The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-04-11
'PLAY BALL" WILL BE CRY
In BIG LEAGUE TOMORROW
The Three Big Leagues Are Away In Bunch This Year
Both Of the Twin City Teams Are Toutcd High.
Minneapolis Looks Like Winner Again
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/ Geo. Muffin Is the pitching choice
for the opening game.
The ST. Louis Team.
st. Louis. Mo-, April 11,-A1l is in
readiness for the opening of the major
league baseball season Wednesday
when the local American league team
will play with Cleveland. With the
exception Of twenty days at Hot
Springs, Ark, the Americans have at
tempted to get in condition on their
own grounds
The Nationals, with Manager Bres-
nahan in control, spent few days
at an Indiana health resort and with
the exception Of one trip to Kansas
City, have played almost daily on their
own field.
Rhoderick Wallace, shortstop for a
number Of years. win have his first
experience this year as a manager of
the Americans. The team, after hav-
ing been under an option. Is still
owned by r. l.. Hedges. 1t is gem
orally admitted that the Americans
are not In condition. Many new play
ers are on the team and the regular
line up has not been chosen.
Every Seat Sold.
Cincinnati, o., April lin case fair
weather heralds the National baseball
season is this city next Wednesday,
there is hardly a doubt that league
park will receive more patronage than
on any previous opening day. Baseball
is at fever heat here, caused possibly
through the many predictions that
have emanated from leading baseball
writers that Cincinnati will finish one,
two, three in the race this year.
Every reserved seat has been sold
for the opening struggle with the
Pittsburg team and in anticipation of
record breaking attendance, work
men were busy yesterday erecting
5000 circus seats in the outfeld.
The Cincinnati team is far from
being in perfect condition. Since the
arrival Of the team from it's southern
training quarters at Hot Springs, Ark,
two weeks ago, it has encountered
only one day of fair weather. AS a
result seven men have been reported
on the hospital list suffering from
colds and grips. Notwithstanding this,
Manager Griffith believes that his reg
ulars will round into form in time to
present his strongest line up on open
ing day. The Pittsburg team is
scheduled to arrive here this afternoon.
Same Players on Athletics.
Philadelphia, Pa, April 11-Full of
the spirit that carried them to base
ball glory last fall, the worlds cham
pions athletics will open the Ameri-
can league season at Shibe park on
Wednesday, April -, with New York,
which expects to make strong bid
for the pennant this year. For the
first time since the American league
has been organized, the Philadelphia
representative in that circuit will start
the season with "stand pat" team.
Connie Mack, their astute leader has
looked over the veterans and has tried
out his youngsters and has decided
that the men who brought the highest
honors in baseball to this city are
good enough for another campaign.
The only position in doubt is left
field, which gave the tall manager
considerable worry last year Mack
hao picked ''Bilp' Hogan, from Cali
fornia, to I'LL the place, but the man
ager now says that to win the posi-
ton he will have to play better ball
than that shown by Amos Strunk, who
Is putting up game that pleases
Mack.
The Philadelphia pitching staff, one
of the strongest in the league, has been
strengthened by the addition Of Lefty
Russell, who may take regular turn
in the box Bender, the sterling In
dian pitcher; Coombs who won the
three games he pitched in the worlds
series: the trusty Plank and Krause
are in shape for the opening of the
season, but 1t is expected that the