The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-04-14
BY HAL SHERIDAN.

written for the United Press.)
New York, April l4.-The coronation
of King Swat was the chief business
before the country today. Although
the annual ceremony, the same old
thrill was on hand when in eight dir
ferent cities the baseball season was
formally opened and the National and
American league teams were sent
away in the pennant races.
In the American league the worlds
champion Athletics opened their first
battle Of the year with Frank Chances
rejuvenated Yankees in New York.
The Cleveland Maps clashed with the
White Sox at Chicago, the ST. Louis
Browns and Detroit Tigers opened ii
Detroit. and Clark Griffith led his
Washington team against tie Red Sox
in Boston. The National league swung
into its race with the Giants at Phila-
delphia, the Chicago Cubs hurting
themselves upon the Reds at Cincin-
natl, Pittsburg at st. Louis and Boston
and Brooklyn clashing at Ebbets field,
across the bridge.
The cracking of the baseball lid
comes after one of the widest sessions
of the winter league in history, dur
ing which a club president was un-
horsed, three new managers installed
in the National league. and both fac
'tions OF organized baseball shaken to
their foundations by the onrushing
Federals, who staged their first game
of the season yesterday.
Although the training season was
marked by the injury of players on
several teams every manager pro
nounced himself fit and ready for the
fray today Everything points to the
same ultimate result in the pennant
races as that of last yeara sweep
through the American league by the
Athletics, the winning Of another Ma
tional league pennant by McGraw, and
then the climax in the struggle for the
worlds title between these two great
machines.
The great Mackian forces present
the same front as last year, with the
Youngsters better seasoned and there
fore more to be relied upon McGraw
goes into the fray with practically his
same force, but ii anything, strength
ened. By the acquisition Of Bescher
he has added speed to his outfield and
in Mathewson, Marquard, Tesreau and
Demaree he presents the same first
line pitching power with several
youngsters in reserve. One of the
teams expected to attract great atten-
tion during the National league race is
the Boston Braves. After showing vast
improvement last year, Boston Is fur
ther strengthened for the season by
Johnny Evers. deposed manager Of the
Chicago Cubs. and orss Of the greatest
second basemen in the game.
| 1t was after feverish excitement and
! the stirring of the entire National
league that the Evers case was finally
settled. This afforded one Of the many
upaeavals that kept the winter league
fires burning fierce and hot. In connec-
ton with the same deal Hank O'Day
again stepped into the managerial
ranks. The firing Of Evers by Former
President Murphy OF the Cubs was fol.
lowed by the appointment Of O'Day as
Johnny's successor. This. in turn, was
followed by the ousting Of Murphy
from the league. wilbert Robinson,
former coach OF the Giants, has the
Brooklyn assignment. and Charlie Her
zog will manage the Reds
i With The federals raiding every camp
10 some extent. the Phillie start the
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