The Washington times., 1915-04-08
PROBABLE LINEUP.
BY LOUIS A. DOUGHER.

That those two games tomorrow
and Saturday with the worlds cham
pion Braves will be no pink teas is
. evidenced by the plans of both man.
ayers to use their very best men in
the box. Harry Harper will take the
mound tomorrow and, if he looks
good, he may go the entire distance.
On Saturday Walter johnson will do
- the same trick for the Griffmen. For
the Braves George Stallings wired
Manager Griffith today that he would
use his best pitchers, who will take
their final workout before hitting the
trail in the National League cam
paign. Bill James, Dick Rudolph, and
George Tyler, therefore, will be seen
on the hill for the worlds title
holders.
"Gaffney wired me today that his
team would beat the stuffings out of
u.s." said the Old Fox today, "but
he'll have a different tale to tell by
the time Saturday night comes
along. My team is pretty near on
edge and is willing to make the same
prediction against the worlds cham
pions. That old reputation stuff
makes no hit with us. We can beat
'em all, Braves or anybody else."
President Gaffney, accompanied by his
wife and daughter, are due to arrive In
the Capital tonight at 6 o'clock and they
will remain here through Sunday.
That Stallings will use his best pitch
ers is good news to local fans. Tor they
are all anxious to see the conquerors OF
che Mackmen, the jinx of the Grirmen.
Last year the Grifmen held their own
with the Braves and this season. with
the Boston club owning the world
championship, they. mean to beat them
in both battles scheduled for Georgia
avenue.
Jim Shaw was chosen this morning
to do most of the mound work today.
, Manager Griffith had intended using Joe
Boehling, but he changed his mind after
looking at Shaw, who needs lot OF
work between now and the opening or
the season. If Shaw holds his own, he
win be sent the entire distance against
the Dodgers.
Joe Quirk, former trainer OF the Ma
tionals in the days of Jimmy McAleer.
berth. Lee Magee oustcd him when he
succeeded Bill Bradley in charge of the
Brookfeds and now the veteran handler
of athletes Is searching for something
10 do. He has been in the business for
many years and knows all the tricks
of the business. He would be a good
. man for some wide awake college to
pick up. Joe's family lives In Wash
ington, which IL his real reason for
coming back here.
Baltimore seems TO have been given
fine deal in the Federal League sched-
ue this year. In fact, there does not
seem to be any room left for a kick In
this matter. The Terrapins have thir-
teen Saturdays at home and thirteen
abroad. They have twelve Sunday dates
Decoration Day and Labor Day at Buff
faio The Blues figure in all of tho
holiday games with the Terrapins. as
Scha1ys crowd will play twice in Balti-
more on the Fourth of july
When the bell rings here next We'd
nesday, Billy Evans and Dominick Null
lancy one of the two new officials In
lsborlng athletes. Mullaney has come
, from the bushes with a fine reputat' on
which he will proceed to lose in II single
second. If he turns down the home club
on q close decision.
Tommy Connolly and Ollie Chill will
be working over in Philadelphia. while
in St. Louis Bill Dineen and Nallin. the
other new one, Will be in charge
OLaughlin, voX ct preeterea nihil. and
iildobrandt will be officiating at De,
tTOit.
Nalin comes from the international
League, while Mullaney was with the
Tex, International, and Eastern circuits
-
Ed Appleton, the young pitcher who
looked so good against the Griffmen yes
terday. now realizes that there is such
q thing AS the Washington Monument
hut he insists that its foolish to tall
about going into New York in a tunnC
under a river" The dodgers arc gUinG
To see that Ed is awake tonight as tht
train hits tho tube. 1t I'D is as greer
as this. le ought t. have 20 mciry timr
netting on tret chariot race on Rroad
staE before ho l-"E. > 'ho h'C town.