Major Leagues Begin 100th Year of Baseball Today
Opening day marks a century since Cooperstown and Abner Doubleday laid out baseball’s first diamond. The Yankees and Red Sox start the season amid big fanfare with 250000 expected for today and tomorrow. Dean deal boosts the Cubs to favorite status, while Ruppert’s Yankees remain AL favorites despite DiMaggio holdout.
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Sampson to Face Tremaine in Grapple Go at Armory
Andrew Tremaine meets Richard Sampson in the main event at the National Guard Armory this week. Tremaine brings speed and cleverness to counter Sampson's power. Semi final pits Robert Cummings against Prince Omar Yoachim with a potential late finish. Curtain-raiser at 8 pm. tickets at City Drug, 615 Polk Street.
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Giants and Indians Fined by Baseball Commissioner
Commissioner K M Landis fined the Cleveland Indians and New York Giants 200 each after an exhibition tour in Texas. The Giants were penalized for a Houston April 3 dispute over an umpire’s decision delaying play twelve minutes. The Indians were fined after manager Oscar Vitt led his team off the field at Longview on April 6 in protest of an umpire ruling. Fines are due by April 23.
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Sunday Results From United Press Summary
New York A 14 Brooklyn N 13. New York N 5. Cleveland A 3. Boston A 2 Boston N 1. Chicago N 7 Chicago A 5. St Louis A 6 St Louis N 4. Cincinnati N 7 Detroit A 6. Jersey City Int 5 Philadelphia A 4 Newark Int 12 Philadelphia G A squad 1. Philadelphia N B squad 9 Trenton ESN 8 Kw Int 8 Washington A 2 Pittsburgh N 16 Hutchinson Kan W Assn 2.
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Braddock Predicts Louis Will KO Schmeling in Six
James J Braddock the former champion predicts Joe Louis will knock out Max Schmeling within six rounds in New York. He says Schmeling is not as sharp as in 1936 and Louis has improved with speed and power. Braddock expects no September title defense for Louis.
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Harry Thomas
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Panthers Fall Under .500 in Texas League Action
In Fort Worth with Dallas beating Fort Worth 5 to 2 behind Sal Gliatto the Panthers slipped below the .500 mark. Beaumont swept its series with Shreveport 2 to 1 in 11 innings. Oklahoma City lost 12 to 6 at Tulsa as San Antonio shutout Houston 5 to 0 to even their series. Tulsa then met Dallas while Oklahoma City visited Fort Worth and Beaumont faced Houston.
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Houston
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Colesky
Will Yankees Meet Giants Or Chicubs
Grantland Rice surveys the 1938 pennant race noting the Yankees’ edge even without Joe DiMaggio. He weighs Cubs versus Giants, Tigers and Indians as possible World Series opponents, citing pitching strength and needed hustle from Chicago.
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Giants
Cubs
Joe DiMaggio
Detroit
Tigers
Cleveland
Indians
Tiger
Hubbell
Roosevelts Inaugural Baseball Toss Opens 1938 Season
President Franklin D Roosevelt displays his gold season pass and tosses the ceremonial ball at Griffith Stadium as the Washington Senators face the Philadelphia Athletics. About 32 000 fans attend amid forecasts of rain and a near sellout. The game begins with Wesley Ferrell favored by Clark Griffith and Al Williams considered by Connie Mack.
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Parade of gossip and trades in major league baseball
United Press reports the St Louis Cardinals sold pitcher Jerome Herman Dean to the Chicago Cubs in exchange for pitchers Davis and Shaun, outfielder Stainback, and cash. The column humorously details Frankie Frisch’s and Charley Grimm’s battles with Dizzy Dean, plus projections for the 1938 season and contrasts among the Cubs, Giants, Yankees, and Reds.
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Diz Flits Over Countryside After Sensational Deal
Dizzy Dean returns to form and travels from Chicago to St Louis then Cincinnati after a sensational trade. He says he is excited to join the Cubs and hints at a potential Mungo purchase while Cardinals grieve losing their star. Dean expects to pitch midweek as the deal unfolds.
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Griff reveals boxing and baseball players choosing focus over business
Griffith argues a star athlete must concentrate on their sport rather than manage a second business. He cites Joe DiMaggio and a catcher who bought a box factory, noting dual careers harm performance. He recalls Bob Jones in golf repeatedly winning rounds yet failing to balance business with sport.
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Queen Helen Moody Returns to Court for Wimbledon Campaign
New York April 18 Mrs Helen Wills Moody sails for England to pursue a fresh tennis campaign including Wimbledon championships. Once a child prodigy and dominant figure of the sport she faces a dip in confidence but vows she can still hit the ball well as competition sharpens.
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Suzanne Lenglen
Helen Jacobs
Miss Jacobs
Grand Central Station
Moody
United States
Cubs Seek Assurance From Dean After Arm Woes
President Sam Breadon said the St Louis Cardinals received no guarantees from pitcher Dean as Dean’s arm troubles lingered from Dizzy Dean’s poor 1937 season. The note referenced reserve pitchers Curt Davis Clyde Shoun and outfielder Tuck Stainback in the context.
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Clyde
Lefty) Shoun
Tuck Stainback
Sam Breadon
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