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The Sports Trail By WHITNEY MARTIN ^^TLyORK- APnl 17-—That y L a sit down strike the Coop i« f are conducting against the *r Louis Cardinals, wasn’t it? Leaning that’s about as long as ’Led as before you can get i( la„rf ,0 mention it, it’s all over, •'^didn’t figure to last much „ than that anyway, as owner ; re nreadon had the Coopers over % - you might say. Usually L Coopers go around a barrel. ** rt,, first place, Mort and 'Lr batter "A” of the Cardinal artillery, had signed their tracts for $12,000 each, and if ^ refused to play and Breadon Ld to be tough about it, they didn't P^y anywhere else, eith ,ri the second place, baseball is '"business of the Cooper boys >< u highly improbable they w step out and earn *12,000 in ‘father endeavor this year Not I, that most, observers believe t"i Cardinals are lead pipe cinches ' L the National League pennant in which means another fat , the world series melon. c%. won t try to pry into the right wrong angles of either side of L Cooper-Breadon controversy, L would like to remark that It Is Lettable the dispute came out ■/the open at all at this time Trpre still are some people who jnnt believe athletes should be performing professionally now, [ j the mention of salaries, par ticularly $12,000 salaries, just adds /the resentment of the anti-pro faction ___ In normal times such an airing of salary troubles would be a healthy situation, and there would be no little amazement expressed over the fact that pitcher who had won more than 20 games in three consecutive years, had led the league in victories two of those years, and had been chosen most valuable player one year could command only $12,000. Such information would be Quite a blow to youngsters contempla ting baseball careers and visioning salaries of $18,000 and up. Here is the best pitcher in the National League, on his record over the last three years, getting only $12,000. That must mean, the youngsters would figure, that the ordinary, assembly-line brand of pitchers would draw half that sum or less, so maybe they’d better learn the plumbing trade as dad advised, af ter all. Anyway, we have an idea the other members of the Cardinals were pulling for the Cooper boys in the disputes for selfish reasons if nothing else. With the Coopers the Cards are stout favorites to re peat as champions. Without them, the team still might win, but it might not, too, and ball players do look forward to that series cut. In fact, the Cardinals have been winning out so consistently lately [their world series checks are al most a part of their salaries. That's a nice way of arguing it, anyway, from Mr. Breadon’s standpoint. I Truman Says No Races Until After VE-Day I . «■ — -r WASHINGTON. April 17. -u<P) Pre'ident Truman, in his first re marks on a sports subject, today positively put his foot down on a resumption of racing before VE Day. The new President also said there v.ould be no lifting of the midnight curfew or brownout, at least until victory in Europe. At his first news conference, the man who succeeded Franklin De lano Roosevelt in the White House euickly stamped out current ru mors about a quick return of rac ing. Truman was asked about reports which came to a head Monday that former War Mobilizer