Evening star., 1927-04-13
BY JOHN r. KELLER.

A FTER opening thelf season pe
n fore more than $4,000 fans, a
a American TScrG League, inaugural
here. with q 6-to-2 victory over
the Red Sox, the Nationals TO-DAY
were looking forward to highly sue,
cessful series with the club gulded
bv the venerable Bill Carrigan.
While two hurlers were needeu 10
carry on for the local aggregation
Yesterday. Manager Stanley Harrls
this morning felt that Holhs Ihurs
ton and Alvin Crowder would pe "oe ,
TO take care Of the slaoblhS III liie
second and third tilts OF 1ne SCI.
should the weather be favorable lot
an engagement this afternoon tue
former White Sox right-hander was
10 oppose the Carrigan batters' Ia
the following game, CroWder, VINO
seems to have fully recovered rom iIi
his stomach troubles. although ne Syih
il = trine below his normal weight
viii get the hiIl assignment.
Garland Bra1tor. one OF lhe i'3i'
Of southpaw fingers on Inc .Nallo4"iS
etaff originally was named as sec
ond game pitcher. but yesterday t'dt
s2and pulled up with "a slight attack
of grin. With a temperature OF l0o.
The portsider felt "out of sorts ana
was ordered to rest for a. day or two,
is quite possible, however. that he
viii he in condition to toll In the
clubs fourth game of the season.
Stan Coyeleskie apparently had plen-
ty on the ball in the first three IN
nings of the opening battle, but he
was hit hard in the fourth, although
,he Red SoX in that frame were cred
tied with but two safeties that netted
n tally, and asked to be relieved. Man
ager Harris said after the game that
the spitball veteran thought he would
he unable to give his club his best the
remainder of the route and suggested
retirement for the day.
In the fourth inning. after Ira Flag
stead had beaten out hard grounder
TO Buddy Myer at short, both Phil
Todt and Walter Shaner smashed the
bah savagely. bat both drives we're
bagged by the outfield. Then Bill
Regan made the hardest Red SoX hit
of the afternoon. a double between
Iris Speaker and sam Rice that scored
F'lagstead.
Fred Hofmann was helpless before
Covey, but the pitcher felt that he
was through" for the game.
Fred Marberry completed the con-
test. and while a 1ive-inning term is
somewhat long for this brilliant relief
worker, he handled the job in fine
style,
Buddy Myer established something
of a record for him and his teammates
TO shoot at during the remainder OF
the season when he stepped TO the
plate four times and each time walked
10 first base. Buddy drew three passes
from Sim Harriss. Red Sox starting
i1ueler. and one from Tony Weller
third Of the four pitchers Bill Carri-
gan sent into the fray. And Myer
swung at the bail only twice, fouling
both times
Ban johnson insists upon his UNI
pires being 'dolled up" for special oc-
casions. and. after much experiment
ing. the president of the American
League seems 10 have found a nifty
uniform for bis game officials. Brick
owen and Ped Ormsby yesterday
wore natty blue jackets and light gray
trousers and topped off the comhina-
Tion with sporty blue caps. The sarto-
rial effect was much more pleasing
than the all-gray suith used for time
last year, and the sickly-looking green
affairs adopted two years ago.
Sam Rice is wearing a bandage on
his left hand 20 protect a raw surface
sgESO4NlAA7 HUH AiiE GidpDAi1S the OUT
fielder suffered during the Nationals
i, cold stay in New York last Saturday
and Sunday Fortunately for the
club il was Sans left hand that suf-
fered, for had his right been so aff1ict-
ed he declares he would have been
forced 10 adorn the bench. With the
bandaged member further protected
by his glove, however, Rice is able to
remain i'm the lineup
When Two or more infielders rush
back TO the short outfield 10 get un-
der lazy Toopers hereafter, iris Speak
er viii call the receiver In yester-
days game, Myer and Harris narrow
~ escaped what might have been a
serious collision when both went after
Haney's pop-up in the third inning.
Harris had camped directly under the
falling sphere, but Myer sprinted in
front of the manager and virtually
took the ball right out of Bucky's
hands.
As expected. Bucky Harris did not
get through the game without taking
a knock on the already badly battered
index finger Of his right hand 1t got
more bruising right off the reel. The
first chance that came Bucky's way
was Todt's grounder after two were
out in the initial inning. Just before
the sliding sphere got to the second
sacker it took an odd twist and rolled
against the injured digit instead of
landing in Bucky's gloved hand But
Harris collared it and made a retiring
throw to first. Bucky handled cleanly
his five chances thereafter, three of
them being throws following stops Of
grounders.
Joe Engel scout Of the Nationals,