Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-04-11
BIG LEAGUES To
OPEN NEXT WEEK
both Old BALL ORGANIZATIONS
REGARD FEDEI,iI.s ~ MERE
SiDIsiiOW

spscial 10 The Eeaa
NEW YORK. April lO.-"score
cards five bag" Get the correct
batting order" Cigars. cigarettes
aud chewing gum"
The old familiar spiels will be
heard again Ia The major league cit.
les when the greatest baseball show
en- earth opens next week Tor the
season Of 1914
The bic show is 10 be- three-ring
affair this season Is the confident
predictions made by the Federal lea
que promoters are fulfilled. The
American and National league mag
mates intimate their belief that II viii
be the same old twO-ring exhibition
with side show as an added attrac-
tion
The baseball public seems "a cred-
II the Federal league with possessing
big league qualifications The new
organization certainty has shown IT.
self 10 De- q husky infant and the way
h has trundled over major league
territory aud tagged the major lea
que players has rather caught tho
fancy OF the fans.
With an utter disregard for the
Fedcrals have decided to open thcir
FIRST season en- the thirteenth day OF
the month Tho curtan-raising stunt
viii bc staged at Baltimore. where
the buffalo team viii line up AGAINST
Otto knabc'a Terrapins \ day or
twO later the other teams OF the new
league viii get under way.
IN The Federal lcasuc there o. no
dope in me way ul past performance
On which 10 base % prediction a. 4"
the outcome OF the pcnnani race.
Consequently an such predictions
ana forecasts could be- little better
than sncs3wOrk.
slant az be johnson ana Tcrrr
combinations Is sufficient To start
the calculating machine, a-raitlin..
10 brrin with. nine out Ol every ten
oi the fans probably pick the Nihlci
&c., 10 run away with th" American
league ilar and the Giants as the
winners in the National lea uc race.
Their, d. no denying that SO lar 49, the
looks good. although the Washing
ton team with the great Walter
johnson dOint the bulk uf the twirl-
iut. may upse, the beans
The chances for the Giants TO
romp IN q winner his year are con
sidcrably lcssoncd by Shafcr be
ing ont oi the game The Pittsburgh
al lob a 40
the Giants hard tusslr for the rar,
with Konctchy the former Cardinal
wonderful Warner al short and
Nowrcy at third. the Pirates appear
90 have q combination tina, will make
the Giants step some from the first
iap OF the bell
with ShorlstCp lleinc Warner aud
Pitcher Joe Wood on the hospital
list tho Boston Red SOX win start
ihc srdson under q serious handicap.
Whoa the two ,ats arr asain abe Go
play The Red SOY doubtless will give
Il good account OF themselves
The DrooKlyn Snporhas. under the
management OF The veteran Wilbcri
Robinson. are being t0uted as a real
rurprisc package Robbie" has had
the experience and II viii bc up 10
him 20 show the Brooklyn fans what
hc knows about creating winner.
The White Soy ruOters expect the
Callahan crew 90 keep we'll mp among
the pcunant contcnders The early
recovery ol Ray Schalk and Larry
Chappen. the spectacular work OF
Hal Chase and the return go form OF
Zig I'd" Walsh form the basis Tor
heir calculations without the ser
vices of these brilliant performer Il
is hard to figure the SoN ia the run
ning
with new president. a new man
arcr. q new captain and q new Sec
1nd basDman. the famous old Cub
machine has become q thin Oi the
past Hank O'Day has succeeded
JOHNNY Etcrs as manager and BIN
Sweeney D. expected to shoN the
goods n Ever old position AZ see
ond base
Charley llorgog hae q Likely look
inr bunch oi Cincinnati Reds AND
may Doe able 60 land bis team IN ;hc
first division The loss oi Chapman.
who p ont of the game nursing an
injured o.. a likely TO handicap the
Cleveland Maps ~ the gateway
Though nearly shot 10 pieces bv
the de- r'ion a players "a the Feds
The rhiIiips have q number OF prom
Using youngsters who may Doe able %
htine the Doom Daisies into The lime
lirht
MANAGER George Stallings has bis
10 ton Braves all turned up and viii
make strong bid Tor place among
the first four teams.
Unless MANAGER Chance can devel-
% one on two real tOsscrs amolr
his recruits The Yankees will be- up
ugain-t u again hi. sea s0n Ant
how about 81. l.ouis2 Wei. the up
has gone forth that tho Browns ami
Cardinals aye prepared 90 mt over
anything short ot homicide 10 hreat
oui n' thr cellar.
Thc lfsFlist
Tb- idtalIsf sees tlr lligFs ~ earth