Evening star., 1923-04-18

For town ancient as Phila-
delphia. which was metropolis when
iennsYIvani<i avenue was d cowpath
and which has known the glory Of
world championships, the opening of
the season is merely the opening Of
Sears Of tfronis ts.ilcsfderz shir The nan fs.ns
decline 20 become undu!y excited over
the start OF just another campaig ign, so
There was little Of the "feverish' an
ticlpation' the word painters are
wont 10 refer to in connection with
the inaugural combat today. But for
all the matter Of fact attitude of the
town sufficient in test OF a staid,
conservative type to II Shibe PARK
10 It's capacity of $4,000 was indi-
Gated with reasonably good base ball
weather prevailing for the initial tilt
Nothing New for johnson.
DOME Bush. the current incumbent
under Clark Griffiths manager-a-year
policy. reiterated his determination
20 nave Walter Johnson appear in
pitcher, task he has essayed with
nut two or three exceptions in the
sixteen full seasons which have com
priSed his career in the big show, all
or them in Washington uniform.
George MOgridge was the second
choice and it was asserted that if
he did not horn into the box score
today the lanky southpaw would get
IL summons for the second game, and
that Je2ebel Tecumseh Zachary. his
ieft-handed hurting mate, would be
called on for game No. 8.
But that was as far as Bush would
commit himself before hustltng his
charges onto the field. The midget
manager asserted he was confident
these veteran fingers We're ready to
80 the route and give good account
Uf themselves while doing it. but de-
"lined TO go on record regarding the
moundSn1en necessary to assist them
Young Jack IIollingSWorth, the Min
neapoliS windmill, and Wally War
moth. the veteran minor league port
slider, are conceded to be the leading
candidates for the honor of round
ing out the staff OF regular mounds
mon.
Evans VIII Bat Second.
The shift of Evans, who starts the
season in center field, from fifth place
in the batting order, to second, in
place of Bucky Harris, was explained
by Bush as being for the purpose of
taking full advantage of the former
Indians superior speed and bunting
ability. Doctah Joe not only is ac-
"omplished in the art of sacrificing.
but possesses a turn of speed in get
ting around those sacks second TO
none in the circuit. and with such
coming up behind him the rising
young medico may be called on to
display his ground-covering ability
any time he gets on.
With a couple of notable exceptions
the club Connie Mack placed on the
field today was identical with that
which last season barely contrived to
emerge from d Sevcn-year Sojourn in
the basement of Ban Johnson's or
SANITATION, but local bugs are hope
1ul these exceptions will enable the
clan of McGillicuddy to climb at least
one more notch toward the heights
they formerly occupied with monot-
"nous regularity. They are Sammy
Hale at third base and Wild Matthews
price tag attached, was obtained from
the Portland, Oregon. club of the
Pacific Coast league, where he belted
opposing pitchers for a mark of 35S.
Hale Not In Good Trim.
sition marks a departure from the
traditional Mackian policy of at
tempting to build a winner from
talent recruited on the campus or
Sandlot, is just recovering from an
attack of influenza and it was con-
sidered doubtful whether he could
stand the gait in his weakened con-
dition. As an underStudy there was
available i'll the person of Harry
Riconda, a teammate of Red Har-
grave with New Haven in the East
ern League last season. d yourigSter
local critics assert to be a coming
star.
Matthews. the other new cog in the
Mackian machine, a slim built young
ster of less than average height and
plenty of speed, has earned the i'm
portant assignment of lead-off man
. and in the exhibition games this
spring has more than made good at