Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-05
BY DENMAN THOMPSON,

| Harry Harper's services will not be
| lost to the Washington club this sea-
son. This assurance. cheering alike to
| the fans and Manager Griffith, became
| known today when N-ray pictures of
| his shoulder, taken yesterday, were de-
veloped and showed the bones to be
uninjured.
/ According to DR.. p. Edward Larkin,
the club surgeon. Harper's trouble is
| due to a torn lgament. dating from the
game in the second series in Chicago
last summer, when he was struck on
the shoulder by a pitched ball delivered
by Lefty Williams. Adhesions formed
during the winter and these are now
being broken up. DR.. Larkin was at
first fearful that one of the bones had
been splintered, from the fact that the
first two fingers of his left hand were
affected. indicating pressure on nerve.
The N-raN pictures. taken from every
angle. clearly showed there was ap-
solutely no involvement of the bones
however. and the effect produced on nus
fingers was traced to pressure on tne
median nerve. due to a rent IN the
capsule of the shoulder joint.
This is regarded in nowise calcu-
Lated to interfere with his regainine
the full use of his shoulder. harper
warmed up for about ten minutes yes
terday afternoon, and declared AFTER
ward that he felt no pain whatsoever.
Hereafter he will be worked judi
ciously, with plenty of opportunity for
rest, and. according to DIR. Larkih'
should be in as good shape as ever
within short time. Contrary 70 the
generally accepted belief. massaging
and rubbing are not good for an injury
such as Harper's. where a nerve Is IN
any way affected, and hereafter the
daily rubs administered by Trainer
Martin will be omitted. Needless 10
say, no one was more gratihed over
the announcement of the result of the
diagnosis than Harper himself. VINO
has been somewhat discouraged over
the fact that his arm failed properly
to respond on the training trip.
Ten players will board the boat at
6:45 o'clock tonight for Norfolk. where
the first of three exhibition games with
the Philadelphia National League IS
scheduled to be played tomorrow alter
noon. Molly Craft already is there,
having been granted permission to leave
last night for his home in Portsmouth.
Craft was obtained from the Norfolk
club and is scheduled to work half the
game tomorrow, with George Du Mont
going the remainder of the distance;
The latter, with Catchers Alnsmith ana
Charity. Infielders Judge. Foster, NC
Bride and Leonard. and Outhelders
Smith, Milan and Rice. will comprise the
party for the voyage" down the river
this evening.
Manager Griffith naturally is some.
what dubious about what kind OF
weather will be on tap in Norfolk to-
morrow and will endeavor to get the
Norfolk club officials on the long dls-
lance phone this afternoon to learn
what the prospects are. If conditions
are such that it appears it will be i'm
possible to play the game. and II IS
Cancelled by the Norfolk CLUB, the ZIP
will not be undertaken Business VIII
prevent Manager Griffith taking the
trip. Capt Mcbride having been nomi-
mated to chaperon the party.
Practice at the ball park this morning
consisted of a short warm-up under the
grandstand. with just enough running TO
permit the players to get up a. good sweat.
activities for the day then being called
off because of the damp. chilly weather.
Grifith's team now is overturned II
anything. and the pilot was content TO
have the athletes rest. provided the
weather does not necessitate another lay
off tomorrow.
Corp. Dean arrived in Washington after
dinner time last evening. his train being
eleven hours late. owing to a breakdown
of the engine. He was at the ball park
this morning. but because of the BAD
weather no drilling was attempted. The
players-those of them not going to Nor
folk-have been ordered to report at the
park at 80 o'clock tomorrow morning,
when the drilling will be resumed
Mike Moran, the local shortstop. Man
ager Griffith has agreed to turn over
to the Augusta club of the South At
lantic League, still is in Washington.
not having heard from Georgia as yet
regarding when to report. Moran is
willing to play there. and will start
south Immediately upon getting word
from President Kalbfeisch of the Au-
gusta club.
Manager Griffith today said that he
would send Gallia and Ayers in to pitch
against the Phillies in the game here
Saturday. He plans to use Johnson and
Shaw against Columbus Sunday. and
work Craft and Du Mont against Pat
Moran's outfit in the game here Mon
day. Only eleven players will make the
trip to Columbus Sunday, two pitchers,
two catchers and seven regulars for the
other positions.
All the old officers were reelected at
a meeting of the directors of the
Washington base ball club yesterday