Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 91, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 April 1920 — DAY OF DAYS ARRIVES; MAJORS UNDER WAY [ARTICLE]

DAY OF DAYS ARRIVES; MAJORS UNDER WAY

National. St. Louis vs. Pittsburg. Chicago vs. Cincinnati. New York vs. Boston. Philadelphia vs. Brooklyn. American. Cleveland vs. z St. Louis. Chicago vs. Detroit. New York vs. Philadelphia. Boston vs. Washington. The greatest of all American days has day that the base ball lid is pried off throughout all this broad expense. There will be more frills, pomp, pop and pop corn present at the opening day ceremonies than since before the pre-war days. The curtain lifts on sixten well conditioned ball clubs, and the class of the various clans is apparently far above that of several years. Cold weather prevails in the majority of the sixten major league cities, but the ardor of fandom has not been frozen up one whit, and the advance sale of tickets has been very heavy. The rulers of the base ball universe predict that the year of 1920 will be a successful one in every way. i In the Johnson loop the. Cleveland, Detroit and New York clubs seem to pack the best base ball wares, and for the most part sport critics are predicting that these three clubs will finish in the order named. The White Sox, league winners of 1919, seem to be sadly demoralized with the jibsence of the capable Gandil at first base and ap efficient hurling corps. In the older circuit, the National, Cincinnati, world’s champions, New York, Chicago and Brooklyn look to be the strongest to the scribes, with Cincinnati and New York a 50-50 proposition in the predicting league. The White Sox open in Chicago with Ty Cobb and the remainder of the Bengal tribe. Williams has been selected to stop the Detroiters with Schalk receiving. - .Jennings has nominated the veteran Boland for opening day service on the mound, with Aainsmith behind the plate. The Cubs are at Cincinnati where with Ainsmith behind the plate. Killifer the backstopping. Reuther is slated for slab work for Cincinnati with Wingo catching.