The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-16
MANY PROBLEMS
 PUZZLE PATRONS
 SINCE NEW DEALS
Babe Ruth, Dean Boys and Rowe Cause Talk; Night
 Baseball in Cincinnatti
BY STUART CAMERON United Press Sports EdltOr)

New York, April 16.-UP)-- Americas greatest professional sport moved off to a dazzling promising start to-day when the sixteen teams of the major league baseball circuits were scheduled tc begin what may be two of the closest pennant races ir recent years.
 A cold wave extending from tao middle west eastward threatened to cause some postponements ana to reduce opening attendance. But unfavorable weather conditions could not remove the glamour from the colorful sports spectacle.
 Wholesale revisions in personnel including then all-important sh:fc of Babe Ruth from the Yankees so the Boston Braves have given every club, even those all but certain to finish down near the flag ends, new outlooks, new hopes and new goals.
 In the Map
 To-day's big baseball capitals were Washington and Boston Washington where President Roosevelt's out-throwing will make an otherwise routine Senators-Ath- letics contest into the game of the day., and Boston where Ruth, transferred from the American to the National league, may give some line on what his presence may mean to the Braves.
 Baseball experts, including the professionals of the typewriters and the more important fans, al- ready have decided that the Ma tional league face will be fought out by the world champion St Louis Cardinals and the New York Giants with Chicago's Cubs and the Pirates of Pittsburgh furnish ing major opposition.
 Similarly they have named the New York Yankees as likely to de- throne Detroit as tops in the Amer ican, and with Boston and Cleve- land most dangerous among the remaining six teams.
 But expert and ia nalike had to took back no further than last sea- son when the Detroits scored q surprise triumph, the Senators did startling droop and the Giants COlldpSeu III ldSOH VI oS AOoAo " find precedent for contending thlt anything may happen.
 Doping It Out
 So while the fans were waiting for the president and for mayors to comply with an ancient custom they settled down to debate some problems which won't be deter mined for many weeks. Some or them:
 1. The help Of any) Babe Ruth will give the Braves and if the Tanks were smart in letting him so.
 2. The number of games to be won by the amazing Deans, Jay Tanner (Dizzy) and Paul (DaffV, |, pitchers extraordinary Of the Car dinals.
 8. The real value of the deal which brought Shortstop Dick Bar tell to the Giants.
 4. Will Lynwood (Schoolboy) Rowe's earlier start with the TiE-' CTS enable him to beat his 1884 pitching record of 24 victories.
 5. Night baseball to be given an official test in Cincinnati- will it catch on and will 1t spread tot other cities?
 If the experts know anythins the Ruth matter is settled: He will aid the Yankees because he won't be in right field to drop flies at the wrong time; he will help tnc Braves at the box office (and hoy they need help thereD but not 'n the games-won column.
 Uncertain
 The pitching debates are of the afe-o Ann and the height-of-up variety. Dizzy told the writer in Miami that the Deans would win 40 games: Me 20 and Paul 20," but he's revised his estimate up- ward and downward a dozentime. since. Why not. Why not? Just guessworlS. So is the Rowe prob- lem. He started more than one month late last year and won "A. Now he's ready to go ron opening day. He looked like Q million down in the Grapefruit belt. But will be get the inspired support that helped him win so consistent ly last year?
 Bartell should help the Giants immeasurably. He's a better shortstop than was Travis Jackson last year, and Jackson, moved to third, is a betetr man there thar was Johnny Vergez.