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Show AMERICAN Won. Lost. P.C. Cleveland 3 1 .750 Boston 3 1 .750 Now York 1 1 .50(1 Detroit 2 2 .500 Washington 2 3 .400 St. Louis 1 2 .333 Philadelphia 1 2 .333 Chicago 1 2 .333 Boston Wins Two Gajnos. BOSTON. April 19. Boston won two games from Washington today. Exactly seven persons more than 30,000, the largest crowd ever at a ball game In this city, saw the locals defeat Washington, 5 to I. this afternoon. The visitors wore two runs ahead when Boston went to bat In ilio ninth, but a base on balls and three successrvo hits gave the locals the game. R.1I.E. Washington I i! 1 Boston 5 9 2 Batteries Johnson and Street; Wood. Mall and Carrlgan. Mayor Pitches First Ball. BOSTON. April 19. Attended by the usual flag-raising ceremony nnd tho pitching pitch-ing of the first ball by Mayor John F. Fitzgerald, the American league b:isc-ball b:isc-ball season in this city was opened today to-day and celebrated by the home team with a victory over Washington, 2 to 1. R.I I.E. Washington 13 2 Boston 2 5 2 Batteries Obcrlln and Street; Clootie and Carrlgan. Naps Win in Twelfth. CHICAGO, April 19. Cleveland defeated defeat-ed Chicago. 2 to 1, today In a hard twelve-Inning game. Both teams scored their llrst run In the eleventh. Singles by Turner and Lajole and an Infield out by Lord scored the winning run. Bradley was put out or tho game in the llrst Inning In-ning for disputing a decision bv Per-rine. Per-rine. ..H.E. Chicago 1 f, l Cleveland 2 n 0 Batteries Smith and l'aynu;' Berger and Bemis. DETROIT. April 19. Dctrolt-St. Louis game postponed; rain. PHILADELPHIA. April 19. New York-Philadelphia York-Philadelphia game poslponcd; rain. American Association. At 'Toledo Toledo-Loulsvlllo game called off. rain. At St. Paul Kansas City, 1; St. Paul, S. At Minneapolis Milwaukee, 0: Minnc- apolls, 10. At Columbus Indianapolis-Columbus postponed, rain. |