Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-02

a | right-hander recalled from
wv the Birmingham club. de-
Veloped a digestive disor-
der during the training
season at Tampa this year, those in
charge of the Nationals feared prom
Using pitcher might be lost. And for
some time after the American League
championship campaign got under
way, il seemed the chunky athlete
from Lynn. Mass. would not be Of
much help to the Washington outfit.
Several weeks were needed to relieve
the stomach trouble and after that re-
peated trials revealed he was far from
proper playing condition. Hadley re-
fused to count himself out, however,
and by persistently plugging away at
a training routine long after his team
mates had reached the pink of condi-
ton finally rounded himself into fine
form.
Satisfied that his recruit at last was
ready for a grueling test, Manager
Harris sent Hadley against the hard
hitting Athletics in Clark Griffith
Stadium yesterday and the pitcher
more than justified the opinion OF his
boss by holding the opposition to three
safeties while his club scored a 2-to-1
victory.
That success, the eighth of the
longest winning streak the Nationals
have enjoyed this season, entrenched
the club in second place in the race
for the remainder of the series, come
what may today and the licking the
Mackmen took toppled them into the
second division for the first time in
weeks. In the last three games
Comics crew has been showed from
second to fifth place.
HadIey's Control Good.
While the Nationals back Of Had
ley performed well, it was the pitcher
who was the outstanding figure of
the contest. He yielded hits in only
two innings, the fourth and the
eighth. Two of the three blows
cleaned off him were clustered in the
first of these frames for the MackS'
lone tally.
Quite wild in former efforts, Hadley
had excellent control yesterday. He
walked the first batter to face him,
the second inning and hit a batter in
the third. Thereafter he had the
range of the plate down pat.
Despite Hadley's good pitching,
though, the Nationals had to toll
manfulIy to get their victory. Old
Jack Quinn was on the hill against
them at the start of hostilities and
while they nicked him for 10 safeties
and he walked a batter during the
seven sessions he worked, only once
were they able to come through with
a telling punch. Three or four hits
punched in the sixth round did the
work, a double from the bat of Joe
Judge driving over the important run.
Quinn was forced out of the Athletic
lineup when Connie resorted to pinch
batterS in the eighth inning, so Bob
Grove got a chance to hurl a frame
against the Nationals. All they got
OFF the southpaw was a single.
So effective was Hadley that he
had really only one troublesome in
ming, the fourth. Up to then, three
Macks had reached the runway.
Bishop, who walked at the beginning
of the game, was nabbed when he at
tempted to pilfer second. Hale, who
I drew a pass with one gone in the sec
end inning, got no farther than the
middle base, while Bishop, pinked on
the hip by Hadley after two were out
in the third, was stranded at the initial
sack.
Macks Score i'm Fourth.
Lamar, though, began the Macks
fourth with a drive down the left
field line. The ball rolled into the
drain in front Of the field boxes, so a
ground rule automatically made the
clout a double, but it was good enough
for that anyhow. Speaker had to go to
deep center for Simmons high one, so
Lamar easily made third after the
catch.
Hale ripped hit to right-center,
scoring Lamar, but tried to make the
wallop good for two bases and was
tagged at the second sack by Rice's
fine throw to Harris. Then Cochrane
grounded to Judge, and not another
Mack got on the paths until after one
was out in the eighth.
It was Collins, batting in Boley's
place, who reached first in this inning.
He socked single to center. But Ed
dies life on the runway was short, for
he was shared in a two-ply killing
with Cobb, who batted for Quinn. This
double play was spectacular affair.
Ty sent a sharp grounder toward
right, but Judge leaped into its path,
scooped up the sphere deity for
lightning throw to Reeves that headed
off Collins and raced back to first to