The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-04-19

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Hadley ID expected to be a big
winner with the Griffmen this year.
and Bucky Harris is anxious to
have him taking his turn on the
slab. Ever since me- left the hos
pita1 at Tampa, foil,wing his opera
ton for appendicitis. the young
hurler has been working himself
into condition.
A rash broke out upon his body
and for many days Trainer Martin
has been painting him with an
iodine solution that has made him
resemble leopard. However, this
rash Is passing away and will have
no effect upon his pitchirs.
with HadIey taking lis turn,
only Sad sam" Jones will be
left untried among the so-called
regular starting tWirlers with
the Griffmen. Jones is quite
well again after weathering his
threatened flu up in Boston.
and, like HadIey,. may get his
seasons start against the BOs-
tonians.
However, It is just possible that
Jones will be saved TO make his
Yankees in New York next week
He has been unusually effective
against the Yankees since leaving
them and Mana ger Haa ris wishes
90 take advantage 81 this.
A long batting and fielding drill
was ordered for the players this
morning. The rest II the day will
belong to the athletes to do with
az they wish and the movies viii
be punished accordingly. Ball play
ers, respectfully the younger ones.
are movie fiends Of the worst type.
Tomorrow Bill Carrigan leads
his Red Scx against the Griffs
In the. first OF three more battles
in the Griffith Stadium. Judging
from those already played, these
three games will be we'll worth
seeing. CaZrigan has distilled his
fighting spirit into his players and
they are never neaten until the last
man Is out.
Sunday night the Grifts go up to
New York for their first combats
OF the campaign with the world
champions. They nave three tus-
sells booked in the Yankee Stadium
before returning 20 the Capital for
their first long home stay, running
through May 20. During that home
stay they will play % games against
! every club but the Boston Red
Eoxn
Bucky, Harris and Sam Rice
may return to the lineup to-
morrow. though Harris may
walt till Monday and make his
start against the world cham
pions. The managers lame foot
Il s.nkm
q few more days Of rest won't
hurt 1t any. Rice merely has q
heavy cold. bringing loss Of
appetite and amIisl.
The Gfiffs are shaping up for
their first momentous series with
the Yankees. All that has gone
before has been mere practice. The
Red Sox will fight hard for their
third games here, yet after all is
said and done. the Griffs win have
their eyes ahead. peering at the
Yankees
Both games in Shibe Park were
Washington triumphs, yet little ap-
pIause should follow such an asser.
s4ion. The AS are playing wretched
hall and the weight of so many
hoary oldtimers such as Kid
Gleason. Ira Thomas. Eddie Collins,
iris Speaker and Ty Cobb threatens
20 .scuttle the ship altogether.
The getaway conflict marked the
possible end Of Jack Quinns power
over. the Griffs. He tailed to
weather the second frame. disap.
pearinK before a veritabIe wind
storm of base knocks and yallopinE
athletes. ling Johnson. after
spreading some oil on the troubled
waters, did a pretty good Job of
stopping the Griffs. They nicked
him now and then. but he always
managed to come down to earth.
! Or Tom Zachary waved and
wObbled himself into the eighth.
He had baked home the lone
Philadelphia counter i'm the third
and was leading, 9 to !, when
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