The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-04-10
NEWS BY WIRE ALL SORTS OF SPORTS LIVE LOCAL GOSSIP
Giants And YankS
 Arrive Back Home
McGraws Men In Better Shape Than American Leaguers Who Have Suffered Considerably From Injuries
 Red sox at Polo Grounds Tomorrow


 New York April 10-The Giants got back from the Spring tra1nlng trip in the South early last night, the game in Reading having been called off and they will complete their ser ies of exhibition games with the Bos- ton Red Sox at the Polo Grounds this afternoon and tomorrow. The Sat urday and Sunday games will be- gin at o'clock, when fans will have their first chance to look over Man ager McGraw's remodeled fnfie1d with F'risch at third base and George Kelly at first.
 The Yankees and Brooklyn get in early this morning, and will begin a | three-day exhibition series at Ebbets Field this afternoon. The games this 1 afternoon and tomorrow will begin :. at o'clock. It will be the first 1 chance New York fans will have of seeing Babe Ruth in a Yankee uni 1 form, and to say that there is con- siderable interest in the local appear ance of the games greatest slugger. who made twenty-nine home runs
 last season, is putting it mildly. l The Giants have mad a very suc- 1 cessfu1 sojourn in the South. They | were three weeks at San Antonio, where they struck fine weather, and
 the veteran pitching staff, on which | Manager McGraw bases his pennant l chances, rounded into form quickly 1 and are in great shape to start the l season. For the past three weeks | the Giants have been touring the South with the Boston Red Sox, and
 have already c1inched the series, even if Boseton wins the remaining two games.
 The transforming clubs have en- | countered bad weather, but in spite
 of this McGraw's players got in last
 night in better shape than they have
 been in several seasons. The only
 cripple is Frank Snyder, who has an
 injured hand which will keep him
 out of the game for a time.
 1 The Yankees struck some bad luck
 in the South and a serious injury to F'ewster, who was hit in the head by l a pitched ball, robbed the club of
 the services of a promising young ster for some time. Frank Baker 1 has announced his intention of re- | tiring from the game but Manager
 Higgins still has hopes that he may ] change his mind. The Yankees have developed slowly at Jacksonville and have not shown anything like their . real strength. Bodie will be among the missing but in the outfie1d with , Ruth and Lewis will be Wick or
 l. , nav. The pitching staff will be in T better shape to start the season than f last year and the return of Shore to form will be a big help to the Hug gins clan.
 The Brook1yns rounded into form
 in short order under Manager Robin : son and the pitching staff returns
 home this morning in great shape. q In the series of exhibition games a which the Tanks and Dodgers have been playing, the Brooklyn cIub n proved to be in far better form than
 l the Tanks
 The Tanks will be busy at the Polo
 Grounds right up to the opening of
 the season next Wednesday, After
 the two games with the Red Sox to-
 day and tomorrow, Manager Me
 l Graw's players will meet the Ford
 1 ham team on Monday. The Ford
 1 ham students plan to give a warn
 reception to Frank F>risch. the for. . ! mer F'ordham player, who will be seen at third base with the Giants this season. Frank Frisch Day. vii
 be celebrated by presenting the youns
 player with a gift. The whole Ford 'I ham student body will turn out fol . the occasion.
 = On Tuesday the Giants will pIa,
 their annual game with Yale, ana !, the Ellis will come here this seasor = unusually strong.
 il The Tanks and Brooklyn will b; e busy with their series at Ebbet. Q Field today, Sunday and Monda, if and on Tuesday the Dodgers vii
 play the New York Agricultural Col. l. lege at Ebbets Field, and on wednes
 day they will open the season will
 Philadelphia.
 'i The Yankees will open the seaso1 against the Athletics in PhiladeIphis Y and will open their local seasor e against Connie Macks club at tn, l. Polo Grounds on April 22