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Walter Johnson Lands 13-Inning Game, 1 to 0 Pitching Duel with Scott J Perry of Athletics Fea tured By Many Thrilling Moments with Washing ton Edging Out Victory In Finish that Thrills. ctmmwcm nou paob on young phenom. Scott Perry, battled through those thirteen frames with hut little to choose between thera. Walter won 'tis true, but it was one of the toughest battles In which he had ever been placed. A flag went fluttering to the peak of Its staff; thousands of officials, commercial and working men stood at attention to the strains of "The Star Spangled Banner;" Gen March flipped out the flrst ball to Umpire Dineen?and the Nationals started on their way to trim Connie Mack's Ath letics in the red-hot opener. Notable* Preseat. With a thunder of cheers from grandstand and pavilions. Walter Johnson, "smokeball" artist extraor dinary. took the mound. Business men of the Chamber of Commerce and Board of Trade. 600 strong, stood and cheered as wildly as the office1 boys. All of the District commissioners, T<ouis Brownlow, W Owynn Gardi ner and Col. W. C. K ulz. occupied a bo*. Others In boxes were Joseph P. Tumulty, secretary to the President; Franklin D. Roosevelt, Assistant Sec retary of the Navy; Brig. Gen. Prank Mc In tyre, executive assistant to the chief of stsff of the army; Rudolph Kaufmann. B. S. Minor. N. R. Rapley. Rudolph Jose, Samuel Gompers, Isaac Gans. Percy Poster and Mrs. Clark C Griffith Before the game, headed by Nick Altrock. a crew of Naticnal.*. all own- \ era of Victory bond*. w*>nt around t?rj j diamond aboard the official sales car j of the Victory I?an organisation, j driven by Sergt. Weat, cf the TanK j Corps. j On the tour around the fleld Altrock, j perched upon the very top of the car. endeavored to qualify for the Douglas j Fairbanks class of liberty oond sales- I men. He had the truck stop in the j right-field section anJ made a short j patriotic talk to the viewers of the; game on the nearby roofs. Rnmpoa In Hlrarhom. A near fracas was caused shortly j before the start of the ;?ame In th*j left-fleld pavilion. C. W. Stevsiao j started to put on his hat during the flnal strains of the national anthem. j pulling out a cigarette with the other i hand. A soldier, giving his name as C. E. Edwards, took objection to the act of, covering the head before the end of j tbs piece and started out for Stevens, j George Montaine beat Edwards to] him, and a little free-for-all got un- ! der way. Groundkeeper O'Dea put an end toj the excitement by collaring both j participants and conducting them from the stands. Stevens explained thst the act was that of thought-1 lessness. He upheld his patriotism: as equal to that of anyone present, j Ths old "lucky thirteenth Inning stand-up" 1s still with the local, fans. When the inning came around*j Some Tint" la Opwia?. Here are a few of the "firsts*, of the opening of the 1919 major league season here yesterday: First strike?Johnson on Koppt First ball?Johnson on Kopp. First strlka out?Johnson on Burns. First base on balls?Johnson to Kopp. First hit?Burns off Johnson. First run?Menosky. First out?Milan off Shannoh's bat. First assist?Johnson off Roth's bat. First stolen base?Kopp. First sacrifice?Milan. First error?Shanks. First double play?Johnson to Judge. every man present got to his feet and the clap-clap, clap-clap-clap of hands started the Nationals' side of the inning. And last evening when the cold dinners were getting colder after the conclusion of the thirteenth In ning, several thousand Washington fans were concocting excuses for the exccss tardiness. DODGERS TAKE ONE MORE FROM BRAVES Boston. April 23.?The Dodgers annexed another victory from the Braves today when a ninth inning rally resulted in five tallies, giving the visitors a 6-to-l victory. Fill ingamand was hammered in this session and Reagan took up his duties. The score by Innings: B*klyn ..0 1000000 b?? ? 