The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-13

A.. Louis NJ Cleveland.
Detroit a. Chicago.
Tho big stir Of yesterdays baseball
game at the Polo Grounds. New Works
opening game here of the American
League championship season. was in the
seventh inning. The Yankees did all
their scoring In that inning. did all their
hitting OF consequence In that inning.
and Simultaneous with isolated exhibi-
ton of offensive strength on the part OF
the Yankees. the 10000 spectators who
traced the game made the most OF their
opportunity to yell.
Tho Yankees broke out with two runs
IN the seventh inning. Those two rum
were not sufficient. The Washingtons
won the game. : to 9. The w~ashingtons
snade their runs one at a time. bu; three
different times. The last time was in
the eleventh inning. The 1916 pepnant
season in New York was wrenched
open with an extra inning battle. an
extra inning battle prolonged two eras
beyond the customary nine.
II was with slightly more II 10000
persons looking on and on a day touched
with lingering winter that the Yankees
and their Washington adversaries.
guided by the veteran Griffith. o to
the ennan road. Sheriff smith was
selected to attend to the inextinguishable
custom Of throwing on the ball. and he
made a poor Job OF it-didn't get II 10
RAY Caldwell. the New York pitcher. on
the ny. Aside from this ceremony the
day was devoted entirely to a business
like opening.
Warm Greetias for Naskees.
No Yankee team ever was greeted
~o al
York team of American League afilia-
ton EVER came In for moro spontaneous
support from the stands. As for the
attendance. Il was good. but nothing re-
marsablc. 7. would have been better on
a warmer day.
The washingtons played a better
game than the Yankees. better from the
first ball pitched and better In all de-
tails. what they did not excel the
Yankees in. however. was In aggressive.
ness. Their play was more skilful. but
no more spirited. They were more re.
sourceful-they had more means at hand
TO conduct their attack. they were much
more successful at getting on base. and
the main reason why the Yankees didn't
reach base as often n why they could
not unfold the o OF attack or the
washIngtons' was because OF the sterling
pitching Of Walter Johnson.
Griffith's pitching paragon had one
shaky ming in which ne was bSlted Tor
three singles. but in the other ten he
was invincibie. and the Yankees were
seldom on bases. He struck out ten men
he had splendid control OF his fast ball
and hall with the quick break. and he
smiled the leather over the plate In ten
innings out OF eleven in q workmanliks
and battling way. which made II an up
hill day and a day Invested OF rosiness
for the Yanks.
Walter the Great swung In on another
season AS II he intended to make IL a
big one and as II his career was all be
fore him. Ray Caldwell was not as
steady nor as capable as johnson. The
washinetonan outpitched the slim star
He was in trouble much less often. but
u there was such a thing as a maxi
s0m OF effectiveness in proportion &c
number of opposing hits Caldwell had
n. With all the many Washlngtonans
On bases, Caldwell was hard TO score on
Winning Run Not Earned.
The nine hits mn Caldwell would not
nave netted any more run than the f1v'
on Johnson II the formers support had
been as Trim and tidy az Johnson's. The
Washington run in tho eleventh inning
was not earned. Joe Gedeon muffed q
VIoNt ~ III u y pldg dUu Nv CEIo
led to the run. This wal the only mis-
play that mattered. The Washington,
PLAYED without an error. There wa.
nothing snowy about their fielding, bu
II was adequate. with . winning mum
her of runs with clean n steady de
fence and with n pitching and a con
siderable variety to their attack. the!
were for the day an efficient ball club.
John Franklin Baker was the big CUR
- A.. VT Ia TN~- -.
but Baker did capitally and. most sat
is~factory of all. performed in a name,
60 indicate that his year away from biJ
league circles had not stalled him In tn,
least. He made ~ sharp hit. ant
pla. I'd generally a II up to a year o
as good baseball 70 he ever put forth II
the haicyon days OF the old Athletics.
Baker received the most cordial vel
come of anybody on the field. Caldwell
and Lee Magee came next, while on tn,
Washington side applause was reserve,
for Johnson. that Il. formal applause
Among the newcomers on Grinfth's e
was a youth OF sunny disposition an,
scrobatic antics named Carl Sawyer. II,
threw somersaults. played donkey an,
hsh outclowned Nick Aitrock. who 4
still around. and IL no cares to know Il
funnier than the new man when h cut
loose.
just COuIdn't See the nall.
Several Of the New York batttrs wer,
a. children In the hands OF Johnson, an,
lhe most childrenlike OF these were Frit
Naisel and Walter Pipp. Peckinpaugl
was close up. Eight Of the ten strike
puts Effected by Johnson were recorde,
ny Ma'rel. Pipp and Peck. They couldn'
see tho bah. and not having had an,
prsctios IN that line couldn't locate il b.
ear.
Tho emotions of the fans went througI
.. trying first inning. Ray Caldwell be
san by passing Ray Morgan four straigh
balls without one being over. Eddie III,
Toet.r relieved that situation by trun
ding TO Bake and zip cling. the bal
hurtled from Baker to Gedeon to Pip
Tor "a double play.
Enter Clyde Milan. who. like anothe
great centre fielder. was born in rexa,
Milan CAV one nf Caldwelis pitches
terrible knock. lie jolted 1t into tn
deepest part of the right field gran,
stand lie trotted around with IA HON
run as tho reward of his fvst effort u
the year with the scRntiing, and tina
n4sEsALL TO-DAY. EsBETs HEIL