The Washington times., 1916-04-05
BOSTON BRAVES IN
CAPITAL FOR BRACE
OF HARD CONTESTS
George StaIIings' Team Likely
Contenders for National
League GonfaIon.
By LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

George Siallings AMI his Boston
Braves are in our MIDST today. They'll
stay through tomorrow. too. hoping 10
rlay two games With the Grifmcn at
Georgia avenue before jourreying
northward.
Remembering the snappy contests of
the past couple OF seasons, the dycd-in-
the-wool fans arc pulling for suitable
weather conditions while the Braves
are here. for they realize that it viii be
real big league stun shown Ivy Stallings'
crew.
Washington is fortunate this acason
ia getting early pceks ut three pennant
cOntenders In TIC other big league. The
Brooklyn Dodgers arc picked to finish
One-two- three this year. The Boston
Braves. who arc here today. are gener
ally selected by the wiseacres to land
the pennant ii the Dodgers dent. Tho
Phlilics won the banner last season
and many tclievc they will repeat.
Tomorrow the Braves will face the
Virginia duo, Doc Ayers and ice
Boehling. This viii be the first appear
ance of Boehling on the mound since
the. team returned from Charlottesville,
and there is much. speculgtion concern;
ing his pitching form. Ioe says he'll
show the folks few things when lie
steps upon the rubber.
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moaning, closing with n game between
the Regulars and tho Yannigans. Wal
ter Johnson pitched. part of the game
for the Vans and they defeated the
Regulars, as they have been doing all
spring.
The Boston Braves have been granted
an audience with President Wilson for
tomorrow at II 80 o'clock.
Proceeding the visit to the White
House, Johnny Evers, Hank Gowdy,
Fred Snodgrass, Dick Rudolph, Sher-
wood Magee, and Joe Connolly, will see
their Congressman at the House Office
building. at the invitation of John J.
McGrath, New York baseball semi
pro manager
George Stallings hangs his hope tor
final victory on Ills strcng thened out
field and his fine collection of twirlers.
Ii Hank Gcwdy comes through with
the stick this year the Braves may
repeat their victory OF 1874.
I'D Kcnotchy. once with the Car
Sas rspS eISle SF scRm af who las
quit the game, Johnny Evers. "Rab-
bit" Ma0nville, and "Eed' Smith com
plete the inheld quartet, and this MInch
has been working together like creased
machinery all spring in Florida.
Two new men grace the nuttield in
Pete Compton, who once Was "A St.
Louis Brownie, and Without a 1917 star
Magee is also playing the outfeld.
Fill James. star of the 1914 twirling
corps, is not In shape and It is whis-
pered in the camp OF the Braves that
form on the mound; His arm is said
to have gone dead" But stallings has
plenty of other pitchers.
Rudolph, Tyler, Barnes, Davis. Nehf.
Knetzer and Allen, the last pair pur-
chased from the Pittfeds, make up a
most formidable pitching stan, ore
that Stallings believes will bring the
1916 bunting to Boston.
The Grinmen will face real ma lor
league pitching from now till the bell
rings In New York next Wednesday,.
Following the Braves come the Phillies,
last years champions. Though Alex
ander has done some work In the South,
Is unlikely that he will take part in
any OF tho three games here, But the
rest of the stan is doing well and VIII
be sent against the Griffmen In ORDER
Today tickets for the opening day Of
me ~" campaign went on sale az
spaldings, on Fourteenth street. ana
WIZ continue to be sold there until 81
have been taken. The season opCn
here on April 20.
A week from today the Grlffmen get
under way In New York. four games
being scheduled for the Polo Grounds;
A week from next Sunday VIII find
the oId Fox and his boys battling ttee
ClamdigGers and fhe ocean winds at
Rocky. Point, Providence. Il. I.
On April II. is, and 10 the Grffs will
meet the worlds champions. playing two
games on the 18th, which is a holiday
n Boston, the anniversary OF the bat
tie OF Lexington.
The Griffmen have a black mark on