New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-09
f,hibition Games IN Inc
North Halted by
Storm King.
& STRONG ARGUMENT
= FORLATER OPENINGS
,,,ular Opinion Favors Aboli'
~ "a Of Preseason Contests
by Major Leaguers.
IA FRANK /. O'NElLL.

Bv FRANK /. ONhiLh'
tom the South at the dawn OF
- .snc the baseball teams, ready
g. The season. They were tanned
s.oun from weeks of exposure to
.r,njng suns Of eloudless Southern
The last kink had been worked
- ,bs arms o. the pitchers, the last
- been removed from the bat
eve The runners had practised
= ,,n.svav slide until it became au-
r-stc action. -,
.. fans. too. had about completed
-. training. They had practised on
yen Of delight and howl Of pro-
y. and many a supper cooled and
..,.5 while they gathered at the el-
..,.bspding clubs TO discuss batting
.,,,r,. and the possibilities Of the in
n. season.
least Of baseball was set for the
-. Yesterday. Properly speaking II
- only a sandwich, for the games
-. ius, exhibitions. but 70 a starving
dom even the cry play ball" would
y. STAYED the psngs OF hunger. Then
=. there were the college games, and
n vas merry as a three-base hit.
rss for the hopes Of the fans! Alaek
-. The hopes Of the managers, who
..,7.5 for fair weather so that their
ans might gain an extra day OF work
,repsra.ion for the Steiner business
lighting for the pennsnt.
The ghost at the feast was Winter
-.r. snowy-haired. frosty-breathed
inter- lie resented the encroachment
4 Sor;rg upon the earth he had ruled
- frigid GRIP since December brought
10 Christmas tree. lie laughed a sar-
s-ie laugh. and. whistling TO a snow
ios3. sent IL whirling out OF the north
= tie wings Of an icy wind. he Gov
.s6 tie diamonds with a silver blanket
md al games were OF.
The occurrence OF yesterday is no'
.-gsgsl a. this time Of the year. Last
,ssson. a. about this time. great storm
cent the Atlantic seaboard. leaving d
rrt,sace.strewn path behind II. Loss
q property was great, and loss OF me-
As veil, was reported.
We remember that the game between
70 Brooklyn Robins and the Rieamond
rslo,els. I'M Richmond. was played on
diamond from which the snow had
i.s- removed In the morning in order
ts. the game might 60 on and expense
~o-sv he collected. This was only one
b he games that were either played
.,ssr impossible conditions or post
prel.
An Argument for Delay.
his perhaps one Of the strongest ar
-~ents for starting the season at
az week later April has always
zen governmental month. but rare
deed are heavy snowstOrms after
sc-. ig and %. The teams might be sent
tic south week or more later.
...7 should Dekept down there, 10 WORK
- The best condition. until three or
.r DAYS before the season opens
Singing me men out OF the south,
-lsre the thermometer has been soar
-up around - degrees, a. j. oid IN
.sflin. or un around 90 degrees IN the
tads. a. = was in Galveston and IL ous-
ar. not % mention the ever-torrid San
l,;onio. % 30 degrees above zero. IS
%. conducive % the best results.
Bad for the Players.
While we went whirling along 70 New
l'rs with the Giants from Chatta-
,,ogs Friday morning I'd Msckail sac;
Il; would be just our luck 70 run INTO
'rows,orn here, and that would De
"a iot the team
Ths. was all I'D said. but in those
'.v words be expressed the genera
sn;insnt OF the baseball trainers.
Another man who is we'll known not
rly IN baseball but In football circles
7as more expressive. He was strongly
favor o. a later start 10 the season,
aac vas in favor Of keeping the teams
The South until day or so before
- season started.
Il, is NY personal opinion that me
tzgue would 10 much better II u de-
acsd % start me season At least one
tsss lster." -e -aid. April. OF course,
i pretty unreliable sort OF month
g. best; but % generally settles down
. some SOFT 70 decent weather along
s,ogt ne 20th That would be TIME
,'oggh % start the ball going.
Bringing me BOYS up north 20 nave
zen nun INTO snOw-GtOrms is pretty
I'd son % business. ] think we could
. better By .tsying down here until
5o1i the 18Th and then, starting
-'T,hVsrd. playing q few games 20
-a1f the change % climatic conditions
s'z'gsl.
The training season might start a
'sss later. ~ necessary, but y rs none
- long a. % is. J am not advocating
~ reforms. but merely voicing per
's,sl opinion"
Fans Are disappointed.
he fans Who could not get out on
may. and who we're aager % get an
1fiy look a. the Giants and the Ianks'
az hose o. Brooklyn percussion VINO
'sft keen - see the Boston Red So1
action against the transporting
az, certainly share the opinion OF tne
einsrs nov. A movie show is a poor
t-ost,lfe fo- the old game.
ne local postpOnements were not
t'tt. The games between the Philes
'f ne SENATOR, the Cubs and Mem 10
j,i,. TIE Indians and Reds. the Athlet.
= ard Richmond and the Pirates ana
'Hlslzpo.ls, we're among The proies-
ma game postponed, while games
y college diamonds slso suffered neaF-
..-l1
White Soz Beat Millers.