The Washington times., 1908-04-14
MAYOR TO PITCH
BALL TO UMPIRE
At BOSTON PARK
Red Sox Will Mss Serv-
ices of Laporte and
Harris.
Fine Weather Marks
Opening of Season in
BeantOWn.


BOSTON, Mass, April 14.-Au is in
readiness for the opening championship
game in Boston.
The clerk OF the weather has promised
favorable conditions. His Honor. Mayor
Hibbard. will have the privilege of shy
ing fine. new, white ball at Umpire
Sheridan. and tits very seldom that a
Republican mayor attains that distinc-
uon. but Mr.. Hibbard IS a dyed-in-the-
wool baseball fan. and that did not
count against him at the time OF the
last election.
His EXcellency Governor Curtis Guild
cannot DC on hand owing to the pro-
tracted Illness that has kept him to his
bed for so many weeks. He, too. is
fond Of baseball, and so is Lieutenant
Governor Draper, who IS sure TO be on
hand The invitations that have been
issued for the opening game are in the
highest style Of the engravers art,
and will be highly priced by those for
tunate enough TO receive them.
Field In Condition.
It goes without saying that the city
and the State will be we'll represented
Groundkeeper Jerome Kelley says that
the field was never in better condition
\ change has been made in the price
of seats Many prefer the seats ad-
joining the grand stand on the first base
side Here are 5000 seats. which have
always been priced at . cents. but It
has been decided to separate zoos near
est the grand stand and sell them at
50 cents. and 1t IS believed that this
move viii be appreciated much by the
people who do not care 20 sit in the
grand stand yet would prefer that por-
tiOn OF the stands that mIngIe with the
bleacherites.
That will leave 1000 seats for the %
centers as we'll as the big bIeacher that
extends from fence TO fence IN center
field.
President John l. Taylor has also d.
rected that eclat be added TO the oc-
casion by the presence of music, and
Teel's Band. one Of Boston's best. has
been engaged 10 make matters melodi-
Gus. There Will be the usual procession
OF the clubs and a flag raising
Striking New Uniforms.
The new uniforms Of the locals are
nothing IL net unique. They are of
cream white. with red trimmings. There
will be a red stocking on the shield
Of the shirt on which will appear the
word Boston" The stockings will be
Of red and it Will be the first time I'm
its history that this color has been
adopted IN conjunction with the uniform
Of the local American League club.
The locals will not be seen at full
strength in their first game. Laporte
split his finger while at Little Rock.
and a soreness has resulted he has not
been able to work out. Little McCon-
nell, his understudy, has shown con-
-. Ill
he has played. and has furnished every
indication of being able 10 hold the pace
of a major Lacquer.
Pitcher Joe Harris will be unable to
play for long time. He came from
the South q very sick man. sun of
malaria, and suffering from congestion
OF the brain, and on the whole had q
very close call indeed. The South does
not agree with Joe for he tried Il last
season and was sick as consequence
Mcfarland Also Out.
Another man who is under the weather
is catcher Eddie Mcfarland. He has
been excused from reporting at Boston
and will remain at home for two or
three weeks. 1t seems to be his old
trouble, but Mana~er Mcguire thinks he
will come around all right. Criger is in
fine shape, and so Is Carrigan, and the
pair ought to be able to attend to all
that viii come their way in the coming
series.
Mcguire and his charges arrived home
Monday night and the veteran feels con-
fident that his boys will give a good ac-
count Of themselves m the series thar
begins Tuesday. 1t is said that the COM
bination with which ne has been fur
nished is the most costly that ever rem
10 get Thoney and Gessler. and both
of these players have made good in the
exhibition games. Both will be in the
opening game and il looks very much
as il Sullivan would cover center Pos-
ton has a mighty clever artist in ''Rab-
bit" MCHale, the Californian who has
been doing himself proud in the ex-
hibitlOn games
Not Sure of Lord.
Lord has done good work at third and
shone at the bat. but II remains 10 be
seen how he will do in the championship
games. He was tried last fall and did
very good work. so II will not be the
FIRST time he has been under fire.
The pitching corps is in hrst-class
shape. Young, Morgan, Winter and
Cueotto are In particularly fine shape
Mcclure says he has a team that is
far ahead OF that OF last season and will
do FAR better in the hitting. base running
eAN NtlQlilB ilne lndI Qhd the ciuD Indt
nnished seventh last season.
This Pair Stopped Of.
Unglaub and Wagner did not come
here with their fellows The former
stopped of at Baltimore. and Wagner
was permitted TO visit his family in
New York city. They will report to
Manager MCGUIRE tomorrow roorni1S
If the weather turns out TO he as Sood
as II was Monday afternoon-and fSere
seems TO be no reason why this Should
not be the case-there viii he An o1,t /
pour OF rOoters that will well test the
seating capacity Of the grounds. The
sale Of seats at the downtown tfrlref
offices has been very brisk and the Ma
tionals ought TO take home a very prettx, |
sum as the rOsult OF their visit here |