Evening star., 1909-04-24
JOHNSON To PITCH
FOR THE NATIONALS
Sunshine Today Will Bring
Forth Big Crowds in
Gotham.

NEW YORK, April e24.-There was no
has" ball action locally yesterday. The
envlronS, even. were flooded and the
games booked for the Eastern League
towns IF Jersey City and Newark had to
&c called off with the local major league
attractions The sun managed to escape
for time i'll the afternoon. which was in
tciesting only in the promise it holds for
today The grounds everywhere in these
parks yesterday were simply swimming
in water. If the sprinkler doesn't get
husy again there will undoubtedly be ex
hihitlons this afternoon.
Roth the Yankees and Giants worked
ont at their respective stamping grounds
tor short time yesterday afternoon. 1t
AS damp practice, but better than none.
Rig Chief Stallings has been fortunate
enough 10 crowd in little work each
,iay since his return to Gotham. In this
nc has the percentage on Joe Cantilon,
whose Nationals have been confined to
hotel corridors two of their three days
visit.
Johnson for Nationals.
Cantillon is just spelling to use his one
hest card, Walter Johnson. the crack
pitcher. who has the faculty of shutting
GU, the Yankees. johnson was to have
been thrown in the breach yesterday. He
will doubtless be used this afternoon.
Chubby Joe is the butt of a hammer-tosS-
ing Marathon. The Capital city scribes
are panning him for the sorry showing of
the start of the race. Joe unwisely
@loated aloud over the calamitieS of the
Yankees previous to the initial clash in
Washington. and opined that about seven
of the first eight games with Stallings
would put him on easy street Joe hasn't
adj fan nyrin 70
know why.
Stallines wouldn't even hint at his pri-
Nate selection. Outside of Jack Quinn
any one of the eleven remaining twirlers
could be called upon. Manning. Lake,
Newton, Wilson. Warhop and Brockett
clamoring for the honor. Stallings is
sweet on Brockett and Warhop. and
might select one of them Stallings is
very anxious to take the last one from
Washington. as he expects a strong argu-
ment in Boston the first four days of next
week He wishes to return to the hilltop
in first place if possible.
The Dodgers will make their last stand
of the series against the Giants at Wash
ington Park. There hasn't been a great
deal of gravy in the double encounter for
Harry Lumley's men. However. Nap
Fuckers ankle has greatly improved. and
the celebrated southpaw may be chased
out TO stem the Giants onward rush.
With Marquard or Crandall to oppose
there should be little worry on the part
In any event all Saturday attendance
records should be shattered today, as the
weather Is propitious. The season to
date has been agreeably disappointing.
The Giants presence in Brooklyn Sat-
urday assures a crowd that will tax the
capacity of Washington Park. This
shouldn't affect the attendance at the
hill. The kind of ball played by the
local American Leaguers opening day
here is the best sort of advertising. New
ark and Jersey City will both be busy in
their own ways.
Little Change in Standing.
Yesterdays postponements did not seri-
ously affect the standing of the local
club. The Yankees came very close to
commanding the seat of honor alone but
the Tigers finally beat the White Sox in
eleven innings. after Chicago tied 1t up
in the ninth. This dropped the High
landers to second place.
BY defeating Chicago and Cincinnati
respectively. ST. Louis and Pittsburg tied
for the honor of the lowest berth in the
first division of the National League
The Reds were pulled down to a tie
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