The Washington herald., 1916-04-21
NOTES OF THE GAME

Oh. Ed: where's Jerry7
Play ball-and they did.
Maybe those Nationals can't hit
Just ask those Yankee pitchers
we were off with rush and never
headed.
How about that great Yankee Wreck
ing Crew
Everything that could happen in a ball
game took place
Among those present was President
woody Wilson, and bride.
Besides the Chief and Secret Service
men there was some 1900 other local
rams, in the gathering
AT seven minutes past two, johnson
heaVed the first ball to the plate and
It was ball.
On the second try, Johnson offered
Maisel one to his liking and he sent a
long fly to Danny Moeller in left field.
Gilhooley then looked Walters delivery
over and was granted life, the first to
reach first base on the home grounds.
Lee Magee, the former Federal League,
boy manager, was given a big hand on
his first trip to the plate. but after foul
ing Off three balls. the best he did was
TO damage his batting average by flying
to Schanks.
Frank Baker the Maryland farmer.
after soaring the crowd, by taking few
'aNaNN9 S"APco al hOISt iiluS
easy grounder to Joe Judge at the initial
sack.
Danny Moeller. the Rochester Rambler.
meet the first ball pitched by HSeating
on the nose and set 1t sailing to left
center for two bases. Danny brought the
crowd to its feet with his hitting ano
was given big hand on his other trips
to the plate.
Joe Gedeon, the former National and
the nlQVar XNhOpn ~ s.lakt
ed during the Federal League peace pact,
was first to fan the wind on the local
grounds before Walter Johnson. THE
same old joe was what the bleachers
handed the speed merchant from New
York"
In the second inning when Walter Pipp,
the former Catholic University first
sacker, came to the bat he was greeted
with cheers. but when one of Johnson s
bat and he tried to fool Umpire Connol-
ly by claiming he was hit on the hand
and paraded to the initial sack he was
greeted with jeers.
Although Walter Pipp famed the air
in his, first trip to the plate he came
back strong in his second issue by driv-
ing out one for two bases which was
the first hit registered of johnson.
Just to show local fans that he had not
lost his batting eye Walter johnson, in
the fifth, hit one to the Vacuum Cup
Tires sign in right center field for three
bases.
Ray Morgan. the watch charm second
sacker. of the Nationals, was given the
biggest hand of any of the local players
when he came to the bat on his first oc-
casion on the home grounds Heating
passed the local second baseman and he
was the first to be thrown out in at
tempting to steal
Frank Baker made a great stop in
the second inning when he held Rippr
Williams to a single in a sashing driva
down the third base line. Baker got his
bare hand on the ball and was handed
plenty of applause.
Our dandy captain, George Mcbride,
obtained one of his hits when he at
tempted to lay down a bunt in the sec
ond inning. The ball started out and
rolled back on the foul line, going within
five feet of third base before making
UP its mind to turn in toward the grass,
while Heating. Baker. Nunamaker and
Umpire Connolly watched its progress
In the sixth inning Eddie Foster
grabbed ahOld OF one of Loves fast
ones and sent it between Gilhooley and
Maisel. both chasing after the ball. When
the dust cleared away Foster was safely
at the plate and by the way he grabbed
hold OF a suit of clothes, few shirts
and hat along with an automobile tire
What will Fatima do with the tire as no
one ventured a car on this first home
run proposition?