Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-10-06
SOUTHPAWSu|K
T0P|TCH OPENER
Marquard May Oppose Leon
ard in First World Series
Game Tomorrow.
RECORD CROWD EXPECTED
BY J. ED GRulO.

BOSTON. October e.-The Brooklyn
Dodgers will not arrive here until late
this afternoon. but. being familiar with
every angle Of Braves Field. they
do not find 1t necessary to practice
there, as the Red Sox have done. Car
rigan had his men out there again this
morning, through a sharp course OF
practice, consisting principally of bat
ting.
The opening game tomorrow after
noon will in all probability be battle
of southpaws. Leonard being slated to
pitch for the Red Sox, while Rube Mar
guard is Robinson's selection. Mar
guard is confident he can dispose Of the
Red Sox sluggers.
II am a better pitcher now than !
was when I was with the New York
club. because Manager Robinson allows
me to use my own judgment in pitch
ing to the batters. while McGraw gave
every sign to me during the years !
was under him." was the statement
made by Marquard in New York yester-
day.
Has Made Big Difference.
'It has made a big difference in my
pitching" he added, land 1 work better
than l ever did. I can shake my head
now when 1 de not agree with the
catcher's selection of a certain kind OF
l a result am more effective than ever
before. l never was allowed to shake
/ my head or change the signal when
was with the Giants, for McGraw did
all the directing"
John Coombs, who scored a shut-o
over the Giants in the opening game OF
the final series in Brooklyn. does not
boast of his pitching prowess
Il haven't whole lot of stuff any
more, admitted the veteran twirler;
hut still know the tricks Of the game
and how to pitch to the various bat
l will not likely be used until the
fourth or fifth game of the series. I am
certain that Marquard will give the
Red Sox hard game in the opener
Saturday, and 1 look for Pfeffer te
show to good advantage in his game.
believe that Cheney also will be pitched
before will be sent to the mound, but
l am hopeful OF success against the
| Carrigan team. though 1 am not under
estimating its batting strength"
There is hardly any chance of Jack
Barry getting into the series. The grea,
second baseman's hand still is too sore
to allow him to take any chances with
| 1t. Furthermore, it would ne4 be at al
| surprising II Carrigan failed to d,
George Foster on the mound durine III
series, for the reason that his arm sill
| is lame. and 1t would be dangerous Il
| take chance OF pitching him against
the Dodgers, a team which those who
are familiar with the Robinson aRRre.
CATION insist will give the Red Sox q
hard fight.
Weather Conditions Ideal.
Weather conditions here are ideal.
The predictions for tomorrow are
clear and a trifie cooler" It is really
warm here today. 1t Is believed that
all attendance records In the history
of world series will be broken here
and in Brooklyn this year, for there is
lot of interest in the series, which is
expected to be hard-fought all the way.
The national commission and its UNI
pires will get together here this after
noon. The umpires and Chairman Herr
mann of the commission arrived here
early this morning, but President Tener
! and President Ban Johnson will not
arrive from New York until o'clock,
and will at once go into session. It Is
the intention to caution the umpires
against allowing the players to in
dulge in any arguments which are not
based on the construction of rule.
Objecting to decisions will not be
stood for, and this is to be made plain
to the players of both teams.