Evening star., 1909-04-22
GOOD WEATHER IN
NEW YORK TODAY
Yankees and Nationals Will
Clash in Formers Open
ing at Home.

NEW YORK, April 22.-With the s n
shining and warm breezes blowing
there'H be plenty of action today for
Gotham's base ball enthusiasts. Two
days famine is to be followed by the
most elaborate bill of entertainment this
part of the country has ever known Can
you imagine it? Four base ball openings
in and around New York, The Yankees
will make their first bow to a local au-
dience on the Hilltop. Brooklyn will ap-
pear at Washington Park for the first
time this season with our gay Giants.
While over in Jersey the Eastern League
season will be inaugurated In both Jer-
sey City and Newark. Rather a classy
arrangement, eh?
Somewhere in the neighborhood OF four
million New Workers and near New York
ers were grievously disappointed with
the crabbiness of the weather man yes
terday. Generally, the big town and its
suburbs had prepared to give the Yankees
rousing sendoh In the opener with
Washington. 1t was the only base ball
contest scheduled for this vicinity. Brock
lyn and the Giants respected Yankee sem
tlment so far as to leave open a date
that might be utilized at the Polo Grounds
In playing off postponement The oc-
casion was to have been a little treat
for the local National Leaguers in gen.
of honor of Frank Farrell Newark and
Jersey City had made wholesale reser-
vations. The border town wished to whet
Its appetite for the Eastern League fire.
works this afternoon.
Fans Enough for All.
It's mighty good thing the town is as
big and as good as 1t is. No other Sec
tion of the country could well take care
OF four league openings in one brief aft
ernoon Yet. with the weather clear. it
is nearly a cinch that every ground will
play to capacity or thereabouts.
A more avaricious or money-grasping
spirit than the president OF the New
YORK Americans might have signaled the
opening gun of the campaign yesterday.
impossible. 1t was the only contest of
the day as opposed to four this after
noon. But both Farrell and StalIings
agreed early that il would be an imposi-
ton on fandom to subject even the most
dyed-ln-the-wool to chance chills and
pneumonia from the wet stands and cold
molsture-laden winds OF the mountain
top. That's the cause of the postpone
ment- There's room for all today. What
New York cannot take care OF Brooklyn
surely will II there is too great conges-
tfon there. it's consoling to be able TO fall
back on Newark or Jersey City.
EiaDorate preparations have been eff
fected for both the local openings at the
heights and at Washington Park But
one slight difference Is noticeable in the
program at the hill. The game will
start at $3.50 instead of 4 o'clock as origi-
nally intended This will move forward
every one of the numerous side features
The Old Guard Band will report at 1880
instead of o'clock; the time-honored
parade will give the fans their first peep
at the players at 2:30: the gates will be
thrown open at 1890.
Yanks Out For Practice.
That's about all there is to say for the
Yankees and the washingtonians. OF
course. both are just as determined to
win as they were before the postpone
ment. The rain didn't take any ardor
out Of either. Stallings had his lads
out for two sessions yesterday, SO the
layon shouldn't cut much figure. The
team will line up as 1t has since the vet
eran Hemphill was crowded out of the
limelight by sore throat. Stallings
has no more idea who will pitch for New
York than as to Cantillon's selection.
Any one Of the Yankee fingers may be
called upon. with chances favoring most
ly Manning, Brockett. Lake or Quinn.
1t is generally believed that either
Smith or Johnson will mount the slab
for the Nationals.