James F. Byrnes' wartime prohibition against racing might be lifted on I May 10. f Tiie ban has done a lot for the A moral well being of the country, | ihe Chief Executive said, and stat ■ ed emphatically that he did not in tend to lift it. Asked whether there might be another decision after VE-Day, the President said he did not have the answer to that questiop. Just before Byrnes resigned as War Mobilizer to return to civil ian life, he said in a report to the late President Roosevelt and Con gress that the racing ban should be lifted VE-Day. immediate reaction to President Truman's comment by racing offi cials. ingerent optimists, was that the Chief Executive "left open the possibility of a resumption after VE-Day." which, they feel, can't be far off. It probably means a further dehy in opening the tracks, WUt "'c've gone this far and, like any fiood horse, we can go another six teenth (of a mile), if we're asked to do so.'1 they said. The new President has such im portant matters as war and world events on his mind, they added, and 11 v.as "unfortunate that racing had to brought up at this time." The smartest thing to do now, they felt, is to quit speculating on ■'oen the ban will be revoked, and lfl Washington take its own sweet time. -V . S- newspapers use nearly i?0,000 tons of paper a year. KEM Mlrac|e ant) Crnver Plastic Playing Cards , PICKAHMS Jr Mar|tet St, Dial t-3224 HOW THEY ] STAND YESTERDAY’S RESULTS American League New York, 8—Boston, 4. Chicago, 5—Cleveland, 2. t. Louis. 7—Detroit, 1. Washington, 14—Philadelphia, 8. National League New York, 11—Boston, 6. Brooklyn, 8—Philadelphia, 2. Chicago, 3—St. Louis, 2. Cincinnati, 7—Pittsburgh, 6. AMERICAN LEAGUE Team Won Lost Pet. New York_ 1 0 1.000 Chicago - 1 0 1.000 St. Louis _ 1 0 1.000 Washington _ 1 0 1.000 Boston - 0 1 .000 Cleveland _ 0 1 .000 Detroit _ 0 1 .000 Philadelphia - 0 1 .000 NATIONAL LEAGUE Team Won Lost Pet. New York_ 1 0 1.000 Brooklyn _ . 1 0 1.000 Chicago _ 1 0 1.000 Cincinnati _ 1 0 1.000 Boston _ 0 1 .000 Philadelphia _ 0 1 .000 St. Louis _ 0 1 .000 Pittsburgh _ 0 1 .000 TODAY’S GAMES NEW YORK. April 17. —im probable pitchers for tomorrow's Major League games with last years won and lost records in parenthesis: NATIONAL LEAGUE New York at Boston — Mungo (0-01 vs. Andress (16-15). Philadelphia at Brooklyn—Bar rett (12-18) or Lee (10-11) vs. Chap man (5-3). Pittsburgh at Cincinnati—Strince vich (14-7) vs. Carter (11-7). Only games scheduled. AMERICAN LEAGUE Boston at New York — Terry (6-10) vs. Borowy (17-12). Washington at Philadelphia — Haefner (12-15) or Niggeling (10-8) vs. Christopher (14-14). Chicago at Cleveland— Dietrich (16-17) vs. Bagby (4-5). Detroit at St. Louis — Trout (27-14) vs. Kramer (17-13). -V For fluffy mashed potatoes add a stiffly beaten egg white and beat hard. 1} OLD HOMPSON BRAND BlentobWhiskei) Blended Whiskey 86.8 Proof —65% Grain Neutral Spiritt Iglenmore DISTILLERIES COMPANY L-= Jockey Ted Atkinson Petered Until Jane NEW YORK, April 17.