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Show 1 American League Fans Turn Out at Opening Six Hits off Walter Johnson and His Wild Throw Enable Champions to 9 ' Win Cobb Fanned Boston, 6; New York, 3. Chicago, 6; St. Louis, 2. Philadelphia, 4; Washington, 2. Cleveland, 3; Detroit, 2. OPENING- day in the American league was a huge success. Chicago had the largest, attendance ever seen there at the beginning of the season and the other cities all had great crowds. Although "Washington sent in the famous "Walter Johnson, once of "Weiser, Ida., to trim Connie Mack's men, the world's champions won. Baker brought in the first run, and Coombs, besides pitching a great game, made two timely singles. At Cleveland great yowls of joy came from the fans when Mitohell fanned the Marvelous Ty Cobb. Below are the only, complete scores published in the intermoun-tain intermoun-tain country of the opening American leaarue games : Boston Trounces Yankees. By International Newe Bervic. NEW YORK, April 11. Boston took the opening game of the league, season hero from the Highlanders by a score of 5 to 3 In the presence of 18,000 people. The Yankees, -with a load of two runs In the first Inning, held the game well In hand until tho ninth, when Caldwell wont to pieces. Although "Vaughn came to the rescue ho could not stop the hatting hat-ting streak and Boston piled up four runs. Wood, for Boston, kept tho Highlanders' High-landers' hits well scattored. BOSTON NEW YOIUC. Boston. R. II O.A.E N. York. n. H. O.A.E. Hoopr. .rf. 1 1 3 0 0 Woltcr, rf... I 2 1 0 0 Yerkej, s . . 0 0 i 3 o Daniel, cf. . 1 I 1 0 0 Bponlcor. cf 0 0 1 0 0 Ohasc, lb... 0 0 7 2 0 Btahl. lb... 1 0 11 0 Croc, If 0 0 5 0 0 Grrtnor. 3b 0 0 0 .1 0 Hnrtzcll. rx. 1 1 fi 0 Lowls. If... 1 1 0 1 1 DoImj, 3b... 0 1 0 -1 0 Wogticr. 3b 1 2 1 2 0 Gardner, 2b. 0 1 i 1 o iN'unarn'r, o 1 1 3 1 1 Street, c... 0 0 B 2 2 Wood, p.... 0 3 4 .1 0 Caldwell, p. 0 1 0 1 0 Vaughn, p.. 0 0 0 0 0 Totals ... 5 7 37 1G Z Simons .... 0 0 0 0 0 ToUls ... 3 7 27 13 2 Bxltcd for Vaughn In ninth. BoHlon 1 0000000 15 New York 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 Summary: BaBox on balla Oft Caldwell, C; off Wood. 3. Struck out Br Caldwell, 5; by Wood. 2. Sacrifice fly SUhl. Umpires Connolly and Hart. World Champions Beat Senators. By International News Service. PHILADELPHIA. April 11. Fifteen thousand people saw the oponlng gumo today, the Athletics defeating Washington, Washing-ton, 4 to 2. The champions made six hits off Johnson and all came in innings when runs were scored. Not a safety was wasted. Tho fielding of the losors was weak, Johnson himself making a wild throw to second haso that scored two runs. Baker's single in the first inning sent tho first Athletic run over. Coombs pitched brilliantly for tho champions and not a hit was made off his delivery until after ono man was retired In the eighth. He weakened In this round and Washington Wash-ington made two runs. In the ninth, Washington had runners on third and second, and a single would have tied the score, hut Flynn filed to Strunk. Besides Be-sides his pitching, CoombB made two timely singles. l'lULADEM'IIIA WASHINGTON. Phlla. K. If. O.A-B. Wxoh. U. H. O.A.1. StrunU. If,, t 0 2 0 0 Milan, rf... 0 0 2 0 1 Oldrlng. cf. 1 2 3 1 0 Schaefcr, rf. 0 1 2 0 0 Colllnu, 2b. 0 0 1 Z 1 Moellcr, If., t 1 0 n BAlter. 