The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-04-06
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NJ Opens in the American AS
ISOLATION and the majors. AS
though you didn't know it. But
did you know that the Southern
League opens on the same day ana
the International loop one day
later The Western circuit does
not start until April q, just three
weeks from today.
Pacific Coast League was sched-
uled to get under way today with
the following games: Seattle at
Portland, Mission at Sacramento
Hollywood at San Francisco, OAK
land at Los Angeles. However,
dispatches from San Francisco
state that rain likely would inter-
fere with California games. The
Coast loop schedule always seems
peculiar to fans in other sections.
The clubs usually play series of
one weeks duration, opening up
Tuesday and closing on Sunday,
Monday generally is used for trav-
cling. Sunday morning games are
an unusual feature in some OF the
cities.
The American Association opening
games are as follows:
Indianapolis at Kansas City.
Louisville at Milwaukee.
Toledo at st. Paul.
Columbus at Minneapolis.
The A. A. seems to have chosen
a very bad year to open in the
West. Weather must get better
in a hurry or 1t is unlikely that
the season will get away on sched-
ule. Snow is covering the dia-
mond at Kansas City, where the
Indians are supposed to start the
fireworks popping.
Milwaukee also reports snow and
inability to get the field in shape
1t is said an effort will be made
to transfer the opener to Louis
vile.
The American League starts off in
following fashion:
St. Louis at Chicago.
Cleveland at Detroit.
Philadelphia at Washington.
New York at Boston.
Two of the teams picked by nearly
every sport writer and the choice
Of most of the players, as having the
best chances for the pennant this
season, Washington and Philadel-
phia, clash right off the bat. A bad
start for either might hurt their
chances. Washington, in the second
series of the season, will meet the
Yankees, another tough club right
now.
Uncle Wilbert Robinson of tho
BROOKLYN club, which was beaten
on Monday by the Yanks, 9 to 5,
said his outfit was defeated by a
team against which mo pitching
staff [ ever saw could stand up
!. against right now" Those Yanizs
are numbering the pill.
The National League starts out
like this:
Pittsburgh at St. Louis.
Chicago at Cincinnati.
Brooklyn at New York.
Boston at Philadelphia.
In the National three clubs ap-
pear to stand out. They are the
Pirates, Giants and ST. Louis
Cards. One of them should win
the flag. Although the Pirates
form a great ball team all Of the
managers have great respect for
Manager McGraw and his New
York club.
1t is possible that the Cards
can upset the dope. If the
Mound City team can get good
pitching it is likely to go some
where. The team has shown fine
spirit this spring and thinks it
has great chance for the pen
mainland that's whole lot.
The American Association fans
will watch with much interest the
Chicago Cubs under the manage
ment of Joe Mccarthy, former
Bruins have not shown anything
to get excited about, however.
r. EPORTS from Louisville are
TX to the effect that prices in
Ill the winter books are to 1
on Carlaris, the English-bred colt
which triumphed so impressively
in the Coffroth Handicap at Tia
Juana recently. Considerable
money has been wagered.
That makes Carlaris an outstand-
ing choice. to l Is an extremely
short price this far ahead Of time
on any thoroughbred. When
Black Gold took the public's fancy
two years ago the little fellow was
quoted at approximately IL to /
this far in advance.
Money in fair quantities also
has been placed on Bubbling Over
at to / and on Baggenbaggage