—(fP)— 1 Teddy Atkinson, leading jockey of 1944, arrived from Miami to day to learn that he had been granted a draft deferment un til the third week of June. Pre viously he had been ordered to report April 24. Atkinson said he had been granted the stay because his wife expected the birth of a child early in June. SUGGS, PAGE LEAD PI HURST GROUP PINEHURST, N. C„ April 17-W —Mrs. Estelle Lawson Page, the defending titleholder, won her first round match in the North and South Wjmen’s Golf Tourney here today with a 5 and 4 triumph over Patricia Herrington of Steubenville Ohio. The Meoalist, Louise Suggs of Lithia Springs, Ga., also came through with a victory but she had a tougher time before ousting Mrs. Thomas R. Rudel of Roslyn, L. I. The score was 2 and 1. Mrs. Wiiliam Hockenjos, Jr., of Lake Hopatcong, N. J., was cred ited with an upset by virtue of her one up win over Mrs. Jane Crum Covington of Orangeburg, S. C. Results of other matches: Jeanne Cline .Bloomington, 111., defeated Mrs. Charles R. Har baugh, Cleveland, 4 and 2. Mrs. John Gessler, Chestnut Hill, Pa., defeated Mary Clay O’Connor, Durham, one up. Margaret. Gunther, University, Ala., defeated Mrs. Thomas B. No lan, New Castle, Pa., 7 and 6. Jean Hopkins, Cleveland. O.. de feated Mrs. Hack Hansen, Southern Pines, 6 and 5. Mrs. Marg# Becker, Englewood, N. J., defeated Betty Lee Boren, Dayton, Ohio, on the 19th hole. Tomorrow’s pairings: Suggs - Cline. Gessler - Hockenjos, Gunth er - Hopkins, Becker - Page. -V Senators Get 14-8 Win Over Philadelphia A’s PHILADELPHIA, April 17—(A1)— With a blinding display of speed, the Washington Senators smother ed the Philadelphia Athletics 14 8 before 6,000 here today. Joe Kuhel, George Hinks and Glenn Myatt collected 11 of the Nats’ 15 hits off the offerings of five A's pitchers, with starter Bobo Newsom being charged with the defeat. Emil (Dutch) Leonard went the route for the winners. Washington Ab. B. H. O. A. Case. If - 3 4 16 0 My? It, 2b _ 5 2 3 0 0 Kuhel, lb - 5 4 4 9 0 Binks, rf _ 5 14 5 0 Clift, 3b _ 3 10 0 1 Torres, ss _ 5 0 2 3 1 Chippie, cf _ 4 0 110 Evans, c _ 3 2 0 J 2 Leonard, p _ 2 0 0 0 2 Totals 35 14 15 27 6 Philadelphia Ab. R. U O. A. Metro. If _ 5 0 0 2 1 Peck, rf _ 5 12 2 0 Estalella, cf _ 4 13 4 0 Hayes, c _ 2 0 10 1 Pruett, c _ 3 0 13 1 Siebert, lb - 5 117 2 Hall. 2b _ 5 115 3 Busch, ss _ 3 2 10 0 Kell. 3b _ 4 112 2 Newsom, p - 0 0 0 0 0 xMcGhee _ 0 0 0 0 0 Scheib, p - 0 0 O 1 0 Knerr, p _ 0 0 0 1 0 xxxRosenthal - 1 0 0 0 0 Crowson, p - 1 0 0 0 0 xxxxGarrison - 1 0 0 0 0 Berry, p _ 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 39 8 11 27 12 xBatted for Newsom in 3rd. xxRan for McGhee in 3rd. xxxBatted for Knerr in 5th. xxxxBatted for Crowson in 8th Score by innings: Washington _ 301 241 102—14 Philadelphia _ 002 001 230— 8 -V Pale Hose Are Victorious Over Cleveland Nine* 5-2 ■ CLEVELAND, April tf.—J/P) — Chicago’s White Sox combined timely hitting' with Indian defen sive shortcomings for a 5 to 2 tri umph over Cleveland in the Ameri can League opener today before 20,588. Thornton (Lefty) Lee of the Sox and Allie Reynolds of the Indians waged a mound duel for the first five innings but in the sixth each club tallied a pair of unearned runs as both the Chicago and Cleveland infields bogged down. Ubieago Ab. R. H. O. A. Moses, rf _ 5 12 3 0 Hockett, cf _ 5 0 2 3 0 Dickshot, If - 5 0 0 4 0 Nagel, lb _ 4 10 8 1 Cuccinello, 3b- 4 2 2 2 3 Schalk, 2b _ 4 0 2 3 4 Michaels, ss - 3 0 0 3 2 Tresh. c - 4 0 2 1 0 Lee, p _ 1 0 0 0 0 x Farrell _ 1110 0 Haynes, p _ 1 0 0 0 0 Totals 37 5 11 27 10 xBatted for Lee in 7th. Cleveland