New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-09
BASEBALL COMES INTO
ITS OWN At LAST
Superbas and PhiI|ieS Will
Open National League Race
in Brooklyn To-day.
ALL READY FOR THE CLASH
Borough President Steers to
Throw Out First Ball at
Second Opening Of
Ebbets Field.

This is the day for which the fans
have been waiting for almost six weary
months The Superbas and the Philies
will clash at Ebocts Field this afternoon
in tine special opening of the National
LcaSuc pcnnaut race The other teams In
the two major leagues must wait one
more day. but followers Of the great ma
tional game here have been favored Just
twenty-four hours because Charles II.
Ebbets and his associates expended some
thing like threc-quarters OF million dot
lars to build one Of the biggest and most
improved baseball parks in the country.
I'm recognition of this special dispense
ton was granted by the other owners IN
. the National League 80 that the Brook
lyn club could profit 10y siNins the Trans
the first taste of their favorite sport.
1t will be the second opening of Ebbets
Field. as no bigger crowd could Jam its
way into the spacious stands than turned
out to see the Yankees and Superbas play
an exhibition game last SATURDAY. The
lure OF baseball is So strous. however,
that the edge has not been taken off the
appetite of those who find i'm baseball
their greatest source of entertainment.
and standing room again will be at pre-
mium this afternoon.
Alfred +. Steers. President of the Bor-
ough Of Brooklyn. will throw ont the first
bali to- start hostilitics at 200 O'Clock.
Fifteen minutes earlier the opposing
teams viii march across the diamond
and raise the American lac To the top OF
the huge pole i'm centre field. while the
band plays "The star Spansled Banner
Mr. Ebbcts makes a special request that
everybody join i'm the singing. it will not
he necessary to ask everybody TO cheer
when Nap Fucker takes his place in the
box aud shoots over the first ball of the
1919 remnant struggle. One can almost
hear now the roar OF Joy.
The gates will be thrown opcn al l
- clock. and Shannons 30 Regiment
Band will hc on hand TO while away the
minutes until the teams come on the field
FOR their warmins-up practice TO those
who have not made the trip IL may ne
said that the most direct way to Ebbets
Field is by the Brighton Beach division
OF the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
10 Consumers Park station which is ONLY
Il stones throw from the main entrance Of
the park.
Charley Doom said i'm Philadelphia last
night that his team would leave there at
o'clock this morning for this city and
that i'm all probability Seaton would be
Nap Fuckers opponent in the box. Much
will depend. however upon how he warns
uu and Chalmers. who is i'm excellent
condition may be the selection. Doom
saws the PhillieS are ready and that
barring accidents his men will he in the
fight from the drop of the flag.
Thomas j. Lynch. president Of the Ma
tional League. Will bee among those pres
cnt. lie called meeting of his umprcs
i'm the metropolitan tower yesterday Tor
q general talk on the rules and To give
his final instructions Mr. Lynch is de-
teimined to bring about a more uniform
Interpretation of disputed points this year
and special attention yesterday was given
to the rules ON tho conduct OF the play rs
ana OF those pertaining to the pitchers
William J. Klein and Al Ortiz We're
named as the umpires for the special
opening Of the season i'm Brooklyn this
afternoon. and the same men will be on
1and al the Polo Grounds tomorrow.
when the fans" will enjoy a second
,pcning i'm a meeting between the Giants
md the Boston Braves. The other as
sgnmcnts for tomorrow were as fol-
lows: At Philadelphia. Riglcr and BY
ron: at Chicago. Owens and Guthrie; at
Cincinnati. Brennan and Eason.
Byron Bancroft Johnson also announced
m Chicalp his assignment Of umpircs for
the opening games of the American
League season tomorrow. as follows: At
Cleveland O'Loughlm and Ferguson; at
st Louis. Evans and lldcbrand. at BOs-
ton Dinnccn and Hart; at Washington,