The evening world. Newspaper, April 12, 1922, Page 22

| ee ee eee ree THE EVENING WORLD, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12, 1922, SEASON HERE TO-DAY ROBINS WILL OPEN REGULAR ITO-DAY’S THE DAY DUEL OF LEFT-HANDERS EXPECTED AT Mayor Hylan to Throw Out the First Ball at the Start of Big League Season at Polo Grounds. i By Bozeman Bulger. Manager Uncle Wilbert Robinson @aid this morning that he would pitch t Burleigh Grimes or Dutch Reuther. ; ‘As he ‘was leaving the clubhouse fast night John McGraw declared it Bis intention to uso Artie Nehf or buffing Phil Douglas. ‘That is about the way the Giants nd Brooklyn will begin the forty- @evecth season of the National League at the Polo Grounds this @fternoon. The umpires will come tato the picture at 3.30, Mayor Hylan win ‘them by two minutes. “The! Mayor will throw out the first all, Hespite the rumor of his secret Brooklyn leaning. To conceal any deep et bias or emotion, though, he will (oss tho ‘pill to the chief umpire and I6t nature take its course. ‘ Alfeady the festivities are starting withi@ yelp. Flatbush rooters by the hun thavé come over with the Robin} and are furnishing the noise. “Sagrnis,|you know, is the first time in Mimy years that two local teams en . e POLO GROUNDS HOW WORLD’S CHAMPIONS AND ROBINS MAY LINE UP GIANTS. ROBINS. Bancroft, » Olson, 2b. Rawlings, 2b. High, ss. Groh, 3b. Johnston, 3b. Young, rf. Wheat, If. Mousel, If T. Griffith, rf. Kelly, 1b. Myers, of. Shinners, cf. Schmandt, 1b. Snyder, o. Miller, ©. Nebhf, p. Ruether, p. Umpires—O'Day at plate, Hart on bases. PROBABLE BATTING ORDER IN WASHINGTON. YANKEES, SENATORS. Fewster, If. Judge, 1b. Miller, ef. Peckinpaugh, ss. MoMillan, rf. Milan, If. Baker, 3b. Ride, of. Goslin, rf. 5 Harris, 2b. Shanks, 3b. Gharrity, o. Mogridge, p. Many experiments by McGraw have convinced him that Ralph Shinners is the man to succeed George Burns in centre field. Shinners’s speed on GRANDMA Has TO Do KER TwREe ANNUAL, STUFF TODAY “0 KIRCKERBOCKER, OUGHTA AMOUNT SOMETHING IN THE DISCARD TOAY- THEYiL EITHER. BE WONDERS OR DUM-OUMS HARAN. STEVENS GRANOSTAND TEAM WILL ALS¢y OPEN THE- SEASON AT THE POLO GROUNDS BIG LEAGUE GAMES OPENING 1922 SEASON|| Cape Pillar Throws His Rider steady of hand, muscles hardened and ° ? ‘i P ¥ : ‘ - By Thornton Fisher Copyright (New York Evening World) by Press Publishing Company, 1922 S Zat Soe ALL THE TRAINING ‘c Zatr soe CAMP BUNK GOES @ fit to ride the race of his life, show-, . ing all the good effects of the . ave been allowed to hook up against] the base paths, tn addtlon to his hit- NATIONAL ‘LEAGUE. And Races Off to Stall, Yet Wins ))sgtcrvars ire xe nos boon tena, each | ther in pressing the starting] ting, Hgts eh the raat It ad Havre De Grace with Trainer Tom houl , Bill Cunningham an ¥ . s butt pele fle os spite nk ae . oe eens. ception of Jock Scott and just a few] Healy and Maryland divisions of the Noftjing could be sweeter to your} (Wome Pisuirgh ray oe. abl. ' x other nominees none of those named} R. T. Wilson jr. and W. J. Salmon Brooklyn brother’than to topple over J About Everything That Could} nave any just right to be running for] St"ings. Buddy swears he's throug! m world’s champs as an eye- He thinks us a little ap- He also thinks Robbie is about ‘another pennant. beautiful weather and the attraction make a capacity All reserved scats thousands left on the hurry- which you may take as a tip. of the pitchers named are égellent shape; have been spe- groomed for the opening game. nagers are willing to make it way, lefthanded or right- It rots oiit Reuther Mo- Graw ‘will take the blanket off Nebt, A fork hand duel like that ought to be a hi er. But New York will not have the big doings entirely to itself. This af- fair is national in its scope. Don't forget that, There will be seven other ‘major Jeague games to inaugurate the great American pastime—or madness, it you will, ‘Throughout the country 200,000 fans will pay money to be present at the shove-off to-day. That is on an estimated average attendance of 25,- 900. At the Polo Grounds it will be wearer 40,000. PRESIDENT TO ATTEND GAME “IN WASHINGTON, On the way to Washington Inst might the last of the Yanks were proudly repeating the rumor that President Harding would take a hand fm sending them on their way against the Senators. - Out West they haven't iny Presi- @ent Bardjngs or any Mayor Hylans, but thes will dig up some one just as important to them to heave the cere- ball. “New York is fortunate in being the eentre of ‘interest this season. We Ihave} two teams already champions and phe in prospect, very club in the National League is aiming at the we ‘® Champion Giants and every @lub th the American is laying for a ot at the Yanks, had one world’s serics all these out of towners feel er one would swell New head all out of reason, The to Yore New York clubs are always a great card on the road because érawi without a working know! @ége of subways and dumbwaiters to see ‘‘those swell heads" get u . How they can figure a out of a straphanger we been able to understand, do. go to battle this afternoon their championship the fre all steamed up, but not happy. They miss Frankie “Though well fortified w:th the personality of the Flash, as they call him, is fuch needed. It is quite o ‘Pravkie won't be there. He is erutches and the chances are iv Wih the exception of Groh at third and Shinners in centre, the Giants will line up just as they did in the world’s series. ‘The Giants may see just how good he is this afternoon. Robbie regards Burleigh Grimes as the best right handed pitcher in the National League. That pair of aces ought to carry Brooklyn a jong way. The. Yanks were not at all happy when they went away from here. Col. Huston, who took a late train last night, was still down in the mouth over the forced absence of Ruth and Meusel, To make things worse there is a belief on the team that Judge Landis will not even allow the Bambino on the playing field after 1 o'clock, which means he will get no practice, Ruth can get mighty fat in five weeks, ‘The way the Yanks came back at Brooklyn, particularly the way the pitchers worked, gives hope that the twirling staff will be strong enough to offset the absence of the two hit- gas Both New York Managers Think Their Clubs Again in Fight From the Start. By Alex Sullivan. “If we get the same kind of pitch- ing we got last year,” says Manager McGraw of the Giants, “we will be up there fighting from start to finish, as I think the infield is improved with Heinie Groh at third, although the outfield may not be quite as strong with George Burns missing, but just watch this boy Ralph Shiner: “I feel that the absence of our two big slugg ters. But that is hope. Meusel, from the Huggins thought that he would first oie weeks will 6e8t us pitch Mayws’ or Hoyt; he wasn’t such which, “It isn't so important who pitches the first game,” he said. “You know we've got to play another one the next day and that’s going to keep right on for six inonths.” Tt wouldn't be a bad idea for you New Yorkers, and especially you Brooklynites, to be on your way up there early this afternoon. NY. EDERATION MEMBERS. HOLD BG MEETING HERE Interesting Letter Read From Father McCahill of Board of Directors, f is stronger than which will offset the handi cap in hitting strength.” That's what Manager Huggins has to say. “If Jack Scott had a sore arm when we traded him to the Reds we knew nothing of it,” declares President Grant of the Braves. The Hub team traded this player to Garry Hermann for Marquard and Kopf, and now the Cincinnati President wants Judge Landis to cancel the trade. “I am rooting for the teams in the Large Body of N. Y. U. Rooters At Army Battle New York University’s student body started its Easter vacation in a very appropriate manner to-day by golng en masse to West Point to root for the Violet nine when it swings into action against the strong Soldier aggregation. The undergraduates, about 1,000 strong, will sail up the Hudson on the steamer ‘Homer Ramsdell"’ which the committee, headed by Francis P. Wall, freshman athletic director, has chartered for the trip. The meeting of the Military Acad- emy and the Hall of Fame institu- tion on the diamond has always re- sulted in a close and interesting con- test and this year’s game should not be an exception, The Violet will en- deavor to erase the 6-4 defeat that the Cadets placed on its escutcheon last spring. Eacouraged by the large body of accompanying rooters the Heights combination will doubtless give a good account of itself. Coach McCarthy will depend on the same line-up that battled to an eleven inning tie with Columbia Satur- day. For the mound work Dorkin, Dunleavy and Platt are available, Het, Ct A aR FIGHT RESULTS, NEW YORK—Jack Sharkey, New York bantamweight, won a twelve- round decision from Sammy Nabie, BOSTON—Terry Martin, Provi- dence bantam weight, won a ten- round decision from Joe Lynch, for- mer champton. PARIS—Eugene Criqui, French featherweight champion, knocked out Ben Callicot in the third round. One of the most enthusiastic meet- ings ever held by the New York Base- ball Federation took piace at its head- quarters, No, 21 East 14th Street, last night, the members turning out tn full force. ‘The managers of the various teams are more enthused than ever before and the success of the organization this