The Washington herald., 1909-04-23

New York. April 22.-Home from ten
DAYS invasion OF Eastern cities of the
circuit, the New York Americans to-day
opened the pennant season on the Heights
and did so in a way that strengthened
the belief that Manager StaIIings has
reached out. gathered in. and welded to-
gether q team OF veterans and youngsters
with q liberal supply Of the latter
which VIII play a whole lot OF good ball.
and eventually develop into a stronger
team than the American League ever has
had in this city.
They played lot Of ball to-day. not
only winning ball. but with a determina-
ton and expenditure Of effort that was
timely TO a marked degree The Wash
ingtOns were showed under completely.
one reason being the smooth and puissant
pitching OF big Jack Quinn. the other be-
ing the faculty Of the HighIanders 70
strike hard when the time was meet TO
strike, and 20 strike all together The
score was 5 TO L
Classy Crowd on Hand.
The Highlanders. by their work on the
field and at the bat. and a newborn
ing more OF a success in the playing of
the game than It was In the matter Of
attendance.
Not that the attendance was. poor. It
was good. and as usual at this park. Of
the best class Of patronage. but the rival
opening Of the National League, in Brook
lyn, was an attraction that made the
-
Park much less than it would have been
had the opening taken place on Wednes-
Gay, when the American Leaguers had
the field 10 themselves
The mood Of good many Of the spec
tators was that Of persons waiting for
the proof. and they got all the proof that
one game can bring that the team had
been doing well away from home because
i had the strength TO do so. not through
flukes or luck.
While there was no feverish demon
STATION. there vas hearty applause for /
the men separately as they came to the
bat.
Game without Glamour.
It was without any glamour or ginger (
bread effect that the BighIanders went
about their business-nothing 10 indicate /
that they were looking for sympathy for
their tr-bulations this spring, no parad- /
ing 10 catch the emotional ones The
only frills were the decorations-relics 1
which have done duty since 1916 but
newly laundered
OF the players who took part in tie
game for New York Engle, Quinn and 4
Mcconnell were new So was Manager
Stallings. though the chief was hidden 7
away from sight under the cover Of the
bench Knight was new as New
Yorker. but PLAYED on the Hill when he
vas with the Athletics. He was a third
baseman then. Cree was as good as new
He played few games on the Hill last
season Nor had home patrons seen FL I
beTfeld al third before. Hence il was q 4
much changed team
The most applause was for Willie Keel +
ct. now Capt. KeeIer.
Quinn's spit ball. which flashed over
the plate in zig-zag streaks. and was
splendidly controlled. made the Washing 1
ton hitting sCTatchy
II has been over a year since this big
fellow mas lost a game in a championship 4
race His control was shown by the way /
he put the ball over the plate when there
were three balls on him.
Charley Smith wasn't the puzzle for the 4
New Yorks he was in Washington last
week. The New Yorks grouped their 1
hits with telling effect: They scored in
every inning in which they made z hit.
punched their hits. and put the game on
Ice when they punched FIVE hits IN the
third inning. Only one New York run
ner was left on base, evidence that they
weren't overlooking chances 10 score.
Mcbride Shows EN-.
The best fielding OF the game was done
by George Mcbride. the proficient Wash
ington shortstop. Il was clean cut and
sharp. The fielding in the main was good
but not sensational Il had reliability II
not brilIiancy- In the first inning. however.
there was a brilliant piece OF work
by KIeinow and Elberfeld which caught
base runner mapping, and came at a
time when 1t took a good deal Of the
starch ont Of the Washingtons.
Cnglaub was rather at sea in left.
Laporte. AT second. for New York. was
not as fast a mover as his mates and
did not cover the ground that had been
covered
Il vas Knight who started the hitting
rally fer the New YOrks in the third