The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-04-13
Hard Fought Races in
Both Major Leagues
Is Indicated
BIG SEASON IN MINORS
Twenty-Five Smaller Circuits
Play This Season-Ruth
After IS Home Runs

Hy International News Service
NEW YORK. April l2.-Wuh
cheering thousands looking on the
baseball. season will be opened today
by the major and several or the larg-
or minor leagues. The greatest sea-
son in baseball is forecast, record at
tendance at exhibition games indI-
eating that the diamond game still
reigns supreme as the national pas
time.
Though shaken by intcr-loague
disputes and the 1919 bas' ball scan
ddl during the winter. and threat
cnod with further bumps when the
White S0X players and gamblers with
whom they are alleged TO have CON
spired come TO trial the nations pet
sport took the center OF the stage
as IN other years.
Regardless OF happenings In the
past, baseball was welcomed back
heartily by the great army of fans.
The game itsolf is too great to be
wrecked by the mis.t,ps of few
misguided and uoar-sighted players.
The \ fncr lean And National
leagues start their pcnnant races
with bright prospects for one of the
most successful seasons in their his
tory.
Prospects Bright.
In the junior major league the
worlds champion Cleveland Indians
helped the Browns pry Off the lid at
St Louis; the reconstructed White
Sox invaded Detroit, the hopeful
New York Yankees took on the Ath-
letics at the polo grounds and the
Boston Red SuN met the Senators at
Washington.
John McGraw's New York Giants
helped tho phlllies open the National
league season at Philadelphia. The
champion Brooklyn Dodgers clashcd
with the Braves In Boston; the Cubs.
under johnny Evcrs, entertained the
Cardinals in Chicago, and George
Gibsons snappy Pittsburgh Pirates
meet the Reds In Cincinnati.
Pacific League Well Under Way.
The American association, the
southern association and the West
ern league also opened their seasons
today. The Pacific Coast league
race, which started April s, is just
getting well under way. The Inter-
national league will open its season
a week from today.
with the prospects OF great races
in the major leagues the club own
ers are looking forward to season
of unprecedented business at the
turnstilcs.
The Yankees and Cleveland In
dams are sure to set a terrific pace
in the American league from the
very start, while I'm the national the
Dodgers, Giants, Pirates and Reds
bid fair 10 make the pace red hot
from the word go"
NinnTss, IN Ikn IIpnrI Irrnu,
The minor leagues have finally re-
covered from the depression caused
by the war. The National assOcia-
ton reported 20 minor leagues solid
ly organized and making prepara-
tlOns to open the season as far back
As March Is. Before the summer
Is over there will be some 25 minor
organizations in operation, accord
Ing to Indications.
While major league players have
the worlds series as an incentive TO
urge them on toward winning PEN
nants in their respective leagues, the
minors, this year, will have several
little worlds series" TO encourage
them.
The American association winners
and the champions OF the Interna-
uoUal league inaugurated a baby
worlds series last fam It will be
staged again this year, In the south
the winners OF the southern asso-
citation and Texas league pennants
will get together in a post-season
series
As the fans settled back to watch
the stars of the diamond pry OFF the
lid they had many figures Of inter-
est 10 follow.
Babe Ruth, Central Figure.
The great Babe Ruth, home run
king extraordinary, was the cyuosure
for ali cyes-some 40, 200 pairs-at
the Polo grounds, whore he hoped To
get away on his marathon after
new record by crashing at least one
baseball out OF the park
The fans Of st. Louis, from today
on, will watch tho work of their two
cham pions--George Sisler and Rog-
ers Hornsby, winners of the major
league batting titles in 1920--as they
go out to defend their laurcls against
the wiles Of the pitchers
Seven new managers hopefully
sent their 1921 entries into today's
games, They will be watched with
keen interest.
Perhaps more interesting than any
OF the others Is Ty Cobb, who Is
plotting the Detroit Tigers. Cobbs
work as manager will be of great
interest and there are many who be-
licyo he will succeed
The other new managers, new in
position with the exception only of
George Mcbride, are;
Bin Donovan. Phillics.
Johnny Evors, Cubs
Fred Mitchell, Braves.
Lee Fohl Browns.
Hughey Duffy, Red SoN.
George Mcbride, Senators.
Majors Prepared for Work.
For the most part the l6 major
league teams started the pennant
races today pretty well prepared
physically 10 mop right into a sea
son Of hot competition As usual.
there were pitchers and fielders with