Evening star., 1923-04-17

To start with, Evans has the ad-
vantage of many seasons of expert
ence in the fast company, is faster
than Wade, a better bunter and has
equally as good an arm. He is not
expected to hit with any more fire.
Quency under normal conditions than
the American Association graduate,
but Wade has been in a slump re-
Gently. due in a measure, to the fact
that he was hit on the hand by
pitched ball some two weeks ago.
alternate in the middle pasture with
Evans, playing when right-handerS
oppose the Bushmen. and it is possible
he eventually may supDlant him alto
dian viii have the job all to himself.
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noon, and such competent fingers as
Zazalll and Jones In reserve, the Ma.
tionals we're not figuring on on aSi1Y hayins
biz bitten tns tos XIstggy thsy nr;na ssa
not having been forgotten.
Rockies to Pitch Today.
1t was expected that Hollingsworth
and Warmoth would be sent to the
hill against the varsity squad today,
with the possibility that McGrew also
might break into the box score. as 1t
would be inadvisable to- assign work
to Johnson, Mogridge or Zachary, one
of whom will hurl the initial fray of
the flag campaign against the Mack
men tomorrow. 1t has been tacitly
understood that Manager Bush =, in
tended to allot mound duties in the
opener to Mogridge, but the pygmy
pilot today stated that Johnson has
shown such good form that Barney
probably would be asked to fill his
usual role of starting pitcher. all
though he reserves the. managerial
privilege of changing his mind and
paws, with the prevailing weather
being the deciding factor. :.
With only sufficient time for dinner
Bush's squad will entrain after the
where the athletes will repair to the
Aidine Hotel. their Quakertown head
quarters. and endeavor to get a good
nights sleep in preparation for the.
big dotngs tomorrow. Bush indicated
his entire squad would be taken to
Philadelphia for the four games there
and then on to New York for another
four that viii be played before they
return to make their home debut with
the Mackmen a week from next
Thursday.
The only absentee on the trip prob
ably will be Kay Beach, the Eighthand
pitcher obtained from the Cairo club OF
the Kitty League. who has been re-
League team, and George Mcnamara,
the Chicago semi-pro outfielder, for
whom minor league. berth is being
sought. -"
National League Openings.
The Giants, generally favored to land
on top for the third year in succession,
are scheduled to clash with the Braves
at Boston in their first championship
game this afternoon. while the other
National League openings will find the
Philadelphia Quakers battling the
Dodgers at Ebbet's Field in Brooklyn,
the st. Louis Cardinals at Cincinnati
meeting the Reds, who are regarded as
sure to land 'in the money" and the
Chicago Cubs playing host to the Pitts
burgin Pirates, touted as most likely to
prove the runner-up In the parent cir
cult "a
In addition to the Washington game
at Philadelphia the American League
opening tomorrow calls for the Boston
Red Sox to help the Yankees inaugurate
their. new stadium in New York. the
dangerous Detroit Tigers to appear in
St Louis and the Chicago White Sox
against the Indians In Cleveland.