The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-04-09
Breaking in of Four New
Managers to Be Watch
ed Closely.
RED SOX VS.. ATHLETICS
Will Be the Battle of the Day
Both Teams Are
Strong.
(National News Association


NEW YORK, April 9.-In every
city that has one of the opening games
of the 1913 baseball season tomorrow,
there Is some unusual feature to be
paraded before the fans that makes
the fray interesting, aside from the
fact of its being the first of the year.
The breaking in. of four new mana
gers in the National League and one
in the American will be watched close
ly in the reports by fans all over the
country, particularly in those cities
that are so unfortunate as to have to
wait until week from today to get
their first glimpse of the big leaguers
in action in a regular game.
The getaway card finds the Nation
al League bill arranged with Boston
at New York, Pittsburg at Cincinnati,
st. Louis at Chicago and Brooklyn at
Philadelphia. 1t is really the second
game of the season for the last two
teams, for the Phillies met the Dodg-
ers in the inaugural at Ebbets Field,
Brooklyn, yesterday. The American
League program of ushers-in compris-
es Philadelphia at Boston, New York
at Washington, Chicago at Cleveland
and Detroit at st. Louis. The only
baseball circuit cities without big lea
que ball are Pittsburg, Brooklyn and
Detroit.
The battle of the day that will ap-
peal most strongly to fans in general
is the clash of the Red Sox and Ath-
T,,I,
the champions showed last year and
what the Mackmen did during the two
previous years, it would not be stretch
ing matters to liken this fray to
collision of the irresistible with the
immovable. On paper both teams
seem more powerful than they were
in the 1912 race. The Red Sox have
added the star young first baseman,
Harold Vanvrin, to fill the place of the
veteran, Jake Stahl, and such young
sters as Yerkes, Bedient and Cady
should be improved because of their
extra experience, with the old mem
bers of the team still stort of that age
when arms and legs begin to lose their
vigor.
The Athletics have been tearing
through the South with fearful force,
demolishing any resistance offered by
minor league teams. The veteran pitch
ers, Plank, Coombs and Bender, seem
to be their old selves Several capable
youngsters are on the pitching staff
also, and the void in the outfield will
be filled capably by either of the re-
cruits, Daley and Eddie Murphy The
odds are. about even on the Red Sox-
Athletics encounter. Joe Wood and
Chief Bender are the probable pitch
ing nominees.
With the Senators and New Yorks
battling in Washington, it seems like
ly that the entire first division of the
American League may be playing in
the East today, if the boasts of Goth
am scribes about Chances band may
be trusted. If Russell Ford takes the
mound in good condition against Wal
ter Johnson, who has been selected
for the inaugural by Griffith, a real
pitchers battle may be staged.
The White Sox and Maps which
meet in the latters' stronghold, can
not be counted out of the chase for
aggregations have shown good form in
their exhibition games and have some
Walsh may be called upon to oppose
Vean Gregg on the mound, which
would make another good fingers
fight.
The Browns. having climbed out of
the cellar last year, are due for
heights above, according to ST. Louis
fans who have given their confidence
to Stovall, and they will have chance
to see what the much touted recruits
look like when they tackle the Detroit
Tigers. Jennings is expected to hurl
Jean Dubuc, the fearless little French
man, at the enemy and Earl Hamilton
probably will toll for the home nine
One of the most likely looking new
Corners to the Browns is Bunnie Brief,