Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-18
SEE EASIER GOING
IN RED SOx SERIES.
Face Hubmen After Second
Shot at A's-vet HurIers
Weak in 1874 Rout.
BY JOHN B. KELLER.

BY JOHN B. KELLER.
Y r NDAuNTED by the 1S-to-4 rout
by the Athletics yesterday that
virtually ruined Washingtons
" base ball season inaugural, the
Nationals expected to be up ana
at the Quaker City foe again this after
noon hopeful of success with the CHUNKY
Irving Hadley doing the pitching Tor
them. Hadley, Manager Walter johnson
believes. would be able to perform against
the Athletics more impreSsively than
the veterans Sam Jones and Garland
Braxton did before the President OF the
United States and nearly 10000 otner
fans who gathered for the campaign
opener at Grifith Stadium.
And once the Nationals get by this
rough-riding outfit from Philadelphia,
they may ind themselves against an
aggregation not so formidable. For TO-
morrow afternoon, Manager Blu Car
risan will send his Boston forces onto
the Georgia avenue sward and the Red
SoX are not accounted so sturdy this
year. For four days the Nationals viii
clash with the boys of Boston. The
series may prove "breather" for john
sons charges, although one can never
tell In base ball. It was this laSt-place
Boston bunch that beat the Nationals
as thoroughly as any other club in the
circuit last season.
Plenty Of Ceremony.
II was a fine base ball inaugural the
Capital had yesterday-hne until the
principal number of the program got
under way. Despite the lowering sky
and chilling wind, the city ushered in
the season in traditional manner. Pres
entation of flowers to Manager johnson,
Capt. Joe Judge and other members OF
the club, the blaring of bands, the
presence of Government dignitaries
galore to add tone to the occasion, the
beauty of the Capital thronging the
spacious stands, offsetting to a great
extent the gloom cast by the unsea-
sonable weather, the hosting Of the
colors at the centerield flagstaff by the
Secretary of War, and the tossing of the
base ball to an umpire by the President
of the United States made the beginning
here the most elaborate In the major
leagues.
President Hoover evidently hadn't
practiced throwing base ball as much
as he had tossing the much heavier
medicine ball. for he put so much force
into his toss that Umpire George Mori-
arty, tallest of the trio of officials who
handled the game yesterday, had to leap
high for a one-hand catch. The PreSi-
dent had much more ION the ball" than
several of the pitchers who were used in
the engagement he witnessed from be-
ginning to end.
He saw the Philadelphia rough riders
dash through the Washington firing
line with the greatest of ease in the
early part of the fray, collecting in
their charge IA hits, good for % bases.
He also saw a Mackian hurler so well
punished by the home troops that Cor
nelius McGillicuddy, venerable general
OF the Philadelphia forces, soon found
1t expedient to rush another into the
breach, and the newcomer quelled the
uprising quickly And finally, the Presi-
dent saw Washington recruit give a
splendid account of himself on the
firing line. But this relief came too
late for the good Of Washington's finest.
Pitchers Guessed Wrong.
Where Mack made only one poor
choice for the pitching role. johnson
was unfortunate enough to make two.
The Philadelphia chieftain started Car
roll Yerkes, young left-hander recalled
from Portland of the Pacific Coast
League late last Fall by the Athletics,
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In his brief term he was reached for
three safeties and two passes and these
proved good for all the Washington
runs johnson turned to Sad Sam
Jones, veteran who did so we'll last
season, to begin the game, but after
two rounds Sad Sam was sadde- than
ever. He had been found for six hits
and pass, and, worse, for five runs.
Johnson's second choice was e. Gar
land Braxton, southpaw, who last year
was the American Leagues most effec-
tive pitcher in so far as yielding earned
runs was concerned. Braxton will have
to do much fine pitching from now on
to reduce the earned-run average that
was recorded against him yesterday.
In three innings of toll, he gave up
eight safeties, one pass, hit a batter
and uncorked a wild pitch. All this
melted the AS eight rms, six Of them
Of the earned variety.
Following these two veterans the
Macks used to make the day Roman
holiday came the youthful Adoiph
Lisks. newest of Washington pitchers.
Ad breezed through four innings and
with his underhand delivery stopped
the Athletics cold. Only two got on the
runway while he worked, both by passes.
Liska's pitching was the only bright
spot of the game for the Nationals and
their supporters.
Rommel No Bargain.
Mack did much better with his Sec
ond pitching guess. He picked Ed
Rommel, old-time knuckle baller. aEd
once he settled Ed had the Nationals
eating out of his truSty right hand.
True, Sammy West, first to face the
newcomer, socked a triple that drove
over two runners Yerkes had left on
the paths, but thereafter all the home
crowd cleaned off Ed amounted to five
safeties, thereby raising their; total for
the game to nine.
Goose Goslin and Red Barnes were
the only members of the home forces
able to collect as many as two hits.
One of Barnes blows was good for two
bases. The visitors were free with
extra-base blows. Homer Sumnla,
George Haas, Sammy Hale, Jimmy Foxx
and Jimmy Dykes slashed two-base hits.
Hale and Foxx led the Philadelphia
onslaught with three safeties each,
one of Foxx's wallops was homer
into the open stand back of left field
that was made on Braxton in the
fourth round. :.
Right of the reel things went bad
for Jones. He took Bishop, Phila-
delphia lead-of batter, to a three-and-
two count only to have the visiting Sec
ond-sacker drop single in right. After
Summa sacrificed, Jones pinked Coch-
rane on the left log with pitch. Haas
was disposed of easily but Hale looped
the bali to short right. Barnes made
a desperate bid for catch and might
have grabbed the ball had he not
slipped in the soft going. It landed for
a one baser, however, and with both
base-runners winging after two were
out the hit accounted for tallies.
Right back at the Macks came the
Nationals. tallying twice after two were
ont. Coslin's single, Barnes two-bak-