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Show "playHF and seas0n opens Honored in one instance by participation partic-ipation of the presidont of the United Slates and In others by executives of cities, baseball began a sJx-months sosslon today In seven major league parks and three American Association Associa-tion cities. Detroit was tho only major ma-jor league city whore the woathor prevented pre-vented a game. Generally tho crowds wero largo and enthusiastic. In Washington President Taft tossed toss-ed out tho first bail and lont IiIb support sup-port as a "fan" to the Washington team, which beat Boston 8 to 5 in a game witnessed by 16,000. j Tho world's champions of Phlladel-. Phlladel-. phia oponed by dropping into tho bcc- ond division of the first night's standing stand-ing In the 1911 race through a defeat by New York, 2 to 1. On the othor hand, the American league tall enders of 1910 6began with a flourish at 6t Louis, where they easily beat Cleveland Cleve-land The National league season began with an eleven-Inning tie in Chicago, where the contendere in the world's series last yoar quit even with St Ixmls after darkuesB put an end to the scoring 3 to 3, Mayor-Elect Car ter Harrison threw out tho first ball there and a like ceremony was performed per-formed by Mayor Gaynor In New York, where the crowd of 30,000 appeared for the opening game Tho American Association opened In Louisville. Indianapolis and Toledo, but at Columbus the game scheduled with St Paul had . to be postpoued because at rain. |