Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-03

Hadley won IL games and lost Is
runs per nine innings.
This year, however, when he
was supposed to have rounded
into good trim while at the Tampa
camp, he has been of virtually no
help to his club. With the season
! almost tWo-thirdS gone, Hadley
can show but three triumphS. His
is the poorest record for a Wash
ington pitcher this season, which
means it is exceptionally poor as
! records go.
/ Had Hadley been Ill any great length
of time during the campaign, there
might be some reasonable excuse for
his poor showing. He was out for only
a short period. however, after having
some troublesome teeth removed. The
| fact of the matter is that Hadley never
! truly conditioned himself while at
Tampa, and esSayed to- hurl in the
championship season while still carry
ing too much poundsge in places where
, 1T did him most harm.
In Better Trim Lately.
Recently. though. Bump seems to
have exercised conscientiously to round
! into form, and his efforts evidently are
benefiting him. In late relief roles he
pitched we'll, much better than he had
as starter earlier in the season, and
his performance yesterday was really
high class.
Assuming Bump will get a regular
turn on the hill from now on, he prob
ably will start about II to is more
games before the campaigning ends In
October. A continuation OF the hurting
it Is known he can do when right should
mean to 10 more victories for him.
Should he be so successful, his record
for the entire campaign would not read
so badly. considering his poor start.
But it wouldn't help his club much.
Hadley has been in % games this
season, starting Is and acting as relief
hurler in the others. He has pitched
10 times and lost z times. not turning
in his first victory until his eleventh
start. That win came on June 2, and
, as was yesterdays. 1t was over ST. Louis.
In the game Hadley yielded Ave hits
and two passes for one run. two of the
hits producing the run in the first
/ inning.
Wins After Month and Half.
He pitched his second complete game
! on June 10. but was defeated by the
! Indians, 4 to 3. In this game he was
! pounded for three runs in the opening
inning. which proved too much Of a
handicap for the Nationals, who man
aged to get within striking distance of
the Tribe only toward the finish. His
third complete game and his second
victory was pitched against the White
Sox on June IA. He licked them, to j,
SLOWING six satellites and walking four.
More than a. month and half later
he came back for his third victory, and
in hurting it he was far better than in
the others. Bump, despite a sore finger
on his heaving hand. had the Browns
at his mercy yesterday after the first
; inning until the last, and between these
innings his club had tucked away the
contest. . -
Hadley was off to q poor start, being
reached for a double by MCGOWAN, a
pass by Schultz and another double by
Kress after two were out in the first
frame. This Melted the Browns two
tallies During the next seven sessions
though, the Browns got nothing more
than Blues two-bagger, with two gone,
in the second: Melillo's walk and Man.
, ions single, with one out, in the fourth,
which were nullif1ed by a double play;
McGowan's single after two we're out in
the fifth, and a pass to Blue after two
were out in the seventh.
The Browns punched two hits in the
ninth for their last marker. McNeely
opened the inning with a double and
counted after two were out when Bad
gro, batting for Crowder. singled. But
Hadley seemed to be toiling under wraps
then. He had pitched a strong game,
and probably felt he could afford to
case bit when he went into the last
round with a three-run lead.
The Nationals punched AL Crowder,
who has been a tough pitcher for them
to solve since he left their ranks to 30
to the Browns, for their victory They
cleaned 10 hits off him and also five
passes, all the latter in the first two
rounds Two of the passes and five of
the hits produced the washington runs.
Judge headed the home sides attack
npon Al, combing him for three hits and
driving over three markers. Cronin
and Hayes were on third and second
bases, respectively, by virtue of passes
to them and Hadley's sacrifice in the
second inning, when Judge cracked
single which sent over the runs to tie
the game.
Griffith Home Again.
Rice and Myer figured prominently
in the f1fth-inning offensive that got
; two more runs for the Nationals. Rice
! singled and counted when Myer tripled.
When West grounded to Melillo, Myer
headed for the plate and beat the
second baseman's throw there. In the
eighth a single by Cronin, Hayes in
field erasure and judges third hit. a
. me -baser, accounted for the final home
marker.
( Clark Grifith, president of the Ma
tionals, who was stricken by appendi-
.citis while in Chicago a little more than
two weeks ago, reached home this morn
ing, we'll recovered from the attack
and the ensuing operation. Griffith
may go to the seashore for rest while
his club is taking its last long trip Of
the season, starting Tuesday.
Plenty of action at Griffith Stadium
this afternoon, with the Nationals play
ing the Tigers in a double-header and
Burke and Braxton hurting for the home
side. The Tigers are to remain here
for single engagements tomorrow and