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Show 3-1"' "'''-" ' L1- "" '" " " " ' ! I -I 11 II IITTT flW fiAMF l Til 1 Stovall Stars in Game With Portland Beavers. LOS ANGELES, April 10. Although there were eighteen players and a' pinch hitter, not to mention a couple of umpires, Involved In the ceremonies, George Stovall was the loud noise todaythe to-daythe big smoke on the bright light of the Tiger-Beaver opening today. Stovall was the man of the hour, the beacon who led his men to victory on a dark and gloomy day the human torch who refused longer to illuminate the cellar. The "firebrand" came to the plate in tne second inning in a gorgeous set ting of flowers, nnd four innlnga later responded to this token of public esteem es-teem by busting a single off FIncher that scored two runs. This cinched a 3 to 1 victory for Vernon over Portland Port-land In the first appearance of tho Tigers Ti-gers in their native surroundings. Thus the new manager made himself solid with the mob. The fans who chipped in to buy tho flowers now feel that it was a good investment, oven if the bouquet didn't take effect for four innings. Art Fromrae, who wasn't In on the posios, also played a prominent part in the drammer. In addition to pitching pitch-ing a four-hit gamo, he started that winning rally with a safety in the sixth and counted the first run. FIncher FInch-er twirled good ball outside tho fatal sixth and for several rounds It was feared that ho might be able to nurso to the finish that one-run lead which his mates gavo him In tho second. Siglln's bunt and a braco of passes snugged up the sacks for Fromrae. with only one out in the first. At this point tho old boy tightened and pulled himself out of the moss almost single-handed. single-handed. Tho best Williams could get was a popfly that Galloway squeezed. Frommo then bowed his back and struck out the hard-hitting Borton. Portland poked out a doublo and a triple in tho second and scored ono run. They did this without the triplo, but Dcnnie decided to give the Inning a three-base flavor. Hollochor, a total stranger In thoso parts, laid himself opon to suspicion, being an alien enemy, en-emy, by exploding a double to right. He took third on an infield out by Gus Fisher. Callahan took the ball with ono hand for a brilliant assist at first Hollocher scored on the play. Ho might have waited and taken his time, as Wille whaled ono far over Mattick for three bases. Fromme completely nullified nul-lified the effect of this swat by fanning Siglin. Following a single by Williams with two gone In the third, the Beavers might as woll have thrown their hat3 over the back fence. |
