New-York tribune., 1914-03-30
Baseball to Make It's Bow
Here This Week and Great
Is the Joy Thereat.
HOPE FOR YANKEES
AND SUPERBAS, TOO
Wager Made at Two TO One That
the Resolute Will Be Yacht
10 Defend the Cup.
By Herbert.


rumors OF wars, somersaultins Of players
and oratory. not TO mention lamentations
of owners. made glorious spring oy
touch Of the real sport on ThuisdaN
mark the words well. and the day too
ON THURSDAY Wilbert Robinson. long gen
tcman-in-waiting to the Little Napoleon
at the Polo Grounds and valued coach
of the Giants will make his official bow
as nanac of the Brooklyn team Oi
course. much depends upon the vaSales
of tickle April There is no telling these
DAYS when decrcpit winter will ENJOY his
last ning but FOR two or three days hope
has run hish with almost smell OF sum-
mer IN the air. Anyway, under reason
able conditions the Superbas will take
issue with the rejuvenated Yankees at
Eboets Field, and great is the JOY thereat;
II is hard 70 realize that the long closed
season for baseball is at an end and that
the time is AT hand when the great ma
uonal same once more will rule the land
one wear ago hundreds upon hundreus
were turned away when the Superbas
ana the Yankees opened the season with
an exhibition game That remarKaple
outpourins was due largely TO the nrst
of the many dedications OF Ebbets tIelu'
but indications again point to soodiN
crowd turning out TO get look al TWO
teams which may he much in the puohc
eve this year IT is hard to convince the
more skeptical fans that the Yankees VIII
be ANYTHING more than trailers this sea-
son. II would he folly, indeed, TO sus-
II by way of the demon Dope that
Alk Chance and his men could be eN-
I'd 10 do better than work their way
Ind the top of the second division;
all things considered. there is aoso-
'8ltely no reason to hold the team I'm con-
tempt or to consign it TO the line oi "le
closers. There is much potential power
and baseball skill behind the team whch
Frank Chance has gradually built up.
Much Of course. depends on the ability
Of the players TO work i'm harmony and
develop the machine so necessary loi
smooth running. but the material Is quite
good enough 70 stand a lot of mouidih7'
and baseball. with its ups and downs IS
quite uncertain enough 10 make such
thing as a first division berth for the
Yankees well within the bounds of posi-
bilty.
Prom all accounts and depending
largely on the word Of Frank chance Tue
Yankees Will take the field on Thursday
with Williams at first. Hartzel At second
Peckinpaugh at short Maisel at th'rd'
and with Walsh. Holden and Gilhooley IN
the outneld Boone will be used as the
utility indelder, and Channel ana hscheh
as the extra outer gardeners.
Chance was quoted as saving ie"
davs avo. on the eve Of breaking the
training camp at Houston:
Holden can do everything but slide TO
the bases. lie can throw accui w. asTt: p
man as far a the fielding end Of the
game Is concerned. lie snOuld nave ~
trouble in bTacins himself on tne sly
ing end. ] do not know who could take
Tho lob away from him now, ana IL loohs
TO me As If he will start in that garden
Walsh is a good ball player. ne KNOWS
what TO do and has a great dedi oI III
teiHgence lie has left field all bottled
and ne will have no trouble I'M pla! ne
the sun field at the Polo Grounds wou!o
not trade him right now lor any oue-
fielder Connie Mack has on ms pan CIuG9 9
3 do not know who Will play Tleht Helu
am looking over Channel Gllhooie!
and Eschen for that JoD IL VIII DC
nffIp WUflf lOlEtl BflOif Naii man 80
decieion on that position but from tht
present outlook it seems as II Gilhooley
win get the job. The fans can look toi
Williams at first. Hartzen az secOnd
PcckinpauSh 81 snort ana MdistI al 'hI'
Tor the inheld.
Much depends. Of course. on the pitch
crs. bat the Yankees are fairly well forti-
fed with Caldwell, Heating King Cole
Warhop and Schultz. McHale and Fisher
also are promising. Big Ed Sweeney is
likely 70 do the bulk Of the catching, with
cossett as chief assistant
II Charles II. Ebbets had had his way
and the Federal League had not robbed
him OF Joe Tinker the Superbas nigh
well have been considered worthy con
tenders for the National League pennsut
nue man does not mako a ha eebau fea,u