The Washington times., 1915-04-09
M'BR|DE WON'T.
MEET BRAVES.
IN TWO GAMES.
PLAYED HERE.
Nationals Captain and Short
stop Attacked by Tonsi|itis,
.. and Netf Is in Lineup.
Walter Johnson will Take Slab
Against Boston Club Tomor-
row in Effort to Win.
Bv LOUIS A. DOUGHER.

George Mcbride, the Nationals
captain and shortstop, will be out
O fthe game until next week, unless
he improves rapidly tonight. Nc
Bride is suffering from an attack Of
tensilitis which threatens to force
him to go to bed. He insists that he
will get into line just as soon as pos
sible, but the outlook is that Doug
Neff will play shortstop in both the
games scheduled with the worlds
champion Bosom Braves.
Waller johnson and probably Doc
Ayers will oppose the titleholdcrs to-
morrow afternoon. johnson will go
as long as he is strong. Then Ayers
will take his place. Manager Grif-
fifth wants to win both these games
from the champions, and will use his
very best men in the box.
That these two battles with the Braves
will be for blood is indicated by the re-
marks Of both managers. Stallings says
he Is pointing" his team for the open
ing Of the season next Wednesday, aud
pummelng the Griffmen around. Man
ager Griffith. far from surrcndcring at
sight, predicts some kicking on his own
account IF the Braves think they can
coming to them" said Manager Griffith
My team is ready for any Of them.
Braves included
In "pIepbing" his outfit for the open
Ing of the season next week, Manager
Stalllngs Is using his regular lineup:
pitchers and all. Therefore, in the two
games her the fans probably will see
all three heroes who turned back the
keys out of the Mackman In that short.
heart-breaking worlds series last Oc-
tober. Washington is an American
League stronghold, but the fans are
fair. and are sure to. give the Braves
all the cheers coming to them.
Eddie Ainsmith, husky backstop, and
Chickerfno Gandil. lengthy first base
man, showed those few fortunate fans
who witnessed the second clash with
the Dodgers yesterday that when 1t
comes to performing circus stunts no.
body in all the world has a thing on
them. See it? Wasn't it great? Oh,
by the way, the Dodgers won. s to q.
The one sizzling play of the combat
ly ever be duplicated. Shaw passed
John Hummel, the grand old man" of
Brooklyn bringing. up "Hy Meyers an
alert, aggressive young outtielder.
Flashing the hitand-run sign, Meyers
swung at the ball as Hummel started
for second base. Meyers just cut mn
der the ball, raising a weak little fly
directly in front of the plate. D.,
Like cat Ainsmith plunged forward
under the ball. catching it while lying
fat on the sod. The ball had not gone
up more than seven feet into the air.
and nothing but a daring dive could
have gathered it in. With his brains
working every second, Ainsmith flung
TO Gapdil to double up lIummel.
Lying onithe ground, as he was, Ain
smith failed to make a good peg. The
ball rolled away over to the right of the
bag. making Gandil chase it. With the
coaches: bowling at him. Hummel turned
ceeded in picking up the leather and
hustled for the base. Seeing he could
not beat out the rum. Gandil threw
himself at the cushion. touching it just
a second before Hummel did and com.
pleting the prettiest double play ever
witnessed anywhere in any league. II
you missed it, you'll never see its like
in your natural life
The victory of the Dodgers over the
Griffmen causes no particularly hare
feelings. The home boys We're outhi
and outfielded in a game studded witt
poor pitching and poorer fielding. Al
1t happened, Brooklyn had the luck OF
being presented with many runs al tn,
right time. The Grifmen were giver
two of their three 'tallies, too, but thai
wasn't enough.
Jim Shaw lacked his old stuff in the