The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-12
ONLY TWO DAYS TO
WAIT FOR BASEBALL
National and American start
Campaign in Eight Towns
Wednesday Afternoon.
GIANTS ON OWN GROUNDS


championships indicates very clearly
that New York has retained great
portion o. it's interest In the great SUM
mer sport In spite Of financial depression
and the hurtful vars--Europcan ana
baseball. approximately SIX thousand
paid to see tho Yankees and Dodgers AT
EJbbets Field Friday. though the day
was cold and raw and the series some
what marred by the fact that New
York had made show Of Brooklyn In
a four game series At Daytona, Fla.
Five thousand were out again on Satur-
day In spite OF the fact that Brooklyn
had been drubbed again the day before
and also in spite Of the fact that there
was counter attraction in the Federal
League opening at Washington Park.
So FAR as the local opening Of tho
Federal League and the ant"-s,ason
major exhibitions can hc judged Ne"
York seems 70 have lost non" 81 ~
enthusiasm II will remain Tor later
developments Of this week to prove Just
how sincere IL the local regard for the
independent cause. There was big
crowd at Washington Park saturday.
But /; is said that the pass gate got
such Il play as almost TO cause a hot
box OF that turustile.
on "Wednesday the regular campaigns
IN the National aud American Leagues
will begin. II aftct that the Federal
IL able to command local interest 1t viii
have proved itself more strongly IN
trenched than a year ago.
New York could not ask moro liberal
treatment ut the hands OF the schedule
committee than has been provided for
Wednesday afternoon Brooklyn Is TO
lpposc the Giants al the Polo Ground.
Mc,;raws team. which has had a some
what stormy passage through the STICKS,
may, like Brooklyn, be no novelty az
that time for 10 the weather is ftuc the
team will play Vale az the iolo Grounds
Tuesday
The Giants canro' fan to be quite in
,erestinc enough in their first grupple
with a major league club 20 attract th'ir
personal following opening day. Ella II
between the Representatives Of the rival
boroughs always brings its heavy toll
At the gates.
II is the turn Of the Now York Amer
leans to open away from home TINS >ca-
son. Donovan's club will open three
game series In Washington or Wednc'-
day afternoon. where IN all probability
Walter johnson may oppos" Caldwell
The team will then visit Philadelphia
for four days. after which II Will return
20 the Polo Grounds to entertain IN.
Senators while the Giants and Dodgers
are rededicatng Ebbets Field
New York fandom will not have 10
walt until Wednesday for major LEAGUE
baseball AT home The practice of ante
SEASON iut,rlearus exhibitions that has
crept into the game OF late years pro-
vides two days % entertainment AZ Eh-
IsI.lI la *
shattered Athletic champions will then
be placed on view II ones speciality
happens 10 he college baseball lac may
accompany the New York Americans e
Princeton this afternoon or wait for tn.
Giant-Yal. clash tomorrow.
J., is the general consensus Of opinion
among the critics tha. the National
League remnant fight this year rests
among Boston, New York. Chicago and
possibly -. Louis. Tie Cardinals ar,
not so we'll favored a. at the close a.
he last race. for they have lost a great
battery I'm r,rri.t aui Wiu-o. Il is
believed that both the Braves and Giart'
have strengthened grcatl' -- liostoI
through the addition Of Sherwood Mage
md New York through the acquisition
II Perritt aud Hans G.ober.. New Norl
.hould not be judged on the exhibition
Games, because poor weather n Marlin
handicapped MrGrows players N"r'
seriously.
All spring Boston has played with ,
lash aud con'iueuc, born %! success au'
seems In a very fair WY toward g"ttin'
1 much more advantageous start thar
year ago IN Richmond last w"cl
The world champions seemed 10 lr e
uidsea-ou edge. FN"rs and hnudl
who did not hit their stride t.il lat" -
Tune in 1914. never looked better I'm al
heir lives. the Trojan lorbcd tN
wears yourger than 1T the close ~ t.
worlds series. There i NOV q jim" fl
1is face Aftcr Jack Dunn g. R"hm'n
Jaw the Braves play "A gam, n" de,lar"
Boston should 20. e | t. shot '"r IN
remnant Sttllng, is banking ~ bTyi'
strand and Hughes yuun. pitchers
% 'ortify hl- Big Three.
Scout Joe k,l-y Of the Sew Nurl
believes the cubs viii uruN" most foI
uidabl. lln SAW ~" 'h,Csgp~ I'm iu
south several times and declares Brosua
ran has occurred Two or three tin, louu
pitchers Weakness IN tn uoN WAS ur
" CHICAGO, chief di.appoirtmcnt- Yea
go. The cubs looked very iWrre,slV
lgainst tho Yankees everywuer" ~
ept around second base. NltIdrrN
occurred from Louisville, has AWAY bc,
IN uncertain fielder, III evidently Ia
disappointed Bresnahau in hitting al.
or he was ueNt 20 last ~ the order.
In Brooklyn, a. usual, tho rines ar
- the opinion that TIA, Dodgers viii 1
n the race all the wear. Robinson nj
cred through weak pitching sta
1914 Appleton, Dell and Shcrro
smith = southpaw. arc recruits who haN
nown great promise $50 far and ma
olive the pitching problem, especially
zap Rucker j. back TO stay, but l'u"I
Filbcrt Robinson j. going to cop q