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&,; J"- ---K' THE WASHINGTON TIMES, THIDAY, APRIL 12, 1912. IB- 4 Walter Johnson May Be Unable to Pitch Opening Games Because of Sore Arm wjygww- l NATIONALS HAD LITTLE CHANCE N OPENING GAME Mackerels Bunched Their Hits When They Counted Most Heavily. WALTER JOHNSON EASY FOR ATHLETICS Griffith's Players Made Many Mis plays Which Proved to Be Disastrous. JOHNSONS PITCHING AM PEELS EFFECT OF STRAIN Trainer Martin Called to Treat Great Pitcher for Lameness. AUTOMOBILE CLUB WILL OPEN COUNTRY CLUB MONDAY NIGHT Plans for Season's Activities to Be Outlined By Board. By "SENATOR." PHILADELPHIA, April 12. The opening same of the season of 1312 -was disastrous defeat for tho Na tionals to tho tune of 4 to 2. This score doesn't look bad, friends, Romans, and countrymen, but as tho game was played tho Nationals never had a chance to do a single little thing. In the first place, "Walter Johnson was hardly a puzzle for the far-famed Blus ters of tho Mackerels, who bunched their blngles when they could be made to count for something. Then, too, tho Nationals' mlsplays counted severely against them, particularly Johnson's wicked heave to the middle pasture. This alone allowed two runs to score "Iron lan" Coombs had plenty of onoed and excellent control when both of these thlncrs were most needed, and he kept tho visiting httsmlths without a oingie unm mo eigmn inning naa commenced. Tho champions Rave him good support and choked off all at tempts of the Nationals to connect with the.corln&ihoet until tho victory had been place-on the shelf In the eighth canton. Spedal Opening Features. Being the first game of tho campaign mere ware unusual ceremonies attend ant upon the occasion. Mayor Blanken- berg put a lot of stuff on the ball as he tossed It to "811k" O'Loughlln In the face of a dozen alert and expert camera men. But that camo after Bchaefer hed proved himself the real thing In the line of exhibitions from me wiiuB or uorneo. There Is a general sameness about these openings of baseball seasons, and without the Nationals' famed comedian yesterday's opening would have been dead. But Herman saved the dav and put himself In solid, with the Phllly bugs. Before tho order came for the rormatlon or the procession to center field and the flag raising, Schaefer dressed up In catcher's mask, chest protector and shin guards. But he put them all on "backwards, greatly to the eiijuyjiient or ine ruoiers. .tie was me one bright figure in the stately stroll to tne middle garden. There were other occasions, too. when Schaefer added ai.dosh of life to what otherwise was a featureless contest. Once when he got under Oldrlng's fly in the sun, he bowed deeply to the fans In the right field bleachers and struck a heroic pose for tnelr special eaincation. This made a hit with the bugs, who of fered anything then and there frqm a stein to an I. O. V. Griffith Greets Umpire. The formalities of the occasion included ( lark Griffith's first and last friend ly greeting of an umpire for the sea son of 1912. When he met "Silk" O'Loughlln the Nationals' leader was seen to give him a hearty handshake with the right hand. The left was clenched and the right followed suit as Foon as the shake was done. Both will remain clenched from now till the open mc of tho 1913 campaign. But tho caiiw' Well, the worlds champions ciev extremely busy In tho npcnlnc frami corralling on tally on two Dingle With Strunk sne. "Kube Oldrlng splashed a Texas Leaguer out f tho reach of Jack Knight and took one more while Knight was gettlnn Colllnr at flrxt. Amid deafening m P plaute frum the entire throng of fans in tht nark J. rmnklln Bakw took his PiaM at tne niuucr una uim uuuuui:;. one to rfcht field lust out of the reach of Knight. Oldrinir spnntlnc from sec ond anil over the dish for the first run of tho sedson., Johnson opened