4 Boston ..00000000 1?1 5 4 ? R. H. E. Batteries?Grimes snd Miller; Flll ingamand. Ragan and Wilson, Kle mande. MIDSHIPMEN DEFEAT F0RDHAM TEAM Annapolis. Md., April 23.?The An napolis Midshipmen won a fine up hill fight from Fordham College on the diamond here this afternoon by a score of 9 to 6. Score by innings: R. H. E.j Navy ..1 0100340 x?9 13 4j F. C. 1111110* 0?? ? ?? Batteries?Bolton, L. N. Haker, R. n. Baker and Hartman; McNamara Martin and Sweetland. Umpires. Byers. of Baltimore, and Clark, of St. John's. INDOOR SWIMMERS IN TITLE EVENTS The eleventh annual indoor swim ming championship of the South At lantic Association of the amateur athletic union is to be held in Baltimore, In the tank of the Balti more Athletic Club May 3. The usual titular events will be contest-' ?>d and all will be from scratch.! Regulation A. A. U. championship medals will go to the winners ofl first, second and third places. Entries for the events cloae April 26. with Reginald Rutherford. Union Trust Company. Fifteenth and Hj street northwest. Play By Play in Inaugural First Inning? Athletic*: Shannon hoisted to Milan, Kopp walked. Roth went out at first. Johnson to Judge, Kopp taking second on the play; Burns struck out. No runs, no hits, no errors, left on base. 1. Nationals: Judge popped out to Witt. Poster hoisted out to Dugan. Milan fouled out to Perkins. No runs, no hits, no errors. Second Inning?Athletics: Witt sky^d out to Milan. Thomas out at first. Agnew to Judge; Dugan hoisted out to Davis. No runs, no hits, no errors. Nationals: Rice out at first. Kopp to Burns; Shanks skyed out to Roth. Dugan threw out Janvrin at first. No runs, no hits, no errors. Third inning?Athletics: Perkins out at first. Johnson *o Judge. Perry struck out. Shannon hoisted out to Shanks. No runs, no hits, no errors. Nationals: Davis popped oat to Witt. Agnerw grounded out to Burns. John son out at first. Dunn to Burns. No runs, no hits, no errors. Fourth Inning?Athletics: Kopp filed out to Milan. Both out at first. Poster to Judge: Bums singled through second that was too fast for Janrrln. Witt out at first. Pos ter to Judge. No runs. 1 hit. no errors, left on bas* 1. Nationals: Judge walked. Judg* caught nap ping on first by a throw from Per kins. Foster singled. Milan sin sled. Footer taking third on the hit. R1ce skyed out to Kopp. Shanks -walked. Jaiiftln nut at flret. Perry to Burns. No runs. 2 hits, no er ror*. left on base 3. Ftfth Inning ? Athletics: Thomas out at first. Foster to Judge: Dugan drov^ one that was too fast for Fos ier to handle. Perkins singled past first. Dugan going to third on the play. Davis called for the ball and THxgas was ruled out for not touch ing: second base. Perkins loses credit for his hit. Perry struck out. No runs. 1 hit. no errors, left on bas^s X. Nationals: Davis ground ed out. Janvrln to Judge; Agnew -walked. Jobnaon struck out. Judsre -went out. Shannon to Burns. No Raleigh Haberdasher TlwWashiqgtoa Heme of HART-SCHAFFNER AND MARX CLOTHES AVCNU6. f - Sporting News INTEREST YOU? Have ?l)e bulletin Left at Your Home 30c i Week. 510 12th N. W. Maia 2109 i ? ? ? "i t ^ runs. no hits, no err on. left on - |ba.?es 1. Sixth inning?Athletics: Shannon I dropped a Texan I>eaguer over Fos ter's head. Shannon went out stealing second. Agnew to Janvrin; Kopp walked, stole second; Roth struck out; j Burna out. Davis to Judge. No runa, j one hit. no errors; left on base, one. \ 'Nationals: Foster out at first. Dugan to Burns; Milan out. Perry to Bums; I I Rice struck out. No runs, no hits, no I | errors. Seventh inning? Athletics: Witt out, j Foster to Judge; Thomas struck out. j Dugan singled over third. Perkins filed , out to SKJTnkfl. No runs, one hit. no errors; left on base, one. Nationals: [ Shanks flied out to