The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-04-13
GIANTS AND
YANKS GIVEN
SOUND JOLT
Pittsburgh outcIassed When
Cardinals Start Off
With Victory
RY YARRY.

but yesterday afternoon.
Parties in his honor were staged
in eight more or less metropolitan
villages.
Some Of the parties were sur
prise parties.
Both the Philadelphia National
League Club and tho Philadelphia
American League Club came out
Victorious. While this may be the
last Of Philadelphia victories for
the season, the fact remains the
opening. day was quite successful.
out In st. Louis the Pittsburgh
Pirates! got away to a left handed
start, the Cardinals beating them
all oyer the field. When the club.
bling had been completed It was
Announced that the official final
HScore was 10 to 1. The Pirate
manager extended congratulations
10 the st. Louis leader for being
Kind enough to permit the
"SmokesH to have one run. Ono
much better than nothing. you
understand.
Wilbur Cooper was on the hill
' for the Pirates and the southpaw
ace did not seem to have much.
The Cardinals touched him up for
eleven hits, including a home run
by Hornsby and a couple Of other
extra base wallops. Mokan, play
ing right field for Pittsburgh, car
ftedRthe burden Of the hitting for
the Gibsonites. getting th:ee OF the
seven hits registered by the Pr.
ates. Over 1900 people paid to
see the affair, and went home de-
claring that the Cardinals would
be in the world series II nothing
happened TO prevent them.
Gooch who is slated TO take
Sefnidt's place behind the bat for
Pittsburgh, caught a good game,
hut the moral OF, the club is not
right without the greatest catcher
ii the league on the Job. Schmidt
iBsa holdout and 1t Is uncertain II
he will come into the fold this
season.
New York Teams
TWAS a poor day for the Greater
New York section. Tho team from
The Flatbush section. otherwise
known as the Brooklyn Dodgers.
made a dismal afternoon for the
Polo Grounds fans by knocking off
the clan McGraw, 4 to 8 in a pitch
ing battle between Reuther and
Neht. New York made more hits
than Brooklyn and also more er-
rors hut the Dodgers got tho ver-
ditto on runs. Over $4,000 people
turned out at Washington yester-
day afternoon to see the Ruth.
less" yankees get necked by the.
Senators 8 to 5 IN a free hitting
game! President Harding threw
out the first ball and kept his own
score, which Is said to have furn-
ished him nearly as much exercise
and recreation as playing eighteen
holes OF gollut.
Alexis the Great
Grover Cleveland Alexander was
on 3the mound for the Cubs yester.
day when they put the can opener
on the lid in Cincinnati. Owing to
the fact that Alexis right arm was
quite nifty, the final score was Z
to 8 in favor Of Chicago. Neale
made two hits and scored a run
for the Reds. The Boston Braves
were quite easy picking for the
Philadelphia National League
bunch. 1t was opening day In the
Quaker City and they turned in a
\ real surprise by walloping the
Braves Z toll. Bespectacled Lee
Meadows was entirely, too much
for the high brows from Boston,
allowing but four hits. Over In
Boston town, tho Macks picked to
win last place in the American
League failed to live up to the adj
vance dope when they downed the
Red sox 8 to 2. Two errors in the
seventh frame permitted tho
RMaGks to jump out in, front.
Very cool weather which kept
many fans at home prevailed at
Cleveland yesterday. The Indians,
In Keeping with the weather, gave
Detroit a very cool Reception, set
ting them down Z TO 4. JMcInnis,
playing his first game for Cleve-
land, made a great showing, get.
ting a single. a double and a triple.
ST. Lpus defeated Chicago 3 TO
2 in well played game.
The Association
The American Association sea
son opened yesterday with three
Of the four games played going
into extra innings. Columbus de.
feated Milwaukee S to 4 after four
teen innings; Kansas City defeat.
ed Toledo@5 to 4 in ton innings;
st. paul shutout Indianapolis 0 to
Q in the regulation nine rounds.