up n vouph' of valves and fanned Danny Nor 'asaln till tlje fifth did the Ath Ittlcs grab anv more rouns. and Jonn nn blamed himself for thorn. Coombs nnt man UP. blftud a blnglo to center field. Johnon .lashed In. MSlzcd Amos Strunk's little teaoer on the third baso Hup nnd, try'n t'i get Coombs at sec ond, hurled the. hall to deep center field. BMU Mackerels scored. Strunk showing ii fancy turn of spcod. , Champs Gets Final Run. In the sixth the final run came over for the champions. With one down Jack Barrv clouted a pretty double to Offter and roamed over when Jack foonhs crabbed his second single, this one Kolna- to im'ht field. Yes. it did look tuft for the champs. For Bewn long Innings the Nationals were unable to et a nit. The genor slty of Jack Coombs had let throe different men reach pecona, but not till the elhth did the nrstjhlt show lt relf off the tantalizing delivery of tho Colby collegian With Sclmerter down T;:.n Moeller. who played a smooth KTime In the paiilen all afternoon, buiii? the pill for a single to right. He hust led to third when Jack Flynn found ona to hiM llUlnc and planted it over .trunk's head and up aealnst the In- cllne for iwo tracks. Knight couldn t runh on past Coomb3, and Melnmis thounht h could relay the pill to sec ond to catch Flynn napping. Ho didn't ?t tilt former Plroto r sleep, and while he ball was In the !r Pan Moeller teok i chancj nnd scored. It was eiod hemlvork avl ft footwork on the part of h vard.tn'ir. The score, Inning by Inning, and re sult By "SENATOR." .PHILADELPHIA. April 12. That Walter Johnson, Washington's star twlilcr, may not bo in superb condition, mid may ho unable to open the series In New Yoik Monday, or the homo pca son next Thursday,, Is worrying Man ager Grlflith, Yesterday Johnson work ed a full game for the first time, and, while ho pitched fair ball, he wan no real mystery to tho world's champions. Kurtheimorc. the strain of the contest caused Trainer Martin to be hastily summoned to his room last night for attention to his ralary wing. Murtin examined Johnson's arm. nnd, while he declines to oay much about It, he worked on It for an hour. The ex tra effort of twirling the nine Innings vithout previous practical over tho long route, haa caused lameness, and Grif fith will have Johnson rest until Mon duys game In Nav York. If Johnson recovers in time, no win do sent against the Ynnki.-es. If not, Groom may be the choice. "I would say that Walter Just needs to rest his arm," said Trainer Martin today. "Tho season Is young yet, and nine innings in a cool breeze Just stif fened it up a bit I think hoMl bo all right in a day or so." There are stgnB of a mild insurgency in the ranks of tho Washington team. This season all tho clubs in the Ameri can League dress at the parks. The visitors are Riven car fare to and from the park, but few of them toko the cars, preferring to go in toxicals to save time and Dotner. The innovation la fine for the club, saving considerable in expanses, but Is decidedly unpopular with the athletes. Also, It Is possible that tie-ups on the cars may bring some of them to the park too lato to play some of these days. Yesterday five of them narrowly escaped being caught In a tie up. Tho new players, too, found much trouble In getting the right cars to the ball park, and all in oil, tho new system is not making much of a hit. Unless Manager Griffith changes his mind, between now and tomorrow night the Nationals will depart from the land of William Penn at 10:14 Sunday morn inr for New York. It was originally Intended to leavo Saturday night at 9 o'clock, bur the change to Sunday morning seems to be preferred by Grlf flfth. This will get them Into the me tropolis In time for luncheon. Baseball Standings AMERICAN LEAGUE. STANDINGS. ' W. L. Pot. Philadelphia 1 . 0 1.0ft) Boston 1 o l.HCM Cleveland l 0 l.OOi Chicago T...,..... 