Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-29
SENATORS TACKLE HARD JOB
TODAY IN BOSTON RED SOX
Harper Carded to Pitch Against Ruth in
Opening Battle, With Yingling as
the Rescue TWirler.

vision by nearly all critics and fans
when President Baker disposed OF
! and further hurt by the loss of Eppa
Rixey and the detection of Chief Ben
der the Quakers have surprised the
base ball world by winning eight OF
their first ten games, and are right on
| the heels of the Giants.
1t would seem that Manager Pat
Moran this year is going to perform a
| miracle similar to that of 1915. when,
eral League. he lost such stars as
Doolan Knabe. Seaton. Brennan.
Lobert. Doom and Sherwood Magee, yet
went out and won the first pennant
in the National League. and brought
his team home in second place the sue
i ceeding two years.
There is no question that ret
Moran is one of the smartest field d.
rectors in base ball. and for getting
gilt-etige work out of mediocre talent
he is in a class by himself.
While Manager Mack has been I'M
able to get his team off to such fine start
as his rivals in Quakertown have made.
the base ball public is awakening to the
fact that cagey Cornelius knew what
he was about when, after promising
Philadelphia fans he never would dis
pose of another star. he sent Bush.
Strunk, McInnis and Schans. all the
high talent he possessed, to the
Red SoN.
These players had been unable to
prevent the Mackmen from finishing in
the American League cellar Tor the last
three years han,l running. and. with
the draft taking nearly a dozen of his
other players, the tall tactician figured
a new deal all around would produce
the best results. and thus far his
Judgment has been vinaicated.
The trio of twirlers Griff turned over
to Atlanta have not enjoyed much sue
cess in the games they have WORKED
thus far this season. Both Lynch ana
day Al Waldhauer. in his first start
was beaten by Mobile : TO 2. The
Richmond youngster permitted only six
hits. but showed poor control. ms
numerous bases on balls being largely
the cause CT his defeat.
Our old friend. Sam Crane, is just
at present without base ball holhe
the Reds they had the option of &C
cepting Crane, who had been waived
out 1t the majors.
sam was ordered by Griff to report to
the Atlanta team of the Southern Asso,
citation, but refused to go. and requested
Griff to see If he would be placed with
his old love. the Minneapolis club. There
was method in Griffs trying to send
Crane to Atlanta. however, and sam was
Informed it was Atlanta or nowhere for
u
home at Harrisburg. Pa. and stay out
of base ball rather than play in the
south. AS far as is known, that is what
this flashy fielding. but weak batting
shortstopper has done Griff will try
again to induce Crane to go to Atlanta,
but it is unlikely he will be ordered to
report to the Washington club for serv-
ice in case he again refuses to nike
south, Crane saw service in Dixieland
one summer and was i'll all that season
Hence his aversion to playing below
the Mason and Dixon line.
1t is generally agreed that the American
League is approximately 80 per cent
stronger than its rival. the National, and
the success Earl Hamilton Is having with
the Pirates this season tends to bear out
the argument. AS a member OF the
Browns in 1917 the diminutive southpaw
compiled the inglorious record Of eight
defeats and no victories. This season for
the Pittsburgh club he already has won
three games without suffering a reverse.