El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-14
BASEBALL BACK WITH BOTHFEET;
100000 PAY CASH To SEE OPENERS
Dissension is Past and Everybody is Out With Boost
For the Grand Old Pastime; Federal League Players
Are So Distributed as to Make the Race Uncer
tain; Braves Have Strong Team to Start.
BY Frank G. sIENKE.

Jew YORK. April 14.-Baseball
has come back-with both feet.
i II there was anything needed
to convince the skeptics that the old
game has again found it's way into the
hearts Of a nation of fans, it was that
opening Wednesday.
The strifs and tuEnoil and back
biting" that so marked last years
opening, with the Feds in the field. was
entirely missing All is peaceful in the
baseball world again, and it undoubt-
edly will have marked effect on the
standard Of play.
At the opening. $4,000 turned out to
see the White SOX and Tigers at Chi
cago; 10000 swarmed into the Polo
grounds: Cincinnati turned out $4,000,
Philadelphia 5000 and even Cleveland,
which has been the worst baseball town
in the country for the past three years,
was represented by almost $4,000. Other
cities haad almost as many.
When 100000 persons will pay ap-
prOximately as many dollars in these
turbulent times to see eight baseball
games, it looks as though the old game
was still a pretty lively corpse. An
other thing that BODIES good for the
success of the season is that trades
have been made and the Federal league
players so distributed as to make the
races in both leagues uncertain. A bat
tie down the stretch into an October
finish seems certain in both circuits.
Braves Arc the Goods.
The Braves are a fine team Of the
Tener circuit.
they are getting away from the
April barrier with more speed and
power than ever before and if they
jump into a commanding lead through
April and May it will require some
desperate squirting to head them.
Tho Cfn11fnnru fhfu m
to have more reserve force and a
huskier wallOp than ever before. It is
strong in every department and espec~
tally so In the pitchers box, where il
was so weak in 1915.
Here is the army Of pitchers that the
miracle man" is to choose from in de-
Gliding upon his hurting corps:
James, the big highlander, who per-
formed so brilliantly in 1914 His arm,
which allied him last year, is said to he
back in Oldtime form.
Rudolph, the slow ball pitcher and the
Boston mainstay for the past two sea-
sons.
that "Tireless Trio" Of 1914
Art Nehf, the brilliant southpaw,
whose hurting feats helped TO keep the
Bostonians in the 1915 battle for so
long a time.
son with Brooklyn but ended It with
Boston in a blaze Of glory by win
ming 10 out of p games
George Davis, great prospect-the
same youth who shut out the Phillies
In 1914 and didn't allow them a hit.
Paul Strand. a youngster with the
Braves for two years, who is about
ripe now.
Frank Allen, winner OF % out Of 80
games for the 1915 Pittsburg Feds.
Elmer Knetzer, a veteran major
Lacquer, and the victor I'm IS Of his
30 hurting duels for the Pittfeds.
Why Should He WOrryf
Is II any wonder that Stallings re-
Gently said that he wasn't worrying
about his pitchers2
However, the catching department
is goat-getter." The Braves boss
must choose from between Hank"
Gowdy and Bert Whaling. The latter
Is a great receiver but not a terror
with the mace. Gowdy fell down so
hard in every way last year that he
shook out most Of Stallings confidence.
The Outfield regulars are drawn