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Favorites Win Openers On First Day of Baseball
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It's a bit early for Cleveland and Milwaukee fans to apply for world series tickets but the Indians and Braves certainly wasted no time living up to their advance notices as the major league pennant favorites.
Both flashed sound pitching and dangerous long-ball punch in their openers yesterday to start off on the right foot before huge home-town crowds. A crowd of 50,230 saw the Indians breeze to a 5-1 verdict over the Chicago White Sox while a turnout of 43,640 saw the Braves rally in the eight innings with the aid of rookie Chuck Tanner's homer to defeat the Cincinnati Redlegs. 4-2.
In other games, the Kansas City Athletics made a successful American league debut with a 6-2 triumph over the Detroit Tigers before a crowd of 32.844 including former President Harry Truman; the Boston Red Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles, 7-1, behind Frank Sullivan's five-hitter and the Chicago Cubs walloped the St. Louis Cardinals, 14-4. New York at Philadelphia, Pittsburgh at Brooklyn and Washington at New York were rained out.
Bob Lemon, a 23-game winner last season, picked up right where he left off by pitching a five-hitter and Ralph Kiner weighed in with his first homer as an American Leaguer to provide the fireworks for the Indians. Lemon struck out three and walked only three as he scored an easy victory over a team that beat him in two of three decisions last season.
Kiner, acquired in a winter deal with the Cubs, struck out on his first two trips to the plate but then walloped a solo home in the fifth inning. Vic Wertz singled home two runs for the Indians in the first inning and Al Smith hit a two-run homer in the second. All Cleveland's runs were off Virgil Trucks, a 19agame winner in 1954.
At Milwaukee, the fans were created to even more spectacular heroes.
Ted Kluszewski threatened to wreck the opening day festivities when he blasted a two-run homer, his second round-tripper in as many games, to give the Redlegs a 2-1 lead in the eighth inning. But Tanner, a 25-year-old left-handed hitter who batted .323 for Atlanta last season, in his first appearance at the plate promptly tied the score with
Bannister Picks Santee As Next
Among the many people in the world today who think that Wes Santee will crack the magic four-minute mile barrier is Dr. Roger Bannister of England, the first man to travel the distance in less than four minutes.
four minutes.
Bannister, who ran the mile in 3:59.4 May 6, 1954 said in an acceptance speech after receiving a trophy from the Helms foundation,
“Santee, I think, will run a four-minute mile in the near future. He perhaps the greatest record for times of any middle distance runner today, but has not been getting the stiff competition which will enable him to join Landy and myself. I think he can do it.”
think he can Bannister accredited his success to John Landy of Australia, who ran 3.58 in Finland to beat Bannister's record, more than to any other man. Bannister has retired from active participation in sports to meet the demands of his profession.
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his pinch homer—tying a major league record.
Fleet Bill Bruton then singled and scored the tie-breaking run when Hank Aaron tripled off the right center field fence. Aaron tallied on Bobby Thompson's sacrifice fly. The victory went to Warren Spahn while ex-Cardinal Gerry Staley suffered the defeat.
Kansas City made a triumphant entry into the AL, rallying for three runs in the sixth inning to snap a 2-2 deadlock. Ewell Blackwell hurled the last three innings for the Athletics and was aided by three double plays. New Garver was the loser.
Ted Lepico, who hit only eight homers all last season, hit two and drove in three runs as the Red Sox handed the Orioles their second straight defeat. Sullivan, a 15-game winner last season, did the rest for the Red Sox, limiting Baltimore to five hits and striking out four batters.
Jackson homered as the Cubs virtually duplicated a 13-4 opening day rout of the Cardinals last year. Paul Minner, winning pitcher in last year's triumph, scattered nine hits yesterday and also collected three hits. Rookie Ken Boyer homered for the Cardinals.
Dee Foondy drove in five runs with a double and a single and Ransom
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Laughlin Inks Pact With San Francisco
Bud Laughlin, fullback for the Kansas Jayhawks in '50, '51, and '54, has signed a contract with the San Francisco 49ers of the professional National Football league.
Laughlin said he expected to report for practice with the 49ers about July 18. He will play for the Alumni squad in Saturday's Varsity-Alumni game.
Yesterday's star—Chuck Tanner, who tied the major league record by hitting a home run in his first time at bat for the Braves.
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