New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-15
Gov. Tener Throws Out
First Ball of Game That
Brings Flatbush Joy.
REULBACH RULES WITH
IRON HAND ON MOUND
While Snap and Dash of His
Team Mates Make Robbie Idol
of BROOKLYN FandOm.

Governor John kinley Tener, OF Penn
sylvanla. president OF the National
League. threw out the first ball at Eb-
bets Field yesterday aftrnoon and Off
cially opened the fight for the National
League pennant in Brooklyn.
Twelve thousand fans rase in their
seats to below applause as the ball
few straight and true into the waiting
COVE OF Ed Ruebach.
For the benefit OF those who do not
know, Governor Tener had long since
learned the art OF accurate throwing for.
in 1889 he pitched for the old Chicago
Cubs. Gevornor Tener is the first ball
player to be elected president of the Ma
tional League.
Having completed that Formally. the
Governor sat back i'm his seat and
watched the Superbas down the whoop-
ing Braves by score OF to Q
Uncle" Wilbur Robinson won his place
in the heart OF Brooklyn fandom In no
uncertain manner lie sent him team out
on the field ready TO start the season
with rush. Snap and dash was de-
picted in every move The men hit the
ball flush on the nose. and ran the bases
like chamvions, and fought every inch.
Not since the pennant winning com
binaton OF 1879 and 1900, the halcyon days
Of baseball in the City Of Churches, has
Brooklyn team played such baseball.
1t was no wonder. then, that the fans
were jubiant and that the face OF the
genial Charles II. Ebbets was wreathed
in smiles when Dick Egan caught Grit
hth's screaming line drive for the final
out OF the game
on the broad shoulders Of Ed Reubacn,
who as member OF the Chicago Cubs
held the Detroit Tigers to one hit in the
worlds series in 1909, rests much Of the
glory for the day. True. the swarthy
skinned veteran did not finish the game.
He was relieved by x. J. Pfeffer. the re-
cruit, in the eighth inning. at which time
the game was safe In the bat bag
Reulbach was n lion in the fight. and
lie used his power mercilessly. For SIX
innings he moved down the Braves, al
lowing them paltry trio Of hits, which
he scattered most judiciously. base on
balls and an error by Dick Egan allowed
another Brave to breathe the rarefied at
mosphere OF first base. Only one OF these
men. G. Tyler, the Boston pitcher. eX-
plored the dark fastness of second.
And then in the seventh. with the score
TO in his favor, Ed let down oit'
Instantly the weird chant OF the war
dance was heard on the Boston pench
and the snarlIng warriors hit the pain
Nor were they turned back until two runs
were counted Six hits in all were pIucked
from Reulbach.
Pfeffer was n bit nervous when he took
his place on the rubber He was decidedly
off In his control, but he pulled himself out
Of difficulty in mastery style. The chances
offered by three hits and two bases on
balls were lost upon Boston for lack o. a
telling punch at opportune moments.
\ stlckler for the proprieties attendant
upon baseball openings, be they special
or ordinary. Colonel Ebbets saw that noth-
ing was left undone TO make the day one
to be remembered. There was. OF course,
the traditional parade OF the teams. BY
way OF variety. however the men formed
I'm front Of the flagstaff in centre field,
and while the band bared forth the star
Spangled Banner" Old Glory was waited
to the chilly April breeze.
The flag raising over. the players
marched back TO the plate. and the band
PLAYED This Is the Life" The Braves
formed along the third base line while
the Superbas. making a bold showing In
their glistenug white uniforms. striped
with narrow black. lined UP on the path to
first base. They saluted Robinson, and
then broke ranks to practise. No opening
would be complete without a floral horse
shoe, and "Robie' received one OF giant