Evening star., 1943-04-22
5000 in Stands
AsLa:Guardia
HurIs First Ball
Wynn Gives First
Hit of Come in.
Fifth Inning
BY BURTON HAWKINS,

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By BURTON HAWKINS,
Star stan Correspondent.
NEW YORK, April 22-Before
the smallest opening day crowd in
the history OF New York baseball,
the Washington Nationals met the
Yankees here this afternoon, fol-
lowing ceremonies in which Mayor
Fiorello La Guardia threw out the
first ball. Fewer than 5000 spec
tators were in the stands.
The Mats were leading, 4 to 3, as
the game went into the last half Of
the ninth inning. ..
FIRST INNING.
WASHINGTON-Clary flied to
Keller. Case popped to Stirnweiss.
Borham tossed out Spence.
NEW YORK-Sullivan whipped
out Stirnweiss. Priddy threw out
Weatherly. Keller fouled to Early
-, SECOND INNING.
Observation-Disclosures tossed
out johnson. Vernon took third
strike. Stirnweiss threw our Priddy.
NEW YORK-Gordon famed but
had to be thrown out, Early to
Vernon, when Early dropped a third
strike. Etten was out, Vernon to
Wynn, who covered first. Sullivan
threw out w. Johnson.
... THIRD. INNING.
WASHINGTON - Early walked.
sullivan flied to Weatherly. Wynn
singled to left, Early stopping at
second. Clary hit into a double
play, w., johnson to Gordon to-
Etten. g
NEW YORK-Sullivan went far
to his left for a fine stab of Dickey's
grounder and threw him out. Lin
dell flied to r. johnson. Bonham
famed.
FOURTH INNING.
WASHINGTON. = Case flied to
Weatherly. Spence grounded out to
Etten. r. johnson tapped in front
of the plate and was thrown out by
Dickey.
NEW YoRK-stirnweiss famed.
Weatherly walked. Keller forced
Weatherly at second, Priddy to Sui
livan. Gordon forced Keller at sec
ond, Sullivan to Priddy.
FIFTH INNING.
WASHINGTON-vernon walked.
Priddy flied to Keller. Early singled
to right, sending Vernon to third
Vernon scored as Sullivan forced
Early at second, w. johnson to Cor
don. When Gordon threw wild past
first base, Sullivan continued to sec
ond. Wynn flied to Weatherly. One
run.
NEW YORK-Etten singled to
right for the first hit of Wynn. w.
johnson walked. Dickey fouled to
Early. Lindell singled to center,
scoring Etten and sending w. john
son to third. Lindell continued to
second on Spence's throw to the
plate. Bonham took a third strike.
Stirnweiss singled of Clary's glove,
scoring W. johnson and sending
Lindell to third. Priddy threw out
Weatherly. Two runs.
SIXTH INNING.
WASHINGTON-Clary flied to
Weatherly. Case beat out a grounder
to Stirnweiss. Spence forced Case
at second, Gordon to Stirnweiss.. R.
johnson took third strike
NEW YORK - Keller flied to
Spence. Gordon walked. Etten
forced Gordon, Priddy to Sullivan.
w. johnson lined to Case.
SEVENTH INNING.
WASHINGTON-Vernon popped
TO Gordon. Priddy singled to CEN
ter. Early popped to Dickey. Sulli-
van took third strike
NEW YORK-Dickey singled to
left. Dickey took second as Priddy
threw out Lindell. Bonham fouled
to Vernon. Sullivan threw out
Stirnweiss.
EIGHTH INNING.
WASHINGTON w. johnson
threw out Wynn. Stirnweiss threw
out Clary. Case was safe when
Stirnweiss fumbled his grounder
Case stole second. Spence singled
to center, scoring Case. r. johnson
flied to Lindell. One run.
NEW YORK-Clary whipped out
Weatherly. Keller was out. Vernon
to Wynn, who covered first. Cor
don hit home run into the lower
left-field stands. Etten walked.
w. johnson fouled to Early. One
run.
NINTH INNING.
WAsHINGToN-vernon walked.
Priddy famed. Early fouled to
Dickey. Sullivan singled to left,
Vernon stopping at second. Moore
batted for Wynn and singled to CEN
ter, scoring Vernon and sending Sui
Ivan to third. Clary doubled to left,
scoring Sullivan, Moore stopping at
third. Murphy replaced Bonham on
the mound for New York. Case
fouled to w. johnson. Two runs.