Ab. R. H. O. A. Rocco, lb -- 5 0 0 11 1 Hoag, cf- 5 0 2 2 1 Carnett, rf - 5 10 10 Boudreau, ss - 4 0 14 4 Seerey, If - 4 0 2 2 0 DERRY BANGS TWO HOMERS AS YANKS DOWN BOSTON, 8-4 Second Conies In Seventh With Bases Loaded; Donald Winning Hurler NEW YORK, April 17—(JP)—Russ Derry’s second home run. coming with the bases loaded in the sev enth inning, climaxed a seven-run uprising to give the New York Yankees an 8-4 victory over the Boston Red Sox today before 12, 249 paying fans at the Yankee Sta dium opener. Atley Donald, lifted for a pinch hitter in the seventh, was credited with the win over Kex Cecil whose support crumbled during the Yankee rally. George Metkovich made three errors at first base in the big inning to establish a new league record and tie Dolf Camil las major league 1935 mark for first sackers. Derry’s first home run came in the third, giving him five runs bat ted in. Rookie Ben Steiner of the Sox hit for the circuit in the sev enth after Boston clubbed Donald for three in the first. Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia. ac companied by former Cuban Pres ident Eiatista, threw out the first ball after the crowd stood for a moment of silence in memory of President Roosevelt. Boston Ab. R. H. O. A. Steiner, 3b _ 4 2 2 1 0 Metkovich, lb _ 3 1 1 7 2 Fox. rf _ 4 12 2 0 R. Johnson, If_ 4 0 0 1 0 Cronin, 3b _ 3 0 2 1 3 Culberson, cf _ 4 0 0 1 0 Newsome, is_ 4 0 0 1 0 Walters, e _ 3 0 0 8 0 Cecil, p _ 3 0 2 2 3 Clark, p _ 0 0 0 0 0 xLaior _ 1 0 0 0 0 Totals 33 4 t» 24 10 xBatted for Clark in 9th. New York Ab. R. H. O. A. Stirnweiss, 3b _ 3 10 3 2 Martin, If _ 4 1 0 S 0 Derry, rf _ 4 2 2 1 0 Lindell, cf_ 4 0 15 0 Etten, lb - 3 1 1 7 0 Buzas, ss - 4 115* Savage. 3b _ 4 1111 Garbark, c_ 3 10 2 3 Donald, p - 2 0 0 0 1 zMetheny - 0 0 0 0 0 Turner, p - 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 8 8 37 11 zBatted for Donald in 7th. Score by innings; Boston _ 300 000 * New York _— 001 7Ox—8 Giants Whip Boston, 11-6, Mel Ott Sets Six Records BOSTON, April 17.— (£*) —Four Boston pitchers were combed for 15 hits by the New York Giants today as Mel Ott’s slugger spunch ed out an 11-6 opening triumph for Bill Voiselle before a slim turn out of 5,021 fans. Phil Weintraub-* single in the third drove in two runs to break a 1-all tie and knocked out starter A1 Javery who was charged with the loss. The Giants tallied four in the third, two more in the fourth on Weintraub-s homer with one on and added four more in the ninth when Ernie Lombardi's three-run homer was the big blow. Manager Mel Ott set six records by starting his twentieth season with the same club, driving in his 1778th run, scoring three times to up his lifetime total to 1787. boosting his total walks to 1631 and smashing his lOSptn long hit and picking up his 2076th extra base on a long hit. New York Ab. R. H. O. A. Rucker, cf _ 5 112 0 Hausmann, 2b _ 6 12 0 3 Ott, rf _ 3 3 2 2 1 Filipowicz, If _ 4 110 0 Weintraub. lb_ 3 3 2 8 1 Lombardi, c _ 5 119 0 Kerr, ss - 5 0 15 0 Reyes. 3b _ 5 14 10 Voiselle, p _ 5 0 10 3 Adams, p _ 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 41 11 15 27 8 Boston Ab. R. H. O. A. Culler, ss _ 5 2 13 4 Holmes. If _ 4 112 0 Workman, rf - 5 12 10 Mack, lb _ 5 12 6 0 Gillenwater, cf_ 3 116 0 Jnost, 2b _.