New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-20
Good Start of the Yankees
Means Real Money to
Owner of Team.
CHANCE AND HIS MEN
MAY BE A FACTOR
Giants Dumping the Bumps IN
WAY to Make McGraw and
the Fans Marvel.
BY HERBERT
&c Hnrhert Daley).

&C. Herbert Daley.
"That victory is worth ten thousahu uo''
lars n Frank Farrell" one man was over
hoard saving TO another as they LEFT the
Polo Grounds on Tuesday after the NM
Lees had defeated the worlds champions
from, Philadelphia IN the opening game Vi
the American League pennant race
AnaIyzed. this meant that the fans must
bava q winner 10 bring about their sup
mort. and that the Unexpectedly soou
showing Of the team would DING ou'
enough additional enthusiasts VINO realiE
are hungry for baseball 10 make UP inns
amount over the average attendance WIN
IN the next few days. Unfortunately ram
came along and spoiled it ALL 1or the
losses Of Wednesday and Thursday hardly
will be made up in double-headers later
still. the effect OF that victory may YET Dc
seen, more particularly as the Hanhees
repeated on Friday. playing the same hish
quality OF ball which marked the opening
struggle. 1t would he idle. Of course 10
PASS Judgment so early in the season; but
the team looks so much better and the
men went about their work with so muoh
more enthusiasm than was apparent last
YEAR that there is reason to believe that
the polishing process of a practically new
machine has progressed far enough TO III
sure reasonably smooth running.
As pointed out on more than one occa-
sion. the Yankees are facing turbulent
seas. with the Senators, Athletics and
Red Sox blocking an all too narrow chan
lei 10 what promises to be easier gong
against the Western clubs later. stu
there is hope that this apparent handicap
at the very start Of the race may be over
come, and If such turns out TO be the case
that opening day victory will be worth TAR
more than ten thousand dollars TO Frank
Farrell, rain or no rain.
/ was particularly impressed on Tues
day with the work Of Pecknpaugh AT
short, Fritz Maisel at third and Williams
at first Holdens batting. too, was in
dicative Of added power. Williams
has been likened TO Frank Chance
and truly he has picked up so many OF
the characteristic poses and ways of
handling himself of his teacher that the
resemblance Is striking enough 10 lie
marked Chance has said that Williams
uas tho making Of one of the best first
basemen in the league. and Chance ought
10 know The Peerless Leader also mas
been quoted as saying that his pitching
staff compares favorably with any in the
country. This seemed TO be almost too
big a mouthful for the fans 10 swallow.
and yet if the pitching of Marty McHale
and slim" Caldwell can be accepted as
su earnest Of what is to follow that as
..rtion. too. will not be far astray. 1t
e something to hold the hard-hitting
Athletics in check, even in these early
DAYS Of pennant race.
Philadelphia's rarefed air seems 70 have
n bad effect on the Giants, and partcu-
larry on Rube Marquard. The pitcher of
Understandable fame rarely can do HIM
self Justice In the quaker City, be 1t at
the park Of the Fhnlles or Of the Ath-
letics. II is easy 10 make home runs off
Narquard's delivery in Philadelphia.
The superbas. inyigorated by Wilbert
Rob!nsons peppery compound, put the
Giants over the jumps on Saturday just
as the shot to-pieces" Phillies did in two
previous games. The National League
champions are humping the bumps in a
way 70 make for wonder II not amaze
,oent but there Is bound TO come set
,ing. and that RICH: soon. In the mean
time the Superbas are well worth watch
ing. They are playing the kind of base
ball which points the way TO more vic
tories than defeats. and Nap Rucker is
still in reserve.
When the Federal League season was
formally opened In Baltimore last Mon
dav before a crowd Of close 10 1000 fans
Organized baseball opened wide its col
lectiye eve and sat up with jerk. Th'
Giants, with Matty on the mound had L
no satisfied. in an exhibition game agains
the baltimore team Of the international
League. with the overflow Of those WHIT
could not pack their way into the pari
Of the outlaws.
This test was not a good one. ever
though II was most heartening TO tn
Feds. in the first place. there was lot
Of paper in the park; in the second place
no exhibition game. however attractive
can be expected 70 draw against a con
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