¶ In Washington, President Roosevelt threw out the first ball, watched the Senators, who have never lost a game while he was a spectator, beat the New York Yankees, 1-to-0.
¶ In Cleveland, the Detroit Tigers, last year's World Series winners, aided by expert pitching from famed Lynwood ("Schoolboy") Rowe, now 24, beat the home team 3-to-0.
¶ In New York, the day's biggest crowd, 56,000, which included Mayor LaGuardia, onetime Mayor "Jimmy" Walker and George Herman ("Babe") Ruth, saw the New York Giants overpower their bitterest rivals, the Brooklyn Dodgers, 8-to-5.
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