The Washington herald., 1907-04-12
GAMES TODAY.
Chicago at II. Louis.
Cleveland 81 Detroit.
Ne4y York at Washlngt0u.
BOSTON at Philadelphia.
STANDING OF THE TEAMS,
sressl tn The Washington Henld.


Philadelphia, April although the
honor of opening the local American
League season was delegated to the good
right arm of mayor who once was "A
good bali player and remains an ardent
ian, the Athletics get away TO a defeat
in the pennant race to-day after four
teeu-ianins game. Score, 20 4.
More than ten thousand fans mufiied
in overcoats. tapped time to the music of
the band when the players of the Athletic
and Boston teams lined up.
The task of winning the first game was
intrusted TO John Coombs. Cy Young
opened for Boston and pitched the full
nine innings, being relieved when Shaw
went 10 bat for him. Tannehill came
next and finished the contest. Old Cy
had all his old cunning and allowed only
five hits Tannehin got by without al
lowing one safety in his hve innings on
the mound.
Monte Cross hogan the trouble by muffing
Sullivan's high fly. Collins sacrificed.
Ungl iubs tap went for a double, Lord
making poor throw to second, and
Murphy further bungled by dropping the
ball when he had a good chance to get
the former Wuliamsport player Hoey
famed. and freeman walked. filing the
bases. Ferris shot "a smashing hot one
al Monte. who bungled the bah and forced
Freeman at second The crowd hailed
Cocmbs for his skill in "a close squeak.
Monte walked in the home half. but was
caught stealing Seybold was safe on
Wagners tumble but nothing came of il.
Knight First to score.
Jack Knights single to center started
the home team ON the way to the first
tally of the season in the third inning.
Coombs sacrificed him 70 second. After
HartseIl famed. Monte hit to Wagner,
who threw wildly enabling Knight TO
cross the rubber. Seybold followed with
a tremendous drive TO center. Sullivan
pulled it I'm.
Boston tied il up in the fourth. Knight
made "a Try for Hoey's groundeT. but he
fumblcd and threw too late. Freeman
sacrificed and Ferris clouted in the run
with "a line double Neither team was
able 70 make any Roadway TIL the
seventh. Shrek singled and stole and
counted ON knights double TO center
Hoey's muff of C0ombs' fly enabled Jack
10 blAls az ttt ~Atli4FtlNS AiIAQ ANtt. 4 Ct tF
in the eighth began the disaster by liftiug
a home run. Wagner flied to Murphy
Coombs walked Criger. but made stal
play on him at second when he handled
Shaw's inheld tap.
Sullivan hit grouuder to Murphy, but
Dan Iet the ball 60 through his legs. Cox
line banged single over second and tins
score was "a t., Unglaub drove one ovei
Haltsers head for d double and only
Topsys fast fielding prevented Collins
from scoring. IIoey drove q hard lire.
toward left on which Monte made
superb catch that caught of two runs
Shreck came back strong for the Ath
letics in their half with a double, anC
took tlird on Lords sacrifice. Collins
fieldcd knights grounder, but threw jusi
sufficiently wide TO take CTiger away from
the plate, and Shreck scored the tyins
run.
During the five innings that Tannehil
pitched hfteen men faced him, and went
out ia order.
Neither was Boston formidable till th'
fourteenth. With TannehiH gone Suih
van doubled Coombs walked Collins
Unglaub tripled, scoring sullivan and Col
Inns. After Hoey had died Freeman pu
one over the right field fence. The beateI
Quakers went out one, two, three.