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Show . . A A; ' H i y ( - ! :- . - ..f5- .V;;:;: II T)T A V Tt A T T ! NaMLEON LU0rE, THE WORLD'S gseat-v gseat-v 1 LAl DALLI EST -ALL ROUND BASES ALL PLAYER. NEW YORK. April 11. Weather per-ailtting per-ailtting th. baseball season will open to-tay. to-tay. The snow and rain of the past few lays makes the outlook in the East some- what dubious, but reports from th. West make It reasonably- certain that the , schedule of both the National and American Amer-ican league, will be carried out there. Judging from the attendance at the pre-Umlnnry pre-Umlnnry and practice games, interest in r, I he National gam. Is more .widespread v u tbn .ver thia year. In ore professional leagues will b. seen ' In competition than ever before, th. number num-ber of players is greater and the attendance attend-ance sf the games Is expected to exceed tout of former years. , According to experts' who have made a close study of th. clubs In both the Na-. tlorvaj and American leagues, th. race for th. championship in the respective leagues will be closer than It has been for several s.ason's past. Th. National league's local season will open at th. polo grounds If there Is any possibility of doing so. Philadelphia is cheduled to play New Tork. A fore, of laborers with wagons has (leaned away the snow from the field. If ' no mora rain falls and the sun shines warm and bright today. Secretary ' Knowles says It will b. possible to play the game. Th. usual' opening day ceremonies will I be observed. These will include the parade of the rival teams and a musical program. . 'Brooklyn will begin the season In Bos-' Bos-' iton. In the West, St. Louis Is scheduled to play at Chicago, and Pittsburg will play at Cincinnati. The schedule for the American league's opening In th. East will bring New York and Washington together at .the latter city, and Philadelphia will play the initial ' game at Boston. Th. Western half of th. schedule places Chicago at St. Louis and . Cleveland at Detroit. |