The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-14
Gothamites Can Kill Two Birds With One Stone When
Giants and Dodgers Clash at Polo Grounds To-
day-Tesreau VS.. Pfeffer Likely.
YANKEES TO FACE SENATORS IN WASHINGTON
WHERE BIG LEAGUE CLUBS WILL PLAY IN OPENING DAY
GAMES OF 1915 BASEBALL SEASON THIS AFTERNOON
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
New York In Washins ton.
Boston In Philadelphia.
Cleveland In Detroit.
Chicago In 81. Louis.

, order Il the more likely to be maintained
because 1. brought victory on its first
trial.
There IL just the remotest possibility
that the clubs time honored veteran
rivals-Christy Mathewson and Ma
poleon Rucker--inay oppose each other
on the mound. That possibility entails
day of beautiful sunshine and mid
summer warmth. In no other case would
the valuable arms OF these Invaluable
assets be hazarded even for victory.
Rucker appears on the brink OF a most
spectacular comeback. lie warmed up
FOR half an hour with Wilbert Robinson
yesterday noon and had so much stun
on his dtnky looking delivery that he
hit Uncle Wilbert's shins quite as often
as he hit hts glove. Rucker seems right,
all right. but like all seasoned veterans
he must have the right sort of day.
A good guess as TO the rival boxmen
of to-day would be tho two Jeffs-
Pfefer for Brooklyn and Tesreau for
New York. These pitchers are compare
lively young, though In no manner lack
Ing in experience. They have the ply
siuue and the strength to battle the ele-
ments and the foe at one and the same
time. Both have been pointed UP care-
fully for the affair.
Neither New York nor Brooklyn will
enter to-day's game in its accustomed
fine fettle The training trips Of both
were disappointing. The Giants had 10
contend with unusually bad weather at
Marlin. the Dodgers with field knee
deep In sand. Each side lost Its star
player through ankle sprain-the Giants
Burns and the Dodgers Daubert. Burns
Will be In harness for McGr;lw this af-
ternoon. but he has been on the sidelines
so long he cannot be expected TO do him
soil fRn NJ hny to-, taf.l
same would go for Daubert, should he
by any chance attempt TO play.
President Harry y. Hampstead has ar
ranged quiet opening for day. There
will he no parade or flag raisings and
az few flowers as possible. The gates
will be opened at IL as. At O'Clock
the Seventh Regiment Band will begin
concert. The game will be called
promptly az $3.50.
Col jacob Rupert. Jr.. Capt. T. L..
Huston and more than a score Of their
friends left last midnight for Washing
ton 70 encourage Bill Donovnn's Yankees
in the opening game at the capital city.
Donovan took his club TO Washington
Monday night Immediately after the
game with Princeton IN Tiger town
| Clark Griffith kindly rendered his
grounds for practice to the New York
Americans yesterday afternoon
Donovan announced last night that he
Intended TO start either Ray Fisher or
Jack Warhop against the Senators II
Griffith made good his boast OF using
Walter johnson. II was believed that
Caldwell would have the opening assign
inent, as he Is In unusually good shape.
But evidently Donovan has decided 10
gamble against "A man who always has
been sure death to New York. reservlng
Caldwell for apparently surer game OF
course there is possibility OF a rnae-
| ing between the two great stars who
! Hoped to the Federal League and back
\ again. In any event New York will he
able to put It's full strength In the field.
! Washington will be without the ser
vices OF Chick Gandil, who has IL lame
arm. Williams will sub for him at first
! base