Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-04
Johnson TOFACE
BOSTONS TODAY
Griffith Preparing His Star for
Opening Game With
New York.
SIGNAL PRACTICE is IN
ORDER IN WORKOUTS
Detroit Critic Sees Chance for
Nationals to Have Great
Pitching Staff.
BY ]. ED GRILLo.

George Stallings' rejuvenated Boston
Nationals will have the rare experience
| OF facing Walter johnson, today. Crit
fifth proposes to work Johnson for five
innings, which is expected to be enough
to have him ready for the Giants Mon
| day. when he Will take his final workout
| for the opening game of the season next
Thursday, when New York comes here
johnson has shown exceptional form so
Tar this spring. He has pitched but few
innings however, not having been asked
to go the entire route at any time. Nor
will he be worked in more than five in
n1ngs or so until the season opens, though
he has long been fit to pitch a full game
mad 1T been necessary to do So
Boston will use couple of it's pitchers,
out 1t is most likely that Tyler. the
Braves star left-hander, will oppose
Johnson during the early innings.
No team in the National League is. at
the Boston Braves. George Stallings has
made numerous changes in his lineup
and it is generally believed that the team
under Stall.ngs' guidance will make a
much better showing than it has in re-
cent years.
New York papers are growing over the
Brooklyn victory here yesterday 1t Is
taken to mean that Dahlen's team is a
much improved aggregation, and vet had
ers the chances are that there would
have been a different story to tell of the
game. All New York will be casting
glances in this direction next Monday
when the Giants make their appearance
here 1t is being announced that Tes-
reau and Johnson will hook up in the
first game, and there Is some specula-
ton as to whether Tesreau will be able
to beat the local star.
Tt,of To- --.x:1Y
perience was demonstrated again yester-
day. The Richmond southpaw has plenty
of deceptive deliveries to battle the av-
erage ball team, but his lack of control
is great handicap.
If Boehling would pay less attention to
base runners he would undoubtedly ben
EFT his work considerably. Yesterday,
with two men out. he walked q man and
then gave so much attention to him that
he walked two more because he seemed
SO much concerned about the base run
ner that he was pitching without looking
at the plate.
Speed. curves. change of pace and all
those things, Boehling possesses, but un-
til he gets over his nervousness with men
on the bases he is not apt to win many
games.
That Joe Engel will be member of the
regular pitching staff this season seems
assured. The youngster has improved
wonderfully since last year and is pitch
ing as effectively this spring as any mem
Der of the staff. His clever work against
the Phillies last week was duplicated
against the Brooklyn team yesterday
when he pitched four innings and allowed
but one hit, and that was a swinging bunt
down the third base line Engel now
seems to have perfect control. having
given but one pass in the two games he
has pitched here.
Pitcher Sullivan, who was secured from
the Helena club under the name of Kee-
nan, has been sold to the Montreal club
OF the International League Sullivan
according to Griffith. is much better
pitcher than he showed to be during the
training season and he has kept a string
on him, SO that in the event of his de-
velopins he can be recalled next fall.
Just how great figure luck cuts in a
ball game was demonstrated yesterday
Brooklyn easily defeated the Nationals,
and yet had the two teams shared in
breaks the opposite would probably have
resulted. The Brooklyn pitchers. for In
stance, were hit much harder than the
score will show. but base hits were
scarce against them because a majority
of the balls which were hit hard and
would ordinarily have been base hits
went right at one of the waiting fielders.
the bill was hit hard enough to warrant
its going safe, but the fielders did not
have to move out of their tracks to han
die them, when. if they had been a foot
or two to either side, they would have
gone safe
Manager Dahlen evidently proposes to
make many changes in his regular line
up this season. The team he presented
yesterday had but two of last seasons