1 0 l.)0 Washington ........:... 0 1 .000 New York v.. ,.,o l ,M Detroit 0 1 .000 st. Louis .; .. o i .ooo Games Today; Washington at Philadelphia. Boston ut Nuw-York. Detroit nt Cleveland. St.' Lojils at Chicago. Yesterday's- Results. Philadelphia wasiungte,'n By HARRY WARD. ' The countiv homo of the Automobile Chili of Wauhlnston will bo opened for the season Monduy night. At tho same tune the bnnrd of governors will moi to coiunleta tho arrangsments for tho club's sociability run Mav IS. Capt. Kudolph Jose and Lieut. Qanlncr Oram 'invi outlined ih. nlans for the run. and it Is expojtod they will be ap proved by tho board. "Willi tno opening or 'lie ciuo nouse, paid W. C. Long, chairman of the en tertainment committer, "tho club be gins ItH season's activities. We havo planned many things for the entertain ment of tho members, and tho outlook is the organization will havo a most successful season." A number of applications for mem bership aro on file, nnd thrse will be uctcd on Monday night. That spring brings out the motor cyclists s pr.etty much In evtdence In nearly every city of the United States. About this time of the year they are tho most active of sportsmen and rival the buseball fans in their enthusiasm. Many of them aro also followers of the na tional f-ninp hut tliPT cllntr to motor cycling. Inasmuch as It combines both sport and recreation. It's Just a "twist i of the wrist," and the motorcyclist Is on his way. During tho spring ana sum mer he will be seen riding In the city. through tho country, across the Btato or making coast-to-coast journeys. Automobile manufacturers Interested In the racing game are much encour nged over the selection of Milwaukee as the scene of the two big automobile classics tho Vauderbllt Cup and the Grand Prize races. The scarcity of ap plications for racing dates made the racing outlook for 1912 very glomy, and the fact that Savannali declined to stage the two big events left the season's prospects far from encouraging. It Is not cxDected that racing In 1912 will ap proach that of former years, but with Old Orchard and Galveston addded to tho schedule, and the two big rond con tests awarded to Milwaukee, there Is every reason to anticipate) an interest ing season. Although the contest board of the Automobile Club of America has not formally passed upon the Milwau kee award. It Is not likely that any trouble win come from tuat direction. If the protection guarantees are satis factory there Is no reason for nnythlng excopt lavornDie action ny tne A. C. A. and A. A. A. authorities. Boston New Yoik 31 Cleveland 3 Detroit 2 Chicago St.- Louis...,. NATIONAL LEAGUE; STANDINGS. . W. L. Pet New York 1 0 1.000 St. T.olils , 1 n .(V Cincinnati '. 1 0 1.000 Boston 1 0 1,0'iQ Prooklyn 0 1 .000 J'IUsl,urgh o 1 .ft)) ('hleugo 0 1 .O) Philadelphia 0 1 .0W v Games Today. New York at Urooklyn. Philadelphia at Boston Chltago at Cincinnati. Pittsburgh at St. Louis. yesterdays Kesuits. MDQR MAY L MAKE TRADE FOB JENNINGS PLAY Tiger Manager May Offer Moriarity for Jack ' Graney. H ATHLETE 5 RECORDS New York 181 Brooklyn J fit. I3ph T Pittsburgh 0 Cincinnati 10 Chicago ., 8 Boat'in 7 Philadelphia .... 1 CLEVRLAND, Ohio, Ap"ril 12. The Cleveland and Detroit clubs may en gineer a swap of players before tho Tigers leavo here. Detroit needs an outfielder to help out Cobb and Craw ford. Jones and Perry will not elo. Manager Jennings Is anxious to se cure Jack Graney, and It is believed will offer George Moriarity to Manager Davis for tho fly chaser. Moriarity would be Used at first, replacing Ed Hohnhorst. To Inspect Course. Accompanied by David Bruce-Brown and Ralph. Do Pal ma, the two famous automobile racers, Fred J. Wagner, the veteran starter of the Amorlcan Auto mobile Association, wilt next Tuesday Inspect tho proposed course of the Van derbllt Cup race In Milwaukee. IN STRENGTH TEST Leslie, Football Guard