The Washington herald., 1918-04-16

T. HN.su nv HuG AAlA1Ct was Naolg
.',,- O.. -standing instance Of the fea-
lures that are always booked for these
openings. SerEt Marshall, an Amer
fean boy who has seen active service
in the limelights Of mo Mans Land"
made the address for the purchase Of
the bonds. Although his talk was a
short one. It was to the point and
had a punch In every line. Following
closely on Sergt. Marshall's address
game an areial appeal from Capt
Resnati. OF the Italian aviation feet.
Can't. Resnatfs liberty bond appeal
was that of dropping liberty bond
posters from an aeroplane not nifty
Yards above the athletes OF both
teams tOiling in our national pas
time.
Commissioner Brownlow was asked
to pinch hit for the President. The
honor of tossing out this first ball
proved Commissioner Brownlow
was far off form. as Eddie Ain
smith. the receiver. was forced to
take it on the second hop
1t was almost a foregone conclu-
sion that Griffs Nationals would
turn back the Yankees in this open
ing day classic. as it has always
been the proper thing for the Ma
EAOn4A6 70 Win the AuAlAdA NOhlCSl-
But someone had wished in a jinx
on both Griffith and his mainstay
hurler, Walter johnson, as the
Yankees took kindly to his offer
ings and gathered more base blows
off his delivery than are usually
gathered during the weary summer
months.
1t Is not the fact that Walter is
so far out of shape. as ii is the fact
that the said breaks of the ma
tional pastkne were entirely against
. the local clansman. Any American
League hurIer that stands up under
the driving powers Of Wee Miller
Huggins' Gothamites will surely
realize that he has been in a ball
game
This Manhattan tribe lived up to
all expectations in their initial ap-
pearanee in the championship race
and pounded the slants of the
smoke ball king for a fare-you-well
in this opening. as not only eleven
base blows were obtained off the
delivery OF the Kansas cyclone. but
his wildness had a tendency to place
some one in the battle pathways in
each inning but the fifth.
In one session Grifrs crew became
a trfie peeved and they went to
the delivery Of Lefty Mogridge to
stseh an extent that he was relieved
Of the afternoons burden by Allen
Russell. who took up the burden
with the bases loaded. 1t was the
spiral falls and the shutting on o;
the engine by Capt. Resnati. the
Italian aviator. that no doubt upset
tl south-paw fiinging of this Yam
BE-. hurler. Russell never seemed
.3el the pressure under which he
VS. asked to take up the burden,
as single by ShanIcs in the eighth.
one man down. was the only
arrangement mark upon his delivery
during the five and one-thire in
nihgs which he toiled.
Early starts in all lines are known
10 be somewhat of a hobby of Miller
Hugnins and this Wee Miller never
held back for a second yesterday.
as his tribe just stepped in to the
big trains slants in the first frame
for enough solid base whacks to put
across a couple of runs. Again in
the third they added two more tall
lies to their total by. again hitting
cleanly to place these markers across
the counting-dish-
This fourth session. which proved
a nightmare for Mogridge, can be
named as the only one in which the
Nationals proved contenders, as four
solid whacks resulted in a trio regis
-tering at the dish.
Huggins' crew placed the game be-
yond the reach of the local team when
they pushed two more tallies over in
..sE ighth session.
n Ter opened the way for the Yam
L,.1 Al
rt ne first by singing to left neld.
Fratt popped up, but Pipp beat out
field hit and both runners scored
when Baker sent a sIashing. drive to
center that placed both runners across
the pan -
In the third the Yanks obtained a
little Of the brc.axs as Pratt and Pipp
successfullyfsingle with no one down.
RskRr followed with a clout to right
field which scored Pratt. The home
run king was caught mapping on FIRST
base and was chased down between
the bags, but Johnny Lavan made a
wild heave to the plate in an effort
to catch Pipp and both runners ar
rived safely.
With one down in the fourth Milan
drew free transportation and halted
at the far corner after successful sin
giles BY Shanks and Judge. Ray Nor
gan then forced the Tennessee flyer
at the plate, but Johnny Lavan beat
out a single through the box, pushing
Shanks across with the Nationals first
tally. Eddie Ainsmith hit to center
and judge and Morgan counted with
The final taliies registered by Grft-
ith's clan.
These Gothanites placed the game
Z beyond reach OF the locals in the
eighth. when Hannah was passed
Russell hit down the third-base line,
-outguessing Foster on this scratch
base blow. GilhooIey doubled to left.
This blow Jumped past Foster as he
came In for a sacrifice and Just as
shanks was about to trap IT on the
first hop IL reboundedsover his should
er. Hannah easily reached the plate.
but Russell was relayed out, from
Howard to Lavan to Ainsmfth Elmer
Miller followed with a scratch single
that counted Gilhooley.
The Nationals threatened with one
dosfn in the eighth. when Shanl<s OBJ
tanned his third blow Of one day and
Judge and Morgan were passed, but
Dr. Layan and Ainsmith were not
equal 10. the occasion. leaving this
trio stranded on the sacks. A late
raip was attempted when Bert Shot
ton drew the free issue In the ninth.
but Eddie Foster grounded fnfo a