Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-09
STARTS THIS WEEK
Four Base Ball Circuits Ready
to Open in a Few Days.
MINORS WILL FOL LOW SOON
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Both johnson and Lynch Make Pre-.
dictions About Their
Clubs.

NEW YORK, April 9.-The American
and National leagues, the American AS
ISOLATION and the Cotton States and
Southern leagues start the base ball sea-
son this week
This virtually means the beginning of
the annual six-month period, during
which this year more than 800 recognized
clubs of professional players will battle
in almost as many cities throughout the
country for pennant honors in nearly two
score organized leagues.
In the west the Pacific Coast League
has stolen its usual march on the other
base ball sections by already getting
MIC the game" but Wednesday the
fans of the middle west will start
roofing" for their favorites in the Amer
lean Association circuit, and Thursday
the opening-day enthusiasm will have
spread to the Atlantic coast, reaching q
CLIMAX in eight of the major cities.
In quick order follow all of the minors
a long list OF them-until by the first of
June all the forces which organized base
nail can command will be in the field for
season which is hailed i'm all quarters
as promising a greater sand broader de-
veiopmcnt OF the national game than ever
Seven New Managers.
Although the big leagues retain mos,
OF the veteran players and the younger
Idols of last season. the change In man.
agement which seven of the clubs under.
go this year is the greatest shake-up OF
the nd within memory. The American
League has FIVE such changes. Clark
Griffith has left Cincinnati and taken
charge of the Washington team; Harry
Wo'verton has come from the Pacific
coast 20 put nov life into the New Yorl
I1ishianders; Jake Stahl, the Boston
American first Casernan. has come back
4f.er years retirement to manage the
team: Harry Davis. the Philadelphia Ath.
aetics' famous first sacaer has gone te
Cleveland to run the club. and the Chi
cagO White SoS are 70 be generated b,
Jimmy Callahan, the old-timer. whose
''come-back last year surprised the fans
In the National League are two changes
I'm management. Johnny King, the for
mer star catcher OF the Chicago CUBS
Is promoted to the ;rcnasement of Bos
toms team after IA seasons work behind
the bat tteIe. In Cincinnati there will
be the novelty OF an umpire turning man
ager. as Hank ODay. a National Leaeu,
arb TRAITOR for years, has undertaken Il
lead the Reds.
Lyroh aid Joiirson's Forecasts.
Presidcnt -::o-:s Lynch of the Nation
al League. * yer? optimistic about tn,
t"'nin- .eascn ard SAYS: II look for tn,
i'yst season tie National League has eve
e-5oscd. With so many of the club
sticngtheIed z should be keen race
New Yors- Chieago. Philadelphia AM
L. f-bescf are sure tn have close com
petit or among themselves, and this sea
sor Broosi5u. Cincinnati. Boston and 81
'>oiiis- lock much stronger than last year
mi ,he more teams that figure strongl
IN ac race the better the season will be-
Gan Johnson. president OF the Americai
"a "a. 81 quoted in similar vein cl
the prospects of the junior organ zation
IL predicted that instead of there beiu
two prominent contendcrs i'm the pennan
race a. was the ease last season, Their
would he FIVE or six in close race thi
year.