Crossword puzzle clue "first event in a series"

First event in a series

First name of the Cardinal who made a "mad dash" from first to home in the bottom of the eighth inning of Game 7 of the 1946 World Series

Proctored event, or proctologist's event

Go from event to event

___ rally (event before a high school sporting event)

Event before the main event

Pre-World Series event, for short

World Series event