Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-11
HADLEY WILL HURL
AGAINST AS TODAY
GrlffS Banked for Second
Successive Time. Old lack
Quinn Turning Trick.
BY JOHN B. HELLER.

IADELFEIA, August Ito
morrow. Washington fans will have sn
opportunity to see the rejuvenated A S
in action in Griffith Stadium. The
Capita! crowd will see much better
Mackian OUTFIT than performed in the
hons Of the Nationals in June. The
SUNDAY game will inaugurate home
stand for the Gyiffmen that VIII last
untll September 3. and in which every
club in the league except the Red son
will appear here
Manager Harris was hoping 10 check
the Nackmeu this afternoon by send
ing Irving Hadlev 10 the hill, The nome
outfit was expected 10 employ either the
rieht handed EarnShaw or the lett
handed Grove in the box.
Due to their inability 10 unlimber
their bats the Nationals now are
threatened with worse than an even
break with the Athletics in the four
game string with the club striving 10
make a race Of ii for the American
League championship.
II taking their second successive &c
feat from the AS yesterday Buchy
Harris bunch mustered but four hits
of the venerable Jack Quinn and took
an s-to-0 blanking. In Fridays en-
raeement here but three hits were
cleaned of another veteran Howard
Ehn,ke. Seven hits in two successive
games do not indicate that the Ma
ffonals should be troublesome in the re-
naming consecutive Tits with the ag-
gregation guided by Old Man Mack
Poorest Showing of Year.
In the two engagements here the
E,s, r3sYF, fnNReT rODNFPr
bat than al any other time this season
But six OF the squad have been able 10
drive the ball 10 safety IN this set II
Shibe PARK. Ball games aren't won
with so few players cloutinS.
The venerable Quinn appeared 10
much better advantage than the COM
paratively youthful Milton CASTOR and
Tom Zachary in the argument yester-
day. In the first eight innings he
pitched TO but "a batters and but three
OF them reached first base. Sam West
dragged a bunt by the old timer for a
single at the start OF the fourth frame,
Bucky Harris looped one-baser to
left center al the beginning OF the sixth
and Ossie Bluege was hit by pltcneo
ball after one was out IN the elgntn.
Double PLAYS followed each time.
Only in the ninth did the Nationals
threaten TO count. Then Harris led on
with his second hit Of the day, triple
TO the right field corner. Ed Kenna
9ouled 10 the catcher. but Benny Tate
batting for Tom Zachary. scratched
safety TO short left Tate's hit, how
ever. was q pop fly that Tnird Basenlan
.Jirnnav Foxx seemed sure OF getting aTlo
Harris felt inclined TO cling TO the far
corner. When Bucky saw that the ball
would 20 over Foxx'S head he had no
chance 70 strive for the plate. as BoIey
backed the third Sacker IN fine style
Then West fouled to Mickey Cochrane
and Sam Rice forced out Tate BY
grounding to Boley.
As ii turned out. the AS actually won
the game in the first inning mainly
through wabbiy work by CASTOR. He
passed the first man TO face him, Max
Bishop: then made a wild chuck while
irving to get Max of the first base and
LET the runner reach second. George
Haas in1eid eraSure moved Bishop 10
third. from where he Tailed as Coch-
rare singled to center after CASTOR had
him down to a two-and-two count.
Pound CASTOR in Third.
BinR Miller's hit TO left center that
became a double when Red Barnes
missed making shoetop catch was all
the AAC&S got III AL4S SSCD4A0 MINING 1Aa
In the third they fell upon CASTOR for
three singles. double and triple. and
these safeties. with Joe Cronin's error
thrown in, accounted for five markers.
Zachary pitched the next five innings
and Welded seven hits In addition to
making wild pitch.
The AS got tally of him in the
seventh and two more in the eighth.
Goose Goslin committing an error IN
the latter round TO help the nome club.
During the next four or five days the
Materials viii have 70 do without the
services Of their regular center fielder
Barnes. In the second inning yesterday.
when attempted TO make snoetop
catch Of Miller's looper. Fed crossed his
feet and spiked himself on the inside
of the right leg, Just above the ankle.
He vas cut deeply and not until an
hour after he was wounded was TIE
henorrhase checked. West took Red
place and will remain there until the
regular is able 10 play again.