The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-04-10
Jumps" Familiar Call Resounds
on Major League Diamonds
in East and West
ALL ARE RACING FOR BUNTING
Greatest World Pastime Again
Claims Attention
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OPENS

New York, April lO.-In eight lead
ing cities of the country this Afternoon
the umpire shouts play" aud sixteen
major league baseball clubs begin u
campaign which will last until Octu-
Der ;. Eight Of the teams are tight
ms for the National league pcnnant
and the other eight for the champion
ship of the American league.
Everywhere it is being predicted
that this is to bc the greatest season
thai organized baseball has known.
For weeks the fans have been waiting
for the bell 10 ring and the interleaguc
series have sharpcned the appetites of
the enthusiasts aud put them on edge
IN anticipation OF the start of tho pen
nIut races
There have been few important
changes in th" personnel of the teams
since the close Of last season. Inn
portmt trades ard deals such ass hay"
been common i'm the past were COM
paatvcly Few in number the past
winter, SO that All of the clubs start
the season with practically all of their
veteran PLAYERS answering the roll
call
There have bccn several important
changes In the mauIEcmcnts. Only
one such change has taken plac" m
the American league bat this was a
change of unusual Importance. Frank
Chance, one of the most prominent
players of his dag aud Tor the past
eight years the successful manager ut
the Chicago Nationals. las tak"n
charge of the New Yorl, Americans
ana expects to have the IIighlauders
iHiSh near the front of the race this
year.
Change in Pilots.
owner Murphy has engaged .luhuu'
Evers t. pilot the Cubs in place of
Chance. Joe Tinker. the staI short
stop of the cubs tor eleven years. ha'
succeeded Hank ODay as manager Of
the Cincinnati Reds. Miller lIuggiEs
has taken thc place Of Rogcr Brcsnn
han rs mauagCT of the 81. Louis Car
dinals and Brcsnahau has zone to tho
cubs as catcher. Still another
change ir the managerial forces of the
National league is the return of the
veteran George Stallings, who for
mcrly managed teams in Detroit AMI
New York and last season was in
charge at Buffalo. Staliugs has been
signed as manager by the owners of
the Boston club and will cndeavor -
put the Braves into the race.
I'm the National league the openiuG
games are scheduled as follows:
Brooklyn at philadelphia: pittsburg
at Cincinnati ST Louis at Chicago,
and Uostou at New York,
In the opening games in The Ameri
can league Chicago plays at Cleve-
land, Detroit at 81. Louis. Phladel-
phr az Boston and New York at
Washington.
The schedules Of the two big leagues
have been arranged SO that there will
be the minimum of conflicting dates.
Each organization will play a season
of ia games gnd the final contest in
aci will be- played October 3.
Association Games Begin.
Milwaukee April tO-The umpire's
cry of play BAR resounds today
through the big cities of the middle
west as well as in numerous other
sections Of the country. While major
league fans are absorbed in the initial
play In their respective circuits, the
cohorts of the American association
today had thdir long-anticipated op-
portuuity None the less marked ip
followers of Tom ChiViugton's circuit
are on the eve of what promises to be
the biggest ana brightest aud best OF
all \. \. seasons.
Columbus opens ~ ~. Paul, Indian
apolig at Minneapolis, Louisville at
Kansas city and Toledo at Milwaukee.
1t is the first time that the season
has ever opened in the west and the
Is regarded as "A most
fortunate one in view of the fact that
the cities ut the eastern end of the
cirvult are still feeling the effects of
the recent flood more or less. Another
in the schedule this year is
the plan by which the teams will tray
el In "A circle. In the past teams
moving from the cast To tho west or
vice versa, lost day In making the
long jump from here To- ST. Paul and
VI Minneapolis and then To Kansas city.
The mileage will he Increased under
the new system, but the club owners
expect to get this back i'm gate re-
ceipts by avoiding the lay-ofr OF one
day
All Race for Bunting.
The teams swing into action today
with every Indication pointing to A