Salt Lake Tribune | 1913-04-11 | Page 8 | Yanks Defeated by Climbers, 2 to 1

YANKS DEFEATED BY CLIMBERS, 2 TO 1 WASHINGTON. April 10. President Wilson forgot about the tariff and matters mat-ters of state for two. hours today and watched Washington defeat tho New York team of the American league by a score of 2 to 1 In the opening baseball base-ball game of the season here, lie tossed! the first ball from the grandstand, according ac-cording to custom. Vice President Marshall, members of the cabinet, senators, representatives and a great number of official folk were part of a crowd of 1S.000 people which filled the ball park. Bundled in a heavy fur-lined overcoat, tho president sat with his daughter. Miss Eleanor, and Socretary Tumulty, in a box to the right of tho home plate, lie obviously was an interested spectator, applauding and cheering frequently as the game proceeded. The weather waa cloud v. Mr. Wilson has always been a "fan." He was a frequent visitor nt the college games at Princeton nnd played himself In his youth. Charles isterrctt, who played first baso for Now York, was ono of his pupils at Princeton three years ago. Tho president was cheered enthusiastically en-thusiastically by tho crowd. He acknowledged acknowl-edged lite greeting, turned down tho brim of his brown fedora hat and sat down to watch the game. ... . . New York scored In tho first Inning, when Daniels was hit by a pitched ball, went to second on Uandll's mutt of a hot grounder from "Wolter, and tallied on Hartzell's single. The Washington team got men on bases frequently after that, but never was ablo to score until the seventh. In that Inning. AInsmlth, the local catcher, was hit by a pitched ball, though Frank Chance, the New York manager, protested from the bench that he had slipped into it. Shanks got to first safely on a high throw by McConncll, McCon-ncll, tho Now York twirior, to SterretL