The chronicle=news., 1913-03-15
Forty Minor Leagues are
= Ready to Begin the Season


aud From British Columbia to Flor
Ida. haN" practically completed all
! preparations for the season about to
begin, The bush" league teams. as
] the minors pio Familiarity known. are
Important factors In the national
game. since they furnish the stage
for the debut OF the future major
leagu. stars.
] Bu. lis hardly fair to apply tb.
nnmr OF bush lcasu. To all of the
i organizations outside the two big
league. baseball ~ IL is played In
the Glass "A aud Class A leagues Ia
iast aud "veniy balanced and of n
quality that Will bear comparison
n with til" .ntcr;a inmcnt furnished IN
| tch big show.
4 The American association viii
stsrt It's twelfth season April 10.
ISsvcrul changes In management
have tskcn plac. since, lie clO<c Of
last season. william Armour. the
former Toledo masna;c. has become
presi,lcni OF the Milwaukee club.
and Harry Clark hns succeeded
Hugh Duffy aS irrnager Of til. same
ciub. MIX" Kelley leaves ST. Paul
to pli"' the Indianapolis team and
is succeeded NJ -. Paul by william
FrIci. the former CoiunIbu. mauag-
cr. William i!inchmnn viii have
chnrg- at Columbus. shT hcldor.r
mEnngcrs include cantilion OF Min
ncnpolis. Carr ~ Kansas CITY. lay
ZEN OF i.ouIEviil- ard iiartxcl Of To-
l.jO.
TIL. season OF the International
ItIru- VIII open April i6 and close
September 81. the scei,dulc calling
FOR ii' ramcs. Harry Smith. former
VI. i"'sn" catcher. succeeds Joc
IcG'niiy as manager ~ Newark ani
4 " Iili1m Clymcr succeeds George
S,alilmrs At Euia.o. 10. Kelley will
4 "oniinu" rs manager ut Toronto.
Dun y, baltimore. Bill Donovan at
II T'ro.iL-nc". Kitty i.tansncli NJ
Montreal aud Larry Schnfly at Jrr-
',,cy Ci'v.
The pacIfi, coust league, with
!, the longest scli"'iui. Of any i"aru"
|. In III" country. will start Its four
i.-nth season April ! and will clos.
October &c. Harry woiv.rion. who
y "iintcd III" New York Americans
last year. returns 10 the coast to
i'nnnng, ;h- Sacramento team. The
ether managers Of the lcu.u. are:
Dcl Howard. san francisco. ". IT,
:, Mccrcdi-. Portland: Flap" Hogan.
:rrnon: Frank Dillon. Los Angeles.
and Carl Mite. Oakland.
TIL. big bell viii ring for til.
opening OF H.. ihiri.. nth season OF
it.h Southern LEAGUE on April I" aud
the final guu,- Will he PLAYED On
] September q. "Kid'' Elbcrficld u
tn. new manager nj Chattanooga.
succeeding William Smith. who will
4 pilot che Atlanta team. The hold
over .Inannvsrs are Molcswor'h "f
! ! iSehsns, Frank Of New Orleans
| Finn Of Mobile Dolls Of Mont gom.
cry. Schwartz OF Nashville and Rcrn.
hardi OF Memphis.
For III fourteenth season the
\ Western league has scheduled iIS
games. opening April - an'i closing
4 October :. The only new name on
4 the managerial roster II that oil
J Charles q. Mhll.n. former White Sox
player. wch will manage the Lincoln
team. Frank fsb.ll continues ~ man
?r.r NJ Dcs Moin"s. Jack Holland NJ
81. Joseph. Jack Hendricks n; Den
yer. Charles Arboras' At Omalia. WI
| liam Holmes NJ Sioux city. DIl.
Gear ai Topeka and George Hughes
Ut wichita.
! The New England league. the old
.s, OF tho minors. viii open it's TWEEN
ty-thlrd season April 30 and close
Sept, ml,cr ~: Hugh Duffy. former
big lcggti. pilot. will manage the
team at Portlau Me. which city
nas taken over the Fall River fran
chisc. Pat Flahcrty. the old major
! | league pitcher. IL to lead til, Lynn
team aud Frank Courtney succeeds
Law. Cross as manager at HavcrhiiI.
The hOldovcr managers are BurIeu
OF Worcester. Picpcr Of Lawrence.
Gray OF Lowell and ConnaugbtOn OF
| New bedford.
The twelfth season Of the North
western league will get under way
April - aud continue until Septem-
her ~. "irOn Man" Joe McGinnity
the fCrmcr Giant pitcher. succeeds
! Mike Lynch as manager at Tacoma.
Lynch Will manage the victoria
team. Tho other managers are 7.
Ha; moni. Seattle: Harry Ostdick,
Spokane: Nick Williams. Portland:
, ,and Kitty Brashcar. Vancouver.
The Eastern association. formerly
the Connecticut league. Will begin
its f''tcenth season April :" ana
! close September :. Th. association
has been give nan ticht-ciuo t'Icu'
liby the addition OF Pittsiicld. Mass.
and New i.oudon. Conn. The clubs
land ranarcrs are as follows: Bridge
\ lror, IT, T. Mccain: Waterbury.
| sam Kennedy: IIolyokc. 7. j. Whnl-
J en-: Springfield. William Carey:
Pit,sIicld. jack Keller: New London
! lack Gurns: Hartford. Simon Nc
} ronaJ. aud New Haven. Jerry o.
Conncll.
J I'll" tentative schedule prepared
for the thirteenth season Of the
! rh-rc-i league fixes April - for the
! ououiuy und September | as the
rlos Ing date. The only managers left
from last season urc O'Lcary Of Dav-
import and Rowland of DUBUQUE.
! Tho new pilots arc Hurry Syfcrt OF
Bluominston: Tom Huckctt Of Quin-
...auk luuurllx of SurinSficll