Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-25
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Nationals to Visit Boston and
PhiIIy-AthIetiCS Bow
to HadIey.
BY JOHN b. KELLER.

This afternoon the Nationals were TO
start their biggest week of the season.
Before next Monday rolls around bring
ING with Ii the world champion Yankees
for a three-dav visit. Clark Griffith's
hireiingS are expected to take care or
IL engagements. Such an order ought
to keep every one with the club step
ping.
Following the slated double-header
with the Athletics today. therell be an
other game here with the same club.
Tomorrow night the Nationals will board
q train for Boston. where on three days,
beginning Wednesday, they will stage
twin bills with the Red SoX. What pep
per and power they have left after that
will be transferred to Philadelphia on
SATURDAY. for lone tilt. Then the ac-
ton will shift to Washington again,
with the Red Sox as guests next Sunday.
That's a program calculated to make
the boys a bit tired. especially the
pitchers. 1t also may work hardship
on Bobby Reeves In addition to doing
his own work around the shortfield, Bob
has to be Goose GoSlins throwing arm
these days. and this extra duty is very
wearing on the Shortstop'S legs.
During the next three days at least
the Nationals are not apt to employ
anything other than right-hand hurting
against their rivals. With the excep-
ton of Bobby Burke, of all the left-hand
talent OF the mound corps was to see
service this afternoon. Garland Brax-
ton was booked for one of the two
scraps of the double-header with the
Mackmen, while either Tom Zachary
or Lloyd Brown was to get into the
other. Tomorrow Milton CASTOR, who
filings from the right side. may get a
chance at the AS, and in the first two
dual sketches at Boston Horace Lisen-
bee. Sam Jones. Fred Marberry and
Irving Hadley may be pressed into &C
ton
HadIey's Control Good.
. : Hadley toiled yesterday, when the
: Nationals defeated the Athletics, 6 to 3,
and should be quite fit for a contes:
Thursday He did not toll so Strenu-
ouSly against the Athletics in the Sun
day clash, yet pitched his best game
Of the year. Although he was hit
: more freely than in the May ~ battle
: with the same club here, Bumps per-
: formance was cleancut There was
little tendency toward the wildness that
has marred so many Of his games this
season. Several times he was forced
10 pitch himself out TO batters, but not
q base on balls did he yield nor did he
pink any opponent with the sphere.
Nine hits were cleaned of him. three
OF them spTinging from the bludgeon
Of the veteran Ty Cobb. Not until the
sixth session, however, could the AS get
70 the plate, and then it was mis-
Judgment of a long fly by Red Barnes
in center that paved the way to the
tally The visitors clustered three hits
IN the ninth for a brace Of markers,
the third blow coming after two were
out 70 drive over the runs. But at that
time the Nationals hurler was work.
ing with a comfortable lead.
George Earnshaw did most Of the
hurting for the Athletics. but the for
r1er Oriole star had little else than
spaed. Of that George showed plenty.
He had only hazy idea of the location OF
the plate, though. and most of the
eight free tickets to first base he issued
did his club no good. In the seven in
nings he was on the hill, Earnshaw
struck out six batters. He also was
nicked for seven Safeties and all figur-
ed in the scoring of the Nationals runs.
Joe Bush did the hurting in the eighth
against the Nationals and filled the
bases when he gave up hit and
pass and hit a batter. Nothing came
Of this.
Defensive Play Fine.
The defensive play of both teams was
Of high order Bob Reeves and Bucky
Harris were towers Of strength around
the middle base for the home club. while
Old Man Cobb with some stering catches
in right field starred for the visitors.
All except Goose Goslin and Hadley
shared in the hitting credited to the
Nationals. but Reeves was the only one
to get as many as two bingleS.
Earnshaw's wiIdness helped toward
the making Of two Washington runs in
round two. He walked Goslin to start
the session. Reeves singled the Goose
TO third, but was caught Of first when
the willy Cobb, who retrieved the ball.
hesyed to Jimmy FoxZ right after Bob
had turned the initial sack. Joe Judges
single scored Goslin, then Oslo Bluege
got Texas Lacquer 10 center and
Muddy Ruel walked 10 I'LL the stations.
Hadley whitfield, but pass TO Sam Rice
forced Judge over the plate.
A couple sacrifice flies figured In
the making of the third run that crossed
n the third inning. They were hit by
Goslin and Reeves and followed Barnes
double that opened the frame. There
was 70 hitting needed 70 get the fourth
tally, cf1aike6 up in the fifth inning.
Rice walked and when Joe Boley drop
ped q throw from EarnShaw. who had
picked I'D Harris bunt, there were two
Nationals on. Barnes sacrificed, ana
an intentional pass TO Goslin crowded
the bases. Reeves sent long ny to
Cobb. and Rice romped home after the
catch.
AS Get Run in Sixth.
Both sides dented the plate in the
sixth. Cobb started the inning for the
AS with a triple. a fiy 10 center that
Barnes nisjudged. Mickey Cochrane
singled Ty over. RueI walked al the
beginning Of the Nationals portion Of
the frame, stole second after Hadley
was retired and counted as Bucky Har-
1is singled, following Rices loft 10 Cobb.
The seventh session saw the last
Washington run tailed Reeves sin
gIed and Eiuege walked after two were
out Ruel socked one-baser down the
left field line. and Reeves raced TO the
plate.
The AS got two more markers In the
ninth. With one gone. Al Simmons hit
for base and 50 did Fox. Sammy
Hale grounded 10 Judge. but Bing Miller
hci8ted the ball 70 left and pushed his
teammates over the plate. Bing thought
his hit was good for three bases be-
cause Of Coslin's wobbly wing, but
Reeves relay Of the Goose's short throw
Tagged the Maekman at the far corner.