The Washington herald., 1919-04-24
Heard and Seen at
Yesterdays Inaugural
Attendance-omcially. 1902.

| Attendance-Omcia 13,Os2.
We had to send to France for
Sergt. Mike Menosky to score the
only run of the game. Mike set
sail for home like a deer when
"Fatima" Fosters hit caromed off
Dugan's glove in the thirteenth.
Gen. Peyton March. pinch-hitting
for President Wilson. threw out the
ball to umpire Bill Dineen that
opened the 1919 season in the Cap
ital City.
Foxy Griff and smiling Connie
Mack were photographed by the
army of photographers present just
before the battle started.
Uncle Nick Altrock made a circuit
of the outfield on the auto truck
which opened the Victory Loan
drive at the Florida Avenue bail
iwick. In front of the grandstand
Nick exhorted those present to loan
their money to help buy the peace
of nations.
Jim O'Day oficiated at the raising
of the flag while the band played
the star Spangled Banner"
Harry Hunt, of Central High
School fame, was among those pres
ent and stuck close to the loan drive
auto.
Morris Shannon hit the first ball
Walter pitched to Milan for an out.
Kopp was issued the first free trans
portation by Johnson.
George Burns was the first to sue
cumb to Walters speed when he
struck out in the first inning.
The Old Fox invited the overflow
from the right-field pavilion to help
themselves to the boarded seats In
front of the stand.
Sammy Rice. the overseas veteran.
received an ovation from the fans the
first time he stepped up to the plate
in the second inning.
Witt made a nifty catch of Davis
line drive in his first time at bat.
Eddie Foster made a nice stop and
pe, on Roth in the fourth when Fa-
| TINA scooped up his hard drive.
Cy Perkins was robbed of his hit
when Dugan was ruled out by Cm-
nire Owen because he failed to touch
second. Ike Davis was the boy on
the lob when he called for the ball
to make the play. as he watched
Dugan when he cut the bag by two
feet.
George Burns in his second trip to
the plate in the fourth got the first
base hit of Barney" of the 1919 sea-
son.
Foster was the first National to get
a hit off Scott Perry when he singled
to right, and went all the way to
third when Milan hit in the same
territory, but no one could score him
with the old punch.
Joe Judge got picked of first after
getting a walk in the third.
Foster knocked down Dugan's hot
drive over the bag. but could not make
the play, as IT was too hot to handle.
Joe failed TO touch second when he
tried to go to third on Perkins hit to
right field, and was touched out by
! Janvrin.
Maurice Shannon tried to swipe Sec
ond, but was caught by a perfect peg
by Agnew to Hal Janvrin.
Walter johnson was the first Ma
tional to strike out Of the season.
Howard Shanks made the first error
when he allowed Roth's hit to bounce
out of his hands in the eighth.
Third Baseman Thomas. of the Ath-
letics, was the first to hit into a dou-
BILE play in the inaugural.
Ike Davis made a nifty catch after
running nearly to the third-base, pa
vilion for Dugan's foul in the elev-
enth.
After the game the right-field pa
vilion gang went on a rampage and
had an old-fashioned pillow fight. only
they used the cushions to throw out
into the field. then had them returned
by some of the crowd passing out Of
the gate.