and Shot-Putter, Estab lishes Mark. CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 12. Har vard's strongest man Is F. H. Leslie, 1912. of Milton, who. with 1,513 point's, has broken all strength test records of tho ' university, according to figures made public here. The points wcro scored under the system which has been In vogue Blnce 190. Leslie played guard on the varsity football team last year, and Is consid ered one of the Crimson's best shot putters. None of his competitors in the strength tests exceeded 1,300. All can didates for Harvard's athlctiq teams have to take tha tests every spring. This Is the second time In Leslie's college career that he 'has ranked first In the tests. LaBt year he was beaten Jby "Fred" Huntington, the center of 'the football eleven. Leslie is six feet tall and weighs ISO pounds. TURNER KILONIS .M MATCH INTERESTS WRESTLE PUBLIC Clever Washington GrafjjMer Has Recovered From Injury to Arm. ) i' Probably no wresting bout ofr4the season has created so much interest as the match that Is schcduled'for tonight at the Gayoty Theater when Joo Turner, the Washington boywho has been so successful this season against all comers, meets John, .Kll onls for the second time. Turner h'as been figuring but little In the wrest ling game since his last encounter with Kllonls, he having received a. severe Injury to his arm at that time. The clever little grappler,is now, however, quite over tls difficul ty, and he Is expectant of making' a better showing against tho Greek-to-nlglft. ; Kllonls Is acknowledged by those who have sean him perform to 'be among the best athletes with whom. Tumor has signed article?. Durlnflr his sojourn here, the Greek has lypn twice from Montano and once,,from Tomer. E. Lawrence Phillips' has been agreed upon by both parties-to refcrco tho fray. PARKER, BRIDGET & CO., Outfitters to Men and Little Men BOB THAYER'S Sporting Gossip "Every Knock Is a Boost." SEN WASHINGTON Well, Walter lost It FENCERS TO BE IN 1TI M U TOUR Walter Johnson's wild heave practic ally lost whatever chance the Nationals had to win yesterday. The downfall of Griffith's team may also be attributed to the inability to hit. It Is more than gratifying to note, however, that Foster and Moeller, tho youngsters, each got a hit "Red" Walker chased. "Red" Walker holds the unenviable honpr of being the first player to be banished from the field this season, getting his orders from "Silk" O'Lough lln In yesterday's contest. Walter John son was strong on the protest, and reg istered kick after kick, saying that "Silk" was unable to see them. Bush signs and plays. Not only Is "Kid" Elberfeld. coming back, but one or two of the old-timers showed yesterday that their lamps are far from dim. Mike Donlln got two hits. Callahan practically won the game for Chicago with three safeties, and Cravath, playing for Sherwood Magee, on the Phillies, got three safe ones yesterday. Joe Jackson gets going. Washington will have the distinction of having two former' league players as managers of the United States League teams. Our own George Browne Is here with the Washington outlaw team, and Bert Keeley, former pitcher under Can tlllon, is slated to care for the Chicago team. Keeley was one of the smallest pitchers to make an appearance In the big leagues. "Cal" still coming back. "Home Run" Baker's first hit of the season, his first time at the bat, was a line drive to th right field fence. Fast fielding held him at first Athletic fans went wild when their Idol responded with one of his old-time and never-to-be-forgotten wallops. Hoppe Is champion. This City Well Represented " In Dueling and Saber Classic. WASHINGTON. U II OAK Milan. cf... 0 0 2 0 1 Bchtffer.rf 0 1 2 0 0 Moeller.lf.. 1100 riynh.lb.. . 1 1 11 1 0 Knlght.Zb. 0 0 0 2 1 McBrlde.s 0 0 14 1 Kt1r,3b... 0 10 3 0 Almnilth.c 0 0 4 0 0 Johnson. n. 00021 William. 0 0 0 0 0 Totala. . PHILADELPHIA. HHO AE Strunk. If. 1 0 2 0 0 Oldrlnc.cf. 12 3 10 Colllne.-'U. 0 0 4 2 1 naker.3b... 0 t 0 4 1 Murphy.rf. o o 1 0 o Mclnnea.lb 0 010 1 0 Barry, . I.app.c .... Coombs, p., 1112 0 0 0 4 11 12 2 10 Totala... 4 617 12 3 2 4 24 12 4 It II O A E Batted tor Johnson in ninth. tVaahlngton 00000002 0-2 Philadelphia 10 0 0 2 10 0 x-4 Two-base hlt-Barry and Flynn. Left on baitu WuMilnRton, Jl; Philadelphia, 7. First bas on errors Washington, .1; Philadelphia, 1 ' UiiiDlrcs-MMT, O'Loughlln and Wester velt. Time of came 2 hours and 6 minutes. Keeley to Lead. CHICAGO, April 12. Bert Keelej, for mer pltoner for tho Washington Amrl can League team and later with the Omaha team In the Western League, lias signed as playing manager for the Ohlcagu club of the United States League, "Pop" Lanigan, the veteran coach of the University of Virginia track team, showed his worth by romping off with the Southern Intercollegiate title yester day. His track team broke three Stale records, and bids fair In another year to rank with the best In the country. The team has a number or youngsters, among them Gooch, who did nearly twenty-three feet In the broad Jump. Bert Keeley manages. s A line may bo gotten on the strength of the Central High School track team after tomorrow's performance In the Interscholastle track meet at .Char lottesville. Tome, always strong In track. Is there with a number of stars, and Is expected to win the meet. Cen tral's performance will be watched with Interest. Captain Reuter is not with the team. Virginia wins meet. - Llvely Interest Is being manifested In the coming Marlboro and Plmlico race meetings. The promise of fair weather and many exceptionally good horses to be entered Is meeting with favor among tho 'number of followers of the horses In the District. Griffith klckB on docisloris. A number of golfers will probably enter the Atlantic City annual spring tourney to bo held April 23 to 27. Tho Country Club hns offered twelve cups, to become the propertv of the winners at the tourney Chovy Chase, the Co lumbia Club, and the Washington Country Club wilt more than likely end representatives. Washington will Bend seven entries to the national championship fencing tour nament of the Amateur Fencers of America, to be held In "New York, April 26 and 27. being represented by those who competed for tho Jusserand com petition held last week. The Washington fencers are dally practicing at the Washington Fencers' Club, under direction of Maltre d'Armes Francolc Darrleulat, and will be sent to the Olympiad should they prove suc cessful In the championships held here. The qualifying rounds will be held at the New Tork Fencing Club on the night of April 26, and the finals In falls, dueling swords, and sabers will be held at the Hotel Astor on Saturday night, April 27. Each section of the Amateur Fencers of America Is allowed to nominate en trants for the championship events, and Washington has selected the following: Foils competition, Dr. S. W. Brecken rldge, Lieut O. N. Sohlberg, and R. C. Macnell; dueling swords, G. B. Willis, Dr. S. W. Breckinridge, and Lieut. O. N. Sohlberg; sabers, Lieut D. D. Pullen, Lieut. G. Patton, and Tod Ford, Jr. Every hope Is held out that the Wash ington fencers will be ablo to win out In the New York championships, as every fencer of note will enter tho tour ney. The preliminary bouts to be held on the first night will mean many nard struggles, and the Washington men are giving weir lime in preparation for the events. Minor League Results. Southern League. At Atlanta Atlanta, 7; Chattanooga, 9. At Memphis Nashville, 3; Memphis. 1. At Birmingham Montgomery, 4; Bir mingham, 1. At New Orleans Mobile, 6; New Or leans, 0. American Association. At Toledo Toledo. 8; .Milwaukee, 1, At Columbus-Columbus, 16; Kansas City. 4. 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