Evening star., 1932-08-14
BY JOHN b. KELLER.

"HEY are all set for fine, CID
fashioned family fuss, those Ma
tionals Of today and of the
glorious pennant- winning era,
but it promises to be pleasing wrangle
as they clash tomorrow in Griffith
Stadium under the auspices Of the
Sports Committee of the District of Co.
lumbia George Washington Bicentennial
Commission.
Assembled for the first time since
1924, when it battled its way to the
Capitals first big league flag and
world championship, the tam of old
timers will stack up against the young
sters of the present club in game put
on for the benefit Of the Association of
Professional Ball Players CT America.
The game is to be played for worthy
cause. The object of the organization
to be the beneficiary is ito provide
home for sick or INDECENT ball players,
home where the sick may have care
and medical attention and where the
aged or infirm ball player may watch
the setting sun of his career, surrounded
with all the comforts and care that it
Is possible to provide"
That's the aim of the association, ac-
cording to It's constitution. and its char
ter also states that aid is to be extended
ball player or an umpire only when
he becomes of an age when he IS no
longer able to provide for himself and
has no other source of income"
At the game tomorrow, regular prices
will prevail and as it is a charity affair
those attending will not have to give up
the Federal tax.
TT should be an interesting tussle for
i the old-timerS are confident they
can take the measure of the new
Nationals, and the youngsters are just
as confident they'll show the ancients
their day has gone.
The present Nationals will have to
turn over some of their strength to the
old club, for Joe Judge. Ossie Bluege,
Sam Rice and Fred Marberry, who were
with the 1924 outfit, still are active with
the 1882 ensemble.
1924 club will be Bucky Harris, now
manager of the Tigers; Roger Peckin-
paugh, field general of the Indians;
Earl McNeely, manager of the Sacra-
mento club of the Pacific Coast League;
Goose Goslin, member of the Browns;
Muddy Ruel. Detroit catcher; Benny
Tate, Red SoX backstopper; Tom Zach
ary of the Braves pitching staff, Memo
Leibold, recently Columbus manager;
Curly Ogden, now a slabman with TC-
ronto OF the International League, and
last, but not least, Walter Johnson,
manager Of the Nationals, who hack in
1924 was the victorious pitcher Of the
decisive tilt Of the world series In which
the Giants were overthrown.
Opposing this club the young Ma
tionals will have an infleld composed
of Joe Kuhel. Buddy Myer, Joe Cronin
and Johnny Kerr, an outtield including
Heinie Manush Sammy West and Dave
Harris, with Carl Reynolds in reserve:
catching staff with Roy Spencer. Moe
Berg and Howard Maple as members,
and such pitchers as Monte Weaver, AL
Crowder Lloyd Brown, Dick Coffman
Tommy Thomas and Bill McAfee.
johnson, Zachary, Ogden and Mar
berry are to get turns on the hill for
the 1924 lot. For johnson, it will be
the first appearance On the slab in
game here since 1927, his last year as
an active player with the washington
club.
The old-timers probably will take a
lot of beating, for, excepting Harris
Peckinpaugh, Leibold and Johnson, all
are playing right regularly today. Not
a weak team by any means.
YANKEES and Nationals mix again
i today in a game that will be The
last for the New Workers in
Griffith Stadium this year.
For this series wind-up, Manager
johnson will send to the mound his
premier pitcher, Monte Weaver. The
Professor has a record of l8 wins
against S defeats. and he has scored
his last victories in succession.
Getting his nineteenth triumph and
his tenth in row very likely will be
no easy task for Weaver should he