The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-18
Major League Opens Baseball's
Hundredth Anniversary With
Games Today Aid Tomorrow
American League Starts
Ball Rolling With Two
Games Today; National
Starts Tomorrow
Especial 10 The Citizen
WASHINGTON, D. c.. Apr

WAof1lNGIONI -. u" April
lathe 1888 baseball season
opens this afternoon with two
American League games. the
powerful New York Yankees
pifted against the Boston Red Sox
in the BeancitY. and the Washing
ton Senators lining up against the
Philadelphia Athletics at Wash
ington. with President Roosevelt
throwing out the first ball.
The National League opens TO-
morrow with the Boston Bees
playing last years league cham
pions. New York Giants. in New
York: Brooklyn Dodgers playing
the Phillies at Philadelphia: the
favored CUBS against the Reds at
Cincinnati. and the Cardinals en-
PERTAINING the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Other American League teams
opening their schedule tomorrow
are Detroit at Chicago, and St.
Louis at Cleveland. New York
will continue its stand at Boston,
and Philadelphia playing at
Washington.
Connie Mack, dean of major
league managers, rs years old, is
shooting for a higher position
than seventh, where his charges
ended last year. Always able to
bring together and develop some
of the games greatest players, it
is expected that the AS pilot will
accomplish another worlds cham
pion team before his active days
are over.
In Boston, Tom Yawkey's Gold
Sox are pitted against its strong
est opposition in the New York
Yankees, who, at the time of
writing, were minus Joe DiMag-
gio, persistent holdout. The 1887
junior league pennant and world
series winners are out after their
third straight flag in the Ameri-
can League.
Detroit Tigers, believed to be
the greatest threat TO the Yanks,
will start the ball rolling Tuesday
against the White Sox. st. Louis
Bypwps. who ran up an impress
sfveI grapevine league record this
spring. mostly against minor loop
teams. win open against Cleve-
land Indians tomorrow.
Games on these two days viii
give thousands of fans chance
to witness the initial action of
oldtimers and new players. A
record attendance is expected at
all opening contests Both leagues
are looking forward to large
crowds during the season and
some officials are anticipating q
boom year.
This year marks the hundredth
anniversary. officially. of the ma
tional paStime. The first dia-
mond was laid out in Coppers-
town. N. Y. in 1889, by Gen. ABB
ner Doubleday.
AS in other years. the closets
race is expected in the National
League. Most experts and sports
writers predicted the Giants
would repeat this year. but with
the acquisition of Dizzy Dean,
the Cubs chances Of cinching the
. ennant are unquestionsbly
strengthened and the concenssls
Of opinion is that the Windy City
Tribe win wind up on top Of the
heap when the smoke clears early
IN October.
Only one team stands out in the
younger circuit. and that is. as
all fans know. the New York
Yankees. But their greatness
may bring on over-coRfidence and
thereby cause their downfall De-
troit Tigers are rated as the best
team 20 ousdistance the Yanks. If
possible Mickey Cochrane's hack.
ers point gut the Tigers can pro-
duce as much powey in Rudy
York, Charlie GshEinger ana