New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-11
hon Sits Back and Sees Sem
ators Nose Out Yankees in
a Snappy Game.
nHNSON HAS HANDS FULL
ucconnell the Better Man in
the Box, but One Weak
Inning Works Down
fall of His Team.
ln, Teleeraph b The Trlhunc.

senator's and Representatives, members
4, foreign embassies and twenty-five
.Aousand dycd-in-the-woo fans" bore
,rness. the Washington Senators got off
d, nyng start in the dash for the Amer
.sp League pennant at the expense Of
frank Chance and his band of New York
Yankees here this afternoon.
President Wilson threw out the first
A.n according to custom. and then set
I'D back 10 watch the Senators. with
walter Johnson in the box, battle through
,ipe interesting innings to win by score
d2to /.
one OF the greatest crowds that ever
witnessed a game in this city turned out
"a nav their homage 10 baseball. and that
,bs crowd was not greater was due more
N the lack Of capacity Of the stands than
70 lack Of enthusiasm on the part of the
fans" The Senators Won host Of
,gisnds through their game fight for the
Gag last year. and If Griffith and his men
Al not win the pennant this season II
will not be due to any lack of support.
shortly before 8 O'Clock the President.
his daughter. Miss Eleanor Wilson. and
Joseph p Tumulty. his secretary. escort
al hra Gordon Of Secret Service men. ell
tered the grounds and occupied the Presi-
dsnrs box. a little 10 the right of the
home plate He was riotously cheered by
The crowd. and acknowledged the cheers
BY dofiing his hat on all sides. He was
bundled up in a great fur-lined overcoat
With the collar turned up around his cars.
After tossing out the ball and making
good throw Of II. he settled down TO
spiov the game. lie stayed throughout
The whole nine innings. too and after the
zane autographed several baseballs ior
the players. 4 dyed-in-the-wool baseball
enthusiast himself. the President gener-
ousiy applauded the men, and several
times stood up and cheered particularly
good play or solid hit.
worse day for baseball would be hard
10 imagine. \ cold raw wind out Of the
northeast swept over the field and grand
stand. chilling the spectators and players
10 the marrow. IT was a rare sort or a
dav for a runner 10 pull tendon or
pitcher 10 throw his arm out, but all
escaped any sort Of injury. In the morn
Ing it was dark and heavy rain CLOUDS
threatened 10 break over the city. a
seemed imminent, but the
wind drove the clouds away, and since II
did not rain The game had TO be playea'
Both teams went through a practice
drill which was voted snappy and which
delighted the fans" The players dus
The hall out Of the dirt and grabbed
d cut Of the air to shot it across the dia-
rond Il s if it were in mid-season. At last
he bell rang.
mighty shout went up from the crowd
when Walter Johnson was announced as
he man who would Try TO start the Sena-
tors I'm the right direction. nighucr
roar. however. rose when President VIII
son stood i'm his box and threw the bail
ont IN Johnson. II was good throw. and
ihe game was on.
Had any one the hardihood TO predIct
that George Mcconnell. for it was he VINO
was in the box for the Yankees would
outpi,ch the speed king he might nave
been laughed into silence, but the fact re-
mains that johnson was outpitched IN no
uncertain manner. In fact had McCoh-
nell restrained a wild ambition TO thro"
a perfectly inoffenslve grounder out in the
general direction Of Pennsylvania avenue
The Yankees might have pranced of the
fed victorious. while the Senators WOULD
have tasted the bitter dregs of defeat.
The presence OF the man whom many
declare 10 be the greatest pitcher In the
world to-day had little or no enect u"
the Yankees. They went 10 work win
will, and. hammering him for nine hlts'
we'll scattered IT IS true. got runner
around the circuit Johnson adced 10 HIS
ttbulatons by hitting Bert Daniels VINO
later scored. and by passing a oatsniah'
He found time 10 strike out three men
II vas the same Walter Johnson, VINO
after wabbly start, settled down 10
pace that allowed Of no following sterhiE
frowning on all subsequent attempts TO
score He was however. saved by brilliant
neding on occasion.
Frank Chance was unable 10 lead MS
team 10 battle in the first championship
game. His leg. which he injured IN t"e
exhibition game against the Brooklyn
superbas stin bothers him. ana II tue
present weather continues may be iorceu
70 watch his team do battle from '"o
bench. However. Hal Chase and Roy
Aartzen. who were injured In practiCe
flames. were in the fight. and all did wen.
I'd Sweeney reported with. lame ioo''
but caught out the game IN rare styie'
Mcconnell was the victim Of pure haiu
luck. lie let the Senator'S down WIN "a''
dozen hits. all Of the one-base NaIletS'
one Or Two decidedly scratchy. Ills u" j.
error on Shanks's bunt in the seVen''
inning. which came with. a man on I'rst
and no one out sounded the death Khei'
Of the team. II was followed by sa0r'-
ice bunt which placed the runners on SCI
ond and third and then came the sue sue
by Moeller which won the game. WI"
fine control. Mcconnell walked only one
man. and retired two on strikes. ne ~
Inc Senator's under his thumb uu'inS
every, other inning except the se'e"'"'
but that one lapse was costly enough
The defence Of both teams was aoo'o
ieprodch. for the most part, bui e'''
aided the cause Of both mines. IL wa
late, perhaps. that forced Mcconnell ih'o
making the bobble which resulted III '''o
victory for Washington after an error ~
chick Gsndil had aided and abettea ''o
Yankees In scoring their run in me "'S'
frame.
Harry Wol,er was one Of the pusi'''
nite outnclders Of the day, and he nau
half a dozen chances 10 look after III
centre field. His leg is all right az no
moved clearly By romping far ana WIZ
% gather in hard driven balls Morea"