The evening world., 1922-04-12
DUEL OF LEFT-HANDERS
EXPECTED At POLO GROUNDS
Mayor Hylan to Throw Out
the First Ball at the Start of
Big League Season at Polo
Grounds.
BY Bozeman Bulger.

AS he was leaving the clubhouse
last night John McGraw declared it
his intention to use Artie Nehf or
Shutting Phil Douglas.
That is about the way the Giants
ana Brooklyn will begin the forty
seventh season of the National
League at the Polo Grounds this
afternoon. The umpires will come
into the picture at $40. Mayor Hylan
win ptecede them by two minutes.
The Mayor will throw out the first
ball, despite the rumor of his secret
Brooklyn leaning. To conceal any
deep set bias or emotion. though. he
will toss the pill to the chief umpire
and let nature take Its course.
Already the festivities are starting
with,a yelp. Fiatbush rooters by the
hundreds have come over with the
Robins and are furnishing the noise.
y. This. you know. is the first time in
many years that two local teams
have been allowed to hook up against
each .other, in pressing the starting
button,
Nothing could be sweeter to your
Brooklyn brother than to topple over
cur own worlds champs as an eye
opener. He thinks us a little Gp-
stagei He also thinks Robbie Is about
due dtr another pennant,
The beautiful weather and the
spicy. attraction make a capacity
crowd certain. All reserved seats
were sold out three days ago. There
are sttll thousands left on the hurry
lup bAkis. which you may take as
friendly tip
All four OF the pitchers named are
in excellent shape; have been spe-
cialiy groomed for the opening game.
Nehf and Reuther are southpaws.
Both managers are willing to make it
q straight away lefthanded or right
handed battle.
II Robbie. trots out Reuther Nc
Graw win take the blanket off Nehf.
A fork hand duel like that ought to
be a hummer.
But New York will not have the
big doings entirely to itself. This af-
fair is national in its scope. Don't
forget that. There viii be seven other
major league games to inaugurate the
great American psstime--or madness.
II you win.
Throughout the country 100000
fans will pay money to be present at
the shove-off to-day. That is on an
estimated average attendance Of u.s.
900. At the Polo Grounds it will be
nearer 10000.
PRESIDENT TO ATTEND GAME
IN WASHINGTON.
On the way to Washington last
night the last OF the Yanks were
proudly repeating the rumor that
President Harding would take a hand
In sending them on their way against
the Senators.
Out West they haven't any presi-
dent Hardjngs or any Mayor Hylans
but they will dig up some one Just as
important to them to heave the cere-
kloniai ball.
New York is fortunate in being the
centre OF interest this season. we
have two teams already champions
and one In prospect. Every club in
the National League is aiming at the
Worlds Champion Giants and every
club in the American is laying for q
potsAot at the Yanks.
HaHing had one worlds series all
20 ourselves. these out OF towners feel
that another one would swell New
Yorixsb head all out OF reason. The
New York clubs are always a grea,
drawing card on the road because
everybody without a working know..
edge of subways and dumbwaiteri
wants to see ''those swell heads gel
a trimming. How they can figure 9
swell head out OF a straphanger We
have never been able to understand
but they do.
As they 60 to battle this Afternoon
TO defend their championship tn,
GiantE are all steamed up. but no
altogether happy. They miss frankie
FrisSh. Though well fortified w;tl
substitutes. the personality OF tn,
FordAam Flash. as they call him. 4
very much needed. 1t is quite
factof.
But Frankie won't be there. He 4
still on crutches and the chances ar
he wont be able to play for at leas
three weeks. The spike cut on hi
eDot became badly infected and tn
wound has not responded TO treat
mentla las rapidly as had been hoped.
In the meantime Johnny Rawlings
heEp Of the worlds series. viii pla.
second base. He II just as good
fielder. perhaps. but Frankie can out
hit him.
The bad fingers of Capt. Bancroft
and Heinie Groh have twisted bacl
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