I to beat in m the 1950 P PC C L pennant race Stars and Padres l-adru Stay close to Hollywood and San Diego and you'll be in the thick of oC the pennant race says wise old Left Lefty ODoul starting his campaign as manager of the San Francisco Seals As usual there is a top-notch top arra array of sluggers on the coast this year ear but the pitching pitchin prospects are dim As a result there probably probably probably ably will ill be some fine line bat batting ling averages a posted before the season is over o Strong outfields good infields infields in infields in- in fields and catching are the rule this year The exception if any comes will be in the pitching department de de- de- de First manager to develop develop de de- de- de a mound staff will be able to take command of oC the race Biggest crowd of oC the night will ill willbe be at Oakland where the Acorns already have ha sold out seats Sacramento and Hollywood Holh each will attract at least 12 OO and San Diego will get nearly that many Sacramento has the only day game gameon on the agenda I All the teams ha e worked long and faithfully during the spring training camps to get into condition condition condition condi condi- tion and the fellows that looked the best during the past month will ill get the opening-day opening calls Melton on Mound Lon Long Cliff Melton who has been in m professional proCessional baseball nearly 20 years cars will wm toe the mound for the Seals against San Die Diego o opposed by lefty Al AI Olsen slender San Diego hurler who was as a prewar star but has been inconsistent in postwar years ears At Oakland manager Charley Dressen will ill send young Earl Ear Harr Harrist Har- Har r rist to the mound against another lefty veteran Herb Karpel of oC the at Hollywood Lyman Linde draws the opening assignment assignment assign assignment assign assign- ment for the ers Bea with ith veteran Glen Moulder for the Stars l Bill Kelly couldn't make up his mind between Red I Barrett or Bob Moncrief for Cor his Angels Angeh but it will be Or al Grove Giove for the Sacs Mostly veterans who wont won't he be disturbed by bv cameras and big hig crowds draw dra the opening day mound chores fellows who are known to be good in a pinch |