The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-15
OPENERS IN A. |,
Walter johnson Pitches q Shut
out for Washington.
Chicago and st. Louis Browns
Play 13 Innings.

Washington, April 15.-President
Wilson, several members of his cabi-
net and a huge crowd saw Washing
ton defeat New York by a score of z
to in the opening game of the base
ball season here Wednesday. The
president began the game by throwing
the first ball to Umpire Evans. With
Secretaries Bryan, Lane, Daniels and
Garrison, he remained throughout the
game and warmly applauded the best
| plays. Walter Johnson celebrated the
opening by pitching shutout game.
The score: r. H E.
New York. -. 900 900 1000 2 3
Washington. 100 100 III II
Batteries: johnson and Ainsmith =;
WARRIOR and Sweeney.
.ns Summary a, Two base hit-Ain-
rifice hits-Milan, Shanks, Moeller.
Sacrifice flies-Foster, Williams Nor
gan. Stolen bases-High CD. Dou-
BILE play-Cook and Pipp. Left on
Bases on errors-New York, 1; Wash
ington, 2. Hit by pitcher-By War
hop (Morgan). First base on balls
Off Warhop, 4; off johnson, g..
Time-1:42 Umpires-Evans and
Mullaney.
Philadelphia 2, Boston o.
Philadelphia, April 15.-Herb Pen
mock was in such wonderful form in
the opening championship game be-
tween Philadelphia and Boston here
Wednesday afternoon that the latter
team not only was shut out by to O.,
but it was not until two men were out
in the ninth inning that the visitors
made their lone hit of the contest.
Then Hooper bounced single over
Pennock's head. Lajoie made des
perate try for the ball, but he could
not hold it with one hand and Pen
mock lost his chance for a no-hit
mark.
The score: r. H. E.
Philadelphia =. 900 900 2o.-2 o
Batteries: Shore and Cady; Schang
and Pennock.
Summary: Stolen bases-Speaker,
Walsh. Earned runs-Philadelphia
2: Sacrifice hit-Walsh. Double
Bases on balis-off Shores. q; off IF
Pennock, 1. Struck out-By Shore.
8; by Pennock, 4. Passed balls
Cleveland 5; Detroit 4.
Detroit, Mich, April 15.-Detroit
fielded miserably while unable to hit
Mitchell OPPORTUNITY and Cleveland
won the opening game of the season
Chapman's high fly in the first inn
ing, thus making an error on his first
fielding chance of the year. Mitchell
was at his best when men were on
bases.
The score: R.H.E.
Cleveland 100 o1 3oo-5 i
Detroit 900 100 OOO-1 6
Batteries: Mitchell and O'Neill:
Boland. Covelskie and Baker and
Stanage.
Summary: Two base hits-Kava-
nagh. Crawford. Bases on balls-Off
Cove1skie, 2; off Mitchell 8. Struck
out-By Covelskie, 3; by Boland /;
by Mitchell, 5. Umpires-O'Loughli
and Hi1debrand.
Chicago Z; St. Louis 6.
st. Louis, Mo-, April 15.-Chicago
and st. Louis opened the American
league season here Wednesday in a
thirteen inning game, which the Wis
itors won, Z to 6. In the last inning,
F'ournier's triple brought in Brief and
Schalk, who had singled. On the fol-
lowing out, Fourier came in with the
winning run of the game In the
same inning ST. Louis also took on
new life and scored twice, but fell a
short run of tying the score again
The score: r. H. E.
Chicago =. 100 600 o2o o1os-7 IS
ST. Louis. 800 900 900 O1O 2-6 1
Batteries: Cicotte, Faber, Jasper,
Scott and Schalk; Perryman, Weilman
and Agnew and Severoid.
Summary: Two base hits-Quin-
Ian, Breton. Three base hit-Four-
nier. Home run-Brief. Bases on
ba1ls-Off Jasper, L; off Scott, 4; off
Wellman, 2. Struck out-By Scott, 3
by Jasper, 4; by Weilman, T. UNI
pireS-Dineen and Nallin