New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-05
TASTE Of BASEBALL
FOR HUNGRY 'FANS'
Yankees and SuperbaS to Open
New Home of Brooklyn
Club To-day.
PROMISE OF HUGE CROWD
Frank Chance to Make His
First Bow as Manager
of a Club in the
American League.


ball appetites at Ebbets Field. the new
and palatial home of the Brooklyn Clup'
this afternoon The Yankees and super
has Will take the diamond at O'Clock for
an exhibition game which has attractions
second only to the special opening of the
National League season at the same place
next Wednesday
These attractions lie in the informal
opening of baseball park which has been
built with an eye single TO the complete
comfort of the fans" and which is sec
ond to none in the country: also In the
first appearance of Frank Chance. not so
long ago the Peerless Leader of the chi
cago Cubs and now manager of the New
York club of the American League.
The advance sale of seats indicates
big crowd, one in fact which may test
the capacity of the stands. Interest in
the great national game has rarely II
ever been so great. and the fans of the
greater city are anxious not only TO IN
spect and see with their own eyes the
park about which so much has been writ
ten and said, but to judge for themselves
what Bill Dahlen and Frank Chance nave
been able 20 accomplish In bringing their
respective teams through the spring
training season and up TO the pennant
races now at hand.
The gates will be thrown open for the
sale Of tickets at IL o'clock. at ] O'CLOCK
Shannon's 23d Regiment Band Will begin
an elaborate musical programme, whlie
the players will take the field for practice
one hour later. At 2:55 o'clock Mrs. Ed
NfcIr wi
stockholders in the Brooklyn club VIII
raise the flag over the imposing struct-
ure while at O'Clock sharp Miss Gene
We've Ebbets will throw out the hrst pan
Then the fun for which the rams nave
been waiting so long will begin.
Automobiles will be governed by traffic
rules. They must turn into sullivan street
from Bedford avenue 10 reach the TO-
tunda. thence on TO Washington avenue
TO Malbone street, where parking space
will he found. Ebbets Field can be
reached by many car lines. either direct
or by transfer. Here are the most con-
yenient:
From Misunderstanding TO Atlantic
avenue terminal. then Flatbush avenue
surface cars to Prospect Park Plaza; also
Row 10 Consumers Park station.
From points on Long Island ana III
Brooklyn-Long Island Railroad TO NOS
trand avenue. then Nostrand avenue sur
face cars direct TO field; also. Brighton
Beach elevated. and these surface lines
DcKalb avenue Flatbush avenue. Fiat
bush-Prospect Park. Franklin avenue
Gates-Prospect Park. Lorimer street NOS
trand avenue, Nostrand- Culver, Nostrand-
Prospect Park, Ocean avenue and Temp
kins-Culver.
Ehbets Field is twenty minutes ride
from Park Row or the elevated trains,
and by subway from the Brooklyn Bridge
IL can be reached in about twenty-five
minutes. The stadium is bounded by
Bedford and Washington avenues, Sulli-
van street and Cedar Place. The quickest
route for automobiles from Manhattan is
over the Williamsburg Bridge and Bed
ford avenue.
In case Of postponement to-day on ac'
count of rain, all tickets already sold VII
he honored on Monday when the SECOND
game between the Yankees and the Su'
perbas Will be played.
Bill Dahlen had his men on the diamond
for a sharp two-hour practice for the
first time yesterday afternoon. Much
attention was devoted to fungo batting
so that the players, who looked and acted
in almost perfect condition, could accus-
tom themselves TO the lights and shadows
against the towering stands. All the
pitchers worked out. and this was fol
lowed by a short batting practice and
fast infieM drill in which Smith, Fisher
Cutsbaw and Jake Daubert showed to
good advantage.
A fair sized crowd was on hand to see
the work, and many broke into applause
AT some OF the clever stops and quick
throws across the diamond. Daubert, as
usual. was a star around first base. Benny
Meyers. the new outfielder. Of whom Sc
much is expected, also made a good I'm
preston He has an easy. natural way
in going after and handling fly balls
which bespeaks the real player. He car
hit the ball, too.
DahIen was not disposed to do much
talking. but expressed himself as fairly
well satisfied with the condition of the
players although he reiterated that the
team had been greatly handicapped in the
South by much rain. lie seemed to fee
that the outfield had been strengthened
and expressed satisfaction over the way
the innelders have been working in the
last week or ten days.
Nap Rucker will start the game in the
box against the Yankees this afternoon
and in all probability will pitch four inn
ings and then give way TO Allen oil
Ragon. Frank Chance already has an
nounced that Slim Caldwell and bic
Ed Sweeney will be in the points for New
York while in all probability George Nc
Connell will pitch the last three innings.
The batting order OF the two teams will
be as follows:
New York Yankees-Daniels, right field
Woltcr. centre field: Hartzell. third base;
cree. left field: Chase. second base;
chance. first base; Sweeney. catcher; Der
rick, shortstop; Caldwell or Mcconnell,
pitcher.
Brooklyn Superbas-Stengel. centre field
Cutshaw. second base: Meyer, right field
Wheat. left field: Daubert first base
Smith, third base: Fisher. shortstop; MIL
Ter. catcher: Rucker or Allen, pitcher
I-mpires-R Robert Emslie. Of the National
League, and Tom Connolly, OF the Ameri'
can League.