— 5 0 3 5 1 Masi, c _ 3 0 IV 2 0 Shemo, 3b _ 5 0 12 1 Javery. p _ 1 0 0 0 1 Hutchings, p - 0 0 0 0 0 zNieman - 1 0 0 0 0 Earley, p _- 1 0 0 0 0 zzNelson _ 1 0 0 0 0 Cozart, p _ 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 39 6 12 27 8 zBatted for Hutchings in 4th. zzBatted for Earley in 8th. Score by innings: New York _ 104 200 004—11 Boston - 011 000 004— 6 -V Approximately 165,000 people in the United States were victims of cancer in 1944. Cullenbine. 3b _ 2 1 0 3 1 Cihocki, 2b _ 3 0 12 3 Ruszkowski, c_ 3 0 2 1 1 Reynolds, p - 2 0 0 1 5 zO’Dea _ 1 0 0 0 0 Henry, p_ 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 34 2 8 27 16 zBatted for Reynolds in 8th. Score by innings: Chicago _ OCO 002 210—5 Cleveland _- 000 002 000—2 Action In The Rough To Feature Mat Card “Action, and plenty of it is in store for the mat fans Friday night at Thalian Hall,” says Promoter Bert Causey. When there are only two girls in the ring, they rough it up plenty, so anything can hap pen when four are thrown togeth er. When the hair begins to fly, just give them plenty of room. Pretty Violet Valentine and petite Ann Miller compose team No. 1, while “Mysterious Miss Red” and Nell Stewart of Mobile, Ala., compose team No. 2 in the main event of the evening. Sched uled two out of three falls, 75 minutes time limit. Sonny Meyers of St. Joseph, Mo., takes on the rough and ready Jim my Coffield in the suppotring match. Scheduled two out of three falls. 60 minute time limit. Both matches should be thrillers from start to finish with action prevailing from the opening gong until the referee holds up the winners hand. Speaking of referees, Promoter Causey has secured Dave “Mur phy'’ Cohen, a tavern proprietor at Holly Ridge to do the honors. Cohen will have his hands full, especially when the gals climb into the ring for the tag-team match. Sez You? They say the St. Louis Cardi-j nals can win as they please in! the National League, but it is; obvious that Charley Grimm oft the Chicago Cubs isn’t exactly! sure. Salute! DODGERS WALLOP PHILLIES, 8-2 BROOKLYN, April 17. — (IP) - Veteran Curt Davis and Rookie Mike Sandlock teamed up to give the Brooklyn Dodgers an 8-2 vic tory over the Philadelphia Phillies in today’s season opener before 9,865 fans. The 40-year-old hurler scattered eight hits harmlessly and highlight ed a four-run fifth inning Dodger uprising with a two-run homer. Sandlock, the rookie shortstop, slammed three hits including a tri ple and batted in three runs. Manager Leo Durocher, back in ihe player ranks, knocked in two runs, the first on a single ant the second on an outfield fly. He han dled six chances at second base and was the middle man in a dou ble play. * miHueipnift AD. R. H. O. A. Mott, 3b - 4 112 5 Dinges, If - 4 0 12 0 Monteagudo, rf __ 4 0 1 2 0 Wasdell, lb _ 4 0 17 0 DiMaggio, cf _ 3 0 0 2 0 W. Hamner. 