New Britain herald., 1926-04-13
Sixteen Teams Start Over Road That Leads to Pen nants and Final Crown of World Championship in Mellow October Days Games and Batteries.
fv the Associated Press.
 GnmcH md latieTies.
American Lea que

nv the Associated Pross) Games and batteries;
 American League New York al Boston; Yankees TO . 'cnnock and Bengough; Red SoX--- rnke and Gaston,
 Philadelphia at Washington; Sen ors-Johnson and Euel. Athletics Harris and Coehrane,
 ~t Louis at Chicago; Browns Gaston and Dixon; White SoX-- Lyons and Schalk,
 Cleveland at Detroit: Indians . hle md L. SeweIl, Tygcfs--White- . n and Bassler
 National League
 Brooklyn at New York: Robins . '. Barnes or Vance and Deberry Gian,s~-V. Barnes and Snyder, Boston at Philadelphia: Braves Generich or Benton and Gibson; rhillies-Carson or Dean and Will son. Pittsburgh at St Louis; Pirates Hremer and Smith: Cardinals-- ttnem ana O arrell Chicago at Cincinnati; Cubs Neyander or Cooper and Hartneu: Donohue and Picinich.
 "Play ball" The old call 10 battle sounds again today through the baseball world as 6 major league teams enter the great American classic which leads 10 pennants and the final crown of world championship in mellow Oc- lober days.
 American Association
 While the American and National league teams take the post in the major derbies. the American Asso- riaton opens it's 25th year Of baseball endeaVor
 Clear skies and slightly rising temperatures were predicted or the tight cities entertaining major con- tests. but at that the weather promised to be more suitable for football than baseball. with heavy wraps the style hint for quarter Of n million customers. The mercury has been unable 10 struggle very far above the freezing point in most Of the cities.
 The world champion Pittsburgh Pirates and the Washington Sena- tors. twice winners of the American bunting, will find plenty of competi tio~ in their struggles to repeat this year. Al least two other teams in tn National league look just as gooi 10 the dopcsters as the Pirates, with an additional two figuring among the possibilities, while the baseball wise-acrcs see at least five teams prepared 10 dispute the Amer lnan league supremacy of Washing t1n.
 Face StiI Test
 Tn fact. the two pennant winners acc q stiff test right at the start, with th" Senator's pittcd against connie Macks powerful Ahlctics, md the Pirates set 10 battle Rogers IIornsby's nashy Cardinals at S Louis. McGraW's Giants. another leading combination in the National circuit, try their luck against Brook lyn. The work Of the Cincinnati Eads and the Boston Braves will be watched closely for pennant possi- bjItics. while in the American ring rhcre arc plenty Of partIsans who took With favor on the St, Louis IIoNnz, The New York Yankees, the Irrolt TyGcrs and the Chicago Wbte Sox
 Tbe Giants arr given slight "dg" o,or tho Pirates in Wall street >-ring. with in" Senators and 'jhlotins an even choice in the IHjor circuit. The betting on the Giants is < 10 ] and on th" Pirates 10 l. Win jh" latter odds for noth T'dl"I.muil and Washington. nur other NntionoI cortcndrrs rorr -J$.n tho following financial ratings; .nI.. Er2S Braves. Robins, ulji,~. Cui-. in. rirnu: Yankees, .'=.rs. Bro a~ Wu;. SoS, Indians. .,td So.
 To Throw First Ball
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