The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-15

come OF New Works contribution 20 the
opening yesterday Of the American League
championship baseball ssa~on. There were
About 72,Ooo persons there to look on. "a
many a. could be put IN the stands and
available held space without interferin n
With the play. A. II was they crowded out
on the playing space Ia corners 80 that
th" gladiators didn't have all the elbow
room they wanted That made making
n"ces~ary a ground rule.
Neither side suffered moro than the
other. however. and on opening days the
players must give way q LITTLE TO the pOpu-
lace. whose baseball Appstit" has a vora-
Ctous edge after months OF ALTERNATING
10 was tair. square ana splendid battle
aud the attendant was the biggest for
an opening that ever squeezed aud shout
dercd its way into american League PARK
] hr Red Sox. alias Speed Bows. had their
four runs when the vi ghlanderS had only
one. but the New Works buckl-d down
to . sandy. uphill fight and suCcr-drd In
making their Rggre--iven"~s yield a tie
which wasn't quite good ~ "a victory
but heap better than a defeat.
The wire rope stretched around the out
neid TO keep the crowd IA check was about
effective II Il had br-n yarn. Tho
circl" OF OnlOoksrs grew and grew until
10 was six deep. and then the late corners
bored their weY through the fringe and
sDread themselves out on the grass. The
police powers that he had deCr-rd that no
COPS belonging to the city should 40 into
tho grounds and the club had to get along
~ best 70 could without them. The club
did pretty well under the circumstances
ith 'ts own force.
There was q band. and decorations. hut
no marching. Frill- at opening ball games
are rapidlVbecomtnR mOribund. The Cranks
don's care two stra " an bout them any moro.
They got what they wanted yesterday
In lar a
PLEASING to the palate.
Manager stallings bObbed uP with some
thtnG new In cOstuminR. An odd sartorial
touch which he designed for his players
was . military collar for the shirts. Rather
~ sSo,s % S" b ssH sap. S.S re one bsn man
about InKIn wers not what could be called
FccentTio April was in agrreabls mood
and put forth 4 day that va. Ideal for an
opening except FOR the haze ia Tie air
or the other hclders when 'hsv had 10 look
~ for the ball Wasn't clearly defined ~
came down, anu the SUI became red.
h MAS a weird sort Of hight that the
s:srs n nad h 70 I HGS I s ~ th sonS
= ball hit Ina the air Wa- AIT TO assume
distorted sizes. and distances we're hard
thoss Who SAT In the grand stand and looked !
out toward the east we're not VA a position
CSpt. Hal .Chas. was acclaimed With |
enthusiasm when be came across The field |
diffdentiy' All tire Worid loves a new cap
an and rev pApH. y ht ~, ne = Srra,
1 1sSSH pIa{eT ,n Neiap ni'" H." =, S
New York team big uncoucerned fellow :
Who was little known 10 hil Iairon-. hut I
them sore q the canniest. coolest ptc'- F.
Ing, and pitching that grew better nh every .
Big Vaughn. who y a. diier~n, from Tho
tlouchy. careless fellow of a year ago a. ~ .
he bad been born again. cam' oa, Of me .
dTedfOld. In the early mutng- hs "ois'd .
with dtscouraging circumstance, poor
he wasn't nervoua-he isn't 81 the nervous
tYps-but several Of hi- young iielder- were.
and TnisplAys IN the early innings gave the
speed Boys a Formidable lenh
Vaughn. however, pitched all the harder
Ne pliohed a superb saine and MN w, better
fns support in the latter part ~ ~" blinking
contest. the erring ones ON the N"W J ORR
hnah in their work Whic.h kept the crowds
attention rivetted on the gam" /.
When the New y orSC- tied the score tu no
eighth inning they unloo-ed batting streak
which caused the removal 81 'iCot'" from
II sbT MANAGER T" P.y DSn S T 70 @
tho burst and thar slender wizard of the
mound did check enectually. lie too
The game might a. well have been called
a. the end II the twelfth. IL was growing
sneed % the two pitchers there was no
rslsonable likelihood that either side would
The boy i.h and diminutivs Poster slipped
oouple of cogs in his fielding. one costly.
~ he more than squared himself by his
l.'er on. lie and Chase set on the fielding
frsworks for the home team. while Harry
Lord made several bsautlful plays and he
as the hesvifst hitter ON the Boston side
IN. and h asp rRa did p pSs S ssav9
fa'finR. Hemp made a double and two
TX .4an.s aha tss e't sxS, s'I that led the
- = slusger Vaughn did not earn the
~ among The Boston bStisrs he had on
'he hip vas Jake stahI. who struck out
"a steers 81 r-IS-n ns wing away az moth
.Ens-- At different times. but IN the closing .
innings the hItters needed cats, eyes TO
The frsr man 20 hat. Mcdonald Of the
Pot on-. hit sharply down 20 Austin; and
u throw 70 Chase and Mcdonnell was
Tss TIi.PIsy DI SS- nv WS S and aosia
'.,s cost more Lord forced Mcconnell
".'r zap 70 VAUGHN: but spea Ter crowded
MI he biz and speaker tried n ~ ke third.
Voter. howeyer. had gathered the hall I
NJ think he you'd ger hold 81 e With 1
"elerlty. Poster whipped he relay
~ % the Wills Austin and jimmy ot that I
lion tagged speaker out. Stahl fiOated
b an nns TO Chase. II
The hrst Nov Yorker no also reached !
'-.. hase. Hemphill cent a scratch single J
.nIndinR freakl-hy down tn short and
a. 'r"r Couldn't set htmSsif Tor an accurate
~ Molter aacTtnC~d, a. by press rip Z
.r. bu' when Henphili tried 70 ndyanoe 1
hump from Chase 10 Lord the latter
ynnf hireltng turned on him nnn ran
lpNn Jingle forced Chase and % vas =
nus round on points. :
~ en- men vent ~ hat In tho - onti. \
= th1se Walking tho plank eNpedtt iously a
~ Hopper HandwThinR m a Hingie be q
zen the -esoud out ana stfikeouf n
3 gnn IA aaf Ctrotfe and a. b. often the
...a hist particular brand ~ HTFi Iify q
P .e1 az q misguided donation. Mc'on-
Poi. a. rihCsd and when Lord drove 20 q
ar'-e for three bases CiCoti9 srOrcd.
hpeg EeI trundled 20 Foster and Mr.. Md
Lnr 81 heavsnward 20 the plate.
Lord came through on the error. but Q
EasR 1peaker made - bid ~ 20 ~ for
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