The sun., 1919-04-23

'Boston and Brooklyn already opened
Che championship season in Boston last
Saturday.
BY FREDERICK 6. LIEB.
These are sad times for monarchs, but
one royal parsonage stills holds forth in
al his glory. From present indications.
old King Baseball, the only monarch
Uncle Sam will stand for, will be
ushered in to-day with all the pomp
and ceremony that was showered on
him in che days before thu world war
After lengthy vacation the entire
big league belt will swing back into ac-
ton this afternoon. The American League
opening card calls for games in New
York, Washington, Sc. Louis and Detroit
while IN the National League Phlladel-
phia, Chicago, Cincinnati and Boston are
the favored cities. The edge already
has been taken Off the Boston opening
As the Braves played two games last
Saturday, Patriots Day. and were
thrashed in both sections OF the holiday
programme by Brooklyn.
The worlds champion Boston Red Sox
will open the season on the Polo
Grounds with the Yankees. while the
Athletics are the attraction IN Washing
ton. In the western wing OF the Ameri-
can League. Chicago opens in St Louis
and Cleveland in Detroit.
The Giants get under way this after
noon as the opening attraction on the
Phillies' home grounds: the ,Pittsburg
Pirates will assist at the Chicago Ma
tlonal opening and the st. Louis Car
d!nais will help the Reds pr!' of the lid
in Cincinnati. Brooklyn again assists
ut the second opening of the Boston
Braves.
Yanks Are Fortunate.
The Yankees especially were fortunate
In their opening day card. as they drew
the crack Red Sox team. The officials OF
the Yankees confidently expect the big
rest opening day In the clubs history.
The clubs advance sale is the biggest
ever.
Tho great work OF the Yankees in their
training series with Brooklyn also has
convinced the New York fan that the
city finally has an American League
club OF which II may we'll be proud. The
CLUB used the Brooklyn team for
T,u, ching bag on its training trip. de-
feating the Dodgers in ten 6Qt OF thir-
teen games. Yesterday the Yanhs won
their tenth straight exhibition game, of
which seven were over brooklyn and
three from International League clubs.
Higgins, the capable manager OF the
Yankees, will be unable to start the team
with the lineup with which he had hoped
30 face the worlds champions. Ping
Bodie, the genial centre fielder, came
home from the training trip with mumps
and has not yet gained sufficient strength
20 be at his best Bill! Lamar will play
centre field in his stead. George Halas,
tie crack youngster from the Great
Lakes Training Station, has an ailmeut
which baseball men term the charley
horse. Sam Wick, a hard hitting young
otter from Tennessee. will play right field
and lead of.
MogridGe Likely to Pitch.
Higgins has not vet named his pitcher
Cor to-days opening. but George Mo-
srldge, the tall left-handeg will probably
be given the honor of hurting the first
game Of the season. The lsnky left
handler has won eleven out OF fifteen
games from Boston since he came into
the league, and this showing makes Mo-
gridge the Logical pitcher for the open
ing game. Ernie Shore, formerly Of
the Boston, will be Hugginss second
choice.
The Yankees have prepared an ella
borate opening day programme The
Polo Grounds will be fttingly CARRIED
IN the national Colors for the ocrl sion
aud new flags will iy from all the
peaks. Franks band of sixty pieces
will look after the musical programme,
and will be assisted by musical mariners
from the visiting feet
The battle feet will be represented by
about ESQ officers, including Admiral
Henry I. Mayo, commander of the
feet. and his staff. and about seven
hundred gobs with their band. Major
General Thomas II. Barry. commander
Of the Department of the East and his
star. also will be present.
Robert II. Moran. president OF the
Board OF Aldermen. and a hard worker
for Sunday baseball. will pitch out the
first ball.
Giants in Philadelphia.
The Giants left last night for Phlls-
delphia to rest up for their opening con-
Met with Jack Coombs's Phlllies. The
Slant players are mauling all kinds OF
pitching. Before leaving here last night
John McGraw said:
81 am well satisfied with the club
With a few high class pitchers we would
be hard to stop. II is one OF the hardest
hitting clubs that I ever commanded II
also Is club that will get better as the
warmer weather comes. Toney will be
with us early next month. and l also
hope Perritt Will join us before the sea
,sou Is far advanced. In the meantime
4 have some pretty good pitchers. II
Barnes warns up we'll, he will pitch our
opening game tomorrow"
The plan for the Giants TO fly TO Phila.
rdelphia was abandoned though Richard,
son, the representative OF the Curtiss
people. was prepared to supply three ma.
chimes this morning. However. lie did
not call on McGraw until the Yale game
was over and by that time McGraw al.
ready had arranged to 60 with his mer
by train.
dodgers Return 40 Boston.
The Brooklyn club left at midnight for
Boston, where the Dodgers will have
another opening with the Braves to-mor-
row. The Dodgers found the Braves u
little more to their liking than the Yam
KEGS, as they defeated the Bostonians
twice on Patriots Day JEFF Pfeffer. who
won one of the Patriots Day games from
Boston, probably will be sent back at the
lHsanesters to-day. Both Konetchy and
lee Magee will appear In Brooklyn's
lineup this afternoon.
John Heydler yesterday announced his
umpire selections for the opening games
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