The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-10
REAL START TODAY.
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East meets east and west struggles
with west in both organizations as
usual on opening days. In the National
league Brooklyn is at Philadelphia,
Boston at New York and ST. Louis
at Chicago For the American league,
Philadelphia is in Boston, New York in
Washington, Chicago in Cleveland and
Detroit in St. Louis. A point in the
early season play which fans in vari-
Gus sections of the country will watch
with interest is the showing of clubs
With new managers. Evers in Chicago,
Stallings in Boston, and Miller Higgins
in st. Louis, represent the new mana
gerial blood in the old league which fig
ures in today's engagement. In the
American, Frank Chance in New York,
Birmingham in Cleveland and Stovall
in ST. Louis, are bowling to the public.
Locally, big day was promised to 7
day for the Giants and Boston Ma
tfonals at the polo grounds. Tesreau
was the selection for the box for New
York and Perdue for Boston.
Ban johnson Makes Promises.
Chicago, April 10.-Faster baseball
than ever has been seen is promised
for the season of 1913 by President B.
B. Johnson of the American League.
"An attempt will be made this year
to see that the games are played in
less time than in former years." said
Johnson today. 1.-THE umpireS have
been instructed to see that little time
is wasted and the managers will CO.
operate to cut off the minutes which
mark the differences between the
short, snappy game and the one which
is drawn out and which loses much
of its interest because OF that tact.
Rain Soaked Grounds at Chicago.
Chicago, April 10.-Weather eondi-
lions here today made doubtful the
prospect of the opening baseball game
of the National League season between
the Chicago and st. Louis clubs. A
cold drilling rain fell throughout the
night and the grounds had already
been we'll soaked by the rainfall of
yesterday.
Philadelphia. April 10.-Baseball fans
rejoiced at clear weather for the OPP
ening of the National League season
in this city this afternoon when the
Philadelphia and Brooklyn teams will
play for their second game of the sea-
son. Yesterdays close contest in
Brooklyn between these teams has ad-
ded interest to today contest. the bat
teries will probably be Chalmers and
Doom for Philadelphia and Ragon and
Miller for Brooklyn.
Cleveland Chicago POstponement-
Cleveland. April .-(American):
Cleveland-Chicago game postponed.
Rain.
Opening at Kansas City.
Kansas City, April 1o.-Louisville
and Kansas City teams were ready to-
day to open the 1913 American Asso-
citation baseball season here as per
schedule. The skies were threatening
but only rain actually falling at 8
o'clock could block the game, accord
ing to the announcement of Manager
Carr of the local this morning when
asked If the steady rains of the last
two days would cause a postpone
ment.
The infield at Association park had
been covered with a large canvas and
the baseball officials said the grounds
were in fair condition.
The opening game here was to be in
the nature of a dedication of the new
park at Twentieth and Olive streets.
The playing field is new and the
grandstand, one of the most commo-
dious in the league, has just been
completed.
opening game were Powell and Roth
for Louisville, and Covington and
O'Connor for Kansas City. Mayor
Jost of this city was expected to pitch
the first ball.
Thomas C Chivington, president of
the American Association, and Presi-
dent Wathen of the Louisville club, |
have arrived here to participate in
the parade and other ceremonies in
cident to the opening of the baseball
season.
Will Play at st. Louis.
here this morning gave assurance that
the American league grounds would be !
in excellent condition this afternoon
when the Detroit and st. Louis teams |
meet for the opening game of the sea-
son. The ST. Louis team is the same |
as that which played the spring series !
with the st. Louis Nationals, Weilman |
and Agnew catching.
Mulling pitched for Detroit and
STANCE caught.
World Series Weather in New York.
New York, April 10.-Clear skies
with a tang in the air like that of the
worlds series weather greeted baseball
enthusiasts in New York today. The |
forecast was Increasing cloudiness
and probably rain by night The
weather man thought, however, that
showers would hold off until the close
of the Boston-New York game at the
Polo grounds.
President Wilson to Pitch.
Washin gton, April 1O.-C1ouds that
threatened to spill rain at almost ev-
cry moment, hung over the Washing
ton diamond today. If the weather
the Washington Americans and the
New York Americans, President Will
son was ready to use his official pass
for the first time and toss the first /
ball
Clear and Calm at Boston.
Boston, April 10.-The Boston Red
Sox champions were in top condition
today to begin the defense of their til
tie in the opening game of the Ameri-
can League season with the Philadel-
phia Athletics as their opponents. The
weather was clear and calm and sew
eral thousand devoted followers of the
team went early to Fenway park to
see the contest. There was consider
able speculation as to the batteries
with a prevailing opinion that Bedient
would face Bender on the mound and
that Cady and Thomas would do the
catching.
Game Postponed at Chicago.
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