The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-04-14
HAVOC WROUGHT IN |
THE MAJOR LEAGUES
BY RAIN AND COLD
Only Five Of Thirteen Seized.
uled Games Played Tail
enders Spring Surprise
Giants Fail to Win

New York, April 1sARain and cold
worked havoc with major league pre-
arrangements for the opening week OF
the baseball season and not club in
either organization played to- its sched- I
nle. Of IS National league games sched- i
uled only five were played. OF an event
dozen dates. American league clubs were
able to keep their engagements on butt
seven occasions. Rarely has so big NJ
crop of double headers been sown thusI
early for summer harvesting.
Aside from weather contrariness thel
fine showing OF last place clubs or near
tailenders of 1912. was The feature of
play in. the seasons early- stages. With
Boston in the National ana St Louis
in the American league occupying first
place positions the standings of the
clubs at the week end resembled last
years tables turned topsy-turvy,
A glance over the National league
games played shows the champion
Giants still minus a victory, the lively
Boston team under its new manager.
George stallings, having beaten the New
Yorks in the opening day game, i while
the weather prevented another meeting
of the clubs The Giants showing was
disappointing to their followers but the
team has something Of a habit Of losing
opening day encounters and their speed
and general strength are expected to show
later. s
Pirates Win
The concededly strong Pittsbufgs heat
the cincinnatis in the only game of the
series played, Joe Tinker thus starting
his manag eriai career with a defeat
which fact probably fails to worry him
appreciably In the circumstances. A like
fate met Johnny Evers In the Cubs first
game of the season under his leadership
the laurels of the initial battle going to
another new manager Miller Higgins, OF
St Louis. Philadelphia and Brooklyn
fought each other to a standoff in their
two. engagements. Brooklyn, for one,
seemed ap improved team. Too few
games have been played in this league
however to indicate the relative strength
of the clubs through actual work on the
diamond.
In the American league two pitched hat
ties in Boston between the worlds cham
pions, the Red Sox, and the Philadelphia
Athletics resulted IN favor of Manager
Connie Mack's men. The poor showing
of Wood and Bedient, two of the cham
the brief series. which also showed tho
Athletics famous star infield working
we'll with Eddie Collins as its particularly
bright lufninary Neither Coomhs nor
Bender OF the Athletics boxmen dis
played winning form. however while
Plank was az reliable as ever. Tie Bos-
tons proved the same hard fighters. This
was easily the most notable series OF
the week.
Honor to Browns
The only other clubs to play as many
as two games were st. Louis and De-
troit with the honors going to the
Browns Manager Stovall seems to have
an improved lot of men, but Detroit
old star twirler. Mullin, is showing good
form. Jennings team is handicapped by
the lack of Ty Cobb's services. Cobb.
most conspicuous of "holdouts,' is stand
ing pat so far on his demand for a
the Tigers is on record as declaring
that Cobb will have to make the next
advances. Much interest centers in tho
outcome of their dispute.
There was a stand off In the Chicago
Cleveland games with little to indicate
what the gait of either team will be
when 1t settles down.
The fact that Washington won the
opening game and the only one played
with Frank Chances rejuvenated New
Yorks, while it pleased supporters of
the Nationals, was far from discouraging
to followers of the fiighlanders. In
| juries already have played havoc with
the New York line up. but the team.
with the fighting spirit it seems to have
| developed under its new leader may he
stronger than it. has been generally fig
| ured. Perhaps no games will be awaited
| with more interest than the next few
| tussles In which this club engages, in
| view of the former Cub managers switch
| to the American league and the appar-
| emily good start he has made. toward
| putting losing team on its feet
The Washingtons played exeellently In
| their one try ON the diamond and their
| sky Is still bright with pennant hopes.