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Show BASEBALL JEWS Washington, April 14. The opening of the American League season In Washington today between the local and Philadelphia clubs was a most I auspicious one. President and Mrs. Tate, Vice President Sherman and many other notables being present For th first time un record a president presi-dent of the United States tossed out the first ball and sat through the entire en-tire nine Innings and seemed to enjoy en-joy the contest. The attendance broke all records. The game was stubbornly contested Walter Johnt-on being the particular Mar. H" held tbe visitors down to one lone hit and the locals were never In danger. Plank, on the other hand, was hit hard, thirteen lilts for a total of nlne-teeU nlne-teeU baseK llng the Washington's batting record. The fieldlnn was exceptionally ex-ceptionally can and nsatlonal. The big crowd entirely surrounded the playing field and a two-base hit rule had to be adopted. Score, (American): R. jf. E. Washington ,. 3 13 Philadelphia 0 1 0 Batteries Johnson and Street Plank and Thomas. |