Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-05-06

In this city since joining the WaSf
ourselves lucky if weNgot in two ga
grounds, but one of the three was
series.
when we opened here Wednesday
I was congratulating myself that my
individual record was going to be
broken, as the weather was almost
perfect and appeared to be here to
stay But that night it started its
old game of rain. and when we get
back here again we are gong 10
have lots to do.
Il don't believe these postpone
ments will do the team any harm.
but rather good. as the boys have
been keeping me company for more
than a week in the matter of having
stomach trouble. The rest Will
strengthen them up and will surely
add pep to their play"
Expects johnson to Win.
Asked for candid opinion of Wal
ter johnson and his prospects Tor
this season, Milan said:
Walter warmed up nicely during
the game Wednesday. and looked
better to me than any time this sea-
son. I am sure he will be ready to
start work against the western teams
course, 1 want to qualify this as
sertion by saying that he will need
warm weather.
with Walter in good health and
ready for the mound. he will demon
strate very quicly that he can pitch
winning ball for us and put us In
the running almost right off the
reel"
1t fs a remarkable fact that every
body on the Washington ball club is
looing forward for Walter johnson
n nj a MnSnS
the team out of the wilderness at
the foot of the pennant ladder. Stan
Harris, one of the brightest boys of
the team remarked.
Il am glad 1t rained here. as it will
give the boys a little rest and bring
son will start pitching. When Wal
ter goes this time he will be right.
Every man on the roster has the
feeling that the club is not complete
without Johnson working in regu-
lar turn. We simply cannot set away
from it. If he wasn't with the team.
or had quit playing base ball, it
would be different, but as long as
Barney" can shoot them over We
think we have a chance of getting
up near the front in the pennant
race"
The same sort of remarks come
from all the other players. When
Milan said Wednesday evening that
Walter was almost ready to pitch,
nounced an extra pay day.
.Barney's almost ready"
Gee. I'm glad to hear that" and
like remarks, came from every side.
and the gloom of the downpouring
rain outside could not keep the gang
from Frightening up very pIcepti-
bly,.
1t is remarkable what a few vic
tories will do for ball team and
were down in Washington for a
three-ply trimming Manager Duffy
was awfully hard to talk to and
growled out his answers as though a
person was asking him for money.
Today it is different. The three vic
tories in New York and the one lick
ing given Washington have complete
ly walked him and Duffy is now
criticising the Yankees and referring
to his pennant chances. He says that
ers, but they must pitch all the time.
Is their support is full of holes. and
this makes them one of the clubs
that is easiest to beat in the Amer
, fcan League.
~There IN NO reason why 1 should
throw any bouquets at the Senators
(Hughey still sticks to the old title).
but to my way of thinking I would
rather play the Yanks any day. When
we arrived in New York last week
our players were told that they were
in for a good beating and that Babe
Ruth and MeuSel were not missed.
BY the time we finished up the series
the Yanks had switched completely
around and admitted they could use
the suspended players very handily.
Pitchers on a ball team are undoubt-
eddy very important. but far from
being the whole works, don't forget
that"
Pinochle. bridge and fan-tan have
been given a big boost by the WASH
ington players since the rain caused
first thing tackled are the morning
papers, a short tanning bee follows
and then upstairs the boys go until
the luncheon hours. After that come
the cards again until dinner, in the
evening one or two take In the
theaters, but the majority set in the
card games until 1870. when they
hike to bed. Manager Milan is the
champion at fan-tan. but says his
lines are hard as the rest of the men
in the game always play against him.
Zachary says he has not lost a
game to the Red Sox on their own
grounds since joining the Washington
club, about three years back. Naturally.
he has been pulling for the rain to stop
50 that he can add another victory
work in the final game of the series
today, with Herb Pennock doing the
honors for the Sox. Although the
weather is cool. the sun is shining here
this morning and Manager Duffy is au-
thority for the statement that the game