The New York herald., 1922-04-12
Jones to Open for Yanks;;
Ruth Goes and Hopes
President Harding to Throw
Out First Ball at WASH
ington.
by DANIEL.

WASHINGTON, April 11.-Samuel r.
Jones got the best bed in the Arlington
tonight Miller Higgins tucked his
prize right handler, late of the Red Sox.
In layers of elder down and until IL
o'clock sat grooming, Whose Baby Are
Your" Samuel got plenty OF attention,
for, let 1t be understood, he is down to
pitch for the Yankees when they open
their fateful campaign here tomorrow.
against the redecorated and repeppered
Senator'S.
/ Miller, Samivl, Babe Ruth and the
rest of the troupe got in from New
York tonight in time TO take a bit OF
a walk and get between the sheets.
Higgins voted in favor of leaving New
York in the afternoon. as he wants his
athletes to display no Pullman bruises
and berth ennu when they face Presi-
dent Harding and thousands OF other
fans, in Clark Griffith's recently cleaned
ball park.
The President Is down to hurl the
first ball. He has been doing a bit of
training ever since he accepted the in
vitation, when the American League
held its spring meeting here in February.
The Chief Executives wing. we hear.
! Is not exactly loose yet, but 1t looks
strong enough to stand the strain of
opening the local season.
Think Senators Have Chance.
4 This business OF tossing out the first
ball Is OF more than ordinary Importance
here this spring. In past years the
natives were prone TO regard the OPEN
ing OF each baseball season as the in
augursl of just another series OF pains
in the neck. But this time they have
talked themselves into state OF en-
thuslasm which 10 US seems to be ex-
tremely misguided, II not in bad taste.
There viii be another president on
| hand in the person Of Ban r. Johnson
but he plans TO take no part In the pre-
| lim'narv ceremonies.
! The fans in the District OF Columbia.
| like those back yonder in St Louis, have
persuaded themselves that their club has
chance for the flag. They hold that
Peckinpaugh will make all the differ
ence in the world. In fact. they opine
that David Harum Griffith beat Hug
gins and the rest In this hoss deal. They
, also fancy the Griffith pitching stable.
Well. II the boys figure that way Grif-
fifth is not going to discourage them.
Tt must be said that Griff appears to
have spent some money this year. and
that hardly could be said In the past.
Ruth VIII be forced to sit IN Don
tomorrow and watch his teammates
win--or Iose-without him. While the
Babe IL barred until May 90 he came
along in the hope that he would be
\ permitted to take part in the practice
Perhaps he hopes for last minute
restoration to good standing. While
Judge I.andis said some time ago that
Ruth would have to get off the field
before noon each day the New York
1 club has no official ruling TO that
effect Huggins expects definite in
formation on that subject before to-
morrow noon.
Bob Meusel. the other Yankee exile.
did not accompany the club here. Bob
got out OF hospital in New York this
morning. fresh from an operation which
cost him his tonsils. and he is a bit
weak. Johnny Mitchell, who lost three
teeth In a collision with liner In Rich
mond last Friday. also was left behind.
Mcmillan in Cleanup Place.
Higgins said tonight that he had
determined to place Norman Mcmillan
\ IN the clean up position In the batting
order Frank Baker will WELD tho viii.
\ low in the Ruth piace--third. Chick
Fewster will lead off and play left
field. Elmer Miller will be N center
\ and bat second and then will come
\ Baker and Mcmillan Pipp. Ward
scott and Schhng viii llo~.
While u Is dollars 10 do zhu:s that
loses viii do The flinaing for he Van
<. kecs, there Ia tho smallest chance tha,
the distinction will fall 10 Carl Mays