The Washington times., 1915-04-25
foungster Was Twenty Yester-
day, But Could Not Convince
His Mother to Let Him Work
Against Newark Team.
Ray Caldwell Holds Nationals in
the Hollow of His Hand,
While Johnson Gets His
From Yankees.
BY LOUIS A. BOUCHER.


NEW YORK, April 25.-Harry
Harper, the Hackensack southpaw,
will not twirl today against the New
ark Internationals, though the plans
Of Clark Griffith called for his ap-
pearance on the mound against the
minor leaguers in an effort to ac-
quire control before taking another
crack at the big show boys. Harry's
mother most emphatically protested
against his playing ball on Sunday
and, following a lengthy argument,
the slender singer decided to follow
her orders.
II tried all the arguments I knew
to get her consent" explained Har-
per, "but it was nothing doing. My
mother just doesn't believe in my
playing baseball Sundays and that's
all there is to it."
Though somewhat chagrined at los
ing a chance to test Harper against
batsmen in a game amounting to moth
ing in the standings. Manager Griffith
had little to say. He realizes that If
Mrs. Harper is opposed to having Harry
pitch on Sundays. her wishes are to
be obeyed by her son.
Harper observed his twentieth birth
Nday Yesterday, and many of his Hack
ensack friends expected to be at New
ark this afternoon to make him pres
ent when he came to bat. Calling off
his pitching performance forced them
to give him the handsome travelling
ha t, loo 1ly1 onlr hrt, lDcf n h
II got the present without the cheers
of the fans" grinned Harper.
Today's exhibition game at Newark
Is the first of series that the Griff-
men will be called upon to play this
season. Wherever the team has an
open date, it Is Manager Griffith's plan
to schedule exhibition games, the pro-
ceeds Of which are to be distributed
among the players. Last year few ex-
hibitions We're played but this season
his players pick up little loose change
whenever they have an opportunity.
When two Fed floppers get together
then comes the tug-o-war Yes. that )
what everybody thought was coming at
the Polo Grounds yesterday when Wal
ter Johnson hooked up in battle with
Ray Caldwell. But 1T was runaway
chance and lost the game. to 0. The
Yankees touched up the blond shrapnel
right merrily and he at no time looked
like winner. On the other hand. Cald-
we'll pursued his course down the line,
evenly and smoothly. There never was
time when he looked like loser.
Fully Is 600 New Workers. and foreign
es from Jersey and Yonkers piled into
the great stands to see this Well-ad-
vertised battle. They began cheering in
the second frame, when the Yanks COL
lected two bingles together off the Kan-
sas farmer and chicken fancier and they
kept 1t up all the way. They had rea-
son, for Ray Caldwell held the
hand, while the Yanks banged and hat
tered Johnson until Griff sent flock
OF fingers out to warm up in center
Whenever Ray Caldwell feels like it
he looks like the best twirler in the
business. Yesterday he felt like it.
Milan alone was able to do anything
with his delivery. though Acosta and
lot OF the three bngles off his stuT.
not one went out of the infield. That's
how good he was.
Many, who saw Johnson wondered
what the matter was with him. The
Yanks sent their shots like howitzcr
shells to the garden. straight as a
die. Bing, bang, and Roy Hartzell got
another. Or maybe it was Roger Peck
getting a bingle in pinch. The Kan
sas farmer toiled as hard as he could
but without avail. His fast ball didn't
carry its oldtimo zip. His curve was
better. but the Yanks hit 1t. So what
was he to do? He looked like a deuce
compared with Caldwell
johnson got along all right for a
couple of frames, but in the next he
had trouble, Henri Rondeau's beauti
ful peg to the plate cutting off a rur
by Boone. The famous hunter scratch
ed a hit off Fosters glove and ad
vanced on a sacrifice. When Caldwell
smacked a hard single to left, Boone
y, thought he could beat Rondeau's peg
He couldn't. Herni's peg was on
line to Ainsmith and Boone croaked.
In the next the Yanks got their frs
two tallies and Johnson looked sick anC
tired. With one down Cree punched
pippin TO right. going up when Nor
gan couldn't quite get Pipps roller
Cook flied to Rondeau and then camC
Feck's slashing drive to center, scorini
Cree. Pipp dashed for the plate wheI
the crash came and Ainsmith lost th'
heave. To make matters worse. John
son dropped Eddie's short throw. al
I, Again in the sixth the Yank
zell opened with his second bingle. ;
drive to center. Pipp's double t
right sent him to third. Morgan tool
Cooks bounce and flung to the plat
ter, but Ainsmith dropped 1t. lettinl
Hartzen tally. Peck almost tor
Eddie Fosters hand off with his Sian
and Pipp Tailed. After that the Yank
didn't score. but they kent hittinl
Johnson hard and often, though no
safely.
The Griffmen lookad like nvRmie