New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-13
ONE MORE BASEBALL
OPENING FOR FANS"
Yankees to Make Their Bow
Against Senators Here on
Thursday.
GIANTS TO FACE SUPER6AS
Brooklyn Will Be at Polo
Grounds, with Nap Rucker,
for Three Games
This Week.
GIANTS TO FACE SUPER6AS

This Week.
New York has another baseball opening
In prospect. The Yankees. under the
leadership Of Frank Chance. will make
their bow at the Polo Grounds on Thurs
day and, in spite Of the fact that there
has been a plcnitudc of openings this
year the huge stands are sure to be
! crowded-that is. If the sun will dole out
! q little warmth.
Many New York fans" were unable to
see the former manager of the chicago
Cubs when he led his team ON the dia-
! mond at Ehbets Field last Saturday to
| play an exhibition game with the SD
, perhas, and there appears TO Boz "a keen
! desire 10 give him a royal welcome II IS
, deserved too. Already the indications
point TO his having accomplished much i'm
! bringing his players up TO the mark m
good condition and KEYED 20 the proper
fighting pitch. Accidents already have
crippled tho team to some extent but
Chance himself Will he read, 10 play I'm
Boston tomorrow. and DerricirS hard ls
healing more quickly t'an WAS hcicd last
| Monday; when ne was badly spiked in
trying 70 block off Zach Wheat at Sec
ond base
Pep" Young. who is filing Derrick g
shoes al short field. made a good impress
sion at Washington in the opening game.
and while he may lack some polish. he is
| fun Of dash and ambition. so That the
/ team is not likely To suffer
/ The Senators. who beat the Yankees ny
/ the narrow margin of one run in tae only
game played so far. Will Doe AT thc Polo
/ Grounds OF Thursday 10 help open the
/ American League season in this city. IT
/ this writing the chances are Zoo favor %
another duel between the great Walter
Johnson and Long Georgs Mcdonnell
The latter did not suffer in comparison
with his more famous opponent in Wash
I ingt0u-in fact. allowed fewer hits
} Frank Farrell has not announced AS ser
on whom the honor will fall OF throwing
/ out the first ball bat a band VIII boz ON
| hand. and flowers too 10 place the game
/ above the ordinary rum As is generally
/ known. the Yankees will play a. the Polo
Grounds this year. sharing the diamond
with the Giants. because the new park
/ being planned by Mr. Farrell b. sun 20
/ waste and because the old grounds ON tho
/ hilltop are being cut into streets and
/ building lots.
/ Reserved seats and boxes for the game
/ will be put on sale tomorrow morning ar
/ 1880 O'Clock at the Offices Of the club. 40
| 800 Fifth avenue Reserved seats in the
upper tier viii be 81 each box seats In
the upper tier 81 and I'm the lower tier
| 81 30 each. Seats in the lower tier Of the
stand are unroserved at - cents each.
! Malcolm Barry who worked as an un-
| derstudy for Frank Chance at frst base
, when the Yankees were training IN Der
muda. was shuntcd to the minors for
more experience yesterday. He was sold
to tho Jersey city club Of the Intcrna-
tional League.
The fans" will not have To- wait until
Thursday to get another taste Of base
ball The Giants and Superbas will play
series Of three games at the Polo
Grounds tomorrow. Tuesday and Wednes-
| day. and much interest lies therein. Nap
| Rucker may face Matty in one struggle.
although big JEFF Tesreau may be the
pitcher to go against the star OF the
| Brooklyn forces. The sun must shine on
Manhattan Island some time and the
sooner the better. according TO the fans
! The Giants will run over 10 Boston on
Thursday to even up II possible, with the
Braves for spelling their opening here
| Hub Perdue will be waiting for them.
They will be back here on the following
Tuesday for a series with the Phillles.
! The Yankees made a most favorable I'm
preston in Washington last Thursday.
]. Ed Grillo saws in The Star:
| Frank Chances team is not apt 10
finish in last place this season. II there
is enough pitching material on the New
York staff that team is going to prove
one of the surprises Of the race Chance
| has a better team than he has been given
credit for. and 1t was noticeable fact
that the players are displaying much
different spirit from what they did last
season. With Chance playing the bag
that inield will look pretty good, and
Cree. Wolter and Daniels are n much
better outfield than several other teams
| in the American League can boast OF.
Under Chance the team will not only play
Intelligent ball, but it will hustle TO the
utmost. and such a combination, II II Is
helped by good pitching. is not going to
finish near the bottom.
"Chance was not in the game but sent
Sterrett TO first instead. and that young
man gave very good account Of himself
The visitors played splendid ball and left
a very good impression with the crowd
which witnessed the game"
William Peet also had good word to
cav of Chances men in THE Washington
Herald" by writing
post mortems show that the Nationals
have a better ball team than year ago,
and so also have the Yankees. Chance
eeems 10 have injected some serum of
pep into his players and they will be
danperous all season. IL was predicted
bere Yesterday. after one look at the
Yankees. that they should finish no lower
than eth place, and might break into the
| 40, division.