Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-25

over the Nationals that the last
tween THESE old rivals have gone
present league leaders.
These Athletics make club
with. Before long the others in tn
will be shouting stop the AS"
With no regard for their oppo-
nents, Mack's hirelings have won
nine games in row, seeking their
way to the ninth win yesterday
to the tune of 10 to 3.
enough strength to check the AS in
their mad dash to build up . fair
margin over their closest rivals, the
Browns and the Yankees.
Any outfit that can score 20 runs and
pound 80 hits for 81 bases In three
successive engagements is bound for
somewhere on the base ball map.
That's what the Athletics have done
in the three games played to date in
the series with the Nationals.
In so far as the Washington club is
concerned. this series with the Athletics
has established one fact, that Walter
Johnson'S hurting corps as now consti-
tuted isn't worthy of the name. Irv-
ing Hadley, in two trials, Archie Camp
bell In three, Bob Burke, Paul Hopkins,
Fred Marberry and Lloyd Brown have
In any way.
With Sam Jones nursing q sore back
and Ad Liska slowly recovering from a.
Sprained ankle, the Nationals are In q
sad plight. Some one OF the battered
STAFF may surprisingly step out and
give . good account of himself, but
really little may be expected Of the
present lot OF physically sound pitchers
for some time.
Hadley Again Fails.
Neither Hadley nor Campbell could
cope with the Mackmen YESTERDAY.
johnson thought Hadley, who was dis
gracefully licked In the FIRST game of
the double-header Thursday, could come
back successfully, while Connie Mack
ngured the same for George Earnshaw,
the first inning Of the same game before
he was derricked. Mack's calculation
was. better than Johnson's, although
terday.
Hadley went through six innings and
took . terrific pounding. Then Camp
bell came on for more punishment. All
told, the AS cleaned II safties OF
this pair Of washington ti1rowers and
the safeties totaled a bases. seven OF
the hits and Of the MaclEs' runs were
made ut Hadley's expense.
Against this the Nationals showed
nine hits for IL bases. Quite q differ
ence. All the hits were made OF Earn.
shaw, who was relieved In the eigflth by
Ed Rommel after developing q wild
streak that filled the bases with only
one out. Rommel easily gubdued the
Nationals. Joe Cronin, first to face the
knuckle-baller, drilled into Q double
play to end the eighth round and in
the ninth Johnson's charges were set
down In order.
Foxx's Record Wallep.
What wallpapers these AS were YES
terday. Three homers were gathered
on the Washington ilurlers In addition
70 . triple and two doubles. Jimmy
Fosx was the first Of the AS to hit for
the circuit, and he made q rood lob OF
1t. He opened the fourth frame by
combing Hadley for the longest hit ever
made within the confines Of Shibe Park,
1t was prodigious sock that sent the
ball on the ny 46s feet against the
grandStand wall within q yard Of the
nagpole that stands in the extreme end
OF center field. It was Jimmy's sixth
homer OF the season, by the way.
Foxx's homer, though, was not so
lower left field stand by Al Simmons In
the NTH inning. It came when two AS
we're on the runway. It was the sixth
consecutive hit In two successive games
for AL and he went on to run his string
OF safeties to seven by banging q double
on Campbell. And the homer was Sim
mons seventh Of the campaign.
Mickey Cochrane joined the days
home run club by banging O round-trip-
per of Campbell in the seventh. Nick
ey's hit sent the ball over the right field
wall. George Haas was roosting on first
base when the ball started on its long
journey. Cochrane liked the Washing
ton pitching much. He had q perfect
day at bat, getting to Hadley for sin
gle, double and pass and reaching
Campbell for single in addition to the
home run.
Cronin . Member, Tee.
The Nationals had their home-run
hitter, too. Joe Cronin gave them their
first tally by slamming the sphere over
the rtght-field barrier at the outset Of
the third round. Joe's effort matched
the run the AS had put across In round
one, but Comics men came right back
In the latter part Of the third to take
the lead once more and the Nationals
never got near them again. But for
Cronin Washington would have had
THREE In ROW-FOR As