year is positively assured. The annexation of the Orange County Baseball Association as members of the New York Baseball Federation will,be a great help to travelling teams, and the winner of this year's championship for The Evening World's trophies will have a battle on their hands such as has never taken place before in New York State. With such organizations as the Buf- falo City League, the Syracuse Com- mercial League, the Orange County League, the Utica Industrial League and the Northern New York Indus- trial Association as affiliated mem- bers of the New York Baseball Fed- eration, much is to be expected when the teams round into the final elim- ination series. The Crucible Steel, the Gulf Refin- ing, the Ever-Ready Company, Devoe & Raynolds, the Public Service Freight Bureau, the American Ratiway Ex- press, the New York Central Railroad, the Bell Telephone Company, the —_———_——. Westinghouse Electric Company, the Oriqul Scores Knockout, United States Steel, the Bethlehem] PARIS, April 12,—Wugene Criqul, Steel and the Goodrich Rubber Com- pany have entered teams in the tn- dustrial division, and should make this division one of the hottest races that has ever been witnessed in this section the French featherweight champion, last night knocked out Ben Calljcott in the third round of what was to have been «@ twenty-round bout. 44, Bulyn. To-Day. Opening Gi Pas in tak ka, 8,30. Polo Gas, Gra S&RANAC LAKE, N. Y., April 12.—Christy Mathewson picks the New York Giants to win the national League pennant and the World's Series, The former pitch- ing star of the Giants has been following the teams closely in the spring training camps and believes his former teammates have the best chance. Mathewson, who has been here two years fighting tuberculosis, hopes to be at the opening game next year. He is tn better condi- tion now than he has been since he came here, according to Dr. Edward N. Packard, his physician He has improved so much that he is allowed to take short walks, go to the dining room for his meals and take long automobile rides. cellar this season,’ says Judge Lan- dis, High Commissioner of Baseball. The Judge predicts a big season for baseball. Incidentally, it looks as though he is rooting for both Phila- delphia teams. President Wbbets of the Robins thinks his team has a good chance of winning the National League pen nant. Here is what the Squire says: “Grimes's reporting for spring train- ing, Ruether’s superb condition, Ca- dore’s improved condition, Mamaux's renewed health, with Sherry Smith, Clarence Mitchell plus addition of promising major league prospects, Gordonier, Shriver and Vance, gives Brooklyn the best pitching staff in the National League which, with our wonderfully improved —_ secondary strength in Catchers Deberry and Hungling, Infielders Crane, High, Mc- Carren and Chuck Ward, and Out- fielders Bert Griffith and Whitted, makes us a championship contender.” President Harding and Mrs, Harding will attend the Yankee- Senator game in Washington. The Big Chief of the Nation will throw out the first ball, and it’s a good bet that he will keep score of the entire game, as he real fan. The Phillies have released Pitcher George (Cy) Morgan, a right hander, to Albany of the Eastern League under an optional agreement, Joe McGinnity, the Giants’ famous “Iron Man” twirler, is now in Dan- ville, Ill, negotiating with the owns ers of the local team relative to be- coming its manager. Ty Cobb, manager of the Tigers, believes in taking advantage of every opportunity. Ty is suffering from a wrenched knee, yet he is going to bat in the first inning in Cleveland and then retire in favor of Ira Flagstead. — Hope ie still held out for the recovery of “Pop” Anson, the famous old Cub star, who has Just been operated on in Chicago for stomach trouble, “Cap” is seriously ill, but it is e: hie great vitality will pull him through. Clarence Mueller, centre fielder; Jacques Fournier, first baseman, and John Lavan, shortstop, of the Cardi- nals, are so ill they may not be able to face the Pirates to-day, ‘The Brooklyn rookies, with Schrel- ber and Decatur pitching, shut out the Robin regulars in the last prelim- inary game, 6 to 0. Manager Robinson of the Dodgers announces five of his youngsters have been released. Ivan Dell goes to Al- a Chicago at Cincinnati, AMERICAN LEAGUE. New York at Washington. Philadelphia at Boston. Detroit at Cleveland. St, Louis at Chicago. bany; Brown and Hockett, pitchers, to Danville; William McCarron, third baseman, to Jersey City, and William Bishop, pitcher, who is ill, to Bridge- port. It is understood that Manager Mack of the Athletics has decided to get rid of Whitey Witt, hard-hitting out- fielder. The Yanks are bidding for him. Mack has sold Catcher Walker to Newark and has let out Bill Bar- rett of Cambridge. sre dt COLLEGE BASEBALL RESULTS Holy Cross, 7; Catholic University, 2 Cornell, 14; Johns Hopkins, 6. Michigan, 5; Georgia, 3 (12 innings). Mlinois, 9; Mississippi A. & M., 3 Maryland, 6; St, John's, 5. ~~ Washington and Lee, 10; Pitts- burgh, 2. Union University, 4; Wisconsin, 3. —— i Joe Lynch Is Victim of Poor Deci- stom in Hub. April 12.