The Washington herald., 1922-04-12
Thirty thousand People
Expected to See
Game Today.
N. Y. is RUTHLESS"
Fewster in Babes Place, Nc
MILAN in MeusePs - Addi-
tional Seats Still Available.
By RAY HELGESEN.


| isunt. over what will undoubtedly
prove to be a rocky road. to Flag
vile today. The New York Yam
KEGS, present American League
champions, minds Babe Rhth. will
be the Nationals opponents when
the hands OF the clock roll round
TO $50, and the first game of the
1922 season gets under way.
Thirty thousand people. record
crowd for Washington. are expect
ed to make their way into the
Grif's park this afternoon to see
the best ball team which has ever
worn a Washington uniform make
its break at the barrier.
President and Mrs. Harding will
occupy box behind the Griffs dug
put and lend their moral and vocal
support to the hireIings of Presi-
dent Clark c. Griffith. The Presi-
dent. il reports from Marion. Ohio.
are to he believed. rabid baseball
Tan. will throw out the first bali.
He will then fade out of the picture
and by the fifth inning he, with his
ever-present score card. will be but
/ one of bowling mob of 80. 900 peo-
pie who are hoping and praying that
the Griffs open the season with a
| victory over the Ruthless and
Meusel-1ess sluggers from the Street
o. Lights.
Extra Seats Available.
Clark Griffith. president OF the
Washington club. and one of the
greatest hotel corridor golfers on
record. has arranged for two bands
and all the "fxings" that go with
gala day to be on hand this after
noon. The music will start at 1
o'clock so that those who have been
disappointed in regard to securing
Preserved seats and who must there
fore be at the park early in order
20 protect their parking space will
not have to worry as to how they
are going to pass away the ensuing
two and a-half hours.
Griff and Eddie Eynon, secretary
of the club. have made arrange
ments to place 10000 unrese-yed
seats on sale at o'clock this morn
ing. Two thousand tickets will be
sold allowing the holder standing
space in the regular g-andstand.
These will be at the regular grand
stand price of 81. Four thousand
pavilion seats at as cents will be
put on sale. as well as a like num-
Der OF circus seats on the field it,
self. There will also be plenty of
standing room behind the field
seats 50 that there will be no dan
ger of. fans being turned away at
the gate, as was the case last yea-
~ -
modating every one who wishes to
see the game. and with the enlarged
stands and field seats there is every
filed
Coontz to Raise Flag.
The usual flag ceremonies will
precede. the game. Admiral Robert
+. Coontz. accompanied by a COM
pany Of Washington High School
Cadets and six honor troops of Boy
Scouts sof the District. will march
from the home plate to the flag
pole In eente-field and raise tn.
star SpangIed Banner at o'clock
just after President and Mrs. Hard
ing and their party enter the Presi-
dentiaIs box
Milan last night definitely decided
to start George Mogridge against
the present champions of the junior
leagues Charity. of course, will
do the receiving. while the rest of
| the team will be the same as has
been playing against the Boston
Braves in the spring preliminary
series, with the exception of Earl
Smith. who will be seen in the sun
field in Rodney's place.
who Higgins will start on the
mound is problematical. Mays or
Jones probably. Each has always
had considerable success against
. the Nationals. Jones Is said to he
in better shape than the underhand-
ed artist and this may lead the
Midget Manager to use him in the
opener. Reports from New York
state that Mays has made state
ments to the effect that he will
pitch the opening game or know
the reason why" Mays and Hug
gins have been having trouble all
spring. Up to this time Higgins has
had the best of every argument
and il is not likely that he win
switchA any pitching assignment
which he may have in mind just tc
satisfy the troublesome subway
finger.
subs In Garden.
Fewster and Mcmillan will be
seen in the garden in the places
formerly occupied by Babe Ruth
and Bob Meusel respectively. Mil
Ter will play in center where he
spent most of last season after
being secured from the st. Paui
club Of the American Association.
The absence of Ruth and Meusel
Is certain to hurt the Yanks from
smuggling angle. But. according
TO critics who have been with the
fanks during the spring. this will
be made up to a large extent by
Fewster's and NcMillian's fielding.
Seither the Babe nor Meusel have
ever broken any records in fielding
fheir positions.
Mcmillan has been pounding the
pail so hard this spring that Hug
gins has seen fit to place him In
the cleanup position. Further
suere he can run rings around the
1an1<y Meusel so there is more than
slight chance that when Meusei's
Suspension is eventually lifted the
californian-will have real work on
bis hands to GUST his substitute.
Everett Scott will be seen for the
Grst time in a Yankee uniform In
kn American League game.
The Terminal Athletic. Club Ju-
niors will oppose the Holy Name
Quniors at Fifteenth and Fl. streets
Northeast tomorrow evening at 5.
These DlayerS are reduested 70 re-