The Washington times., 1930-04-15
P0MP KING
As RACE
BEGINS
BY DAVIS J. WALSH

OGO"WO
BY DAVIS ]. WALSH
NEW YORK, April 15.-With
the hurry and furry and roar
that is SO peculiarly its own, base
balls premiere of the season Will
burst upon the national ear drum
in eight major league cities this
afternoon in all the pomp and CIR
cumstance of a circus come to
town. For this day only, glamor
is king and he lives riotously for
"a hours. He dies gradually and
at his own convenience, exactly
154 days later.
A national institution, this
opening day anu it's pageantry'
and to a neophyte, its taste has
to be acquired. They say 1t
grows no one. So does a wart.
Anyhow the ceremony always Is
welcomed with great gusto and
today there will be upward OF
100000 sitting on the committee
of reception all the way from Bos-
ton at the eastern extremity to
st. Louis, western outpost Of the
major league reservation.
Fickle spring. however, may
dampen enthusiasm here and
there. It is liable to dampen the
back of the neck almost every
where. The general forecast Is
rather disquieting, as a matter
of fact, yet the chances are good
that at least a reasonable share
of this opening day program will
be observed:
American League-New
York at Philadelphia; Wash
ingtOn at. Boston; Cleveland
at Chicago; st. Louis at
Detroit.
National League-RoSton at
New York; Philadelphia at
Brooklyn; Chicago at st. Louis;
Pittsburgh at Cincinnati.
The Senators and Red Sox
ran off something of dress re-
hearsal of the official opening
down in Washington yesterday.
therefore tightening the element
of suspense under which Boston
had been laboring in its i'm
patience to see this pair. They
probably will play to the small
est crowd of the day this after
noon, should the weather be will
ing.
The forecast up that way is
for cooler temperatures and
threatening skies. In Philadel-
phia, where the worlds champion
Athletics are to meet their arch
challenger, the Yankees, showers
may curtail the proceedings OF
altogether nullify them. This
should be one of the big games
of the day, with the YankS, under
a new manager, attempting to
beat the gun against the club
that generally is held at the pro-
hibitive price of 7 to 10 to re-
peat it's 1929 victory in the pen
nant race.
Grove or EarnShaw, the
One-twO pitchers of the club,
probably will work for the
Athletics against PipgraS.
This pair ought to play to
capacity, which is about 3d.
900.
The Giants and Braves will do
better than that at the Polo
Grounds, which seats upward Of
10000 and probably will see as
many as $4,000 this afternoon.
The weather, they say, will be
threatening The Giants are only
second choice for the pennant
and a none too inspiring one, at
that, but they will draw against
anybody, even a club that is
touted to run a resolute last.
Hubbell probably will pitch against
Seibold. in spite of the fact that
the Braves recently acquired Bur
leigh Grimes. The latter can and
does beat the Giants every time
out but he probably isn't ready
yet.
This Grimes business has
served to make the Cubs almost as
inSstent a favorite as are the
Athletics in the other league. yet
every indication is said to point
toward what the boys. in their
vivid and interesting way, call q
banner year. The National League
champions can begin to prove
this today In their opening game
against the Cards, another con-
tender, down in st. Louis. They
ought to come pretty close to
selling this one out. too. Bush
probably will go for the Cubs but
the choice Of Mr.. GarrulouS
street, the new Card manager,
depends strictly on circumstances.
All games in the Middle West
are subject to revision by the
weather, according to the fore,
cast.
The Pirates and Reds
ought to draw 10000 in
Cincinnati, the latter having
q new manager, Mr.. HOwley,
and many new faces, includ-
ing those of HeiImann and
Meusel from the American
League.
01oa proolrlvy, oneninp featTr-