The Washington herald., 1911-04-22
NEW YORK is BLANKED
IN FIRST OF SERIES
Yankees Forced to Take Count on Opening of Season
in Gotham-Groom Allows But Six
HitS-ScOre | to O.

New York, April N.-Flowers,. smiling
skies, music, and the plaudits of the pop
ulace-al these things. in opulent stacks.
were piled before Prince Hal Chase, heir
apparent to the throne Of American
League champions, this afternoon, when
he made his first appearance of the 1911
season with his Highlanders on their ma
tive heath.
Then that vacillating hussy that some
folks call Fortune turned right around
and hung the one really desirable adorn-
meht of the occasion-the same being the
laurel wreath of victory-about the neck
OF the surprised ]. McAleer. of Wash
ington, who bad brought along his
statesmen for the purpose of butchery
&c provide a Gotham holiday.
The score was l to 0. and among those
present when the big jolt took place was
Russell Ford, star pitcher of the cham
pion chasers. He opened for the Hilltop
clan and went through eight innings. but
the very first inning out of the package,
when the first two men up cracked him
for hits, was sufficient to make his home
coming a mournful thing and TO set him
IN with Christy Mathewson, Ed Walsh,
Chief Bender, Jack Coombs. and the
other occupants of the baseball hall of
fame who have gone bump on their
initial outs.
Nevertheless, 1t was a great opening.
After the opening it was not quite so
great, particularly for the crowd. which
had to set there and see the Yanks take
the Washington dust, and at the same
time hear rumors of the terrible holo-
caust over Philadelphia way.
The boy-manager was the hero of the
occasion, as was BETTING. too. When he
zane out upon the field for the first time
the crowd arose and kept time to his
Itep with cheers. When he went to bat
In the opening inning a large concourse
II people approached bearing a gigantic
basket of flowers.
The young chief appeared a bit fab
oergasted when this floral torrent was
followed by the players Of both the Wash
ngton and New York clubs, and they
clustered about him as he stood at the
plate. caps in hands and heads close to-
yether while somebody muttered words.
Empires Connolly and Mullin were also
the throng.
Chase Cracks Out Single.
Then after the flowers had been fer
ded into the background Chase violated
Ill precedent by smashing a single out
oward Germany Schaefer's country.
de should have famed out, according TO
he rules. Later he made a circus catch
which shut of runs.
1t was a glorious day-a bit chilly to-
yard the fag end Of the proceedings, but
bright and cheerful at the hour of the
opening, $3.50.
Al $50, with the photographers massed
n grim array about the front approach,
:ity Chamberlain Hyde arose, and. as the
sameras clicked madly. he heaved a
,rand new ball into the outstretched
alon of Umpire Connolly.
The close score would indicate an ex-
hting game-it was the reverse WASH
ngton got away flying, and New York
couldn't wallop base hits into the doors
II opportunity which opened on them
.af a dozen tim IS during the afternoon
fhey got plenty of men on bases-and
eft them there.
In addition to that, the thin Robert
broom was twirling grand ball. In fact.