Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-12
FEAST FOR THE FANS.
Opening of the Baseball Season To-
Day Despite the Weather.
PROSPECTS OF THE CONTESTS.
New York and Pittsburg Expected to Give
Their Opponents
4 LIVELY ARGUMENT AT THE OUTSET

! ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DrsPArcH.1
NEW YORK, April ia well-informed
baseball man sizes up the opening of the
season as follows:
Tomorrow the serious business of the
baseball season will begin. The opening
games of the first series of the National
League championship will be played, and,
as the preliminary season ends on July 13,
there will doubtless be scramble from the
start The team that wins the first series is
| sure of chance to play for the world 8
pennant, and the losers in the preliminary
season will have to struggle for dear life
in the final series. Therefore, 1t is evil
dent that the battle from start to finish will
be fast and furious.
The results of the first games will be
watched with great interest. The teams
have been SO changed, and go much new ma
terial added, that estimates as to the
strength of the various organizations have
been difficult There is only one draw
back to the opening, and that is the
weather, but doubtless, as a majority of the
teams play well South, its effect will not be
injurious.
New York's Chance at Philadelphia.
The New Yorks will make their first grab
at the flag in Philadelphia, aud will have as
opponents the sturdy team gotten together
by Harry Wright. Powers men will be
minus the services of Tiernan, whose
wrenched knee will not permit him to play
for at least a week. This is unfortunate,
but as Fields is good man in the out
field, and pretty striker, the
gap is not SO serious as it might
be. In all other respects the New Yorks are
in good shape. Rusie, who never had more
speed than now. will PITCH and Boyle will
catch. Ewing; Bassett, Fuller, Lyons,
The Philadelphtas are in better condition
than the New Yorks and have the advant-
age of playing on the home grounds. 1t Is
probable Keefe will pitch, ana as he is said
to be in frst-class form the outcome of his
efforts to deceive the New York stickers
will be watched with interest.
There is good ground for the belief that
Philadelphia, in order to win to-morrow's
game VIII have to hit Rusie hard and 1t
cyclone does not fool them. The New Yorks
may be expected to hit the ball unless they
are confronted by some extraordinary
pitching. On the whole the only thing in
iavor of the Quakers is the fact that they
play on their own grounds.
Where the Other Clubs Open.
The Brooklyns will begin at Baltimore
and judging from the makeup of the teams
Wards men should win. The Brooklyns are
in bad shape as to the box. Lovett and Had
dock holding off. Hart, Stein and Inks are
hardly strong enough to keep opposing bat
tiers down.
The Boston champions open at Washing
ton, and while the odds are in their favor,
they are not unlikely to run against a snag.
Pittsburgs will try to win game from
Comisky's team at Cincinnati, and the meet
ing should be lively one.
Cleveland plays at Louisville, and the
battle should be even and pretty.
Uncle Anson will take his glass arm and
colts to st. Louis, and the indications are
that the ball grounds there will look like a
plowed field when Won der Ahes diffident
young men get through arguing with tho
Windy City boys.
Altogether. the opening of the baseball
season promises to yield rich entertainment
for the cranks.
Full scores of all League games aoiu be put
lislied ddilu in THE DISPATCE.