2b_ 4 0 111 Peacock, c _ 4 12 6 1 G. Hamner, ss_ 4 0 0 2 1 Raffensberger. p __ 2 0 0 0 1 Kennedy, p ______ 0 0 0 0 1 xFoxx _ 10 10 0 xxCaballero _ 0 0 0 0 0 Ripple, p —-- 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 34 2 8 24 10 xBatted for Kennedy in 7th. xxRan for Foxx in seventh. Brooklyn Ab. R. H. O. A. Bordagaray. If_ 4 1110 Olmo, cf _ 5 0 12 0 Galan. lb _ 4 0 0 9 0 Walker, rf _ 4 113 0 Hart. 3b _ 4 2 12 3 Owen, c _ 2 116 0 Sandloek. ss _ 4 13 12 Durocher, 2b - 4 113 3 Davis, p _ 4 12 0 1 Totals 35 8 11 27 9 Score by innings: Philadelphia _ 100 000 100—2 Brooklyn _ 101 040 02x—8 WildcatTOrop Third Tilt Of Season To Tigers, 8-4 New Hanover High's Wildcat dia mondmen lost their third consecu tive tilt of the season yesterday afternoon when they dropped a seven-inning thriller to the Caro lina Tigers at the Thirteenth and Ann street diamond, 8-4. The Tigers big frame came in the second when Kenneth Rogers, 'Cat pitcher, walked the three first ET pitcher, walked the first three men to face him. E. T. Auld doubled and W. A. Brown followed with another double. Brown scored on Emil Meyres’ long single. The Tiger outfit is made up of New Hanover High School stu dents, with the exception of two players: Pitcher E. T. Auld, who played his last year of high school baseball with Floyd Bumgardner’s 1942 Hanoverian nine, and Out fielder William Saleeby. AMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPION BROWNS WHIP TIGERS, 7-1 1944 Pennant Winners Tuck Away Ninth Suc cessive Opener ST.. LOUIS, April 17.—WV-Big Sig Jakucki continued his mastery of the Detroit Tigers today, as the American League Champion St. Louis Browns won their ninth con secutive opening day game, 7-1. JaKucki, who held three decis ions over the Tigers last year, was in command of the situation all the way, allowing only six scatter ed hits, one a homerun by Catcher Paul Richards and a harmless double by second baseman Eddie Mayo. The game was played before only 4,167 paid spectators, one of the smallest day opening crowds of recent years, probably because of the chill weather, although no campaign was made for a large crowd because of fear it might cause absenteeism in war plants. The temperature was in the low 50's at game time. Har 'Newhouser, crafty lefthand er who won 29 games for the Tig ers last season while losing only nine, was off to a bad start. A walk, two hits, a double, and an error, put him in the hole in the first inning and the Browns pulled out with a two-run lead. Roger Cramer, Detroit center fielder, turned in the sensational fielding play of the day but a re grettable one to the fans because it deprived Pete Gray of an other wise certain two base hit. The fleet Gray had rounded first base when Cramer snatched the line drive far to his right and barely off the ground. He somersaulted after the catch to the accompani ment of groans from the fans who thoroughly applauded the play but against their obvious wish that it had not been made—certainly not off Gray’s bat. Detroit Ab. K. B. O. A. Webb, ss _ 4 0 0 1 3 Mayo, 2b _ 4 0 3 0 0 Outlaw, rf_ 4 0 0 0 0 York, lb _ 4 0 0 8 0 Cramer, ef - 3 0 15 1 Maier, If_ 3 0 0 0 0 Ross, 3b _ 3 0 0 3 2 Richards, c _ 3 117 1 Newhouser, p _ 2 0 10 1 Mueller, p _ 0 0 0 0 0 xHostetler _ 1 0 0 0 0 Wilson, p _ 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 1 6 24 8 xBatted for Mueller in 8th. St. Louis Ab. R. H. O. A. Gutteridge, 2b __ 5 0 0 5 5 Gray, If _ 4 110 0 Kreevich, cf _ 2 2 0 4 0 Stephens, ss _ 4 2 2 0 2 Byrnes, rf _ 4 13 3 0 McQuinn, lb _ 4 1 2 11 0 Schulte, 3b _ 3 0 10 1 Mancuso, c _ 3 0 14 0 Jakucki, p _,_4 0 10 4 Totals 33 7 11 27 12 Score by innings: Detroit _ 001 000 000—1 St. Louis _ 200 003 20x—7 ! -v Air Base, Crash Boats Win in Softball Loop