The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-15
In the Sporting World
NATIONAL OPENS
SEASON TODAY
Boston Will Play First Game
at Philadelphia and Chi
cagO at st. Louis.

NEW YORK, April 14-As the Ma
tional league baseball season will be-
| gin tomorrow at Philadelphia and ST.
Louis, and at New York and Cincin-
natl on Thursday, President Pulliam, of
| the National league, announced today
! the assignments Of his umpireS for the
initial games as follows
| AT Philadelphia, Moran and O'Day;
at st. Louis, tombstone; at New York,
ODay, and at Cincinnati, EmSlie.
! According to President Pulliam all
| the financial claims of clubs on players
| nave been satisfied, with the exception
of the affairs of Edward Delehanty and
! George Davis. Delehanty has made ar
rangements to pay back to the New
York club what money he owes to that
organization within a week, so that he
can fulfill his contract and play with
the Washington American league team
| when the season begins, April %
Davis has given no intimation as to
! what he intends doing in reference to
his Indebtedness to the New York Ma
tional league club or his contractual
obligations to the Chicago American
! league club. Davis says that his af-
fairs are entirely in the hands of his
legal adviser, John M. Ward, and that
! he will abide by his lawyers instruc-
| tons
Following is the makeup of each
team in the National league as they
will start the season:
Boston.
Manager-A. c. Buckenberger.
Captain-Fred Tenney.
D, PeltcherSIWillis. Pittinger Malarkey,
! rence.)
catchers- Kittredge. Moran.
Infielders-Tenny 1b.; Bonner Uouis-
! ville). 2b; Greminger, 3D.; Abbaticchio
(NashviIle), S.; Aubrey wilmington.
~ o1utfieldesrs[+Cooley. IT,; Lush, Ct;
! leans). substitutes.
Brooklyn.
| Manager-Edward Hanlon.
| Captain-Willam F. Dahien.
| PltcherS-EvanS, Hughes, Garvin (Chi-
| cago American). Thieiman (CincinnatD.
! Vickers (Terre Haute). Schmidt (Oak-
land), Jones CLOS Angeles), Blewitt
CatcherszzzHearn, MCGUIRE .(Detroitl.
McManus (Jersey City. Jacklitz phil
adelphia), Ritter (Binghamton)
Flood. 2b. strang Chicago American).
! 3D.; Dahlen. SIS; Jordan (Binghamton).
Broderick (Johnstown), Griffith (protege
| of Strang). substitutes.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. IT,. Householder
| CLOS Angeles). cf. McCreedie (Oakland),
| r.; Gabriel (Kansas), substitute.
Chicago.
Manager-Frank G. Selee
Oaptaln-RODert Lincoln Lowe. iqffi
Pitchers-J. Taylor. Williams. Lund-
! gren. Menefee, Weimer (Kansas City
Westerly, Corridor (Providence) Hardy
(Troy).
Catchers-Kling. Chance, Raub Mont
real)
Inield lie 1Hanlon Clos Angeles2, 1b.;
utfelders-Harley (Detroi) IT,;
Slagle, cf.; D. Jones, IF; Dobbs, substi-
tute.
Cincinnati or
Manager and Captain-Jose J. Kelley
Pitchers-Phillips, Hahn. Ewing Poole
Harper est. Louis American), Sutthoff
(Indianapolis), Wigs (Helena). Allemang
Little Rock2, Hooker (Concord).
Catchers-Bergen Peftz.
Rockford, 2b; stenfeldt, 3D.; corcoTan
SIS; Magoon. Poor (Erie), substitutes.
Outfielders-Kelley. If; Seymour, CT !;
Donlin, IF; Wood University of Mary
land), substitute.
New York.
Manager and captain-John J. McGraw.
Pitchers-Ma thewson, McGinnity, L..
Taylor; Miller and Cronin.
CatcherS-BoWerman, Bresnahan War
ner (Boston Americana
Inffelders-McGann, h.; Gleason (De-
troiG, 2b.; Lauder, 3D.; McGraw. S.; Gil
bert (Baltimore), Babb (Memphis), sub
StituteS. ,.,5
Outfielders- Mertes Chicago Ameri-
cam, IT,; Van Haltren, CT; Browne, If;
OunH,
Philadelphia.
Manager and captain-Charles l. Zim-
mer.
Pitchers Fraser. Duggleby. Mitchell
(Athletics). Sparks Boston American)
Mclaughlin New London, Bowman
university of West Virginia). Wolfe
Fetridge (Chester).
Catchers- Douglass, thinner
Pittsburg), Roth est. Joseph).
Inf dor q 10 r1oxy IL
Brashear est. Louis NationaD 2b.: VOL
verton. 3d.; Hulswitt. S.; Hallman, sub
stitute.
Outfielders-Barry. If: Thomas. cf
Keister Washington, IF.
Plttsburq.
Manager and captain-Fred Clarke
Pitchers-Lever, Philippe Doheny,
Kennedy New York;, Merritt (Worces-
teri. Falkenberg (Worcester); Wilhelm
Cunningham. YAH tBucknen college,,
Catchers-H. Smith, Phelps (Rochester).
Infielders- Bransfield, lb; Ritchey 2b.;
Leach, Sb; Wagner, S.; Kruger est.
Outfielders-Clarke. IT,; Beaumont, CT;
Sebring (Worcester), rf
ST. Louis.
Manager and captain-Patrick J. DON
ovan.
Pitchers-Currie, NJ. ], O'Nein. Yerkes,
Murphy Wicker. Rhoades (Chicago Ma
tionaD, Dunleayy (MontreaD, Sanders
(Nashville) Brown (Omaha), Hackett
Terre Haute). McFarlan Cedar Rapids.
Milton Crock 1sland), F. Smith (Du-
buque, amateur
Catchers-Ryan, J. O'Neill. Weaver Gee
dar Rapids
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. h.; Farrell. 2b.;
Brain (Buffalo}. 3b.; o. Williams Mem
phis), S.; Burke (Pittsburg), Smith,
(Kansas City,, substitutes.
Outfelders-Barclay, T.; Smoot, CT;
Donovan IF.
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