Indianapolis Times, Volume 44, Number 289, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 April 1933 — Page 17

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5 Big League Openers Draw 100.000 Fans Average Higher Than 1932 Figures: Tight Battles Feature Lid-Lifting Frays: Simmons Clouts First Homer, Warneke Hurls Initial Shutout Game. BY ,LW K ( I'DDY I nitrd Press Staff Correspondent NEW YORK. April 13.—Bigger gates and tighter pennant races were Indicated for the “new deal" 1933 major league baseball season by Wednesday’s five opening games. Ram washed out three inaugural ceremonies. They are scheduled for today. An average increase of 600 persons a game over the 1932 opening was shown by United Press compilations. Average attendance was 20,000 fans. A better balance among teams was indicated by the average difference of only 2 4-5 runs between victors and vanquished, whereas last year the opening duy average was 5 5-6 runs. The attendance average was expected to be boosted considerably today as delayed teams swung into action in three good baseball cities, Bostons' Red Sox against the world champion Yankees at New York Brooklyn battling the Phillies at Philadelphia, and the New York Giants tackling the Braves at Boston. Excellent, weather was predicted for New York and Philadelphia, but play at Boston was unlikely because of a snowstorm.

Even President Franklin D. Roosevelt shared the general enthusiasm and optimism after Wednesday’s inaugural. He flipped out the first ball at Washington, and his team, the Senators, won their first opening game in many reasons, defeating the Philadelphia Athletics, 4 to 1. The President witnessed the entire game. It was an excellent game that the President, Vice-President Garner and other notables among 25,009 fans witnessed a game filled with snappy fielding and featured by several double plays. Cronin Leads Nats Joe Cronin made a brilliant debut as the youngest manager in the majors. He banged out three;ingles in four times up. Alvin Crowder and Alphonse Thomas yielded six hits to the As while Tony Freitas and Claset allowed nine to the Senators, With one exception, generally favored teams won. The exception was the Cleveland Indians, who downed Detroit’s youthful, faststepping Tigers, 4 to 1. in thirteen innings. The game was a pitching duel between Tommy Bridges of Detroit and Clint Brown of the Indians. Both went the route, each yielding seven hits. The Indians combined an outfield error by Walker, a walk and three singles lor three runs in the thirteenth. Nineteen thousand saw the game. A! Simmons, central figure of the off-seasons most discussed deal, blasted out the season's first home run, giving his new team, the Chicago White; Sox, their first tally as they beat the St. Louis Browns, 4 to 2 Fewer than (i.OOO fans, the smallest crowd of the day, saw the game. Beer was sold in the park. Warneke Blanks Cards Tn the National League, the Chicago Cubs opened the defense of their pennant successfully by blanking the St. Louis Cardinals, 3 to 0, before 25.000. Lonnie Warneke, leading hurler of the National circuit last year, turned in the season’s first shutout, allowing only tour )uts, while Dizzy Dean and Tex Carleton were found for eleven. The Cubs tallied their three runs in the second inning. The Pittsburgh Pirates, generally considered logical successors to the Cubs as leaders jn the National, trounced the Cincinnati Reds, 4 to 1. before 5.000 fans. Paul Waner got a triple and a single, driving in two runs, and Gus Suhr, contributed two doubles. ll>i I nih il On .<* NEW YORK. April 13.—Attendance figures for Wednesday's opening major league baseball games follow; AMERICAN Philadelphia at Washington . 25.000 Cleveland at Detroit 1 § ??n Chicago at St. Louis b.utu NATIONAL St. T.&uis at. Chicago .... 25.000 Pittsburgh at Cincinnati ■25.000 TOTAL 100.000

Wednesday Ring Results

AT KANSAS CITY Johnny Owens. 149. K.in.-as C:iv defeated Cowbov F.riche Andersoi 148. < p< Wyo., (12i; Jack Chart e? 171. Topeka, technical knockout oxer Irish Kennedy. 169. Clay Center. Kan . 1 4*. AT WILMINGTON. Cal. - Ceferino Onreia 144 California state welterweight ,;• . up knocked out Wtldman Macias. 144. S..n;.i Ana, 1 1 •, Howard Fritz. 148. drew with Petite Mike. 146. 1 63 AT SAN FRANCISCO .41 Citrino. 122. S’>n Francisco won on four from Little Peinpv—. 12a. Philippines. tß'; Horse Hoinni 1. hcavvweißht. kavoed Don Cosliattl 2 WILDCATS OPEN TOUR Northwestern Baseball Team to Visit Three States. CHICAGO. April 13.—Northwestern university's baseball squad opens a spring vacation tour of Il.inois. Michigan and Indiana today. The team of fifteen players is traveling by automobile. The opening game will be played against Bradley Tech at Peoria today. with another tilt Friday. Michigan State. Western State Normal and Notre Dame will be met during the trip. MiLLERS SIGN BRANOM /;>/1 f rn COLUMBUS. O . April 13.—Dudley Branom first baseman for Louisville until given his releasea few days ago. has been signed by Minneapolis. Manager Dave Bancroft reported. Branom. who joined the Millers Wednesday, will be used as a utility infielder.

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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION —Eastern Division—v . , W. L. Pet. ~llrfl n 1 II i.INKI ( nlumbua | i, | INDIANAPOLIS O 1 mm Louisville 0 ] ,WK* —Western Division— Milwaukee | n j.ooo Kansas City | u i.non M. Paul o 1 .(Hill Minneapolis o 1 .non AMERICAN LEAGUE W L. Pri \y l. Pet .I.]; 1 0 1.000 Nov. York. 0 0 .000 Cleveland 1 0 1.000 Plula n 1 .000 Chicago i o i ore q j non Boston., o o .noo Si. Louis . o 1 .000 NATIONAL I EAGLE _ W. L. Pet. w. L. Pet g! !,v ■ 1 0 1.000 New York. 0 0 000 rhicago 1 0 1.000 Boston. 0 0 000 Brooklyn 0 0 non f incincati 0 1 000 Phi.a. ~ 0 0 .000 Si. Louis . 0 1 .000 dames Today AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Milwaukee at INDIANAPOLIS. Karsas Citv at Louisville. Minneapolis at Columbus. St. Paul at Toledo. AMERICAN I.EAGLE Boston at New York Philadelphia at Washington Chicago at St. Louis. Cleveland at Detroit. NATIONAL LEAGUE Pittsburgh at Cincinnati. St Louis at Chicago. New York at, Boston. Brooklyn at Philadelphia. Results Yesterday NATIONAL LEAGUE Pittsburgh 200 200 000— 4 9 2 Cincinnati 000 100 000— 1 5 3 Swift and Grace; Si Johnson. Benton and Lombardi. St I oil is 000 000 000— 0 4 1 Chicago 030 000 OOx -3 11 2 Doan, Carleton and J. Wilson; Warneke and Hartnett, ruri r ° oklyn at Ph ‘'adelphia. postponed; Boston at New York, postponed; rain. AMERICAN LEAGUE Philadelphia . nno 000 100—• 1 6 1 u ‘ ''Utoii 010 100 02x— 4 9 1 J iritas. Claset aim Cochrane; Crowder A. Thomas and Sewell. *• , (Thirteen Innings 1 Cleveland . noo nni non non 3 470 Detroit 001 000 000 000 0— 1 7 5 worth r ° Wn a:id Spcncer: Bridges and HayChicago .. 000 102 001— 4 8 2 => : Louis .000 000 200— 2 4 1 Durham, Heving and Berry; Hadley urp.v and Ferrell. Boston at New' York, postponed; rain. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Paul nno ooi ooo—l 6 o ro 4<; df > 000 004 OOx—4 9 3 Thomas and Fenner; Pearson and D Neill. Minneapolis 000 000 000—0 4 0 -olumbus 020 000 OOx—2 6 1 Holsclaw and Glenn; Lee and Delancey. Kansas Citv 010 000 001-2 9 2 Louisville 000 010 000-1 5 0 Nigceling. Gabler enu Brenzel; Penner

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Net Veterans on French Cup Team fly United /Vest PARIS. April 13.—Three members of the French Davis cup team which in 1927 wrested the historic tennis trophy from the United States were

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named teday as the tentative trio which would undertake the trophy's 1933 defense. Pierre Gillou. president of the French tennis federation, announced as the tentative team Henri Cochet, Jean Borctra and Jacques Brugnon. Cochet and Borotra will play in the singles and Borotra and Brugnon will team for the doubles. Christian Boussus will be alternate for doubles cr singles.

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