Evening star., 1915-05-11
onas Open Four Game Series With Chicago White Sox Today
RONDEAU AND HARPER SENT
TO THE MINNEAPOLIS CLUB
Former Sold Outright and Latter Goes Under
an Optional Agreement for Develop
ment-Open at Chicago Today.

For fully two hours yesterday the
Nationals worked out at Comiskey
F1eid. 1t was an ideal day and the
players seemed to enjoy the chance to
better their hitting. Griffith had most
of his pitchers, barring johnson and
Boehllng. pitching to the batters and
kept them at it continuously. The
players believe that they will now
show to better advantage.
While it is. of course, true that Eddie
Collins since joining the White Sox
has not been hitting up to his form. a
very wise base ball man, who has been
seeing all the games the team has
played, attributes it's success to Collins
presence on the team.
he has made this an Intelligent ball
team, said this man. He never over
LOOKS thing, and l can count eight
by reason of using his head which the
public knows nothing about. The fell
low who makes a home run with the
bases full is always given all the credit
ne deserves, but Collins has been
making strategic homers which have
been overlooked. but which have de-
livered the goods. His fielding has con-
tributed much to the team. and he is
that he is by far the greatest ball
player in the game today"
It is likely that Manager Griffith will
start Doc Ayers against the White Sox
Today IT will be recalled that Ayers
was very effective against the locals
last season. and he is worthy of trial
anls year. though. of course. the Sox
are vastly different aggregation this
year from what they were last
Shaw and Hopper also are under
consideration, but it is not of much i'm
portance which one is chosen, for 1t
IS SIMPLY question of whether the
Grlffmen will be able to score any
runs.
In the last four games Walter John
son has pitched his team has scored
Just one run. New York beat Walter
: to 0. Then Walter beat the Athletics
TO o. Boston beat him to 0. and Sun
day the Tigers scored their / to O vic
tory over him. Just how a pitcher can
be expected to win under such condi-
tion is not clear, and it is remarkab BILE
indeed that Johnson does not grow dis
couraged and disgusted under the cir
cumstances. But he never comnlai ains
and pitches all the harder, in the hope
OF breaking the teams losing streak
1t already is a foregone conclusion
that the White Sox will finish with a
pig balance on the healthy side of the
ledger this season. The Sox have
broken all records drawing crowds
this spring. and If they can remain in
the race. which it is expected they will,
the profits this year will be the great
est IN the history of the club, which
has enjoyed long list of successful
seasons in the past
Any time George Mcbride is out OF
the game there is no longer any rea-
son for deploring the fact. for Douglas q
Nef has come forward and is now
ready to fill McBride's shoes whenever
he IS called upon. Mem has developed
INTO splendid fielder and thrower. He
covers a lot of ground. and his arm
Is strong and accurate. and, what is
more. he is rapidly proceeding to make
himself valuable hitter.
NeF did not move forward until he
had entirely recovered from the effects
of typhoid fever. but right now he
is a very clever player.