New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-16
KAY HEATING MAY BE
IN THE BOX TO-DAY
Likely To Be Choice of Frank
Chance in Effort TO Repeat
Victory Over Athletics.
Nv HAYWOOD BRouN.

day.
when a player gets day OF he In
variably goes 20 park and watches
baseball game. The Athletics and the
Yankees followed this we'll known custom
10 the best Of their ability by going to
theatre and seeing the moving pictures
OF the round the world baseball tourists
Connie Mack and his men were not par
ticulariy ready TO talk about the first
game at the Polo Grounds on Tuesday.
OF course zone swallow maketh not a
summer" nor one game q pennant, but
they all count in the averages.
Followers Of the Giants. however. take
exactly the opposite angie. and argue that
the loss OF the opening game has always
been good omen for McGraw's team.
Baseball men were inclined 10 believe
yesterday that the American League race
viii not be nearly so easy for Philadelphia
Is had been anticipated. Mack will have
TO handle the same pitching problem he
faced last year The danger OF a collapse
by Bender or Plank Is still with him. and
his youngsters are promising rather than
dependable.
Frank Chance should continue TO give
Philadelphia all sorts OF trouble in the
early games between the two teams
King Cole. Caldwell and Heating have
displayed Just as good form as Marty Nc
Hale and may prove Just as mystifying
TO the "Mackian Marsuders."
Clearing" was what the weather man
said yesterday evening. but It will have
10 be an aggressvely fair day TO make
'lf conditions proper for playing.
Frank Chance and his men have tasted
4 blood and they are growing for more.
The Giants also are growing.
II a game is played to-day Chance prob
ably will send Ray Heating TO the box.
Heating ranks as the champion cater Of
the big leagues according TO his team
mates. and they fear that he may lose
his title unless ne sets enough work TO
promote appetite.
Connie Mack has a whole shelf full OF
"A Dung men from the Blue Grass League
"a other spots on the frontier OF base
all civilization, but they probably Will
W ave to wait and let the veterans have a
|.A nance. Plank or Bender may take a
IN to-day. and Pennock, who has done
eli in the early spring games, also is
railable
Ragan is ready for the foe over in
a rooblyn. and Dick Rudolph, OF The
fronx. is anxious to lead the Boston
- 'rayes TO victory.
one Of Chances problems is giving him
10 worry just now. AS long as Cook and
iolden keep up their hitting, Gilhooley
Mud Channel VIII have no chance 10
1AA into the outfeld
1arty McHale insists that he is not as
as he looks. The Irish Thrush de-
i ares that his twenty-sixth birthday is
IN TO come
he victory in the opening game was a
rec Of solace TO the pitcher in more
n one way. McHale was a member OF
famous Red Sox quartet when ne
with Boston, and he Is anxious TO
IN similar singing group from the
KEGS. Frank Chance was in no mood
song during the greater part OF last
W ION and McHale's musical ambitions
9 checked. Just now the manager
BID even be inclined TO lend his own
Bce to any chorus which Marty may
ake up
Chief Bender was observed in close con-
M ersation with a fellow member Of his
hap, yesterday, and this IS what he said
k&Hes, Norfolk has a fine nne-hole
rise. In another year or so il will be
I'd Of the best links in the South. 1 was
wing pretty well the last time out, but
wasted an awful .ot of shots on the
II YEN"
though golf has many Of the Athletics
l. grip there is little chance that Con-
Jack viii forbid his men to play, for
mself is a golfer and a very bad one
has found az last a game in which
stegy is Of little avail.
49, Democrat can carry the Athletics.
team Is determined to punish the
ty which passed the income tax.
1ited States government officials have
cided that the share OF the worlds Sc
B. spoils won by the Philadelphia men
Isl year should be ircluded in their in
& omes for tax purposes.
M Although the early stages OF the PEN
ant races upset the dope in many in
RANGES the men who follow form in base
all were not entirely routed. Walter
II Iobnson shut out Boston I'm the opening
,ame and famed eight men, while Ty
.obb won another contest with triple.
brooklyn is coming back into its own.
wenty-four years ago the city across
he bridge was represented by no less
~ IAN three teams. For a long time it was
!. oupelled to get along as best 1t might
III i'm one. but now it has two Better yet,
,ch Is a league leader
M the Brooklyn team excel All others in
;. he matter OF nicknames. The club is
eli known as the Superbas and the
&Ddcers and now the Robins is being
cred as a new title
Aovernor Tener broke long standing
<| hilton when he threw out the first ball
rbbets Field on Tuesday. II was a
81 K. Sfect toss and Edwa;d Reulbsch did not
te 10 move foot to get the ball.
choolboys Easy for Dartmouth
txe,er \. H.. April l5-Dartmouth de-
.t ,ated phillips Exeter Academy at base
AZ here this afternoon by a score OF =
D g.
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