—At the t evening Joe Lynch of New York, contender for the ban- tamweight title, was robbed of a dect- sion over Terry Martin of Providence, R. I, Lynch had seven out of ten rounds, and his boxing and aggressive style of milling made a big hit with the fans. Lynch chased Martin around the ring in the last six rounds and had the Providence boy on the verge of a knockout twice in the ninth round, When the judges gave the decision to Martin the crowd hollered for at least fifteen minutes. It was one of the worst decisions given in this city since boxing has been legalized. Happen at a Track Hap- pens at Bowie. (Special to The Evening World.) + BALTIMORE, April 12.—Missing— one fire and one lynching! Just those two casualties would have supplied Bowie's racing day with every right to bust right out on the first page of any newspaper. About everything else that could happen on a race track did, in quiet old Prince George's county yesterday. When Cape Pillar threw his rider and jumped the fence to race off to his stall, the crowd sald ‘Goodby, Cape Pillar,” but when Redcoat Murray rounded him up and returned him to the gate, everyone said: “Wouldn't it be great if he won anyhow." He did. The starter presented him with a running start, and let the favorite away in a tangle, and the combina- tion of circumstances overcame the handicap his misdirected early energy had expended. While some of the early arriv were entering the track, one r marked “This gale that's blowing is strong enough to blow down that stand.” It did, part of it, and the ac- cident sent one man to the hospital, and several others to the first aid station. Folks who have been arguing that just some rain couldn't affect the Bowie track found that it did when the first race was run over a fast dusty track and the second over a sloppy one. There were spills, both of recognized form and of a thorough- bred—wind and dust storms and a little something of everything that one wouldn't expect to happen during such an uppromising racing day. The racing secretary had just given up trying to attract sufficient handi- cap or class horses for a feature race, and has turned to-day’s programme over to the platers. With the ex- $1,200 purses. The majority were mighty eager to get in races at Jef- ferson last December when the purses had an $1,800 value and those who wanted to run for the $1,000 pots are now dodging the $1,200 events. The woeful condition has been diagnosed as spring fever } valent aMong the trainers rather than their horses. If Havre De Grace's official handi- capper, little Joe McLennan, doesn’t pack too much weight or. him, Billy Kelly, one of the most popular geld- ings that ever looked through a bridle, is going to try anc make it four straight in the Harford Pandicap, the six-furlong sprint which serves as the opening feature at the spring term of the Susquehanna course yearly. Billy has been shapened up du ing the last month and arrived at Havre De Grace on Monday from winter quarters at Laurel. Cla ce Turner, the Com- mander Ross stable’s first rider, has been jogging him and breezing him, and the pair ought to be on real in- timate terms when the bugle blows. A cloudburst may rightfully be ex- pected to put any outdoor crowd on its tle, especially when a torren- tial rain drives into comparatively un- sheltered stand and saturates its frightened o¢cupants, but the dismay caused by the deluge was nothing compared to the excitement created when Bowie's ‘favorite rider, little Chick Lang, was thrown from Quick Run's back. The crowd dismissed all thought of sticky clothing and their own comfort, and several hundred men leaped the fences to race across the field to the scene. The youngster lay prostrate for a few minutes, and arose the applause must have re- sounded in Lang's befuddled brain, for good and all with his old enemy, In the event of am- nesty from the jockey club, the Wil- son-Salmon string will have the ser-* vices of Ensor and Butwell, who was signed up by the Salmon stable last* J. Over fall. pnight. To walk with comfort Knickers. To motor in luxury- Knickers. To loaf ’round the house Knickers. To golf- Knickers. 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