Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-05
POST-SEASON TOUR
OF CUBA PLANNED
HadIey Yields But Six Hits
In Registering 3-to-2 Win
Over Yankees.
BY JOHN b. KELLER.

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| So far as Clark Griffith Is
| concerned, night base ball
is all wet and the Nation
ais will have nothing to do with
it so long as he has the Say-so.
Here watching his ball club make
second place safe for themselves
and no one was more tickled than
Griffith by yesterdays 3-to-2 win
over the YankeeS-the Washing
ton president took a night off and
shore to Newark to see the clash
clubs of the International League.
1t soured Griffith on the after
dark variety of the national
paStime.
Nothing to it for any one who wants
base ball instead of mere show" de-
clares Griffith. And believe the fans
| prefer their base ball. The Newark
plant is we'll lighted, but to me the
game was little short of farce. Ground
balls could be followed by those in the
stands, but fly balls were lost to sight
shortly after they left the bat. 1t was
plain the pitcher held great advantage
| over the batters and the felders had
an edge on the base runners. The run
ners could not see where the ball was
hit, apparently.
81 am satisfied it will be many years
before the big leagues take to night
base ball, If ever. Better lighting de-
vices than those at Newark-and, ur-
derstand the equipment there Is the
best procurable at present-will have
| to be invented to make night base ball
| practicable. Now it Is a game in which
the teams must depend more on luck
| than skill.
"I'm against it. That Newark ex-
| hibition. was enough for me-"
Edward B. Eynon, Jr., secretary OF
the Nationals, and Joe Judge, their
captain, were with President Griffith
at the game and both said the president
was right in branding night base ball
game of luck rather than of skill.
| They viewed the game from different
parts of the stands and also from the
playing field.
IT know it's tough on an outfielder,"
says Judge. "I was near one when q
| fly ball was hit his way. I saw the
ball until it went above the glare of the
lights then lost 1t. The outfielder did,
too, for when it came down it landed
| on his back between his shoulders. If
they insist upon this night base ball
| therell be lots of us in the game now
looking for other jobs"
CHORTLY after the season ends the
- Nationals may play an exhibition
series with q club Of Cuban stars
in Havana, provided, Of course, that
| Washington does not win the American
League title and Judge Lands, COM
missioner of base ball, sanctions the
| proposed series.
Visiting New York at present is Bal
denhero Acosta, who nearly two decades
| ago sported a washington uniform.
Merito, as the little Cuban was called
when he played with the Nationals,
has bought himself ball field in Ha-
vana and is bSuily engaged in arrang-
1 ing diamond attractions for his coun-
!! trymen. He has made President Griffith
a nice proposition, and the Washington
/ executive is considering 1t seriously. II
| it goes through, the Nationals would
head for Havana around october l and
play four times a week in the Cuban
capital for three weeks. Acosta says
Havana is particularly eager to have
; Griffith's club visit as its people would
| like to repay a debt they feel they owe
the Washington president for having
been the first to give Cuban players
chances in major league base ball.
IT'S not how many a pitcher strikes
i out but when he strikes 'em out
that tells in a ball game usually.
Henry johnson, right-handing for the
Yankees yesterday in the second game
of the current series here, was credited
with IL strikeouts, while Bump Hadley,
fiinging for the Nationals, registered
Just six strikeoutS, yet Bump got the
decision.
The Nationals got only seven safeties
on johnson. Hadley limited the Yankees
to six. johnson, though, issued five
passes and three were issued in the
first frame to hand the Nationals
run while only one of the three passes
Hadley granted figured in New York
scoring. Then, too, the Nationals twice
clustered hits off johnson for runs
after that first frame tally while Had
off him in their initial batting turn
| for a brace of markers, spread four
safeties over as many innings.
| Rice doubled and Manush walked. As
Cronin took a third strike Sam and
| Heinie got under way hoping to steal,
! but they advanced only because Lazzeri
dropped throw from Dickey that had
Rice beaten to third by two or three
yards.
Came passes to Judge and Harris 20
right back to score twice. Combs
started their attack with a single and
| continued to second as Sam Rice booted
the ball. Larry walked, but 1t seemed
Hadley might get out of trouble when
he threw a third strike by Ruth and
| 1dllIlcQ 1cAIlSs AtOIlB CdIIlc AdDDChAy
| though, to ram triple to right and two
crossed. Harry Rice strolled, but the
day was over for the YankS when Bluege
collared Dickey's foul.
Thereafter, but one Yank got as far
as third base and but one other pro-
crossed as far as second. Ruth doubled
with one out in the third inning and
moved up to the far corner as Gehrig
went out. Then Hadley tossed out
Lazzeri. Combs singled with one out
in the fifth. advanced as Larry was
retired, but was stranded when Ruth
grountspd to Myer
After the Yankees stopped. Capt
Judge took charge of affairs and tucked
the game away for his Nationals. In
the sixth inning, with Manush on third
by virtue of double and Croniu's SEC
rifice, Capt Joe singled to put over tho
tieing marker.
In the eighth with Sam Rice on third
and Joe Cronin on first following their
singles and two out, Capt. Joe again
singled and the big run went over.
IADLEY was fine in the box, but not
/ i so fine at the plate. He~was four
of JohnSon'S Strike-outs
Myer returned to second base and did
well afleld, making putout and six
assists Judge wrenched his back
when sliding into second base in the
sixth inning and had to retire after
singing in the eighth ShireS
subbed around first in great style
Taking throw from Myer to complete
a double play in the second inning,
Judge let the ball carry his gloved hand
back and it struck Umpire Hildebrand
squarely on the jaw :. ALI but