The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-14
jOR LEAGUES
OPEN UP SEASON
fncA Speculation as to What the
Result Win Be in
October.
SAME TEAMS FOR
FIRST DIVISION
Detroit Will Have TO Play Ball
to Land the Flag for
the Fourth
Time.


e-day on the ball lots of the Neiional
- American Leagues.
q Providing tight skies prevail every
Bhere, eight ufnpires viii each toss
ut ! new white ball." eight umpires
I'm each in his fairest voice cry play
Il I'll. and In eight cities the sporting
97ttexs with chronicle that the game
5tnx on" AZ least these quotations
hive done service from time i'm
" Sasssorial end there ts no reason why
.1n1x -Ahonid Be discarded at this lais-
81 Ihis II the day when all the teams
~ equAl and that marks the initial
&Umcsnye or the initial impetus to the
1pee Of several milton fans.
q m the National League, Pittsburg
33ll be the attraction at ST. Louis,
43ntcsgo at Cincinnati, New York at
E0eton and Brooklyn at Philadelphia,
x1llA In the American, Cleveland will
i tax4 the hall rolling another quo
&111On whose age commands respect,
3& Detroit, ST Louis IN Chicago, Bos-
~ Ia New York and Philadelphia In
Washington.
8 what will the end be- Call around
III October and the answer viii prob
&hjy be ready.
u Never AZ the opening OF q season
.R&n II seemed mora azardaAA= ia
on4ure m opinion on the outcome
3&an this year. In the National League
kas h due 10 the fact that the re-
s1Dxn Of Catcher Johnny King has
ID the three-time ant-w1nning
HmAo again Intact and the doubt, more
~ I1as general except in P1ttsburg, as
whether the Pirates can again
j4tntain the steady gait they set last
A&r, d gait that landed them unex-
1ekediy In first place.
m the American League the rapid
ey0lopment last year OF Philadelphia
5n6 Boston and the hard tussie that
39exfult had to repeat for the second
8tsne her pennant performance. makes
j4&4 picking Of championship team
1e year the merest guess work.
A About the only thing that does seem
7n1uFea b. that the first division teams
IN each league will not differ ma
d <g9a3iy from these OF last year. Pitts
I'M. Chicago. New York and Cincin-
Innkt again look to be certainties in
/ M National for the upper tier, while
I'M khA- American. Detroit. Philadelphia
Ind Boston appear reasonably safe.
nth either New York. New York OF
sl1veland having a good chance t.
81 Etest from Chicago her berth in the
5pper division.
|s Few Changes In Teams.
||s Ae atandpatters the pennant possi-
n (3t1Aa In both OF the big leagues have
~ Cannon beaten to pulp. In the
"A Saicnal, practically no changes APP
@&1mF In the line-ups of the leading
B 4zan. while Detroit, Philadelphia and
II Dnkon In the American haven't found
G6Ngh new blood worth mentioning.
4&4E York. Chicago and Cleveland
SFerer, have sewed several new
k&tches TO their old garments anc
I4 hopeful that they will stick.
with practically no changes In ths
u o6sonnel OF the leading teAms, tn,
9tt0n simply resolves itself dowr
~ the proposition Of whether thes,
n1ers Will improve over their 1870.
& <xaN, Eineinnatfs chances are much
" S3xhfer than some critics are wf1iins
h admit. due 10 this very fact. Las
&af the Reds broke lot OF new mer
(tc the game and they demonstrated
y Ut they were OF National League
n 4ber That they should play
II nba9er Eame this year IN admitted
8 ~ haxetail students
I144sburg can hardly expect to d.
y M batter than she did last year, ant
s. 1eether she wins the penEant aSHiT
II xu depend largely on tho improve
#x1onk 81 failure OF Improvement showr
flse other clubs. Chicago has a tear
81 veterans and many IRE predictins
M IL the team is due for slowing.
TN, even II Johnny Killing, who used
U ~ called the brains of the Chicago
SNriks.s Ii back on the job. Stein
n I'll Tinker Sheckard and Schultz
q soBed last year that they Mt least are
1&tne no better. ard 1t would not bs
5fpfi1fng ii tlfs veteran twiriers cams
4 NAsied" this season.
HE Giants Depend on Pitchers.
New York pins her hopes for a bet
q 2e position than last year 10 an ex'
cfed improvement In the work o.
lfrhers Marauard and Ames. th'
nisinx work OF Drucke and kiawit'
two new pitchers. and the bolster
8 7% 81 the outneld by the substitution
Deyore for Mccormick. In the In
81 IN Merkie, the man who once upor
"a tfrae didn't touch second, VIII be a.
6k3 haze In place OF the veteran Ten
ana the foxy play and gingers
<2huds OF ancient Fred may be miss.
y ~ eueh m extent that he viii soof
b 800 to warm the bench
@ Xnf many parsons are picking De.
m 70 win q fourth straight pennan'
sAe American. HAD either hos.of
IA E1stiadelphiG played early In the sea
S1 me way they did at the finish the
Scuaxt wnutd nexar haze Gorie e
n SxlSnr1Orn. and IL In reasonable 10
1890 that these teams wih strike
4 Timing stride early ia the season
fS2n YEAR and not permit the Jen-
ne crew 70 obtain such command
Il ~ lad.
neston Handicapped.
<e6e Boston American League team
Ean year. however. 10 without the ser
Sn9 az ner biggest asset Of yeAi
Manager fred Lake, who this
hnS been transferred to the hap.
1l0stcn Doves" Lake was given
80 tnst year for much Of the Red
H1 SUCCESS, and II Isn't on record
E34sy DOnoVon, hts guccessor, evel
x0A up 4 bunch Of players thu
SST ira Lake did. Fans generally ara
\ lserattng with Lake that bet'
80 than the Boston Nationals die
= hsfAii him for this year.
VII the Cleveland and New Yori
- of the American have showI
~ better In their spring practtca
Cpmtskey'a White 6ox. who art
Sn1fr 3 new team this year, with
Enw guardians Tor tbs innai
now ontss picksts ana eevsra
tnfaney eUubinattonA Conni,
a1NAeet wun pennAnt iast y0a
~ SssSosUtD6 t1Asxs a1sa tie Res
n n6znn3fnG paen untu nsas III
D1th team that promised n,
1ek AZ ~ 6a1znt comislkey On
NV Z. Louis, noseou ana Rrosk
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