Kopp, Janvrin out, i Perry to Burns; Bavis out. Shannon to j i Burns. No runs, no hits, no errors. Eighth Inning?Athletics: Perry j I struck out. Shannon got a hit through Davis, Shannon out. John son to Davis, on Kopp*s drive at Johnson. Kopp being held at first; Roth singled. Kopp went to third and Roth to second on Shanks' er ror; Burns out. Foster to Judge. No runs, two hits, one error: left on bases, two. Nationals: Agnew struck out. Johnson out. Shannon j , to Bums; Judge fouled out to i Thomas. No runs, no hits, no er rors. Ninth Inning?Athletics: Witt got a I single through Foster, Thomas hit to Johnson, who doubled Witt with his t throw to Judge; Dugan filed out to I Shanks. No runs, one hit, no errors. Nationals: Foster singled through shortstop. Milan out, Thomas to I Burns. Foster taking second on the j play; Rice singled through Perry. Foster taking third; Shanks walks, j putting Rice on second; a squeeze | play failed to materialize and Foster was run down between third and home?Thomas to Perkins: Rice went to third on Perkins' wild heave to second. Shanks stole second. Janvrin walked. Davis struck out. No runs, I two hits, one error, left on base, three. Tenth inning?Athletics: Perkins flied out to Janvrin, Perry flied out to Shanks. Shannon filed out to Milan. No runs, no hits, no errors. Nation als: Agnew filed out to Witt, Johnson out. Perry to Bums; Judge out. Bums to Perry. No runs, no hits, no errors. Eleventh inning?Athletics: Kopp singled along the third-base line. Roth into a double play, Davis to Janvrin to Judge: Bums fouled out to Davis, who made a sensational catch near the stands. No runs, one hit. no errors, left on base, one. Na tionals: Foster out, Thomas to Bums; Milan flied out to Roth, Rice out. Perry to Bums. No runs; no hits, no errors. Twelfth inning?Athletics: Witt flied out to Milan, Thomas filed out to Janvrin. Dugan flied out to Rice. No runs, no hits, no errors. Na tionals: Shanks filed out to Kopp, Janvrin struck out, Davis out, Thomas to Burns. No runs, no hits, no errors. c Thirteenth inning?Athletics: Per-j kins out, Foster to Judge; Perry out. Janvrin to Judge; Shannon singled through Johnson. Kopp walked. Shannon going to second. Roth fouled 'out to Judge. No runs, 1 hit. no errors, left on bases, 2. Nation als; Agnew singled over third. Me nosky running for Agnew. Johnson sacrificed Menosky to second. Judge singled through shortstop. Menosky going to third on the play. Foster hit one that Dugan was unable to handle and Mike scored the first and winning run of the game and Rea son. General Peyton C. March Opening Local Season Mnnagrr Clark C. Griffith. of the Nationals, nnd < onnle Mark, of Athlrtlra, In a friendly greeting before the battle started. DEMPSEY WILL SHOW ELLERBE TO START WILLARD HIS SPEED FOR BINGHAMTON NINE Kanpan City. Mo., April 28.?Jack Pempsey may perform before Jess Willard when he stages his athletic carnival here Monday nifcht. H. W. Wakefield. local sportsman, today Invited Willard here to ?^e his challenger in action In the wind up of the Dempsey tour which ends here April 28. I Frank Ellerbe. the young South far- ; I ollna tnfielder who was given a trial ! with the Nationals during the sprint; j training trip, will start at the key stone sack for Frank Schulte's Ding- ! hamton club- of the International j League. Ellerbe's hitting during the j practice session in Binghamton haa I been one of the sensations of the [ Schulte outfit r? _ ? ? I Cfclef ?