| Show AMERICAN LEAGUE I Ii I II i OPENS 18 SEASON I AUSPICIOUSLY AT TWO OF ITS PARKS I Notice Who Was Chosen by Miller Mille to Catch Opening Game For New York WASHINGTON l. April 15 The The AmerIcan American Amer Amer- ican league baseball season was opened hero here toda today with a 6 to 3 victory for the New York Americans Americana over Washington of Walter Walter Walter Wal Wal- due largely to the Ineffectiveness Frank Frnnk ter Johnson particularly against three runs runa for tor the Baker R. who drove In I visitors President Wilson lIson who ho usually throws out the first ball b was was' not able to 10 bo be present and und District Commissioner i Louis ouis Brownlow acted In his hll place The of oi tho the thoI the thc raising I only ceremony dremon I American flag nJg while a n band played Ia ed edThe and the tho Hl Banner The Tue Star player stood with heads bared The Tho spectators tors listened listener atten- atten lively to a Liberty loan orator ann ana later cheered d lustily when a n hu huge HURC e Carroni hi- hi plane new Hew over the told field miniature minia minia- ture lure Liberty bt bolls liiS lIs the ft first Inning In Inning In- In New Ne' York took the thc lead In ning and was never headed although inh In th h fourth Inning the tho locals l drove Mog- Mog ridge from the he box Russell stopped the rail rally The score corn I NEW YORK A An AB B It II H ii IO PO A l C rf 5 5 1 I 1 2 0 0 Miller cf 4 4 1 3 3 0 0 l Pratt Prall 4 1 1 1 5 0 iipp Hi Ih C 2 2 13 0 0 Baker 3 3 fl 0 2 0 i 1 0 Bodle Bodie If Jr 1 I 0 0 1 0 0 I as 3 0 U 0 I 1 1 0 Hannah c c. c 3 3 1 1 j 7 0 0 e p p. p 1 1 0 0 0 4 0 p p. p 2 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 Totals 34 34 14 6 G 11 27 1 l 0 5 w WASHINGTON OTO I AB An R It II H PO A E Shotton rf d. I 0 0 1 0 o 0 Foster 5 5 0 0 00 0 2 2 1 Milan lIlan cf cr 3 3 0 0 l 1 0 0 Shanks If Jr 4 1 3 G I 1 0 Judge lb 3 3 1 I 1 9 0 I Morgan 3 3 1 0 3 0 0 Iavan Lavan as 81 4 4 0 1 0 4 1 c c. c 3 3 0 1 3 1 0 Johnson p p. p 1 1 0 0 0 tj 6 0 Acos Acosta ta 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 31 3 1 6 G 27 14 Ii 2 Acosta Aeota batted for or Johnson In ninth Score by innings innings- New nw York 2020 8 2 0 2 0 0 n 0 6 0 6 20 Washington 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 Summary Two base hit hit Sacrifice hits hits Pratt Johnson Double play Baker play Baker to Pratt Prall to Left Len on bases New bases New Nework York ork 9 9 Washington S. S First base on errors- errors New ew York 1 Bases on balls balls ball Off Mog- Mog ridge 1 1 off Russell 6 5 off orr Johnson 6 B. Hits Off JIlts Off 5 In 3 Z 3 2 Innings off ort Russell 1 In 5 3 1 Innings Struck out out out-By By Johnson 2 by Russell 2 Passed ball hall hall-Al n smi t Ii 1 Wi Winning n at n g pitcher r- r e. e Lo Losing ln pitcher pitcher Johnson Red So Sox Sot Win Their I First 1918 Start BOSTON BOSTO- April 15 Ruth Ruth hold Philadelphia Philadelphia Phila Phila- delphia to four hits in as many Innings In the first game of the season hero today to today to- to to-I to day Boston winning 7 to 1 1 In a n none too cleanly contest Conditions for the game were tho the best this city has seen In years earll for tor an nn opening content yet ret the attendance was waa only slightly more than titan Before the game the tC teams ms paraded displaying third Liberty loan Insignia The batting of Hooper and some fielding fieldIng field field- In Ing plays b by Shannon were vero features feature Gardner and Walker of the tho Philadelphia Philadelphia Philadel Philadel- phia team played with the Boston club cluba a year ago and nd were given ovations o on their first appearances I at bat Strunk and McInnis obtained by Boston from the Philadelphia club during tho the winter Inter made a favorable debut McInnis' McInnis sole aole fielding chance chanco at nt third baseS base a new position for him was a high foul which he caught after a hard run Strunk singled and drew a base on balls also ml making a a. catch In center field leh which Continued on page 7 i. I AMERICAN LEAGUE Continued from page 6 6 cut off oct at t least two Philadelphia runs Tho The score PHILADELPHIA A AB B n R H PO A T B Oldring If it 0 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 o on rf rt 4 4 0 0 o 2 1 i 0 Gardner Zb 4 0 0 2 1 i 1 Burns lb Ib 4 I 1 1 S 8 0 0 Walker cf cC 4 4 0 o 2 2 3 n o i 0 McAvoy IleA or c 3 0 0 0 3 5 I i 0 Shannon b 2 2 0 1 0 3 2 0 o Dugan Bugan S ss 2 2 0 0 n 0 i 1 2 I 1 Myers T p 2 2 I o IJ 0 1 0 o 2 i 0 dams Adams p J 1 0 0 0 0 i 0 Totals 30 30 1 4 24 27 4 13 2 BOSTON BOSTO All AB 1 R n II 11 I PO A I B Hooper rf If 4 4 1 2 0 0 0 Shean Shea h 4 4 0 1 1 l i 2 0 Strunk cf 3 3 1 1 l 2 0 0 o lb Ib 4 I 0 n 1 I I 14 H 4 2 1 11 31 3 3 0 0 I 1 0 0 Whitman If lC 3 3 2 1 l' l 1 1 0 o Scott PS s 3 3 2 2 1 4 i 1 Agnew c 4 1 1 I t 0 G fi 5 I 2 0 Ruth Huth p 3 3 0 1 2 5 6 1 Totals 31 7 9 9 27 16 i iScore 3 Score b by Innings Innings- Philadelphia 0 0 01 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 1 lo Boston ton 0 2 1 1 q 3 0 0 7 Summary Errors Errors Gardner Gardner Bugan Dugan Dugan Scott Scot Ruth Two-base Two hits hilts hilts- Hooper 2 Sacrifice hit Scott hi-Scott hit Scott Sacrifice Sacrifice fice files Du flies Bugan an Ruth Left Lefton on bases Philadelphia bases bases Philadelphia 5 5 Boston Hoston 7 7 First base on errors Philadelphia errors errors Philadelphia 2 Boston 2 Bases on halls Off halls Of hals-Of Off Myers 3 I. I off oft Adams 1 1 oft off Ruth 2 z 2 Hits Hit's Off hits His Oc Off Myers t er 7 in six Innings s off oCt Adams Adam's 2 In two innings s Struck out out out-By out D Bv Adams 3 3 by Ruth 3 3 Wild Id pitches pitches pitches-Myers Myers hers 2 Winning pitcher pitcher Ruth Losing pitcher ers Myers |
