The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-16
IN THR BASEBALL WORLD,
WEATHER PERMITTING, NEW
YORkS OPEN SEASON TO-DAY.

No Games Yesterday-How McCraw's
Men and tho Brooklyns VIII Line Up
st the Polo Crounds-Jack Doyle
Captain OF the HsnIon Forces
Dismal though 1t was yesterday--the day
set for the opening OF the National Leagu
baseball race-the feeling OF exuberance that
Possesses the great army OF followers OF
the National game that another q eason Ia
at hand was only temporarily dampened
One days or two days or q weeks delay
does not matter much when there are six
months TO come. and the appetite for the
sport will be only the keener when the UNI pire
does give the command for operations
TO begin. The storm Of yesterday was gen.
ersl. and neither Of the two championship
games that were scheduled--Boston at Phil
adelphia and Chicago at st Louis-was
played
There is a silver lining to every cloud. and
the alleviating tinge to the cloud of disap-
pointment due to yesterdays 20 stponemens
and the real clouds that she the watery
cause Of the postponements Is the fact that
now the opening Of the pennant race. whether
1t be to-day. tomorrow or whenever
the weather permits, will be q complete one.
with all eight teams getting under way at
once. Had the opening cen yesterday 1t
wo6ld have been only half opening. for the
New Yorks. Brooklyns. Pittsburss and Gin
cinnats were not scheduled to begin until
to-day. 80 the optimistic ball crank-and the
optimist predominates-easilyh finds solace for
one days disappointment. The schedule for
to-day is as follows:
Brooklyn at New York.
boston AT Philadelphia.
Plttsburg at Cincinnati.
Chicago at st, Louis
The coming of the American League to
New York has but aroused Increased inter-
aEf i'm Inn hui and al nd m
men VINO have their money Invested In the
game say this Will Dc the banner year With
the strong team that the American League
has assembled 70 carry OIL the fight for the
metropolis for the first time there naturally
Is more interest in what the New ork National
in New YORK would be almost an embarrass-
lieved the metropolis Is big enough to stand
first rea test to-day. They are unknown
quantities., and while the burden OF proof
rests on Mctiraw as TO what sort Of team can,
and are ready TO give announcement 40
long "a the team shows that II N deserving
The new order of things regarding the
>conduct OF players toward the umpires also
will receive il. first test to-day. President
ism He says there shall be none. and II II
turns out that his wishes prevail and that
he and the ump,res and and not The he player nS
for prosperous season OF baseball is doubly
bri hit The first thing to be borne in mind
is that games are to be played in clean
and sportsmanlike manner.
When the Brooklyns and New Yorks face
each other the former will have q new cap
tain. jack Doyla Doyle has been both cap
tain and manager OF tho New Works so u
goes without saying that he Will be douhly
nxious to subdue. his for mer mates Ills
appointment to the captaincy of the Brook
lyns was not made until YESTERDAY. Mana
ger Hanlon deliberatad long before de-
Gliding on who was the bs st man for the place
The popular jtngi,s Of the day are 10 be
PLAYED BY tho band which will furnish music
at the Polo Grounds to-day The aim has
he. n not TO make the programme too classic.
but TO discourse such strains that will make
the pulses of player and spectator on icken
in appreciation. With the fags a-hying IN
the breeze and the players marching
majcstically across the field and all hands
whooping II up generally. Mr.. Dooley Ia
tions from waansr's Triiogy
The gates will be thrown open at 7.s1
odsli ia to throw out the new ball. The
teams will line MP as follows: