Evening star., 1915-04-09
|'SOUTHPAW HARPER
!. TO OPPOSE BRAVES
Griffith's Young Hopeful Will Be
Pitted Against World
Champions Today.
DICK RUDOLPH MAY WORK
ON RUBBER FOR STALLINGS
Johnson and Bill James to Do Pitch.
ing at Florida Avenue Grounds
Tomorrow. ."..--
BY J. ED GRILLo.

Harry Harper, Mana ger Grif1iths youth
full left handler, is slated to start today
game against the world champion Boston
Braves. He will most likely be opposed
by Dick Dudolph of world series tame,
while Joe Boehling also may make MS
appearance later in the game,
Manager Stallings expects to have his
regular lineup in the game. though II
Harper or Bochling pitch Joe Connolly
may not be in the game because of his
weakness against left-handed pitchers.
The Braves are in good condition, bar
ring the pitchers,'' said Manager Stall
lincs this morning Neither Rudolph,
James nor Tyler is in pitching form as
vet, though Rudolph is near it. We had
a miserable spring. 1t was all right
overhead and under foot, but the wind
was cold and blowing constantly, which
Lad a detrimental effect on the pitchers
arms.
The rest of the team is in fine fettle
and ready to play, but. as l said before
We will need lot of hot weather to get
cur pitchers in shape. Tyler always IS
SLOW in the spring. and James also needs
a lot of time to get going good.
James A. Gaffney, owner of the
Braves. is mere win the ledIll Tie no"
is constructing a new ball park in Bos-
ton for the Braves. which he predicts
viii be one of the finest plants in the
league.
Il hope to have it ready before the
present season is very old | am max
ing every effort TO accomplish this.
and | expect to succeed. We Will have
one OF the finest plants in the country
when it is completed, and it is acces-
sible from the center of the city, which
Will give us big advantage.
1t is not unlikely that Walter john
son and Big Bill James will be the op-
posing pitchers i'll the Braves farewell
game here Saturday. Griffith is sure
to pitch Walter, and Manager Stallings
said this morning that if James warm
ed up freely he would use him Satur
day.
Yesterday was an off day for the Ma
tionals. The team did not play up to its
usual standard and was badly beaten
by Brooklyn. The fielding of the locals
was compare lively slovenly, and the
pitchers did not get the support they
We're entitled to.
Incidentally Smith. left-hander.
and Dell, a tall right-hander. seemed
to have a lot of stuff which the locals
did not hit effectively. and result
they scored but three runs, while the
visitors rolled up a total of eight.
Yesterday was tne nrSI llIne since
last Sunday that Jim Shaw appeared in
a game. These long rests are not bene
fetal to a big. husky young pitcher
like Shaw, and he showed that in his
game yesterday. Shaw needs more
work than he has been getting if he
is to be on edge.
Eddie Ainsmith and his bat were
very much i'll evidence in yesterdays
game. The first time up Ainsmith hit
for three bases, and in the final inning
he paved the way for the Nationals
third run with another triple.
Ainsmth is showing vast improve
ment with his bat this spring and
Manager Griffith is pretty sure to keep
him in the game oftener than he has
heretofore if his good stickwork con-
tinues.
George Mcbride is out of the game
with a sore throat. and Nef filled his
shoes yesterday. The former collegian
put up splendid fielding game at