The Municipal Senior Softball League opened its season Monday at Robert Strange Park. Bluethen thal Air Base started it off with a 6-4 win over Wrightsville's tin Crash Boat ten from Wrightsville. The Crash Boats drew first blood in the first inning when Bergbauer bunted safely and went all the way around on pass balls. The Air Base came back with two runs in the third inning to take the lead which they never relinquished. The bat tery for the Air Base was Koezan pitching and Clark receiving. For the Crash Boats Cole did the pitch ing and B. Thompson received. The second game began a rival ry between Ethyl Dow and the Familiar City Optical outfit. Cify Optical puts this one on ice with thanks to Slugger Brown their op posing pitcher who had to retire due to a back injury. Slugger had kept their bats silenced most all the way with all of City Optical runs off him coming by the unearn ed route. However the big bats ol Bohannon, Britt, and Cockerharn started punching out triples and ended up what started to be a close game by a 12-5 score. -V More than 1,600 deaths from cancer are reported every year for persons under 20 years of age. —--v BUY WAR BONDS AND STAMPS 20 Negroes Picket At Yankee Stadium NEW YORK, April 17.—UP)— Approximately 20 Negroes, car rying signs which said that “If We Can Pay, Why Can't We Play’’ and “If We Can Stop Bul lets, Why Not Balls,” marched around Yankee Stadium today as the crowd entered for the opening game with the Boston Red Sox. The Pickets were led by two officers of the league for equali ty in sports and amusements. CINCINNATI WINS OVER PIRATES, 7-6 . CINCINNATI, April 17. — (IP) — The only extra-inning opening day game in the Major Leagues saw Cincinnati’s Reds defeat the Pitts burgh Pirates 7-6 before 30,069 topcoated fans today with the help of Frankie Zak’s shoelace, Dain Clay’s grand-slam homer in the six-run fifth and his game-ending single with the bases loaded in the eleventh. Zak, Pirate shortstop, called “time out" to tie the unknotted ac cessory . ~t after he bcnted in the fifth, sending A1 Lopez to second. Umpire Ziggie Sears called “time'' from his second base post but Bucky Walters, Reds’ starting hurl er, already had begun the pitch and Jim Russell knocked it over the right field fence. It was ruled “no play,” however. Clay's homer came on Fritz Ostermueller's first pitch to him in the fifth and scored three ahead of him. The Bucs tied it up with four runs in the seventh. The game ended with his single to corner. Pittsburgh Ab. R. H. O. A Zak, ss - 5 2 2 1 4 Barrett, cf _ 4 12 4 0 Russell, If _ 5 12 10 Elliott, 3b - 5 0 13 5 Colman, rf _ 4 0 110 Dahlgren, lb _ 5 0 0 12 2 Gustine, 2b _ 5 0 0 1 1 Lopez, c - 4 117 2 Ostermueller, p_2 o 1 0 0 Rescl^no, p _ 0 0 0 1 1 xxGionfridde _ 1110 0 Sewell, p _ 2 0 0 0 0 Totals 46 6 11 *31 15 xOne out when winning run scored. xxBatted for Rescigno in seventh. Cincinnati Ab. R. H. O. A. Glay, cf _ 5 12 0 0 Tipton, If _ 4 113 0 walker, rf _ 5 0 15 0 McCormick, lb — 4 0 2 12 0 Mesner, 3b _ 5 0 0 1 5 Williams, 2b _ 4 2 13 4 Wahl, ss _ 4 114 4 Just, c _ 3 115 1 Walters, p _ 3 10 0 4 Lisenbee, p _ 0 0 0 0 0 aFlager ,_ 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 37 7 9 S3 18 zBatted for Lisenbee in eleventh. Score by innings: Pittsburgh _ 100 010 400 00—6 Cincinnati _ 000 060 000 01—7 -V Author of Kitty’ Is Given Divorce LAS VEGAS, Nev., April .17.