New Britain herald., 1916-04-03
Ks AND ROBINS
 ADY FOR OPENER
Fans Will See Clubs in
 irSt Clash Tomorrow

aY ork, April 3-New York base
 this week find themselves at
 shold of another season of jol-
 with the home coming of the
 I ankees, and Brooklyns from weeks sOjOurn in southern
 camps. The three clubs re- M their native heath with most
 ng outlook for the season. All
 Fave been strengthened and fa-
 with such fine weather in the
 hat the physical condition of ers. especially the pitchers, is S CT than it has been for several z| Workers will have their first
 to peek at the Yankees and the. x etluesday. On Thursday the
 s will play an exhibition game
 Polo Grounds with the Colonial
 club team of New Haven, an $ ation made up of former col
 drs. On the same day the a will make their first appear
 l New Haven, where they will ale on Yale Field. The big se- $ the preliminary season will be- "a the Polo Grounds on Friday, z he Giants and Yankees will 8n the first of q series Of three # On Thursday, Friday and Sat St he BrooklynS will play a series M he worlds champion Boston SX.
 M Championship season will open
 l Wednesday, April 12 when the
 nized Yankee club will play the & mes of the year with Washing
 that same day Brooklyn will
 he season at Ebbet's field, with "a @Haughton'S Boston Braves. The # will open against the Pniladel- \ Hub in Philadelphia. The Polo #ds opening of the Giants will &bn April 29 against the Phillies. N #iants will play a, series before G home at Ebbets field with the 8yns.
 Eng the last five weeks at Mar Sna ger John J. McGraw has been sg a strong effort to pull the out of the slump into which sumbled last season, when they Ed in last place. The outfield 8on has been satisfactorily set End with Burns, Kauff, Rousch Kelly, the Giants have outfield- 5lo should add greatly to the hit arength of the team. Behind the ze Giants have been strengthened Bill Rariden. who was the best Bop in the Federal league last Infield Situation
 infield lineup is still puzzling sant manager on account of Hans a's playing at third base. There doubt that Lobert has slowed |the last two seasons and he was Intly out of the game last sea- h account of injuries to ais legs. |Brainerd is being groomed for ace at third base if Lobert fails he up to expectations, but Brain .cks experience for such an inn 1t place.
 h Merkle at first, Captain Doyle 'ond, and Art Fletcher at short the other places in the infield ell taken care of. While Doyle's Lg last season was cratic, he than made up for his shortcom- 7 his batting.
 aid Rariden behind the bat Mc-
 has the veteran Charley Dooin, ell and Brad kocher all of whom shown up we'll in the games this
 Mac Likes Hur1crs.
 1raw is more than pleased with tching staff. On account of the tainty of Mathewson' s arm. the 5 mainstay in the box for so years will not be depended upon much pitching this season unless is d marked improvement in the jon of his left shoulder. Last some of the best pitchers on Me i $ staff fell down badly at the critical period of the season, but have all shown excellent form bring.
 With the Tanks.
 .he New York teams the Yankees r to have added the greatest Lg strength since the season last year. One of the Yankees est points was their batting, a, re of their game which has been sdIy improved this year. In the on of Frank Baker at third base .e Magee and Frank Gilhooley in utfield, Manager Donovan has @batsmen who should hammer all at 300 gait or better. The nee of a veteran like Baker will a great balancing influence for ,her young infielders, and a base ,harps look for Pipp, Gedeon, npaugh and Baker to make up f the best infield machines in the ican league during the coming I.
 Has Fine Outficld. In the two youngsters, Walters .1exander, behind the bat and the ,n Leslie Nunamaker, Donovan flor much improvement over last Tn the outfield will be Maisel, e and Gilhooley, which gives the aes a. trio of outfielders better the club has ever had. Before yan cuts down his squad he will +o make a choice of his second- men. For infielders he has an
 players Bauman, Boone. and n while in the outfield are Lei