The Washington herald., 1907-04-17
GAMES TODAY.
Washington at Boston.
philadelphia at New York.
Cleveland at st. Louis.
Chicago at Detroit
STANDING or THE TEAMS.
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Special 10 The Washington Herald
Boston Mass April 16.-The Nationals
opened the American League season at
the Huntington avenue grounds with the
Pilgrims IN the presence of 1900 base
ball fans. among them the governor, the
mayor. members OF the legislature. the
members OF the municipal government.
and judges of the various courts. The
weather was clear. but cool. and over
coats and heavy wraps were not uneom-
Portable Washington was beaten by
10 .
Fred Parent, the Boston shortstop, who
has been unable TO come to terms with
the club, arrived in town about noon, and
after a short conference with President
Taylor. signed a contract for the season
and got into the game, playing right field.
Manager Cantillon thought he could
land the game with Graham and Warner
as the battery. bur it took only one inning
10 convince him that he had been labor
ing under wrong impression. and new
battery was put into action at the begin
ming OF the second inning
Old Cy Young. who is acting captain OF
the Boston team. thought he could turn
the trick. and subsequent developments
proved that Cy had doped it out about
right. although for a few minutes in the
first inning 1t looked rather bad for him.
After Ganley had been retired. Schlafy
got in a nice hit over second. Cross was
thrown out at first by Young Anderson
came on with q hit 70 center. and Schla-
fly scored. After Cy had AItizer In the
hole for two strikes, Anderson tried to
steal second. and was thrown out by
Criger-
Graham Knocked Out.
After Graham had hit Sullivan. the first
man up, and Collins had sacrificed him 10
second, the home players got busy with
Mr. Grahams curves. Unglaub hit safe
ly TO right. Hoey got in one safe between
short and third; Parent followed with y
two-bagger between center and right.
Hobe Ferris got a single; all this was good
for four runs, all that Boston scored in
the game.
The visitors We're retired in order III
their half Of the second. FaIkenberg and
Heydon then went ia in place Of Gra-
ham and Warner. and it looked as If
Falkenberg was going TO be in trouble
soon After Young had flied ont to Jones.
the next three men hit for singles. but.
strangely enough. not ii run resulted.
Sullivan hit to right and stole second. It
was a close play at the base, and he
thought Umpire Connolly had called him
out and walked OF the base. when he
was retired By Falkenberg and Schlahy.
Collins then got in a safety, and got 10
second on a passed ball. He tried 10
score from there on a hit TO right by
Unglaub. but was nailed AT the plate on
a beautiful throw by Ganley
After this Falkenberg kept the home
team we'll in check Washington scored
its second run in the sixth inning. After
Ganley had struck out. Schlahy was safe
on an excusable error by Collins. VINO
was unable 10 judge his high fly that the
wind swept out of his reach. Lave Cross
then came on with a safe hit TO right.
and Sehlahy worked around 10 third He
scored on double steal that he worked
successfully with Lave-
The visitors were never dangerous after
this