Show BIG SHOW NOW OPENS SEASON MUCH TOO SOON Waste asio Good Fall JaU Days an and Play in iii Spring Sleet By GEORGE GEORGI CI 1 Special of o Standard Standard- Copyright 1926 1 2 by Consolidated Press Association NEW April Big 10 10 Dig league baseball begins Tuesday but many a 0 tan Ian Is confident nt he be wilt will wako up that morning to find the winds coming cominS out out of o the th north heavily scented with Ith mementos from Greenland and Labrador And Anda Anda a lot of oC them probably are right fight The bl bi league ca u managers have been growling at the tho weather mall manor tom for several days and it looks as though the th bad feeling will con continue con con- for tor some time OLD OID Sl OIlY Its It's If an old story tory The rhe teams train Iraln hard where the sun shines most of ot the year ear round then yen yen- venture ven venture I ture lure north where Old Sol Old Sol Soi doesn't get into practice until late lalo In April yet let the baseball promoters dont don't seem een to earn team by experience They hey cut short their good days before then end of ot September when there Is some prospect ot of Indian sum sum- sum summer mer and wonder why they h have ve bad luck tuck In the middle of ot April when spring Is feeling feeling- skittish Ex Experience has shown they could continue to October 15 with aith more assurance of ot good weather breaks than by opening as WI early a as April 13 The Tho Yanks are scheduled to open In Boston Doston It Is dou doubtful it If there will be a Q game came In Boston Doston Snow has b been en on the ground there within the tIle week Once One the Giants tried to open In Boston The stayed there four days with 14 1 Inches of snow on the time diamond and they played double headers benders with Boston for most of ot the season thereafter NURSE ICEBERG It would be bo far better If It the ma- ma major major ma major jor leagues opened their season In inthe InDie the Ule called so-called southern tier of I cities but they persist persi t In trying to nurse an iceberg The Giants are scheduled to open on their own little Island with Brooklyn as the Invader I IThe The Boston Nationals National will wilt start I Philadelphia at with the weather outlook promising The Athletics are am to open at lit Washington the them I m niost st season seasonable ble of of any city Inthe east The National league may have all the better of o the weather In the west A glorious ruction Ins begins at att St t Louis where the Cardinals Cardinal and the Pirates cone come together Theros Thero's I the tho real reat prize package game came of o the afternoon St SI Louis a 11 may prove that It tt can cart be the probable undoing of the champs The Cubs Cub go so to Cincinnati and stack their their- excellent pitching against the Reds neds who can field better and are more than likely to hit harder WEST VEST SEVERE SEVERR I IThe The AmerIcan league has It rather severe se In the west Detroit will try to beat up Cleveland eland on the Detroit ground where the weather often turns from the north pole St St Louis Lout plays pas at Chicago The have ha been blen hard hard- hardened hardened hardened ened to rigors of a 0 late spring by seeing snow In Louisiana which Is something the Browns didn't see ace In Florida I Trying to pick winners for tor the opening games eames Is one of o the pleas pleas- pleasant pleasant pleasant ant tasks of of the season It If you ou want to guess the probable win win- winners win winners ncr ners by spring training form pick the tho Yanks Yank at Boston the Giants at New York and Boston Nationals at Philadelphia and the Athletics at Washington Then out at st StLouis Louts Louis If It It isn't even en it Is for tho the Cards at Cincinnati for tor the Hed Reds at Chicago for the th White Sox and at Detroit for tor the home horn team One thing of ot Interest on April 13 will be to note the pitchers who are arc started by the various arlous manag manag- manac because any pitcher who gets the honor Is quite Quito sure to bo be a regular during the RIES year n At Boston the th Red Sox Sex may not venture upon Ehmke He Ire is a Mt hit fragile Buffing Ruffing i Is a n hard bud weather er chap chal Waite Walte Hoyt can start for forthe forthe the Yanks Yank and not suffer Buffer much mitch Time The Giants may use Greenfield or Fitzsimmons both of them thick skinned Brooklyn will start Vance tn in response to a a general demand Carlson might be set after the Braves Draves and Genewich or Benton after the tIme Phillies If It Groves Grove ia 10 1 ready he ho will wilt start tart against Wash Wash- Washington ton ing-ton Otherwise It Is likely likely- likely to to be Harris Walter Valler Johnson may be betIn be- be begin Kin be-Kin tIn gin the tho league season and his second ty-second season together I Cincinnati Is Ii likely to set Be out with Mays who i Is In splendid trim md and Chicago with Kaufmann St StLouis Louts may pitch Haines Halne or maybe Callahan who Is left handed banded and anda anda a bird The Pirates will try to curve ball bait the Cards with Morn Morrl-fitin Morrl son on or outguess them with Kremer The White Sox Pox may use liS hip bip The Browns probably will start with Basis ls Detroit has Col- Col Collins lin Col-lin lins or perhaps Wells W for tor a left bander Cleveland 1 would gladly pitch If It hole he Is right |