The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-04-14
THEY'RE OFF! BIG
Time CLUBS START;
REDS TO PLAY CUBS

NEW YORK, April 14-Major
league baseball teams swing into pen
nant action tomorrow with the formal
opening of the 1920 season. Based
upon the form exhibited in the spring
training on Southern diamonds, the
16 clubs of the National and American
leagues appear to be in excellent
physical condition and baseball proph-
cts forecast close races for the re-
spective league flags as well as ex-
ceptional attendance and financial re-
ceipts due to the unusual interest in
the game this year.
Eastern and Western city clubs
share equally in the allotment Of
opening dates. In the National league
Boston plays at New York. while
Philadelphia will make It's initial ap-
pearance at Brooklyn. The Western
division teams of the senior organiza-
ton clash with Chicago at Cincin-
natl and Pittsburg at st. Louis. The
American league schedule calls for
New York to open at Philadelphia;
Washington at Boston; Detroit at Chi
cago, and st. Louis at Cleveland. The
initial return contests are set for
April %, when the order of the sched-
ule will be reversed.
45th Consecutive Season
The games to be played in the Ma
tional league today will inaugurate
the 45th consecutive season for the
senior major league, for the organiza-
ton dates back to 1876, when the
Chicago club won the first pennant.
The teams of that city still hold the
lead, for since 1876 Chicago clubs
have captured eleven championships.
Boston comes second with nine and
New York third with eight. The
American League will celebrate it's
21st annual opening, having started
its major career in the spring of 1900.
Since that date the remnants have
been distributed among four clubs,
Philadelphia and Boston each having
won six; Chicago five and Detroit
three.
National League-Opening games,
Wednesday, April IA, Boston at New
York, Philadelphia at Brooklyn, Chi
cago at Cincinnati, Pittsburg at St.
Louis. Return opening games, Thurs
day April %, New York at Boston,
Brooklyn at Philadelphia, Cincinnati
at Chicago, st. Louis at Pittsburg.
American League-Opening games,
Wednesday, April IA, New York at
l.
Detroit at Chicago, ST. Louis at
Cleveland. Return opening games,
Thursday, April %, Philadelphia at
New York, Boston at Washington, Chi
cago at Detroit, Cleveland at St.
Louis.
CINCINNATI, O., April 14.-In spite
of the severe handicap placed upon the
pastime by the unreasonable wintry
weather the opening game of the
championship season will positively
be staged at Redland Field this after
noon, unless there should be heavy
rain after the noon hour.
1t will be pretty cold. and the play
ing field will not be in the best of
condition, but both President Herr
mann and Manager Moran are anxious
to have the season officially opened,
and the contest will therefore be play
ed barring some unusual elemental
turn from above
A low temperature will not stop the
athletes. The Reds were Injured to
frigidity on their recent tour through
the West Virginia sticks, and they are
thoroughly acclimated The Cubs ran
into some very chilly days in San
Francisco and also on their way East
from the Pacific Coast, so they will
not complain.
Managers Moran and Mitchell an
nounced that their teams would line
up as follows: