The Washington herald., 1914-04-10
JOHNSON SLATED
TO FACE boston
Grifmen Tackle Stallings
Braves at National Park
Today.
FEDS DO NOT IMPRESS
Buffalo Team Which Opposed George
town Yesterday Not of Major
League Caliber.
By WILLIAM PEI:T.

George StaIIings' Boston Braves show
here this afternoon, and for the first time
IN more than week the Griftmen will
be up against a real ball club.
Walter johnson and Jim Shaw, a
pretty good pair TO draw TO. will do the
twirIing for Washington, while Lefty
Tyler, Dick Rudolph, and Hub Purdue
will be the men from which Stallings
will make his selection
The Boston club reached town last
night, coming here from Baltimore where
Jack Dunn's Orioles were forced to take
the short end of a to l count in an
exhibition game played in the Monu-
mental City yesterday afternoon.
According to the newspaper men with
the Boston club. the Braves are in fine
shape. physically. Warm weather pre-
vailed down in Florida where the squad
spring trained, and predictions are freely
made that the ''beancaters" Will wind up
the 1914 campaign in the first division.
The Braves infield with Maranville at
shortstop and Johnny Evers on second
is said to be lightning fast Evers and
Maranville make a wonderful pair, and
pull on all sorts Of sensational plays.
The exhibition games today and Satur-
day with the Boston National Leaguers
promise TO be hard fought and will afford
the Grifmen just the kind of practice
they have lacked the past week.
The writer had a look at the Buffalo
Federal League club at Georgetown yes
terday. and il this team is fair sample
Of the Feds. the newcomers are far from
being in class with the American and
National leagues.
Buffalo mas a team composed entirely
Of big league cast offs, players who with
possibly two exceptions have been up and
sent back They look like first division
Class team
Russell Ford and Earl Moore, pitchers,
obtained from the New York Yankees AMI
Chicago Cubs respectively, and not in
condition as yet, while the other twirlers
with Schfay's outfit would never be
able to stand the major league pace.
With the Boston Braves are the fol-
lowing weiI-known baseball writer's:
Eddie McGrath. The Post: Fred Hoey. !
The Herald; \. II. c. Mitchell. The
American; Jim O'Leary, The Globe, and
Johnny Moran. The Journal
Secretary Herman Nickerson, of the
Boston club. is an old newspaper man,
and was formerly one Of the best known
baseball writers in the Hub.
Russell Ford, former star pitcher of
the New York Highlanders, who is here
Will eueTdlS, states InaI
Ed Sweeney, his old catcher, is the
highest paid receiver in the American
League. and that it was only because the
New York management came across with
a big wad OF coin that Sweeney was
kept In organized baseball.
Il hate a knecker.' said Ford, 'iand
| am not going to throw any mud. l
signed Federal League contract with
my eyes open. l owe no allegiance to
organized baseball The Federal League
gave me the salary l wanted. I am
satisfied. 1 Believe that our league will
be = success Buffalo has mighty good
ball club. right now. 1t looks as fast
to me as a number of major league
teams have seen in action. The Fed
eral League is here to stay"
With the Boston Braves is Outfielder
Joe Connolly, who was with the Griffmen
in Charlottesville last year. Connolly
broke his leg during a game in st. Louis
last summer. hut declares that the in
Jury has not Handicapped him a bit. Con-
molly made good With Stallings last year
and is almost sure of his old job in the
outfield during ii e coming campaign.
On account of the cold weather yester-
day. Grin decided not to send Walter
johnson against his teammates. Big |
Smoke" has been saved for today, and if
real thing in the hurting line for six in
hings or SO.
The desertion of Earl Hamilton from |
the St Louis Browns to the Kansas City |