The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-13
Marty Walsh Will TWirI In First Game Here-Mayor Wilson to Toss Over
 First Ball.

With Hank Bracket and Braun back on the job, having reported to- day to Manager Ray Grimes, all Is in readiness here for the inauguration of the 1919 baseball season of the Eastern League.
 Never in the history of the greatest of American sports has there been as much interest shown in an opening game as there is in the one that will be played at Newfeld Park tomorrow afternoon between the Bridgeport and New Haven cubs. Providing the weather is favorable - and the weather man today promised that it will be-Bridgep port will enact an opening that will be long rememh cred.
 Determined to do big things in big league fashion this season, Business Manager Jim Kelly today completed all arrangements for the inaugural. It will be a typical major league open ing that Bridgeporters will witness tomorrow for the officials of two cities will turn out to do honor to the two teams in their initial combat There will be an automobile parade, concert and last, but far from the least, a real ball game, for seemingly the teams are very evenly matched. But it is idle to endeavor to make any predic- tions at this early stage, for the good reason that neither team is properly organized.
 The festivities will commence at 1:45 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. At 1:30 Mayor Wilson and officials of the city of Bridgeport, Mayor David E. Fitzgerald and a. number of authori- ties from New Haven, directors of the Bridgeport and New Haven clubs, Managers Ray Grimes and Big Chief Myers of the Americans and Elm Citys, respectively, members of the two teams and sporting writers of the two cities will gather at The Strat- field. There the party will board ,au- tomobiles and in them parade through the principal streets of the city heralding the arrival of Old Man Baseball.
 The procession, led by the Wheeler & Wilson band, will go down Main street to State street. through Court land street to Fairfield aveneue. down Fairfield Ave. to Stratford Ave to Newfeld avenue and the ball park. There a concert will be given until 3 o'clock by the band. There will be music also between the innings. Both teams held their last workout preparatory to the opening of the season today. Bracket and Braun, the last of the Bridgeport holdouts, as was predicted and expected, put in an appearance here last night. Today they were at the ball park bright and early and reported themselves ready to get into the game. Both appear 10 be in good trim, with the result that Manager Grimes has virtually decided to use them both in the game with New Haven tomorrow Bracket will go to left field, while Braun will pro- lect the hot corner.
 It is believed that Martin. who will be in centerfield, will head off the lineup for Bridgeport with Lai. short stop, batting second and Second base man Baker at second. Ray Grimes will install himself in the cleanup berth with Braun following. Next will come Bracket and NIitterling. Either Loan or Skiff will catch.
 A treat is in store for Bridgeport in that Marty Walsh. the popular hurler, will have the honor of having pitched the first game for the Bridge porters this season. Marty has been pitching great ball at the practice scuffles at Newfield Park and bids fair to stage a wonderful comeback | this season, provided he is furnished with the necessary strong backing.