Evening star., 1925-04-21

pduSn III the inner WOrkS tOlnOlIOW.
So the fans trekking to the Georgia
avenue park to witness Washington's S
first big league championship con-
dict of 1925 will. barring accident in
the meanwhile, witness a real world
championship club in action.
While the Nationals, eager to turn
the tables on the AS, who trounced
them Saturday. were quite ready to
take the field yesterday, despite the
number of casualS among them. Man
ager Harris regarded as fortunate
the action of the Philadelphia man
aSement in calling off hostilities.
Weather of a Wintry variety caused
the postponement. The surcease from
toll was expected to take the kinks
out of many of the athletes. some,
thing that could not be accomplished
without considerable delay while they
were compelled to swing into action
daily. The Sunday and Monday lay
OF should work wonders with the
muScle-chilled men, Martin declares.
Fans Turn Out i'm Force.
However, the business interests of
the Washington club probably view
the matter in a different light. AL
though the poStponement of the game
here yesterday was announced as
early as noon, at 2:30 O'Clock the this
year enthusiastic base ball public of
the quaker City was thronged about
the gates Of Shibe Park to the
estimated extent of 5000 and though
most of the fans left the vicinity
as soon as they learned no action was
Que at 3 O'Clock, the throng around
the park entrances was still as great,
having been augmented by many ar
rivals from downtown. 1t must have
hurt the Philadelphia interests as
much as it did the Washington busi-
ness management to see all those
shekels turned aside for another day.
OF course. the Nationals may have
benefited physically from the layoff,
but it is difficult to understand why
the Philadelphia club hung out the
red banner bearing the legend mo
game True, the temperature was in
the 40'S and a high wind swept the
city, but such conditions have pre-
vailed in Washington during the base
ball season without the Capital City
management giving a thought to call
ing off d scheduled engagement. And
there frequently have been worse days
in the Western part of the circuit
when the athletes have not been per-
mitted to idle. It's difficult to under
stand, for, with all their injured, the
Macks 50 far appear to be in very
good circumstances.
The Nationals managed to enjoy
the afternoon, even though they did
not play-at least most of them en-
joyed it. Practically the entire lot
took the journey to Havre de Grace
to see the ponies travel around the
mile track. Unfortunately, some of
them did not see as much scoring
done by the thoroughbreds as they
hoped to do themselves this after
noon.
Due to Play Final Today.
The warfare with the Mackmen
was TO be resumed in the last day
scheduled here this series with the
same batterymen slated TO go as
were nominated for the slab yes
terday George Mogridge, who rev
els in the cool atmosphere of early
Spring, was to endeavor to quell the
foe, while Sam Gray, who proved
such a sensation IN the American
League last year. was expected to
hurl for the Athletics.
Harris may be flying in the face
If Fate in sending a portsider to the
hill After a couple of experiences
last year-his first as pilot of the
NationalS-Bucky swore by many
things that never again would he use
a left -hander against the Athletics
as then constituted.
Well, there really is little differ
cnce between this years Philadel-
phia aggregation and that of 1924
so Bucky either has great faith in
Mogridge or feels that he is forced
to resort to a moundsman of south
paw persuasion.