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Show CHANCE LOSES FIRST AT HOME New York. April 17 The New York Americans opened their season here today under ideal weather conditions, but played poor ball and lost to Wash lngton, 9 to 3, before a large crowd j that had turned out to greet the team under its ne w manager, Frank Chance Groom pitched a fine game, holding the New Yorke to four hits McCon-nell, McCon-nell, for the locals, did well up to the sixth inning, when two singles through the box by Foster and Gandll gave the visitors three runs and the lead ShuD. a young left bander, pitched the ninth inning for New York and the visitors batted him at will Th' Washingtons were as stead) as 0 rock behind ;room, while the locals' fielding field-ing was wobbly. It was a fumble by Hartzell which led up to McConnel's upset in the sixth ft one-handed catch by Shanks of a hard linp drive by Hal Chase was the fielding feature. Before the game Manager Chance was presented with a st of resolutions resolu-tions engrossed upon the face of a floral ball ten feet In diameter The resolutions welcomed Chance to Nv-w York and were signed by several hun dred prominent New Yorkers. Chance rei eived numerous other floral offer incs, and a blooded bulldog was sent him from his admirers in Glendora. Cal President Hempstead of the New-York New-York Nationals sent President Farrell of the Highlanders a large floral horseshoe Score by innings: Washington . 000 003 1059 New York . .000 100 0023 S l M M RY. Errors Wolter, Hartzell Chase 1, Schulz First base on errors Wash lngton 1. Two-base hits Cree, Wol ter Three-base hit Cree. Sacrifice hits Cree. Groom Left on bases New York 3 Bases on balls Off Mc Connell 2. off Groom 6, Wild pitch-Groom pitch-Groom Hits Off McConnell 6 in 8 Innings off Schull in 1 inning. Time of game 2 17 Umpires Dineen and Hart. |