New-York tribune., 1907-04-17
AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDING.

Fully fifteen thousand persons saw the opening
baseball game Of the season at American League
Park yesterday afternoon. between the Highland
and the Philadelphia Athletics. II cheering
could have done 1t the score would have been
10 in favor OF the Yankees instead Of just the
other way. Toward the finish. when it looked
for time II the New Workers We're going 70
cut down the big lead held by the Phiadelphians
from the second inning on. the crowd hooted end
howled. cheered and sang rang cowbes and
whirled rattles and made every manner of noise in
an effort rattle the visitors their efforts
were IN vain. The Athletics played fine ball from
the start, and the better team. for the day, at
least. won
Elaborate preparation had been made for the in
itial contest of the local American League season.
Thousands OF yards OF bunting were strung from
the stands. The OLD Guard Band hand
with big supply of popular airs, and the crowd
heartily Joined in the choruses to Poor John
My Mariuccia" and A Lemon in the Garden OF
Love" Frank Farrell had prepared against a
repetition Of the scene which marred the opening
game at his neighbors grounds, and fifty special
policemen wearing uniforms. were stationed about
the field.
Promptly at O'Clock the teams lined up and
the march across the field began. The Old Guard
Band led the way playing The Grand Old Rag"
and the crowd rose inasse and cheered until
the parade TO end. a few minutes before
the game began large floral horseshoe pre-
sented Jack Kleinow by his friends in this
city Clark Griffith not forgotten, either.
When the Yankees took the field for preliminary
practice the crowd got its feet again and wei
coined the HighIanders with tremendous cheer
Fresh from their long Southern trip and good
showing against Washington the local players
gave stirring exhibition in the short WaTU-up
just before the game. Hal Chase electrified the
Iela maze tle hearts OF tHe iahs happy Dy ms
work at shortstop The general opinion was that
expecting 10 see his favorite start off the home
Clark Griffith selected Smiling Al Orth 10 serve
up his famous spit ball and Dygert Con-
me me aaGA @ choice Dam9nd jim Brady tossed oat
sci TO the bat. and the game
baseball players the Hghlanders had a bad at
tack right al the start The nrst ball of the game
was strike and after Orth had pitched another
HaTtsel laced pretty single 20 right field. Then
in in his haste to get il to first base threw T. ten
sci had scored the first and Cross on
third base. Cross came home on Seybold's out
fly and the runner reached third base. II didn t
90 any harm, however. for The next two men went
New York Couldn't do anything at the bat in this
error by Eberfeid and Single, bagger and and
triple gave the Athletics four runs In the second
inning II was perfectly plain that Orth was In Ear
from good condition. and lie was replaced by
any scoring. but In the next inning he was hit for
with the score 10 against the Highlandors,
Elberfeld brought encouragement to the now de-
spondeLt fans by Singing second. Williams
porte. who crouehes the plate in much the
same manner as Jim Jeffries gets after his VIC
Tins There was sharp crack and Elberfeld was
racing around the field He didn't stop until he
reached home II the first for the Yam
KEGS, and the crowd went crazy Laporte reached
the third station. Hoffman flied out, but Laporte
scored on the play.
In the sixth inning the crowd had another chance
Hal erase had Struck out Ebe4feld got free
Williams forced him second base. Once
again Laporte there with hit. this time II
was a two-baggeT. Hoffman followed with single
and Williams and Laporte raced over the plate
Ia 4 in pf
The next was the lucky seventh" The crowd
rose and stretched and cheered Hughes when ht
went TO the bat. But the long lahky pitcher flied
out. Wild" Conroy laced out a pretty single
Keller made beautiful sacrifice and Conroy went
70 third base on wild pitch; Hal Chase brought
him home with timely single. and the GROVE
again had crazy spell. Elberfeld followed witt
a double that brought Chase home. Dygert re
placed here by Bender, the Indian twirler and tn,
scoring was
Philadelphia added another in the eight
inning and this the final tally OF the game
The YANKEES could do nothing further and tn
crowd rushed for the subway, disappointed but sat
isiied in seeing good game. The score follows: