The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-04-20
YANKS ND
SERIES
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TO-DAY

MInI1Is A. poUGHER

sss BY AUUAS a. DOGUhAs
Today comes the final game OF
the series between the Yankees and
the champion Griffmen. Further
more. Washington won't have any
more big league baseball until next
sunday, when the Boston Red Sox
open their first series in the Capt.
tai. Tomorrow Bucky Harris ana
his gang will open the American
League season in Philadelphia
against their dearest foes, the.
TODAY Walter Johnson. who.
hurled a 1.to-0 victory in Is innings
arainst the Philadelphia Athletics
last Tuesday. will try his luck
AGAINST the smuggling Yankees. Six
DAYS rest should make Barney feel.
real chirpy today.
because of Johnson's flying years.
and the excessive pitching marking
~ career, some critics have haz-s
HEded a guess that so strenuous
contest on q chill April day might
anjure him beyond repair, or at
least pull him back to walk.
TODAY Johnson's test comes
AGAINST the Yankees. If that open
me victory did Johnson no harm
he should hang up q second victory
with the Yanks as his victims. I'm
dDubtedly the veteran was in per-.
feet physical condition when he
took the field against Ed Rommel
and that same condition gives him
an edge over any pitcher in the
Yankee ranks.
The visitors from the big town
!. are expected TO have either Urban
shOcker or Herb PennOck on the
mouTld today. Sh0cker. when
with the st. Louis club. was 2
merfecf menace to the Grfffs, but
g q Yankee last season he did
not appear 50 effective. The
Red SOx tOyed with him last week
Z n Boston and the Griffmen may
Be able to do the same thing, II
he climbs the hin today.
Pennock's good south wing has
been stiff ever since pitching under
Boston's arctic conditions. It has
not been lame nor weak, just stiff.
He has been loosening it up each
day while here and may declare
himself ready to oppose the cham
pions in this final contest Of the
opening series. Pennock will be
sturdier opponent for Johnson than
Shocker.
Tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock
the champions viii leave Tor Phila-
delphfa. In the afternoon they
win open Connie Mack's home sea-
son as 1t should be opened. with q
band playing, a new nag hoiste1
70 the breeze and with thousands
az shrieking, enthusiastic fans who
have been long waiting for this
Inauguration.
stanley Coveleslie. whose first
game was a gem, Is expected TO
start tomorroW's contest at Shibe
Park. A son Of Shamokin, in the
coal country, he will have plenty
II vocal supporters around the
aald when he, tries his luck against
Connie Mack's outfit. He VIII De
ont to hang up a second straight
victory over the Griffs rivals Lor
the 1924 banner.
Most critics seem to believe
that Washington and Philadelpna
are to make the real fight Tor
the 1926 pennant. They aiiOw
that New York, st. Louis and'
possibly, Detroit may make trou-
BE, but that the first two are
the fayoTites.
Connie Mack has a strong team.
but II has not yet hit its strlde.
The batsmen are not clicking IN
time with the pitchers. Once the
Mackmen get together. they VIII
~ rough customers and Buck Har-
ris hopes to pile up all the VIC
tories possible before the AS DO
settle down to the task facing
them. Between now and July l the
AS will have faced the Griffs in
10 Of their scheduled II games in
Washington and also in 10 OF their
II games booked for Shibe Park.
With the Mackmen apparently
floundering around. the schedule
would seem Of advantage to the
champions and Manager Harris Is
a shreWd watcher of schedules. He
would win as many games as pos
sible now and let somebody else
battle the AS after they have be-
gun playing up to the standard pre-
dicted for them by so many critics
Washington will use its four vet
eran starting hurlers in Phila-
delphia. CoveIeskie is due to open
the series and to be followed by
Ruether, Bush and Johnson in that
order. II Bush still complains of
his injured knee. either Ogden or
Ferguson will fill in for him, but
Bullet" Joe is being counted upon