New-York tribune., 1909-04-13
YANKEES BEGIN BADLY
LOSE FIRST GAME IN
PENN4NT R1CE.
Washington Opens the american
League Season Before Record
CrOzcd zcith Tict0ry.
GAMES TO-DAY
New York st Washington.
Eo~ton at Philadelphia.
RESULTS OF GAMES YESTERDAY.
Philadelphia. Boston. /
AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDING.


Washington. April l2-The New York Yankees
Efo for a week have been haunted bv health Off
csrs and forced To submit TO uumberless eXamina-
,ipus because of the illness of Hal Chase with
smallpox began the long race for the American
league peunant with the Washington Senators here
to-aay and began with defeat The score was
Washington !. New York I. and the inability Of
ne Yankees 10 solve the delivery Of Smith caused
ne local fans. who turned out in record numbers
a rejoice al a well earned victory. The Senators
NJ the ball hard when hits counted and were
helped along slightly by two or three costly errors
An Indication Of the remarkable interest in the
national game early in the number Of persons
zfo clamored for admission It was announced
flat the paid attendance was fifteen thousand
ena Two or three thousand more were on hand by
,----a-io-1 The stands We're packed the limit
v57fle the overtfovinc crowd completely encirCled
,be c,.7feld twelve or fifteen deep Il was the
original intention 70 call the game Al S-i5 O'Clock
.,- tho sale Of seats wss stopped shortly after .
c,-lor5 50 that the game began al 2-2). Many per-
sons r-orlireat iu official and diplomatic Washing
ton were present.
charley smith was a puzzle TO the visitors. who
were credited with only four hits The triple Of
knight was OF the lucky order. Milan fell and
the hall bounded over his head Smith had plenty
of speed ana good control. striking out ten Of The
opposing aarsnen. Sack Of Smith The Senators
feEed almost perfectly. dropped line fly by Dele
harty being tie only error
Newton began twlrliue for the Yankees. but was
wild ineffective. ana aTteI WoThllS lolI Lliiit-S
rsrs way 10 Brockett. who held the locals 70 Two
hifs and no runs IN the last four rounds. The
seiEn- feature Of the game was a remarkable one
Esaded catch by EuEle Of q long fly of Streets
bat En- the third inning
There were three men on bases and only one
sut al The lime. E1gIe ran to the edge Of the
eroWd in left field and. as the ball sailing over
his head, jumped and pulled It down with his IN
slored hand As EngIe disappeared n mixture
Of arms and legs ne held the ball Delehanty
sce-ed from third The out Conroy. who was
m second left the bag before the ball was caught
and was declared out when the ball was returned
70 second.
Washington scored three runs in The first inning
sitter The visitors mad been retired without score
CIyrer walked. but Milan forced him al second on
roller 10 Newton Urglau5 doubled into the
crowd in left field. but he ground rule held Ungaub
az third Del=hauty then hunted TO Newton, who
threw home 10 head of Milan. but hlenow dropped
the ball, and the runner scored Conroy bunted
toward first which Newton fCmbled, and the bases
we're full Freeman Jhen made himself solid
With the crowd with long single into left scoring
sJnglaub and Delehanty. IN the third inning Wash
a1on scored its fourth ard final run, the result Of
singles by Delehanty and Conroy and Streets
long f..
Nsw York's lone tally came in the fourth inning
EISerfed led of with clean double 10 centre field
and Engle drew a base on balls Ward moved both
men ID with a sacrifice, and on Balls out, Mcbride
70 Freeman. EIberfeld crossed the plate.
The score follows: