And our ball game will be getting underway very shortly.

We're going to have a fine crowd here today to spite the threatening letters.

As the fans watch this first duel for first place,

as the Yankees and White Sox are in a virtual tie.

The Yankees percentage-wise have the edge.

They've won 10 of their 15 games.

While the White Sox have played two more games, they've won one more and lost one more.

They're 11 and 6.

This is a pivotal game as far as first place at this early stage in the season is concerned.

Here are the starting lineups for the White Sox, Louis Apparicio.

Leads off, he's the shortstop.

Nellie Fox playing second base.

Minnie Minosso in left field.

Jet Klosuski, first base.

Shirm Loller, catching, Billy Goodman at Bird, Al Smith, is in right field, Jim Landis in center, and Billy Pierce pitching. Pierce for this season has a two-on-one record. He has, of course,

not placed the Yankees this year. Billy's lifetime record against the Yankees is 23 wins and

33 defeats. He's had a lot of decisions in his career against New York.

Lifetime.

Billy Pierce has a fine record.

He's won 167 games and has lost 137.

So it'll be Pierce and Shurn Loller for the White Sox.

For the Yankees, Tony Kuback at short,

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