New-York tribune., 1909-04-21
YANKEES HOME TO-DAY
TO OPEN SEASON HERE.
Biz Cro4cd U7iH Welcome Team If
the Sun Shines.

s-r s-.,- yo-tr YANKEES are Al home and ready TO
cnen the American League season in thls CITY al
American League Park this afternoon, weather
permitting The P-ohbilities were none TOO favor
able last night and it looked as If the 100000
which has possessed the team since f1al ChAss @
-s -sle, fIl with smallpox in Augusta, was still
surprisingly active. Rain prevented the last game
Of the series with the Athletics IN PAiladelphla
YESTERDAY and George Stallings, the new man
aEe- was sorry, as he felt that oaF rest
would do the good il preparation Tor the open
ing home game to-day
Elaborate rrerarations have been made at Ameri-
can League Park 20 entertain a big crowd No eN-
pense has been spared and the GROUNDS on "aSii-
ington Heights at Broadway and l6Sth street. nave
been put in perfect condition for the opening game
between the Yankees ana Washington The standS @
have been decorated with bunting and flags OF an
nations while the covered and open structures nave
been strengthened and repainted. The gates VIII Ue
opened al o'clock. the Old Guard band VIII De on
hand al O'Clock TO entertain the early comers'
while at O'Clock the players OF the two teams
viii parade the field from the clubhouse ioI
on hours preliminary practice before 'he game -
called
In snite Of a handicap that would have disccuT-
sgcJ most managers and teams in the loss OF ha!
Chase. Hemphiu and two or three other regulars
the Yankees have made good start IN 'le i'N'
for the 7,eunant by winning four Of the SIX games
TiaEed Stallings has gathered about him a lot OF
promising young players, and, while me team :
still an unknown quantity If has airSaoE cam
-be good will Of local followers OF the game an"
is quite likely 10 make q nara hSHt -ci 'iie -
nan1.
The Yankees hay. been seen in Newark ana
Jersey CITY this spring. but the game TO-DAY II
plaved viii be the first of the season on uelI
own grounds and consequently the first time 'le
loca! fans have had an opportunity TO see the ne"
plavars in action. The in whom cllief lnleItsI
centre are Jack Knight At shoTtstop who played
the same position for The champion Baltimore
team Of the Eastern League last year ana "no l0
already proved his right 20 play in fast COMPANY :
Jimmy Austin who is likely TO be AT third IN Eoei
feds place unless the latter has entirely re
covered from the illness which caused him 10 retre
from the game in Philadelphia on Monday; blrdle
cree the clever hard hitting outheld7r. who has
dlled f45mphIilS place 50 accepta4jiN Slce SHe -
named suCcumbed 20 . slight illness, anu CiS ue
Engle who PLAYED with the Newark team !asl Eeal,
and who IS an outi=lder highly thought OF bN
StaIfings and the critics. -. 80, ,.,-.--.z
place at bass. and filing II Wei Is 5LLo-
new mar whom The fans must pass 1uu5tt-lel,
togetller with Th- pitchers, Jack QUINN VIZ
sd 40 be a secoI'd Amos Rusie, and aias
E-ockett. who shut out the Athietlcs III Z ma
deIphia last week -, r-,.. r.
T-9e veterans on the team are Jack hlelnow pc
hind the hat Willie keeler. the popular tLsL-t
TeI5er who has recently been appointed captain
SS51rnsn F.lferfeld the ersJwllile manager VINO IS
third base this year ana sek eLdI tllO--1-'
19-c'fatrg Manning. Newton and Joe Lake,
American League Park NAV be reached bE N@aLL- @
os.s 7,ljtes but the most direct and quickest va!
Il t 7ra subway express trains 70 the statloh 81
issth street. just outside the entrance % e uie
gI.,Tn6e TIE seating capacity OF American league
parE is eighteen Thousand. and there Is staldlAS
- or eight thousand more IQeI Il NoI-
$50 q-zar7er conditions standing room Is nkelN 70
= NJ n rFrern,-7l as The fans anxious 10 give
th= rouslng welcome