The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-24
RED SOX ROUT
YANKS, 10 TOO
Worlds Champions, Mays in
Box, Make Merry at Polo
Grounds Opening.
10000 PERSONS ATTEND
Schang, With 4 Hits and Ruth
With Home Run and Single,
Aid In Defeat Of Locals.
ny FREDERICK q. IIER

ny FREDERICK G. LIEB.
The 1919 American League season was
usnered In with hip hip! hooray on
the Polo Grounds yesterday. and everv.
.nihg was hno and dandy but the yam
KEGS The largest crowd that has flocked
10 iankee opening since the American
League invaded this town was out for
the Tray. the weather man provided n
brand OF climate seldom furnished for
New York opening, the band played
nlerliiy' Aomlrals and Generals were In
ths stands, and everybody was on hand
TO give the Yankees one of the grandest
whoopings up they ever received.
BUT how long can one whoop It up for
= tehow who Is taking n terrific lam
oasting? Had the sympathy OF the fans
peen with the worlds champion Red
Sox those present would have had op-
portunities aplenty to exercise their
lungs. Tho proud Bostonlans made the
Yanks jump through hoops, stand on
their heads and play dead, and COM
pieted the entertainment by scoring six
runs on the locals in the ninth inning
Boston 10, Yankees 0 was the score OF
the Higgins rout In Harlem Yesterday
IN the first brush with an American
League foe this year
AFTER their triumphal training march
Tanks bowled over daily during the last
fortnight with monotony most dis
dressing to G. Ebbets and w. Robinson.
ostter things we're expected from the
Tanks in their 1919 inaugural. But
Carl Mays, the stocky. under handed
pitcher OF the Sox. throttled the local
sluggers in the first inning and never
let UP thereafter. Only four Yanks got
to Carl for hits, and no Yankee ever
got past second base.
Ruth and schang Help.
Then Babe Ruth and wally Schang
dh their best to make II a sad after
noon for the Yankees and their sup
porters True to his reputation. Ruth
poled out home run in his FIRST time
up, but 1t was a tainted effort The
hit was an ordinary single. though 1t
sailed over second base like a cannon
shot. 1t took high bound as It came
out to Duffy Lewis, cleared his head and
rolled to the fence. Ruth was purposely
passed in the eighth, and closed with
single in the ninth. He scored two runs
and knocked in two.
0chang was the real Boston thumper.
He got to Mogridge for three doubles
and a single. Schang broke his bat on
his NTH attempt. and his new bat had
no luck. He struck out
"A crowd Of 10000 witnessed the
downfall OF the Higgins outfit. 1t was
by far the best opening the Yankees
ever have known from a financial stand
point Harry Sparrow declared 1t was
the biggest money opening in New
York's baseball history. Tho Giants
but the Giants always send out great |
many opening day invitations There /
was very little paper In the Yankee !
crowd yesterday. though several thou |
sand sailors from the battle feet were |
present as the guests OF the MANAGE
rnent The section in the grandstand be- |
hind third base was roped on for such
service men as were guests OF the club.
and there was quite bit of khaki scat
tered among the blue CARRIED gobs.
No Parade OF Players.
Most Of the usual patriotic frills went
with the opening. though there was no
parade Of players or nag raising. Old
Glory was floating from the centre feld
fagpole when tho gates were opened.
Before the game Msjor-Gen. Thomas
Barry, commander of the Department OF
the East and Rear Admiral Harry Huse
Of the battle fleet. accompanied by their
respective STATS. marched across the
field. escorted by Col. Jacob Rupert and
Lieut.-Col. II. L. Huston. the Yankee
owners, and Robert Moran. President OF
the Board OF Aldermen.
Moran then pitched the first ball He
made a splendid peg to old Eagle Eye
Tommy Connolly. Connolly tossed the
ball out TO George Mogridge, who pitched
over a strike. and the crowd had one of
its few chances TO exult. But II was one
Of those sportsmanship strikes which
opening batters let go by so that a new
souvenir ball may be presented to the
Mayor or Alderman who officiates.
Hooper Gets First Hit.
When Mogrdge threw the next ball
Hooper was not 30 polite. He swung
from the shoulder and drove a clean
single into right field for the first hit of
the year. Barry tried to sacrifice, but
Mogridge picked up his bunt and forced
Hooper at second. Jack advanced to
second on a wild pitch. Strunk popped
TO Peckinpaugh, and then big Babe
Ruth. the pride of the Boston stable.
came up. He smashed a fierce drivs
right through the heart of the pitchers
box and 1t sped on to the outfield. Lewis
vas crouched for II. but the ball cleared
his shoulder He never touched II, and
before Duffy could bring the sphere back
to the infeld Ruth had followed Barry
over the plate.
Those two runs gave Boston the upper
hand and the Sox never let go. Mog-
ridge pitched better against the cham
pions than the score would show. He
has been Boston's ink pitcher ever since
he came into the league. Prior to yes
terday he won eleven out of fifteen
games from Boston. Last season he
beat them every time he started against
them
Yesterday the Red Sox did their best
TO even up tho account and they almost
succeeded. They cuffed George for
thirteen hits, and they were unlucky
enough for the lanky left handler.
Yankee support Poor.
The Yankee support was very loose,
and most OF the Boston runs could have
been cut off with sharper fielding
Roger Peckinpaugh. Yankee captain. had
perhaps the worst day OF his entire
major league career OF seven grounu
balls hit at him he got one. Three were
charged as errors, and three others were
awarded as bingles to Boston players as
chances too hot or too diticult to handle.
with strict scoring Peck might have
started the season with half >oEen
biunders Peck especially seemed to
have his trouble throwing out Jack
Barry Black Jack got on base on one
of Peck's fumbes, and twice on Peckin-
paugh hits. Barry scored three runs,
hence the extent OF Rogers trRnsgres-
sions may well be realized.
The Yankee outfleld also started of
poorly, Transplanted 10 centre field
Lewis did not play his usual star game.
.r,wica balIa got away from him Ruth's