( Staff, U. 8. Army, about to til row out Mrmt ball tbat opened Major leane aeuaon here yeaterdar. TO ORGANIZE LEAGUE AMONG BANK CLERKS Jerome Freelinder, of the Security Savings and Commercial Bank, at Ninth and G streets northeast, in organizing an amateur ball league of the bankers of Washington. The. Bank of Washington. National Metropolitan and the aforesaid Se curity Savings and Commercial Bank are already In line. Freelin der would be pleased to hear from thrse more financial teams that would like to be represented In this circuit. SILENT HOOVER WILL MEET JACK WOLFE Silent Hover, the fighting school boy. will meet Jack Wolfe in a six round setto on Friday at Albaugh's Theater in Baltimore. George is scheduled to go fifteen rounds with Plcato as the big at traction of the evening. Chaney Is confident that he will make the Brooklyn boy take the count before they have gone the limit. while Plcato has been doinir a lot of talk in* about what he will do to Chancy when they get in the roped arena. TAYLOR LEADS TRAP SHOOTERS IN TOURNEY Pinehurst, K. C.. April 23.?Some remarkably good shooting was done in an amateur professional double target tourney held at the Pine-* hurst Gun Club today. P. W. Earle^ amateur of Anderson S. C. led the big field with a total of 43. missing 5 second barrel birds and 1 double out of 15 pairs. The professionals were led by J, R. Taylor, of Newark, Ohio. #at 42. - Htm it Grace ielirfm. rtrat Race?Bryan Held. Smart Our. Rolaterer. Seoond Race?Rhomb, Reddest, Barly Thtrd Rao*?Sweet Alyiaum. Dottla Vaadlvar. Mtaa Bryn. Fourth Racer-Peter Comb*. Dr. Hall. Amase. Fifth Race?Realm. Fleeln? Sheik. Ophelia. Sixth Race?Olaastol, Mono moy. Belarta. Seventh Race?Bar One. Thrift. Polroma. HAVRE DE GRACE ENTRIES. riBST H ArK?Por frmr-oM.: mudau; claim ing; four and one-half fur km#* Swaat Apple. l?; How Hi Id. 19; Quick Flia. Ill; Mia Atatham. 1?; Murray. 119; amart Ouy. US; Bern Quaan, 163; FoUy Juw. 105; OpUmietic. lOi; KoiMcrw. 113; ?Wily Boot*. Hi; Le BWt. 101; ?Little <me. 1?, Oitec II. 1?; Major VIA, IV. SEOOND RACE?For 4-jwoid* ud up. ?taepiecham; Belling; about two mitaa: tMeioa, 110; Bamboo, 14S; tBooth. 1J9; Rhomb. 1?; Bruin Bone. 13*; -Otto Fioto. 1?; ?Raddeat, M9; Early Light. 1* THIRD RA<TE~Fbr mar**; 5-yaar-olde and up; claiming; alx furlongs Sweet Alyawm, 110; 'Ambaaaadnr III. 100; Miao Bryn. 110; Tommy iraac, IS; *Celto. 1?; UnwUo Child. 1?; ?Oaioo. 1?; Tint Pullet, 9ft; Dottie Vandirerr. ]09. FOTRTH RACK-For Syaar^to; "Aberdeen I*urae;" four and on*-half furlono A mate, Ill; Panoply. 106; Kallipolia. Ill; 1'aui Jonaa. 10?; 1 Peter Combe. 113; Dr. Hall. 112; Minula Man. 117. I FIFTH RACE? For 3-year-olde: conditiooa; aax I furlong.: Claan Gone. KB; Ophelia. 101. BaJ 1 let Dajicar II. 100; Irry. 1?. i'c?l Delia. 109. Duchoae Lac*. 109; (Yyetal Ford. 110; Looking Up. 100; 'Hcklikh. 110; Star Realm. 1?; The Boy. 106; Fleeing HUetk. 1?. SIXTH RACt-Fur >>ear-olda and up. rial* ing ? aia furlong* Fort Bliaa, 117; 'Brlano, ? Murphy, 117; Munomoy. 119. Isabella H.. 112; Ulaaitiii. lis. SEVENTH RACK For 4 year-olda and up; | on? miU and aerenty yarda oaiming: Zinnia. | IT; 'Polroma. 112; Liule Boy. 1?; ?Elite II. 1?; Luciua l?: Bar <me. 119; Simon Pure, 10T. j Graphic, 119: MatKenae. Ill; Nefaraaka, 197; Virginia Yell. IOC; Mananao. l?. ?Camacho, I 100. sir William Jnhnaon. 109. Bilwle. M9; Thrift, in AUo .Ufible-Ilant. Iff lndotaoc*. MB; ?Edith Baamann. ?; Mumber II. 1?. ?Fire poumla ipfirinUf* aiowance claimed. HVii pounda a ihj entice claimed. LEXINGTON ENTRIES. FIRST RACE-Puturity Oourge; purae 9?? I LiadN, 96 Baai). 100; Porta Dra^eei). l<fc: i Prince of t'omo. 1?; Viva Amenaa, 111; Jock | 8or?tt, 115. SOXiND RAf'B Hmr furlong* pur? ?rt> 1 Mighty Man. 1?: Ifandalay. 10; Horaoa Larch. 1? VU%X Pal, 1?. Friz. Ill; Old Bad. Ill; | Ziaii. 115 1 THIRD RACE- Six furlong*, purne ?00 War Tax, 1?; TT.c Colleen Be wo. 10? Lillian Shaw. >07; Marion Alder 107 LagoUl. 110; Jap. 1?; Madraa (iingham. 110; Saraaota. 110; Ragalo, 115; I'anting Shower. 115. FOC'RTH RA<*E - One mile and 79 yarda pura* 9W0. Stockwell. 1?. PouoVraaa. MO; Saint Bernard. M5: Otnond. 1?, Ikmod. I?; G iner. 1?; Senning* I'ark, K* FIFTH RACE?One mile and 79 tarda; purw ?? Jiff. * Bpmklem. 100 Herald. NO; Buford. 