Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-04-12
BIG BALL LEAGUES
START WEDNESDAY
Opening of National and Ameri-
can Organizations Has Fans
on Edge
(Ey associated Press)


ceremonies and decoration!
/ which have become a fixed fea
ture of theannual event the major
league baseball season of l92l
will open tomorrow afternoon OF
the circuits of the National anC
American Leagues. HIncompassec
by the blare of the bands, the
swapping of flags, and the wierc
toss by city or government off
cials, selected to throw out the
tfrst ball of the year, the players
of 10 teams will flash away OF
their six month pursuit of pen
nants the winning of which EMIT
les the victors to battle in the
Worlds Seriese, the pinnacle of
baseball.
Weather permitting, the sched-
ules will bring together in the
National League: Brooklyn at
Boston; New York at Philadel-
phia; Pittsburg at Cincinnati;
and St. Louis at Chicago, while in
the American League, Cleveland
plays at St. Louis Chicago at
Detroit; Philadelphia at New
York, and Boston at Washing
ton.
, Each April within the memory
of the past four generations, sim
+ liar scenes have been enacted
without losing any part of their
thrill or attractiveness and to-
morrow baseball parks will be
thronged with the same type 0
enthusiastic fans who have wit
messed the opening games of past
years. Following the world Wa1
the popularity Of baseball appear
ed to leap forward with fervor
little anticipated by either playe-
OF magnate and there is little in,
dication that the national gam'
has reached thezenith of its fight.
Record breaking crowds have
Witnessed the various exhibition
games during the southern train
ing trips and advance sales o.
seats for tomorroW's initial flag
contest clearly indicate that tn
base ball fan has increased ii
number since that October day
when the Cleveland Americans
drew the curtain across the scene
wherein the Brooklyn Nationa
fell down before the proWess o.
Iris Speaker and his brigade of
Indian battlers. Despite the many
changes in both the playing
personnel and managers of the
clubs, baseball authorities look
forward to another banner year
in interest, attendance and close
mes of the pennant races.
Big league baseball has become
all institution in this country TO-
the history of the National Lea
que dates back to1876 and tomor-
rows games will mark the open
ing of the 10th consecutive sea-
son for the senior major league
Raising its first pennant in 1906
the American League contest:
will inaugurate the Junior associa
tion's 22nd season.
During the period of 45 years
in which various teams fought fo-
National League pennants those
representing eastern cities still
! identified with the organization
have won q championships while
western clubs have captured II
Chicago leads with II pennants,
Boston is. second with nine and
New York third with eight. In
the American League Boston and
Philadelphia have each won six
pennants giving the east a total
of II while the western clubs
have accumulated nine, five for
Chicago, three for Detroit, and
one for Cleveland.
The following compilation show
the dates and places of the open
ing games:
National League
| Opening games Wednesday.
iApril 13.
Brooklyn at Boston.
New York at Philadelphia.
Pittsburg at Cincinnati.
St. Louis at Chicago.
Return opening games Sunday,
April II: Boston at Brooklyn.
Thursday, April Il, Philadel-
phia at New York; Cincinnati at
Pittsburg; Chicago at St Louis
American League
Cleveland at St. Louis. >.
| Chicago at Detroit