South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-14
PACK PARKS.
To SEE START OF
1874 FLAG RACES
Athletics Look Good While
Braves, YankS and Senators
Seem Formidable - Much
Interest in PhiIIieS.
BA FRANK G. MENkE.

NEW YORK, April l4.-While
something like $4,000 fanatics al
ternately ate peanuts and shouted
their greetings. the major league
cubs OF organized baseball lifted the
cover from the -"I4 season and be-
San the business Of CavOrting on ne
various greens IN regular fashion.
q vas q gala day for Baseball ara
also tor the fans. Fandom showed
how eager II was TO get a glimpse 90
the big leasuers in their opening
battles of the season by fighting
among themselves hours before the
game started for choice seats from
which 10 watch the doings OF the
athletes
A capacity crowd at each If the
parks was indicated by the early sale
of tickets, and IN some cities d. SEEM
ed certain long before the game be-
gan that many OF the latc-coming
fans would be turned away because
of lack of room for their accommO-
dation.
In the National league the Giants
were billed TO open at Philadelphia.
the Boston Braves displayed their
wares i'm Brooklyn. the Pirates were
to meet i'm a head-on collision with
the Cardinals in the Missouri city.
and the Cubs tackled Charley Her
The world champion Athletics
opened with the Yankees at the Polo
grounds the Senators grappied with
the Red SOX in the Hub city. the
Maps were billed 10 open with the
White SoN in Chicago and the Browns
and Tigers were scheduled TO settle
their first argument OF the season in
Detroit
Interest in PhiIIies
There was COnSidera BILE SpeCula-
ton as TO the outcome OF the Giant
Phillie battle. The two were bitter
enemies last year. and seemed for
a time about evenly matched But
this year the Phillies. raided by the
Feds. have sent into action a lineun
that seemed somewhat strange To the
fans. and which on paper seemed
weaker than last years combination.
But Charley Doom, the red headed
manager. has come 20 the fore with
the remark that despite the loss OF
several of our best men We are AZ
strong as we were last year. and
Wei furnish a few surprises"
The Yankee lineup for the open
ing game this year and the 1913
opener WAS just about as different
as day and night. Only one man out
side a catcher and three pitchers re
mains Of the 1913 Yankee team. and
Chance in sic ing his new COM
bination at the Athletics. was con-
fdent that it would prove a stumb-
ling block TO the Philadelphia boys,
whole victories over the Yankees last
year greatly aided them in their fight
for the pennant
Browns Look Good.
The Boston Braves looked upon
as the dark horses in the National
league battle, sized up today as one
of the best aggregatiOns that ever
fought under the Braves banners.
The addition Of the peppery Evers
strength Of the team. and with the
pitching staff in good shape. it look
ed today as if the Braves would
elbow" themselves to nice little
start and that they would furnish
trouble all the way.
The Senators looked mighty good
when they lined up for battle today.
With Johnson still in his old form
with two Of Griffith's young twirlers
giving promise Of being able 10 help
out the Speed King. and with the
outfeld and infeld intact. the BOYS
from Washington look like formid-
able foes.
The Maps didn't look overly husky
today when they prepared for their
first clash Of the season. OF course
the smuggling pair. Johnson and La
ioie we're among those present and
with batting Orbs Undimmed. hut the
loss OF Falkenberg. the Maps pitch
ing mainstay last season. and the
fact that Chapman. the shOrtstoD
who broke an ankle some weeks ago.
won't be able 10 get into the game
for another month. seemed TO take
away about % per cent OF the clubs
normal strength.