Circle and ready to come up to the plate is Kurt Flifrey.

And the surprising part about it is that Hank Bauer has moved Fliprey into the catching

spot tonight and he's leading off.

The leopardy is a left-handed hitter, batting at 231, and he's three for 13.

As far as these two ball clubs are concerned, the opening days have won three ball games this year

and have lost two of the five they have played.

But one of the two they have lost has been to the Baltimore Orioles and their opening day at Municipal Stadium in Baltimore.

As far as Baltimore is concerned, they won that opening game and the one preceding,

one following that, and then immediately dropped two more.

So their record is two and two,

oh, one and all, with the Oakland days.

So we'll see what we shall see.

And them at Ashford is called for the better to step up to the play,

and Kurt Fleffrey moves in to take a look at Lou Cross's first pitch.

Shadowing up at third base of Sal Bando to a left-hand hitter.

Playing keep on the right side, first baseman Webster, Johnny Donaldson in the hole between

first and second, the outfield fan, the right and deep.

Bluegrass pitches, and the game is on.

In their football.

So now indeed,

American League Baseball is underway in Northern California.

Blue Cross takes your sign from roof, comes over his head, kicks and throws.

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