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Show CHAMPIONS LOSE TO "EX-CHAMPS" Boston. prll 10 The world's champions lost to the former title holders In the opening game ot the Vmerlcan league season toda. Philadelphia Phila-delphia 10, Boston ! Mayor Pitsger aid put the ball Into play from the pitcher's hox. Six pitchers followed him during the game Joe Wood, star of last season's campaign, lasted but 'le innlncs In which the Athletics drove out nine safe hits and scored seven runs Strunk scored the last of these tallies by stealing home Coombs weakened after holding Boston Bos-ton hltless for three Innings. An unusual play occurred In the sixth Inning Lapp was on third and Coombs on second when Murphy hit to Wagner, the latter throwing to the plate to catch Lapp But lapp scampered scam-pered back to third, which he found I occupied by Coombs, with Murphy ! on Isecond. Cady tagged Lapp at I third, but as he was entitled to the base he was safe: Coombs returned to second and Murpb) moved back to I first Hall threw wild to Janvrln in Ian effort to catch Murphy Lapp seor-' seor-' ed and the other Athletics upain mo'.--d up a base each The score PHILADELPHIA AB R BH.PO A E. Murphy, rf E 2 2 2 0 Oldrlnp. If 3 2 0 1 1 Collins. 2b R 1 5 3 2 j Baker. 3b 5 1 1 2 2 I Mclnnls, lb 4 1 1 7 1 Strunk, cf B 1 1 4 0 Barry, ss 4 0 2 1 3 Lapp c 4 1 1 3 2 I Coombs, p 3 1 l 1 0 ; Bender, p 0 0 0 0 0 Plank, p 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 3S 10 14 27 11 BOSTON AB R BH.PO.A Hooper, rf 3 2 0 2 0 Yerkea, 2b fi 2 2 3 2 Speaker, cf 4 1 11 0 Lewis, If 4 1 2 2 0 Gardner, 3b 5 0 1 2 3 Janvrln lb 3 0 0 S 0 Wagner, as 1 1 2 3 Cady. c 2 0 0 7 2 Nunamaker, c 0 (I 0 4 Wood, p 1 1 0 1 1 1 Hall, p 1 0 0 0 0 I Foster p 0 0 0 0 0 I 'Henriksen 1 1 1 0 0 Kngle ......... .1 0 00 0 Totals '38 9 8 27 13 Batted for Cady In sixth 'Batted for Hall in eighth SCORE BY INNIN(;s Philadelphia 200 053 00010 Boston . 000 234 000 9 SUMMARY Errors Murphy. Baker, Mclnnls. Lapp Coombs. Wagner. Hall. Two-base Two-base hits -Baker. Lewis (2), Yerkes. Coombs, Wagner Three base hit Strunk Hits -Off Wood, 9 In 6 innings; in-nings; off Coombs. 3 In 5 innings; off Render. 3 tn 2-3 Inning; off Hall 5 in 3 innings, off Foster, 1 In 1 Inning, off Plank 2 In 3 1-3 innings Stolen bases Baker, Strunk Yerkes. Speaker Sacrifice flies Janvrln, Lewis. Old-ring Old-ring Sacrifice hit Nunamaker Don ble play- Yerkes to Wagner to Janvrln. Jan-vrln. Left on baseB Philadelphia li, Boston 6. Bases on balls -Off Coombs 3. off Hall 2, off Bender 1, oil' Plank 1. off Foster 1 First base on errors Philadelphia 1, Boslon 2. Hit bv pitcher By Wood mldrinut Struck out -By Wood 7. by Hall 3. by Foster 1 by Plank 2. Passed ball-Lapp. ball-Lapp. Time of fiirap 1 bourn and 21 minutes Empires Dineen and Hart |