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Show AMER1CANLEAQLE YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. Al Boston Boston. 1. Philadelphia,1 0. At Chicago Chicago. 1; St. Louis. 6 At Washington Washington, 7; New York, 6. At Cleveland Cleveland -Detroit game postponed; rain. NATIONALS TRIM YANKS. WASHINGTON. April 16. - The Nationals Na-tionals won a pinch - bitting contest from the Yankees today. 7 to 6. by scorinc four runs in the eighth inning.; It made tho teams one-all for the! series. Russell, who bad succeeded fori the Yanks in the plnch-hltting role yesterday, failed as Caldwell's relief today He took up the burden in tin eighth after Milan had singled and Shanks tripled. He was found lor three; hits and gave a pass, a double by Du- I mont, the National's third twlrler with two down, drlvlnc home the two runs that gave the Washington team the margin. The Yanks staged a rally on I Inimont in their half of the ninth, but the best that they could do was to get j a runner over and hSTS two stranded, j as High, pinch hittint for Russell, fanned. Schulte, making his bow in the Am - j erican league pinch -lilt for Avers In the seventh and singled home a run for the Nationals. Score bv Innings New York' 101 020 0116 Washington 002 000 14 7 I Summary Two-base hits Miller' Dumont. Three-base hiLs Shanks. Stolen bases Ruel. Sacrifice hits Miller, Foster, Avers. Sacrifice fly I Baker Double plays Foster to Mor-gan Mor-gan to Judge; Pratt to Pecklnpaui;h to i Plpp; Caldwell to Peckinpaugh to Pinn I rff nn hasps New York 12. Washington 6. Bases on balls Off Harper 5, off Caldwpll t. off Ayers 4. off Dumont 1. off Russell 1. Hits Off Harper 0 in 1 1 3 innings; off Ayers 5 in 5 2-3 inninss; off Dumont 4 in 2 innings, off Caldwell 8 in 7 1-3 innings; inn-ings; off Russell 3 in 2-3 inninc Struck out By Ayers 2. by Caldwell 1, by Dumont 3. Winninc pitc h, r lu-mont lu-mont Losing pitcher Russell. WORLD'S CHAMPS LOSE. CHICAGO. April 16. The American league season was opened here today with a 6 to 1 victory for St Louis over Chicaco The visitors pounded the world champions pitchers freelj to all pari ol ih. field Gedeon leading tin-attack tin-attack with four hits, which included a double ami a triple After the game i w ner Phil Ball save each of the plaj ers a 50 check as a reward tor their good start. Lowdermllk held the locals to four BCattered hits and miuht have scored a shutout but for a base on balls and an error, which were followed by a single. Manager Rowland used four pitchers, pitch-ers, including his world series pair ( Icotte and Faber in an attempt to check the slugging of Jones' men. A crowd estimated at about 18,000, Including a number of soldieis from Fort Sheridan and some jackies from the Greai I,akes naval training station, with their bands, were present A par ade by the jackies and soldiers and the purchas of 126,000 worth of third l iberty loan bonds by the members of the Chicago team preceded the game. A s c r v ii e Hag with eight Btan flew from the flagpole in right field. Score bv innings St Louis 101 021 1006 Chicago 000 001 0001 Sunimay Krrors Gedeon Gerber 2, Risberg. Two-base hits Gedeon, Smith. Three-base hit Gedeon. Stolen Stol-en base Gerber. Sacrifice hits Hen-clnx Hen-clnx Gerber. Double plays Weaver to E Collins to Gandil, Gerber to Gedeon to Sisler. Gedeon to Gerber to Slslcr Left on bases St. Louis 13. Chicago 6. First base on errors St Louis 1. Chi cago 2 Bases on balls Off Cicotte 1. off Ixwdermilk 4, off Danforth 3. Hits Off Cicotte 10 in 4 innings, off Danforth 2 in 1 1-3 Innings, off Faber 2 in 1-3 inning, off Russell. 1 in 3 innings. inn-ings. Hit by pitcher Felsch by Low -dermilk. Struck out By Lowdermilk 1. by Russell 1. Winning pitcher Lowdermilk. Losing pitcher Cicotte. MAYS ALLOWS ONE HIT. BOSTON. April 16 Mays of Boston Bos-ton just missed a no-hit performance today, holding Philadelphia to one scratch hit, in handling which Shean slipped. Boston won. 1 to 0. in the last of the ninth, on Mclnnls' double followed fol-lowed by a fielder's choice play on Whitciman s bounder, which retired ,nobodv. Mclnnis then scored on Scott's single. Score by innings Boston 000 000 0011 Philadelphia 000 000 0000 Summary: Error Dugan. Two - base i hits Shean. Mclnnis. Stolen bases IStrnnk, Hoblitzell Double plays Perry Per-ry to Dugan to Shannon; Perkins to I Dugan to Berry to Burns to Walker. Left on bases Philadelphia 2, Boston' 8. First base on errors Boston 1 Bases on balls Off Perry 3. off Mays 2. Struck out By Perry 1, by Mays 8. I |