New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-12

hall 10 kOhFFi Nll.'tl SUN 4''eN'' 49,
was in tho of1nr Of Charleston, while An
de~son was in Fort sumter. y whole ma
ton was involved IN the campaign which
started on that day. but sixteen stalwart
ritchcre will begin a conflict this after
noon which will bo almost equally absorb
ing 20 millions % fans"
Another championship baseball race VIII
10 under way by nighjfau. provided always
that Nature does not sec fl to moIsten the
earth and increase tho water supply. For
elk months tho Hot stove League has been
in session. and the fans" have been com
relied 10 subsist on the slender uo1rish-
woDt afforded 10y winter baseball gossip.
All this j. over now, and when the clarion
call of "plav haN" rin.s out on eight
diamonds this afternoon tho loyal support
ers Of the game viii have an opportunity
20 see what has been accomplished in the
way Of STRENGTHENING the teams during the
long training season in tic South.
With Rod Ames in the box i'm al proba-
tiuty. the Giants will 90 forth to battle
,yi,h Philadelphia al the Polo Grounds.
While McGraw. as usual. WAS rHticeni az
tr Yesterdays game as 60 who would
yi.ch. IL is generally believed that Ames is
tho selection. Doom was not 50 Secrotive
about hs plans and announced last night
that hc would send Earl Moore 90 tho
mound. The parade and ceremony which
.noC marked opening games have been
frowned upon IN recent years. so that aside
from a concert 10y Humphreys p, tn Regi-
m'nt band. beginning At . O'Clock there
VII DE Lttlc out Of the ordinary. Mayor
Gaynor. however viii find time 10 attend,
anl will start the contest at 1880 OClOc'
Joy tossing the ball to the players.
Meanwhile Hal Chase will gather his CO.
lcrts together I'm Philadelphia and lead
hem against the worlds champion Athlet-
ics big jim" Vaughn has been picked
to 20 against Connie Macks men. Brook
Ism will start hostilities with the Doves in
Boston
President Lynch Of the National League
announced last night that the umpires for
ihe opening games had been assigned as
-OiiOwS.
~ Boston. william J. Klein and John j.
Doyle. at New York. James +. tombstone
md Nal Cascn: at Cincinnati, Henry O'Day
and William Brennan; at Chicago Charles
i;leler aud W. F. Finneran.
President Johnson Of the American
League announced his assignments last
week as follows:
st Detroit. sheridan and Perne; at
Philadelphia. Evans and Egan: at Wash
.ugton. Connolly and Mullin; at -. Louis,
Dineen and OLoughlin.
Judging from the advance sale Of seats.
the crowd at the Polo Grounds this after
noon 10 see the Giants meet RED" Dooin's
PhnHes will be a record breaker if the
weather behaves itself e should on one
Of the big DAYS Of the baseball year. While
.lohn J. McGraw and his players know alto
pether too much about the ms and outs
Of baseball and what the turn Of Fortunes
wheel can 90 10 make any predictions. vet
confidence pervades the camp, and the
team feels that its hour has come. So far
a. physical condition goes the players
could not be any better off, There + not
= sore muscle among them ali and every
one is ready to jump into the thick Of the
fray.
While the Giants are meeting the Philles
at the Polo Grounds the Yankees will go
through a baptism Of fire at Philadelphia
when they line up against the Athletics.
the worlds champions. Chase had his men
out for their final practice at Wilkes
Barre Yesterday, and they warmed up in
splendid fashion. The nine has not been
favored with the best Of weather on its
training trip and has been Handicapped
thereby 10 a certain extent, but all the
men are in the hest of condition.
Hal Chase, the young manager, has faced
difficult problem i'm picking the strongest
combination 10 start the season lie un-
doubtedly has q fast lot Of players. and
Ie has had a hard time in selecting the
men. Many shifts have been made. and as
4 result there has not been much Of an OPP
portUnity 10 perfect team play. The left
side OF the inGSld has been troubling Chase
NOT a little and ne final selection Of play
ers will not be made until the season is
We'll under way. The nine will line up to-
day with Chase Knight, HaTtzeH and
johnson IN the inGeld and Ifemphill Cree
and Woter In the Outheld. in the catching
and pitching departments the youthful
manager is better off than most of the
other leaders in the leaguc. There are few
better IN the business than FL Sweeney
behind the bat. and Blair. a recruit from
the Eastern League, Is brilliant perform
81 The pitching stan rivals that OF the
Athletics, with Russell Ford, Jim Vaughn
WarhOp Quinn. Fisher king" Brockett
and The two recruits, Caldwell and Abeles
The Brooklyn Superbas will begin the
season with the rejuyenated Doves. under
the leadership Of Fred Tenney, in Boston
Dahlen's men had tber last practice with
the Lawrencevihe team OF the New Eng
land League yesterday afternoon, and en-
tered the onyirOns OF Boston last night
Charles Ebbets Las collected d lively
crowd Of recruits this season, who are
looked upon as likely 10 burn things up
lu tho league While the Superbas lave
HOt been blessed with exceptionally good
weather in the South, tie turned up at
Washington Park last Friday in good con-
clifton
There viii be some new men in the line
APP when the team begins the game to-day.
Daubert ana Iiummc viii be found on
first and second, but the left side OF the
iufcld win be held down by two young
stcIs Zimmerman, brother Of the Xim-
norman # the Chicago Cubs viii play
third and Tooley win be at short COulson
mother recruit. will be seen IN the out
field. along with Wheat and Davidson
Bergen has trained At bis home, near
Worcester, and viii do most Of the catch
ms. while Ruckcr Eel. Rarger. Wilhelm
and Knctzcr form the backbone Of the
pitching siaf