Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-28
BY ]. ED GRILLO.

1t seems evident that Manager Griffith
intends to work Walter Johnson with
three days rest for the remainder of
the season, for he has announced that
the speed king will be on the slab
against the Athletics in todays game.
Johnson pitched and was defeated in
New York last Saturday and he will
have had the required rest for today s
work. and 1t is Griffiths intention to
continue to use Johnson at such In
tervals in the future.
Johnson's defeat in New York Is at
tributed by the scribes Of that city to
the fact that no side arm pitcher can
work successfully from the elevated
slab on the Polo Grounds. while this
1t will be recalled that Johnson has
had lot of trouble in every game on
the Polo Grounds and the elevated
pitchers slab is blamed for it.
stalled by McGraw the American
League clubs cannot kick. for the
grounds are only rented to the yam
KEGS. Ainsmith will do the catching
today.
ever been harder hit by the loss OF star
players, the Athletics are not geing to
be tailenders by any means IN the pres
ent race. There is still class enough TO
the MACK aggregation 10 valiant Inv
prediction that it will be troublesome to
to real contenders in the race, and II
would not be at all surprising If the
Athletics of 1915 made respectable
showing.
True, there is no Eddie Collins in the
lineup and no one has yet been found
who can take Frank Bakers place, but
for all that 1t is ball team which will
win a goodly portion of it's games.
joie has enjoyed as good physical con-
dition in the last five or six years as
he has this season. The veteran looks
to be in perfect condition. and, what
is more, he does not exhibit any
indications of having slowed down.
Larry has been playing good ball for
the Mackmen, though he has not yet
gotten into his real batting stride.
That he is still one of the most popular
players in the game was atteSted when
he stepped to the plate the first time
yesterday and was greeted with ap-
plause.
Yesterday was the first time that Bert
Gallia has put an opposing player on
the bases who has not hit safely. In
the three games Gallia has pitched he
had not gwen a single base on balls.
and had displayed perfect control, until
the ninth inning yesterday. when he
accidentally hit Jimmy Walsh on the
head with WIDE curve. IhlS Is ulS-
play Of control which is most remark
able, and proves that wild pitchers can,
with proper handling. overcome that
weakness. Gallia. during his first trial
here, was one Of the widest of young
sters, but a season in the minors. where
he was given a chance to work regu-
larly, brought him out, and there Is no
pitcher in any league today who has
as good control as Gallia.
His pitching in the game yesterday
was masterful. He went into the contest
under discouraging conditions. there
being three on the bases and two out.
yet he retired the side without any
damage being done, and from that out
to the end of the game did not allow
score. Gallia has a world OF stuff. but
his greatest asset is the fact that he
has perfect control and can put the
ball whether he wants to. He was
oyerworked by Kansas City last year.
but he is not going to suffer from too
much pitching this year. for Grifhth
will give him the rest he needs, and
that is sure to have the effect of MAX
ing him one of the teams consistent
winners.
John Henry gave splendid exhibition