Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-28
Hadley to Face Hoyt of Yanks
In Tilt at Stadium Here Today

American League are just ahead, and
in these Manager johnson hopes his
club will get much better than the
even break It will need to show better
than $3.50 standing when 1t returns to
its own lot on May II.
Getting above the 500 mark In the
next ID days is big order for club
that has been staggering about since
the start of the flag campaign. Better
pitching and better hitting will have
to be produced by the Nationals to
attain their objective. These, Johnson
believes, should soon be in evidence; in
fact, there already is marked improve
mert in the work of several Of the Ma
tionals' hurlers. In offensive. however,
the punch still Is missing. Until 1t Is
developed, probably much good pitch
ing Ill go to waste.
Now that the hurlers who have been
doing the starting OF games are round
ing into the good form they were ex-
pected to show at the outset of the
season, johnson may experiment more
with those Of the pitching staff, who
have been accounted utility material
only. It Is virtually settled that for the
time being Irving Harley, Sam Jones,
Fred Marberry and Adolph Liska will
constitute the main starting corps. with
the left-handed Garland Braxton get
ting shot at beginning. a game every
five or six days, but the National chief
is likely to take chance with Lloyd
Brown and Bob Burke, his young south
paws, every once In while.
Although Brown did not perform SO
impressively when he faced the Ath-
letics after relieving Marberry in Phil
I All~
| good account of himself against the
same club in Washington in the second
countest of the season. He showed enough
| while the club was training in the
! South, too, to warrant his getting a
| thorough trial in the championship
campaign In fact, Manager johnson
then considered making Brown starter
| from the beginning of the flag chase,
| but the veterans of the staff worked In
| such fine manner during the latter
part Of the exhibition series that he de-
cided 10 stick TO them and put Brown
back IN the reserve group.
Burke, in his relief turns. has looked
good and appears strong enough to &c
| route. 1t will be recalled that the
stringbean left-hander in his few starts
last season pitched some excellent
games Then Bob had neither thu
weight nor the stamina he now pos
sesses nor did he have the good change
of pace he now shows Burke may moi
be ready for service as a regular turr
artist in the big show, but he certainly
seems to have enough on the ball u
risk an occasional start
That Judge-Mye shift made in tn.
batting order here this afternoon vii
be continued, Manager johnson SAYS
Against the Red Sox In the FRIDAY
scrap. Capt. Joe stung the ball sound,
for the first time this season and the
washington pilot thinks the veteran Is
about ready TO do some consistently
good seeking, while Myer has yet u
swing into a good batting stride 81
Judge was moved up to the fourth po-
sition. that his hitting might conver1
into some runs the clouts that Goslir
has been getting regularly from the out
set Of the campaign.
Some schedule revising has been done
by the Nationals. Provision for tn
playing on OF the two Red Sox post
, ponements in Washington and the stag
ing of an exhibition contest has beer
made. May 20, an open date at home
will take care of one Of the tits will
Carrigans crew The other will b.
played as part OF double header OF
May q.
, On the way West from New York tn
! Washington outfit will stop over II
, Olean in the Empire State on July
for an engagement with the Brooklyn
: club OF the National League.
. Johnson announced today that Gar
: land Braxton. who has yet TO start
J game this season. will open fire agains
fna XankaaG in Menu Work aaYt TtAs
= day, providing the weather become
! milder. Braxton seems strictly warn
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