Evening star., 1924-04-14


According to club officials all re
served seats and boxes for the inau-
gural game have been disposed of
but at Spalding's store on G. street
the sale of $4,000 unreserved seat
tickets will continue until noon to-
morrow. These tickets also may be
had at the stadium box Offices to-
morrow, the sale beginning at 9
O'Clock. With favorable weather an
opening crowd of record proportions
seems assured.
The formal inaugural ceremonies
will begin with the arrival of Pres
dent Coolidge al the stadium at 3:15.
After the Chief Executive and his
party of ten guests are seated in the
fag-draped presidential box along the
first base barrier near the Nationals
dugout, Secretary of the Navy Wilbur
apd Clark Calvin Griffith, president of
the Nationals. will head the parade.
across the field to the Flagstaff. Ac-
cOmpanying these noJableS will be the
Navy Band. a detachment of blue
jackets, and Nationals and Athletics
in military formation.
Walter Johnson to Pitch.
The flag raising exercises COM
pleted, the Nationals will assume
their positions on the field. Max
Bishop, lead-of batter of the Ath-
ietics, will step TO the plate, Presi
dent Coolidge will heaVe Il Spick and
to Walter johnson, and the battle VIII
be on.
Manager Harris last week decided
upon Johnson as the starting sab
man of the first game, the dean of
the American League hurlers then
being in such fine fettle after one
of the best training seasons he had
experienced in years. The veteran
has been working out on the home
field since last Tuesday, and appar-
emily is quite fit for tomorrows test.
Behind the bat to take Johnson's fast
ones will be Muddy Ruel, most sensa-
tional catcher of the American
League last sea son. AS pitching re-
serve for the tilt Harris has named
Allen Russell and Byron Specie, the
latter newcomer to the ranks or the
Nationals.
WHY Connie Mack will select Bryan
Harris. Ianky Highlander, as his
starting hurler, although he has also
named Ed Rommel and Roleine Nay
lor as mound possibilities for -
first clash Bryan Harris always has |
the Nationals, and Mack may figure |
past performances a good hunch in :
choosing his slabmen tomorrow. Cy (
Perkins, long rated as one of the best
catcherS in the business, Will COM |
plete the Athletic battery.
The Athletics taking hte field to-
morrow are expected to be much
stronger than those of last year, who
speed, only to flop dismally about
mldSeaSon.
Macks Have New Talent.
Three newcomers to the club are !
figured to have made the Macks !
more formidable. Bishop, as second !
base, was a sensation with the ORR !
oleS. in the International League, |
while Paul Strand and Al Simmons,
in the outfeid, came TO the AS with |
.1,-,r ,rl4 4lI u
them in the training season. The |
remainder OF the Athletic lineup |
will be quite familiar to the follow |
ers of the game last year.
couple of new men. At third base |
will be Doc Prothro, late Of Mem /
phis, who proved such a hardy bats /!
man in the exhibition games with the |
In right field will be George Fisher. /
who failed to make the grade when !
tried by the Nationals last spring, |
but who seems destined to be sue !
uiar lineup have been with the club |
for two or more seasons.
Harris had his men out for a |
lengthy practice this morning and all |
bruise sustained by Sam Rice, center
fielder, in collision with Roger Peck |
inpaugh in yesterdays exhibition |
game, did not prove serious, and the |
veteran gardener went through the /
drill in good style. Goose Goslin, /
who has had difficulty in getting into |
playing condition, also satisfied his |
manager that he now is prepared to /
take the field.
Griffs Win Again Sunday.
BY beating the Braves yesterday, |
to Z, the Nationals ended their /
spring exhibition series with a rec |
ord of nine victories, two defeats and |
a tie. II was the fifth triumph in I
the set of six engagements with the !
Boston National Leaguers While |
not particularly brilliant affair the |
tilt was colorful enough to hold the |
interest of the nearly 5000 fans scat |
tered about the spacious Clark Crit I
nth Stadium. Errors of commission !
and omission were frequent enough !
to keep both clubs in the running
to the finish.
Each club trotted three pitchers I
to the mound. The Nationals man
handled Jimmy Yeargin. Tim Nc |
Namara and Red Lucas more than
the Braves did Paul Zahniser, Fred
Marberry and Byron Specie, amassing J