107. Vita America. 112; Midway, Ilk. SIXTH RATE - Four furiong?. pur*e 9600 Lunette. 112; Margery Hynaa. 112; May Bpar. 112; I>nim9rp, 112; LiUla Blowom. 113; Viola Park. II; Vira (\iba. 112. Aoaa Jacfcanu, 112: Roundiur "nirough. 112; I^in. 112; Muaa. 112. Lntta Miles'. 112. Al?o diflble: Myatrnoun Girl. 112; Frm I^eaf, 112; Star Via*, 112; Arrow P.anr. lit SEVENTH RACE-Om mi la and ?9 yard*, purae IGT*) Minnie H . 91: Sun <',rg\ KM). RotA ar--. 102: Given (Iraaa. 1?; Eam<% B . 1?: Sand* of Pleasure, 1?: Honolulu Bo>, 111; Mrrrhant. 113. TorkeUoa U Released. Cleveland. Ohio. April 23.? Pitcher Torkelson. of the Cleveland Indiana, was traded to tho New Orleana Peli can? today for Tom Phillips, Pelican hurler. APPEAL TO GOLFERS FOR BIG TOURNAMENT The annual spring goIf tourna ment of the Waihlaftra Golf and Country Club, open to nrmlxra of all the clubs of the United States Oolf Association, and specially In vited guests. will be held May 1. S and t. The tournament Is to take place at the dab links at Jtwtll. Va On Thursday. May 1?Qualification round, eighteen boles, medal play. Friday. May 2. a. m.?First round, match play, eighteen holes. P. Second round, match play, eighteen holes, Saturday. May S. a. m Semifinals, match play. TV M.?Fin ale, match play. Handicap, medal play, eighteen holes. All day. Entries close Tuesday. April it Address all communications to the| golf committee. Washington Oolf and Country Club. Rosslyn. Va.. R. F. D. No. 1. 85 $10 115 W FLAHERTY WILL WORK FOR DRYDOCK CLUB Pat Flaherty, the local boy taken South by Griffith this spring. la now with the Baltimore Drydocks and Ship Building Company team of Tx>c ust Point. Baltimore. Md.t and Man airer Ram Frock will sefoot him to open the frame next Sunday at Union Square Park. Fifteenth and H streets northeast against the Re* Athletic Club, of thif city. Johnny Bates. George Malsel. Zimmerman and Murray are a few iof the professionals with the Dry-, j dork* team. A larsre crowd la ex pected to witness this frame, which will begin at 3 p. m. CHESTER LYONS WILL HURL FOR DRYDOCKS Clubs * Renew RtUtioat. [ Chicago. April 23.?After a ? lapee I of twelve years the Chicago Athletic' j Association and th# New York Ath | letic Club are to renew relations on ; May 2 when the first half of a dual shooting contest between teams of i the two organisations will be held] on Travers Island. New York. In 1S07 relations between the clubs were severed owing to differences over the national water polo chain- j pionships and since that time no! I teams representing the clubs have j ; met. I Cheater Lyons, the local ? pitcher, who was with Jack Orioles of the International two season ago. has boon by the Baltimore Drydocks and bhip- _ building Company. Cheater will maJTe hla debut In Baltimore with the dub.* this afternoon, when the City Col lege nine will be tackled. L#ons went South with the New York Giants thia spring, bot did ndf win himself a regular position on Mc- * G raw's pitching staff, bot allowed enough class in warranting McQraw la * sending him to the Rochester club * with a string attached to his eorvMM so he can be recalled at any time, tester preferred a permanent posi tion with the Baltimore Drydocka and declined to sign with the IiiUmatkMT=~** al league club. CLERKS' LEAGUE WILL " HOLD FINAL MEETING Representativea of War Risk. Ord nance. Treasury. Finance. Company C. and Argiculture are requested to. be present at the Departmental Baseball League meeting tonight at 7:30 o'clock at Frnch's store. ?n* treasurer will be preaent to collect the forfeit fee which Is due on or before April 25. XI CANTON PAGODA L2+2 fi ST.NAI7. Grand Opening TODAY at 11:30 A. Af. of Washington's Foremost Chinese aad American Restaurant. CAYETY JOE HURTIG'S PATRIOTIC HIT "Hello, America" WITH THE 2 SAMS LEWIS AND DODY AND The Red, White and Blue Chorus