Evening star., 1927-05-29
JOHNSON PITCHES AGAINST
RED SOX HERE TOMORROW

N YEW YORK. May 2S.-"Walter
Johnson positively will start in
VI one of the games against the
Red SoX in Washington Mon
day afternoon"
So said Manager Stanley Harris of
the Nationals today. And his was the
tone of finality expected of the fellow
who tells his story and insists upon
sticking by it through thick and thin.
Il had hoped to use Walter against
the Yankees here, but at last decided
it might be better to wait until we
began our long home stay before send
ing him to the hill for the first time
this season in championship game.
II am sure the leg he had broken
early in March, while the club was in
training in Florida, is sound again and
that his arm is o. X. And l am conf
dent Walter will be able to demon
strate to the satisfaction of the fans
that he is ready to give us much more
fine pitching when he enters the Me-
mortal day double-header."
Having played only II of their 35
games in Clark Griffith stadium thus
Tar this season, the Nationals contem-
plate with much pleasure their long
home stay that gets under way tomor-
row afternoon. The club is to spend
three weeks in Washington, during
which time it will be host to the Ath-
letlcs Red SoX and all the members of
the Western section of the league.
The AS will open the home stand,
visiting for a Sunday game. Then the
Hubmen will invade the Capital to
play four games in three days. Two
of the the contests will be staged Mon
day afternoon. The tilt on Wednesday
Will be play-off Of the one postponed
from April 49,
Then the Browns. Indians White
SoN and Tigers will show in Clark
Grlffith's stadium for the first time this
year. appearing in the order men,
toned. Each is booked to play four
games with the Nationals during the
visit.
sam Rice may not feel so Dleasan mt
after having had many of his lower
teeth extracted in an effort to remove
the cause of his batting slump-a
slump he has attributed to some
physical arrangement rather than any
mental condition or mechanical i'm.
perfectlon-and he may not be able
to partake of his steak for some
time, but Manager Harris believes the
veteran outfielder will resume his
place in the lineup during the series
against the Red Sox.
The pilot also expects to send Stan
CoNeieskie 10 the slab within the neal
future. The spitbail hurler, whose
arm has been bothered by an assert
ment of pains since the title race got
under way. hSurcS everythin~ will be
fine now that a misplaced pieCC ui
tooth has been taken out of his Jaw
CoNey has notified Harris tha' the
| ancient salary wing is strong and fre4
once more and seems to have some
good games left in it.
Al Crowler, who has been some
thing of an uncerain quantity in tbs
pitching line this season. will starr
against the Athletics in the Sunda y
game mt Washington. so Boss BuckS
| has said. Al was bumped out of tho
lpicture when he made his last start
| th-t against the Tigers at Detroit on
! May is. Then for three innings while
/ he was making good use of his IA II
! ball his best stock in trade, he per
/ formed impressiVely. In the fourth
! however, he began asserting his dc
| liVeries extensively and the Tigers be
| gan rapplng them more extensively.
!
! New York fans were in no rush tc
get TO the double header this after
noon. When the first game got Under
way there were few more than 10, 00l
/ III the big Yankee Stadium. When the
| fifth inning started, however. at leas'
$4,000 were in the stands and at the
outset of the second part of the double
program there was close to IS 300 =;
! hand II was the largest crowd Tho
| Nationals had played before this sea
! son.
r. George Levy. assistant announces
| at the stadium. is a fine example, ol
what a base ball park announcer