The Archive · 1941

Adams Wins Opener

As the Giants edged the Dodgers in the Ebbets Field inaugural, Ace Adams, a Nashville rookie, was credited with the victory. The thickset right-hander hurled the last three innings, yielding only one hit and was in there when the Terrymep South Coast Team Sydney, June 1.

A China soccer team today beat a South Coast XI by four goals to two.—Reuter. pushed over the deciding tallies The Dodgers started the campaign minus new faces. At Cincinnati, Walker Cdoper and Frank Crespi helped the Cardinals defeat the world champion Reds. Crespi was around Sportsman's Park for a while last season, but found time to appear in 151 games at Rochester. Cooper, brother of Mort, a Cardinal hurler, comes highly recommended from Columbus, where he was a good double-A hitter. Although still green as a receiver, he has the support of Manager Billy Southworth. Gus Mancuso has taken Cooper under his wing.

Buffalo last season, Trio of Freshmen The lowly Phillies let a trio: of irishmen break in against the Bees on Tuesday. Stan Benjamin was in. right field, Nick Eíten at first base and Tom Livingston in the catcher's outfit. Etten, who had a big year at Baltimore with an International League run producing leadership of 128, got off to a flying start up here by getting four hits in four tries against Dick Errickson and Jim Tobin, one of them a homer. Ben-

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