3b.. 0 1 0 0 0 Flynn. lb... 1 1 U 1 0 Murphy, rf o o 1 0 0 Knlr-hl. 2b.. 0 0 0 2 1 Mclnnoa, lb 0 0 U 1 0 McBrldo. M. 0 0 1 II Barry, ss... J I I 2 0 Foster, .lb.. 0 1 0 1 P Tvipp, c ... 0 0 111 Alnsmlth. c 0 0 4 0 0 Ccombi, p. a 2 1 2 0 Jolinpon, p.. 0 0 0 2 1 -Williams .. 0 0 0 0 0 Totals ... 4 C 27 n 2 Tot In ... 2 4 2( 10 I Batted for John ton. Washington 0 n n 0 0 0 0 2 A j riilladeluhla 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 I Summnry: Two-b.ifo liltrt Barry. Flynn. Stolen barm Collins, Schaefnr. Knight Bnx? on ballx Off Coombs, 7; off John3on, 3. Struck out By Coombi, 6; by Johrmon, 4. Tlmo of gamo 2:00. Umpires O'lyoughlln and Weslorlce. White Sor Down Browns. By International News Service. CHICAGO, April 11. Before the biggest big-gest crowd that ever saw an opening game in Chicago, the Whlto Soy beat the 8L Louis Browns today, 6 to 2. For seven Innlng3 the game was a pitchers' battle between Lake and Walsh. In the eighth, tho Browns blew up and three runs cinched tho gatno for Chicago. Manager Man-ager Callahan's all-round work was the feature. The weather was perfect and the attendance 30,000. CIIICAGO-ST. LOUIS. ciiImro. n. ii. o.A.n. St. Louis, n. h. o.a.e. Roth. 2b... 113 10 Shollcii, cf.. 0 0 10 0 Lord, 3h.... 0 10 4 0 Austin, 3h... 0 10 3 0 Callahan, If 0 3 1 0 0 Stovall, 0 111 0 0 Bodle, cf. .. 0 1 2 1 0 Compton. rf. 0 0 1 0 1 Mallock. rf. 1 0 1 0 0 Hosun, If ... 0 I 4 0 0 Zcldcr. lb.. 1 1 3 1 0 Pratt. 2b.... 13 4 0 0 Weaver, an. 2 1 lit Ilallln. ... I 1 0 2 0 Sullivan, r 1 1 9 2 0 Stephen?, c. 0 1 3 2 0 Walsh, p... 0 1 1 2 0 Ixiku. p 0 0 0 4 0 ToUld ... C 10 27 12 1 Total!-. ... 2 7 24 11 11 SL Loulu 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0-2 Chicago 0 0 X 0 0 1 1 3 5 Sumnury; Two-hase hit Walsh. Stolon baso Lake. Biscn on balls Olt Walsh. 1; off Lnko. 3. Struck out By Walth. f": by Luko. 2. Balk Wnluh. Tlmo of game 2:00. Umpires Hvana and l'asan. Cleveland Defeats Detroit. By Intornational News Service. CLEVELAND. April 11. Ideal baseball weather greeted tho Naps and Tigers in tho first game of the 1012 season. A record-breaking crowd made ground rules necessary Cleveland downed Detroit. De-troit. 3 to 2, in a fast olcven-lnning pitchers' battle betwen Mullln and Mitohell. The Tigers tied the score in tho sixth on errors by Hohnhorst and Turner. The winning run was scored in the eleventh, with one down. Turner singled and scored on Easterly's vicious double to the score board in deep center. The crowd went wild when Mitchell fanned Ty Cobb In the tenth. Both teams played in mid-season form. CLUVnLANU DKTROIT. Detroit. R, H. O.A.E. Clevel'd. fl. II. O.A.E. Vitt, If.... 0 2 1 0 0 Butcher. If.. 0 0 2 n 0 Louder, 3b. 0 0 13 1 Olion. ss. .. 0 0 3 0 0 Cobb, cf... 10 10 0 Jackson, cf 0 3 4 1 0 Cr'wf'd. rf 1 0 1 0 0 Lajoln, 2b.. 0 I fi 0 Dclh'ty, 2b 0 t 13 1 rtyau. rf 1 0 1 0 0 Gslnor, lb. 0 o 13 1 o Hohnh't. lb 1 0 14 1 I nush. ... 0 0 2 t 1 Turner. 31. . 110 11 Stanase. o. 0 2 S 0 0 KaMcrly. .01430 Jliillln. p.. o o o 3 u Mifholl. p. o i i r. o Totals ... 2 BM1 14 .1 Totals ... 3 7 33 17 2 Ono out when winning run inado. Detroit .. 00000 2 000 02 Cleveland 0 0 1 1 0 H 0 0 0 1-3 Summary To-baso hit tastrly. Stolen luici Ityan. Jackson (2). Hohenhorst. Bases on balls OH Mitohell. 3. off Mullln. 3. Struck out By Mitchell. 3: by Mullln. i. Sacrinrc hits Turnrr, Hohfnhorsl. Time of Rim 2:20. Umpires Per-rlno Per-rlno and IJlncon. |