Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-04-11
PLAY BALL WILL
SOUND ON MAJOR
FIELDS TOMORROW
New York Giants Meet fine
PhiIlies at the Polo Grounds
Ia the Eid-Opener--Yankees
Start Ball Rolling at Ph:ladeI-
phia-Last Exhibition Game
Today.
NEw- YoRK. AprIl Il.

NEW YORK. April Il.
TT WILL be play ball" on big league
fields tomorrow. for the start of the
d regular playing season and major
league clubs had their final fling with
the minors today. In this city the
National Leaguers, as the last touch
in their long conditioning process which
started two months ago down in Texas.
had the Newark Eastern League team
for their opponents. The somewhat
milder weather encouraged the veterans
TO timber up and the work of the aft
ternoon was expected by Manager Nc
Graw, of the Giants. TO put his men in
fine fettle for the clash with Philadel-
phla in the opening game at the Polo
Grounds tomorrow.
The Brooklyns went up TO Lawrence.
Mass, for the windup OF their exhibit
ton series in a game with the New
England League team. They will keep
moving right on eastward and appear
in Boston in the National League cur-
tain-raiser with Fred Tenny's men
there tomorrow.
Admirers of the local American
Leaguers will not have a chance to see
their pets in action on a local field
this season until April 20, when the
season at American League Park will
be opened in a game with Washington
The Highlanders rest up in Wilkes
barre, Pa, today. INDUCING only in
light practise. and then move out to
Philadelphia, where the worie
pion Athletics will be encountered
the opening game of tomorrow.
TNz xaosn~ lao o1,o ave fz hafr o p7nrkc1
low. Johnny McGraw cut his squad
CLYDE fullerton to the Baltimore Club
and Pitcher Rustenhaven was turned
over to the Springfield Three-Eye
League team.
In the presence of 1000 rooters the
Fhiliies defeated the Athletics In he
~interleague series at Philadelphia yes
terday by a score Of 8 to 2. 1t was the
final game of the annual series, which
resulted In three wins for the Mack
men and two for the Dooinites. Scribes
in sleeptown called 1t the polar series
because OF the exceptionally cold
weather.
The Athletics and the Orioles viii
meet today at Baltimore in a benefit
game. The proceeds will be turned
over to ST Nicholas widow.
A game with the University Of Penn
sylvania today will be the last pre-
liminary contest for the Phillies.
Walter johnson, the Washington star
pitcher. is on his way to Washington.
D. c., to sign a two-year contract at
$1,000. The advice of his parents
changed Johnson's attitude somewhat.
Chubby Charley Murphy, president
of the Cubs, evidently is wise to. the
fact thai the Cubs need new material.
Reports have it that he purchased four
outhelders from the Louisville Club
yesterday. Keener. Kaiser. Wolfe and
Smith are the Cub cubs.
Winchelrs wildness, which enabled
the Detroit team TO score FIVE times
while he worked for Dayton. was pri-
msrily responsible for q Z to 2 victory
scored by the J~enningsitss over the
Dayton Club yesterday. The big
leaguers were without the services Of
Cobb, Crawford and MoriariT5.
Addie joss, the Christy Mathewson
of the Maps, a been compelled to
quit the Cleveland team because Of H.
ness. He is suffering from an attack
OF pleurisy.
Ben Houser, the former Toronto first
basernan, would like to join the Wash
ington Club. He is tired of warming
the bench for the Athleties.