The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-04-11
RED SOX BEAT
WASHINGTON IN
PROLOGUE, rs
Opening Finds Ambitious
Youngsters in Every Club
Locking For Chance
VETERANS HAVE PASSED
Half a Dozen Stars Will lie
Seen Battling Against
Old Teammates
VETERANS HAVE PASSED
BY BRIAN BELL

BaSeDa!lS weighted WITH PcHhaiie
hopes and fears today bring the
game home to more than 400 major
league players and a quarter OF a
million fans. Opening Of the sea-
son in eight cities will produce na-
.crial for the compilation oil box
scores and a standing Of the clubs
on which the championships VIII
ultimately be awarded.
A shivering Washington crowd
saw the Senators and Boston Red
Sox offer prologue yesterday:
American League fans today VIII
see the curtain rung up at Phlladel-
phia, Boston, Detroit and Chicago,
while the National League IS start
ing another baseball year at New
York, Brooklyn, St. Louis and en-
cinnati.
Heavy artillery has been massed
on every front for the opening bat
tie. Each manager wants 10 get
off in at least Temporary triumph
and players have been told in vlgor-
Gus terms that game won II April
may decide a championship in late
September
Many Changes IN Lineups
The opening finds the usual var
iety Of changes. Ambitious young
sters will be found on every club
knocking at the door of opportunity
while q quota of veterans has fallen
under the handicap Of bad legs and
ARM and passed out Of the picture.
More than the normal number OF
former major league players who
have served sentences IN the minors
have disproved the truth Of the
saying that they do not come back
for here they are again.
There was no Waiter Johnson TO
answer the rallying call of the
Washington fans Hey Barney
when the Senators and Red Sox
lined up yesterday. Buck Wheat 5
sunburned face will be missing to-
day and the swarthy jacques tour-
nier will not hear major league
fan cry "hit it out Of the lot, Jack. y
he sun will not be dimmcd by the
brilliant red undershirt of Boo
ahawkey when the Yankees emerge
rom Their dugout.
Minors Step Up
To pick up the bat and glove
led by the players passed on
% lne minors, these same minors
ave sent up young arms and legs
70 carry on. Eddie Morgan, stand
ng out in crop of promising
.oung outfielders, will bid for the
,avor of Cleveland fans while st.
louis has Brannon at second and
.Aress at short to carry a formidable
infield burden. The expensive
Chalmer Cissell will be found at
sho.s for the White Sox and a will
ing, hustling Andy Cohen is in
charge Of second base for the
CLANS. Bill Kelley has his chance
at first base for the PhiIlies and
Arthur Whitney has Won the third
base bid on the same club. Doug
Taitt played his first major league
game for the Red 'Sox yesterday.
The living examples of the fact
that all is not lost when a major
league player drops back to the
minors will see action today when
Frank O'Doul plays for the Giants
Harry Riconda and Howard Freigau
go to bat for Brooklyn and Gene
Robertson makes himself generally
useful for the Yankees.
Friends Now Enemies
A number Of players may turn
toward the wrong bench at the end
Of an inning. Half iozen stars
were for clubs last wear they are
against now. Rogers Hornsby will
be trying to beat the Giants as
Frank Hogan and Jimmy Welsh
work for New York interests. Dave
Bancroft's hits and throws from
sho-tstop will help Brooklyn and
not Boston. In the American
League, Lu Blue will do all his first
basing for St. Louis while Harry
Manush, another former Detroit
Tiger, is in the Brown outfield. Ear
McNeely has taken off Washing
ton uniform to put on that Of st
Louis.
Harry Rice will be hitting for the
Tigers against the Browns anc
there is no white elephant on Chick
Galloway's shirt as he sits on the
Detroit bench. George Sisler is ir
Washington colors instead of st
Louis and iris Speaker is wearing
the blue Of Philadelphia instead Of
the red, white and blue of the Sen
ators. Bing Miller's stockings have
changed from brown to blue.
Every prospect pleases excep,
tickle weather as the big parade
starts. It will require nearly 81,
months to pass a given point, rep
resented by two championships
marches and world series at the