The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-15
NATIONAL LEAGUE AMERICAN ASSN
Gov. Tener of Pennsylvania
Pitches First Ball at Brooklyn.
Cincinnati Fans Remember
O'Day-9overnOr Cox There.

Brooklyn. N. r., April 15.-The Ma
tional League season was opened here
Tuesday with q hurrah, Governor John
X. Tener of Pennsylvania, president
of the organization, throwing out the
first ball, the cOntesting teams raising
q new American flag, a band playing
and. Brooklyn beating Boston to 2.
There was a presentation OF a monster
horse shoe OF flowers to Manager
Robinson. who pleased the big crowd
of fans by showing them a team ap-
parently far ahead OF last seasons in
aggressiveness and all around work.
They outplayed the visitors in every
bases we'll.
Ruelbach pitched brilliant ball DUR
ing the seven innings he occupied the
box. being taken out when the game
appeared safe. Score: R.H.E
Boston ........ 900 900 2 90 3 4
Brooklyn ..... .O21 40 00'-S IL
Batterics-Tyler. Crutcher and
Whaling. Gawdy; Reulbach. Pfeffer
and Miller.
Two base hits-Crutcher. Wheat.
Smith Three base hits-Daubert.
Bases on sballs-Off Tyler 3; Reul-
bach 1; Crutcher 2; Pfeffer 2. Struck
out-By Tyler 6: by Reulbach 5: by
Pfeffer 1. Umpires-Klem and Hart.
Remembered Hank O'Day.
Cincinnati. April 15.-The Chicago
opening game of the season after play
ing for two hours and eight minutes
in a drizzling rain. The score was III
to /. The rain caused Cheney to lose
control. He allowed eight bases on
balls, made four wild pitches and hit
two men. besides having four hits reg
istered off him. Benton, on the other
hand. appeared to like the wet going
and held the visitors to two hits.
Governor Cox Of Ohio, was the guest
Of the visitors who was formerly leader
of the Cincinnati team, was remem-
bered by friends in the form of a huge
floral offering. which was presented
to him. Score: r. II r
Chicago. 900 900 OO1-1 1
Cincinnati. . go. 900 203 32A-1O 0
Batteries-Cheney. Koestner and Ar
cher; Benton and Clark.
Summary-Two base hit-Groh, Ben
ton. Struck out-Cheney l, Koestner 2.
Benton =. Bases on balls-Cheney 8.
Koestner 1, Benton 6. Umpires-Orth
and Byron.
Traded Players Beat Pirates.
St. Louis, April taxpayers traded
to the St. Louis team during the win
ter by Pittsburg played a prominent
part in the defeat of the latter team
here Tuesday afternoon. score to 1,
in the opening game of the season. 1t
was Chief" Wilson's singing single in
the ninth inning, after two men were
out that sent Art Butler across the
plate with the winning run for the
local contingent. In the first inning
Jack Miller, also with Pittsburg last
year, doubled, scoring Butler from Sec
ond base.
Wonderful fielding both in the in
and out fields held the visiting play
ers to one lone run. Recruit Cruise. in
left field. was the star. getting seven
putouts to his credit. three of which
were sensational running catches over
his head. Butler at shortstop. figured
in several snappy plays. Score:
Pittsburg. .... .010 900 000-1 S 1
St. Louis ............ 100 600 0O1-2 2
Batteries : Adams and Gibson;
Griner and Wingo.
Summary: Two base hits-Miller.
viox. Stolen bases-Butler. Wagner.
Bases on balls-Griner 2; Williams 3.
Struck out-Adams 2; Griner 2. UNI
pires-Rigler and Emslie.
Philllcs Defeated Giants.
Philadelphia, April 15.-Philadel-
phia won from New York in the open
ing game of the National League sea-
son here Tuesday, the final score be-
ing 10 to 1.
In four trips to the plate Captain
Magee secured a base on balls. Two
home runs into the left field bleach
ers and single, his hits driving in
six runs.
new DIX LOOK the leaQ IN the lnlTQ
inning on passes to Meyers and Burns,
MarQuard's sacrifice and Cravath's
muff of F'letcher's fly. Magee's home
run with Byrne on second base in the
fourth inning gave Philadelphia the
lead and the home team had a walk
away after that. MarQuard was sue
ceeded by Fromme IN the seventh, a
total of twelve hits and ten runs hav-
ing been made off "Rube.''
Score: R.HE.
New York ...... OO1 900 0OO-1 o
Philadelphia -. 900 2O4 4O1-1O Is 2
Batteries Fromme and
Meyers; Alexander and Killifer.
Two base hits-Bescher, Byrne, Lo-
bert. Three base hits-Cravath. Home
runs-Magee, 2. Stolen base-Meyers
First base on balls-Off Vanguard 1 !:
Alexander 3. Struck out-MarQuard
1; Fromme 1; Alexander 3. Umpires
-Eason and Quigley.