New-York tribune., 1922-01-07

been IN conference at French LICK ca
yesterday afternoon the opening day
Charles Fl. Ebbets, our genial squire
of Flatbush, who used to be one of the
big noises at National League schedule
making. drew first prize of all awards.
He couldn't have done better for him
self, for his Dodgers are to open at the
Polo Grounds against the worlds
champion Giants.
This opening, by the way. will take
place universally throughout major
league territory on the afternoon of
Wednesday, April II. Other National
League assignments are Boston at
Philadelphia, Pittsburgh at ST. Louis
and Cincinnati at Chicago.
1t is the turn of our proud Yankee
champions to open the season away
been assigned to Washington, D. c.
Big Ban handed them a "quince' a
year ago in Connie Mack's Philadel-
phia Athletics. But poor attraction as
was this habitual tailender the fame
and glory of Ruth were such that the
Polo Grounds were packed every day
and the lean and lanky Connie de-
parted with more swag for the one
series than he had paid the Yankees
through run Of five years IN Shibe
Park.
Wherefore the "Quince?"
Not that Ban hates our battling
Colonels less but Frazee more. Where
fore the "quince" this year is thrown
on Harry II. Frazee's Fenway doorstep
to stir UP the hounds of the press in
the Hub if perchance they lose Frazee's
trail by then. In the Western section
of the American League Detroit is to
open with Cleveland, at the home of
the former worlds champions; the st.
Louis Browns will appear at Comiskey
Park, Chicago against the White Sox.
Further than saying that conflicts
had been minimized, as is the custom,
and that the season would end in both
the National and American leagues on
Sunday. October /, the schedule COM
mittee was silent as to the drafts of
dates AS a matter of fact the sched-
uie committee cannot ratify it's draft.
The schedules are open to debate and
suggestion on the part of the club
owners. Copies will be mailed out to
the sixteen club presidents in the near
future, so that if any revision is nee
cssary corrections may be made before
mid February. the time the two leagues
meet annually to ratify scheduled
dates
However, from the opening dates an
nounced, it is easy to foretell the first
three series of the year in each league.
Invariably the club that opens at home
remains at home for two consecutive
series. Then. as invariably, it moves
to the city which helped it open its own
season for the home opening there.
The Hub for the Yanks
Thus, after Brooklyn plays in New
: York, the Dodgers will move on to
Philadelphia and the Braves will ap-
pear at the Polo Grounds. The Cubs
vii 20 to St. Louis from Cincinnati
and Pittsburgh from ST. Louis to Gin
cinnati. The Yankees, after opening in
Washington will journey to Boston and
the Athletics move into the Capital
City. Detroit will switch from Cleve-
and to St. Louis, and the Browns
vice versa.
And here comes the rub for our
hampton Yankees When they first
appear at the Polo Grounds it will be
against Griffith's Senators, of course
But on that afternoon of their home
opening the worlds champion Giants
will be opening the Brooklyn season
at Ebbets Field. savvy? Who said
the hatchet was buried?
Ed Barrow. the genial business man
agcr of the Yankees, whose knees arc
sagging from the burden of excess
baggage of which the club must rid
itself in the immediate future to get
within the roster limit. smoothed al
least one wrinkle from his brow BY
dumping no less than three of his
chowder association as far away as
possible yesterday afternoon. Barrow
turned over to Vernon, of the Pacific
Coast League, Shortstop Ray French
Outfelder Chicken" Hawks and Pitch
er Jess Doyle. This was the back ire
Of deal made year ago when Vernon
gave up Catcher Al Devormer to the
Yankees. At the time the Yankees
promised to satisfy Vernon with al
exchange of players provided New York
should be satisfied Devormer was Of
major league caliber.
Hawks, who came here from Calgary
Canada, was with the Yankees through
out the season of 1921. He had nj
chance to play regularly because Of 6
poor arm resulting from foolish peg
ging the first day in Shreveport HI
is one of the fastest men in the game
and should develop into q deadly left
handed hitter. He seldom failed wher
Higgins called upon him in the pinch
French played with Vernon last sea
son; the Yankees have had strings or
him for several seasons. Doyle is
right-handed pitcher who was pur
chased last summer from Joplin.