The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-10

PIRATES ARE PICKED
Evers, In Chicago, and Tinker In Gin
cinnati VIII Fight to See Who
Was Main Stay Of Cub
Machine.
BY Hal Sheridan.
[Written for the United Press.

BY Hal Sheridan.
Written for the United Press.l
NEW YORK, April TO- Sixteen ma
jor ball clubs face the barrier today
in the grinding race which carries
from young April into young Octo-
Der. In other words the gay and gid
dy ensemble has arrived again and
the most interesting season-due to
number Of mid-winter upheavals--th
game has ever known is under way
From the far south and even from the
islands in the Atlantic ocean, these
sixteen clubs have come back from
their training trips and with few ex-
ceptions, they are now ready to take
the first Jump, in far better condition
than they were in April of 1912 The
pennant contenders without any sort
of exception are in excellent condition,
ready to start at top speed. The daz-
zling jump which John McGaw ana
his Giants obtained last year put 9th
er rivals upon their guard SO iIl-con-
ditioned clubs will not be among those
in today's annual getaway
The opening schedule is as follows:
American League.
Philadelphia at Boston.
New York at Washington.
Chicago at Cleveland.
Detroit at st. Louis.
National League.
Pittsburgh at Cincinnati.'
St. Louis at Chicago
Brooklyn at Philadelphia
Boston at New York.
Brooklyn opened a day in advance
to dedicate her new ball park but
with this one game played switches
back for the regular start in Phila-
delphia.
Cincinnati-Pittsburg postponed I'M
til Friday on account Of wet grounds.
American League.
In the American League chief inter
est in the seasons opening turns to
i
between Boston and Philadelphia will
be eagerly watched as these two
clubs are hailed by critics as the
strongest in their league. They are
picked to fight out the championship
and SO both clubs will rush together
at top speed to obtain first blood and
the jump which should have phys
Geological as well as strong physl-
cal effect. Both clubs look to be
stronger and in better shape to start
Boston Red Sox have improved
world series winning team while Con
ME Mack insists that he has his two.
time champion Athletics geared again
for their old-time stride and capable
of picking up where they left off
when suddenly interrupted in 1912.
Stahl in this series will send Wood,
Bedient and O'Brien or Collins against
Coombs, Bender and Plank and the
opening session will be one of the
most bitterly fought of the year.
Next In interest comes Frank
Chances first American League bar
tie with Clark Griffiths revived Sena-
tors opposing Griffith has the only
club left in the American League con-
coded chance to cope with either
Red Sox or Athletics. He has an
nounced that the redoubtable Walter
Johnson will be used to give Chance a
baptism of smoke in his new Ameri-
can League job and the ex-Cub war
rior starts against tough odds as the
Senators are in wonderful trim and
are anxious to show their upward
flash of a year ago was no fluke. They
are anxious to show they have come
to stay among the elect and Chance,
with his tail-end club from 1912. can
count on rough voyage from the
start
In the west the feature opening is
Cleveland VS.. Chicago for these two
clubs are both great uncertainties.
possessing quite an array OF potential
strength. Many believe that Cleveland.
with good break, can come forward
and challenge the leaders while the
Sox look to be greatly improved
club with the wonderful Walsh ready
to resume where he left off.
Detroit and St Louis meet in the
opening duel of what may be a battle
to keep out of last place, as neither
club is counted as first division con
tender.
National League.
The feature opening in the National
League is Pittsburgh vs. Cincinnati.