—Ml —Rosamond Marshall, author of the novel, "Kitty,” was granted a divorce today over the opposi tion of her husband, Earl Marshall, New York radio executive. District Judge Thomas J. D. Salter, who granted the degree on the ground of extreme cruelty, ruled that mental cruelty to one of artistic temperament might not be cruelty to one in ordinary pursuits. The couple married in New Jer sey in 1936. It is estimated that 600.000 Americans now have cancer. CUBS COP OPENER FROM ST. LOUIS CARDINALS, 3-2 Biil Nicholson Knocks Four-Bagger To Start Off 1945 Season CHICAGO, April 17.— <**> —Th« Chicago Cubs needed only four hits and a brilliant pitching chore by 38-year-old Faul Derringer to humble the World Champion St. Louis Cardinals, 3-2, today in an air-tight season opener which wai settled by Don Johnson's ninth inning single. A crowd of 11,788 braved chilly winds to see Derringer scatter sev en Cardinal hits and nullify the brilliant mound efforts of Ted Wilks, who yielded three hits be fore he gave way for a pinch-hit ter in the seventh, apd reliefer Bud Byerly, who held me Cubs hit less until Johnson's game-winning single. Two of the Cubs three markers were scored by Bill Nicholson, league home-run champion in 1944, who belted a circuit wallop the first time up and scored the win ning tally after walking to open the ninth. The Cards twice came from be hind to tie tha score at 1-1 and 2-2 and in the eighth seemed to have solved the smooth-working Der ringer. In that inning. Rookie Red Schoendienst slammed a triple against the right field wall and Walker Cooper belted hi* second single to knot the count. However, Derringer reurea ine Cards in order in the ninth »nd then the Cubs got to work for their winning tally. Apparently shy of Brawny Nich olson, who led off the inning, Byerly walked the Bruin clean-up man, who moved to second on Ed Sauer’s sacrifice. Andy Pafko was intentionally walked, setting the stage for Johnson’s single, his second of the game, which sent Nicholson scooting home from sec ond. St. Louis Ab. B. H. O. A. Bergamo, rf _ 4 0 110 Hopp, cf- 4 0 1 8 0 Schoendienst. If .. 4 1 1 4 o W. Cooper, c _ 4 13 3 1 Sanders, lb _ 4 0 111 Kurowski, 3b_ 3 0 0 1 3 Marion, ss _ 4 0 111 Verban, 2b _ 4 0 0 4 3 Wilks, p _ 2 0 0 0 0 xO’Dea_ 1 0 0 0 0 Byerly, p_ 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 34 3 T y35 0 yOne out when winning run was scored, xBatted for Wilks in 7th. Chicago Ab. B. H. O. A. Hack, 3b __ 4 0 0 0 1 Merullo, ss _ 4 0 0 3 3 Cavarretta, lb _ 4 10 7 1 Sauer, If _ 2 0 0 6 0 Nicholson, rf_2 2 13 0 Pafko, cf _ 3 0 110 Johnson, 2b_ 3 0 3 2 1 Livingston, c _ 3 0 0 4 0 Derringer, p_ 3 0 0 1 2 Totals 28 1 4 27 8 Score by innings: St. Louis _ 000 100 010—2 Chicago _ 010 100 001—3 -—--V The term “jetty’’ is derived from the French word, “jetee” and signifies something thrown out. -V BUY WAR BONDS AND STAMPS M* St. John’s Tavern 114 Orange Et. Dial 2-8085 E'drMl DELICIOUS FOOD Chicken In The I ^ \ Rough — Friday — - — HANOVER MAFFITT VILLAGE _TODAY ONLY_ MARGARET O’BRIEN “LOST ANGEL” with JAMES CRAIG THURSDAY and FRIDAY DOUBLE FEATURE MANOBK The Funnies Come - to Life . .. 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