The Washington herald., 1910-04-23
YANKEES WIN OPENER
FROM NATIONALS 81
JOhnSOnS Pitching Fails to Stop New York Team
Quinn Hit Freely but Is Effective in PincheS
nr WILLIAM PEET.

opening game Of the season failed TO
show any OF that shut-out stun against
the New York Yankees in the first Of
the series here yesterday afternoon
Score-New York, 3; Nationals, J.
In addition TO wildness at critical
stages. Johnson nearly killed off a prom
ising young athlete in the first inning,
when one OF his terrific inshOots hit
Leftfelder Birdie Cree. OF the Yankees.
in the back Of the head. Cree Topped
90 the ground. and the players gathered
around him with white, scared faces.
The young man revived in a few minutes
but was so dazed that he hardly knew
what was going on. After trying to con-
tinue in the game. he had TO give it up
and Laporte replaced him. A physician
who attended Cree stated that had the
ball landed half an inch lower, Cree
would never have known what hit him.
The game from a local standpoint was
a frost The Nationals could do nothing
with Pitcher Jack Quinn except in the
third inning. when one run came across
OutIit the Visitors.
The box score shows more hits and
fewer errors for Washington than for
New York hut at least four Of the local
hits were infeld scratches. and McBride's
error was rather costly for had he han
died the ball cleanly double play would
have resulted and those two runs credited
20 the Yankees in the fourth stanza
never would have happened.
There were no spectacular fielding
stunts A crowd Of 5000 fans turned out
20 welcome the Nationals home after a
disastrous "trip 10 Boston. and in view
Of the recent garrison finish against the
Athletics last Saturday. everybody kept
their seats until the last man was out
The crowd not only waited for hits that
never came. but offered all sorts Of en-
couragemont in the shape Of thirty-third
degree roofing.
Tie hitting honors go to Jack Lelivelt,
who Is credited with three bingles out Of
the SAME number OF times at bat. Hal
Chase as usual. pulled in a number Of
scoops. digging the ball out OF the dirt on
low throws
For the Yankees. Jack Quinn not only
pitched a fine game. but drove in two
ru9s by timely hitting, both Of his drives
being clean-cut smashes to short right
field
Walter Johnson crawled out OF hole
in the opening chapter, when, with the
bases loaded and one out he forced
Gardner and Foster TO die on feeble in
field taps.
Nationals Score n Run.
The Nationals broke the ice and also
butted into the run column in the last
half Of the third Milan. first up. skied
e oil "a
center. Lelivelt hit q scorcher at Austin
and easily beat the throw TO first Elber-
field popped up a high fly which was
lost IN the sun. Woiter and Hemphill
allowing tho ball to drop safely between
them. Gessler smashed a beauty over
Austin's head. scoring Schaefer. Unglaub
slammed TO deep right the ball landing
Just a few inches foul. II looked like a
three-bagger. Sir Robert was sent back
to the plate and ANONYMOUSLY struck
out. NIcBride's easy roller forced Gessler
at second for the third out
In the fourth. the Yankees won the
game. Gardner, first Up, died on a
grounder TO E1berfeld. Foster stopped
one of Johnson's speedy shoots with his
ribs. and walked. Johnson followed this
ny by passing Austin. Sweeney slammed
grass-cutter straight to Mcbride, the
ball shooting between his props into CEN
ter field. Milan, coming I'm at full speed,
scooped UP the ball and slammed it home
just in time 10 catch Foster, who tried 20
score. McBride's slip-up proved costly
He was all set for a double play, which
would have retired the side. Instead. two
runs came over a few minutes later. for.
es Street nipped of Foster at home: he
was spiked in the knee. and. examining
the injured member. tossed the ball on
the ground 10 Johnson. Austin going to
third before the pitcher could recover the
sphere.
Austin EnsiIy Escapes.
With Quinn at the bat. Sweeney started
for second TO draw the throw Street
slammed to Elberfeld instead and caught
Austin mapping. Then came the usual
rundown between the bases. Elberfeld,
right at Austin's back, chased the latter
home Street for some reason or other.
anchored himself midway between third
and home, and Johnson was standing
five feet out of the base line, with the
result that Austin dashed across the
plate with nobody TO check him, EIber-
field pulling up, with the ball in his hand.
bad second. Had Street been strictly
on the job and waiting for Elberfeld s
throw at home, Austin's goose would
have been cooked. While this was going
on Sweeney waltzed around to the third
station, and scored a minute later on
Quinns safe clOut TO right field
In the sixth the Yankees added arotber
tally to great extent by luck. as Austin
drove high fly between Milan and Cess
Ter the ball getting away from Doc after
the latter had made a headlong dive
after il. Austin reached third on the
blow. and crossed tho pan on Quinns
second single TO an unguarded spot in
right field.
The Score.