Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-06

TGUSTA Ga. April 6,-Some-
" what the worse for wear, but
IL still in the ring. the Nationals
4 4 expect 10 show their wares De-
fore their homefolk tomorrow
afternoon for the first time this year.
Immediately after the game sched-
ufed here with the Giants today,
Bnckv Harris and company were to
entrain on the Coast Line base ball
special for a probable record run to
the Capital Arriving early tomorrow,
they viii have plenty of time to find
their land legs before entering the
engag cement with the New Workers in
Clark Griffith Stadium at $50 o'clock.
If the regular lineup swings into
action Washington fans will see a
team differing in only one member
from that they were accustomed to
gaze upon the greater part of last
season. The stranger will he iris
Speaker, a stranger only in the uni
form he now sports. Otherwise, the
team will be a familiar one. excepting
that Ossie Bluege will be holding forth
at shortstop and Buddy Myer playing
at the far corner, the job Bluege for
merly cared for.
Manager Stanley Harris has said
that Irving Hadley, who had been
listed to pitch here, will go to the
firing line for the Nationals in their
first home appearance of the season
and that Muddy Ruel, who has been
first string catcher of the club for
years, would be back of the bat.
However, Harris slab selections
these days are subject to change
without notice. He may, without
hurler and name Mickey O'Neil, re-
Gently acquired from the Dodgers, as
receiver. just before game time ar
riyes.
C0velesEie Is Limping.
Harris claims that all of his hurlers
who are on their feet are in good
enough condition to go full route
with the exception of Stan Coveleskie.
This spitball veteran still is suffering
with nerve trouble in his right leg
that has him hobbling most of the
time. The leg panied Covey severely
during the six innings he toiled
against the Giants at Birmingham, it
was learned at Atlanta yesterday, and
this morning the old-timer was walk
ing with a pronounced limp.
While Harris claims that his hurlers
now are in form to go through
nine-inning engagement, only one of
work cover the full term so far
Horace Lisenbee, who was to toll to-
day, did so successfully against the
Giantssat st. Augustine a week ago
Sunday No one else has been on the
hill more than six innings in stretch.
This business of not sending Ma
tional Slabmen over a full route seems
to be Trainer Mike Martins idea.
Mike insists that Walter johnson
never has had to pitch nine innings
before. the opening of the champions
ship campaign to fit himself for the
long grind, so there seems no reason
for others to do so.
But there's only one johnson in
base bail. Every club except the Ma
tionaIs figures that the average pitch
er must fit himself for the big bust
ness ahead by performing under con-
ditions he will encounter later. And
at this stage of the training season
they have their hurlers go through
regulation games.
Lineup Today Reyamped.
With three ofsthe young Nationals
paying flying visits to North Caro-
lima, the club was TO revamp its line
up for today's tilt. Bluege left At
lanta yesterday for Raleigh, where
Mrs. Bfuege mas been spending sew
eral weeks with her family. So Bob
Reeves was to I'LL in at shortstop to-
day.
George Murray and Garland Brax-
ton departed from Atlanta last night,
the former for Charlotte and the lat
ter for his farm near Saxapahaw. All
three of these athletes have been or
dered TO be in Washington tomorrow
Manager Harris declared this morn
ing that this would be the last visit
ing to be done by his charges this
year. Once the championship cam
paign is under way, there'll be no
leaving the club except in extreme
cases. the pilot stated. All hands win
have To be on the job, it seems, or
find some business other than base
ball to follow.
Nationals and Giants were rained
out yesterday at Atlanta, q heavy
shower that started about 2 o'clock
preventing a contest. It was the first
time this season Clark Grifiith's ath-
letes had to forego a tilt because
Of adverse weather.
About all that was accomplished in
Atlanta, in so far as the Nationals
were concerned, was the treatment
given Bucky Harris injured finger.