Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-01
WEATHER BAD FOR
NATIONALS AND MAPS
FaIkenberg or Mitchell to
Work in Opening Game
With Cleveland.

Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
| CLEVELAND. Ohio. June MAMA ger
| Jim Mcclure of the Maps will take an
entirely new tack today, when the
| Washington Nationals play their hrst
game OF the season at the new league
park. Heretofore the Nap boss has
started the local clubs best pitcher,
Addie Joss. in practically every series
this season The dope worked fine in
April and early in May, but as soon
as the Maps landed on the sunrise side
| of the Alleghanies the dope stuff went
| to the bad
Joss pitched the twelve-inning 1 to 1
game against Cy Morgan to start the
Philadelphia series. At Washington he
was opposed by Walter Johnson and
finished on the short end Of l to 0
score. Addie had the edge on the
High1anders in the first game at New
| York up to the eighth inning. when
Hal Chase tied the score with a home
! run. and Stallings' men won out to 5
| in the tenth. Mcclure also sent Joss
| to the firing line in the first show at
Boston, and once again was the "Slat''
beaten to j. couple of passes by
Add1e in the second inning working his
| undoing
Mcclure started Joss against the Browns
at League Park Saturday, but Addie got
i
| five to one. Although it Is Adde'S turn
| to work the opening game against the
| Nationals Wednesday, MCGUIRE, who. like
other base ball managers. is given 10
start either Cy Falkenburg or Willie
Mitchell. The former has always been
good against the Nationals, while the
Maps kid southpaw showed class against
Boston and st. Louis his last two times
| out.
The weather is decidedly threatening
| this morning. and it is possible that no
show will be staged. The Maps are
anxious to get going again, and nothing
would please them more than to get their
feet beneath them at the expense of the
Nationals. They are happy in the knowl-
| edge that they will not have to face Wal
ter johnson their first time out, as Nc
| Aleer's great twirler worked Tuesday 8
Groom has always had the edge on the
Maps and McAleer is sure to send him
against the Maps. with Street catching.
Mcclure plans to use the same lineup
against the Nationals today that worked
| in the last two games at League Park
against the Browns and White Sox. Bill
Bradley would be at third but for his
| bum underpinning. Bradleys fielding
has been good and his batting average is
better than that of Perrin. Bill was
| operated on Saturday and unless pus
| forms in the wound he should be back
| in the game not later than next Satur-
day.
| Harry Niles would be in the outfield for
! the first Nap-National class but for the
! fact that he is at Sturgis, Mich, to at
tend the funeral of his father-in-law He
! may return here tomorrow and will I'M
doubleday don the Nap spangles for the
| first time on that day. Just which out
| field berth. he will play has not been
decided upon. 1t is possible he may go
to left field. as he has played the sun
patch in days gone by and made good
Providing Elmer Flick is to be bench
ed-and he appears the logical man Of
the present trio to adorn the Maps set
| TEXTILES looking after the field. Nc
CURE could shift Kruger to center and
Graney to right, which looks like the
| Ideal combination. Niles and Kruger are
both rght-handed throwers, while Graney
throws with his left wing. Fewer balls
are batted to right field. and the one
eccentric HEAVIER in the Nap outf1eld-for
all left-handers are eccentric-would not
be called upon to peg the ball as often
| as the two right-handers