The Washington times., 1930-04-29

HADLEY FACES
YANKEES IN
SECOND
BY BOB THAYER

v@ BY BOB THAYER
Slam.bang power such as was
originally made famous by Babe
Ruth and the laundering New
York Yankees is featuring the
triumphant American League
naacSh Of the. Washington Griff'
men nowadays. +
Doubles, triples and home runs
particularly the latter-are ring
: ing out from maces which were
singularly silent a year ago.
To date Goose GoSlin, Joe
Cronin, Buddy Myer. Ossie Bluege
and Sam West have all Joined
the circuit belt brigade and have
automatically played major part
In the success Of their club.
Today the Griffmen are leading
the American League by a 212.
game margin. Although outhit in
several contests their timely slug
ging has brought results.
Joe CrOnin, enterprising
shortstop, is probably the most
agreeable surprise Of the lot.
A year ago Jumping Joe was
thought to be q coming short.
stop, but mediocre hitter at
best.
He came along will a rush dur
ing the latter part of 1929. This
season he started stronger than
ever and has already sliced OUT
three home runs.
Yesterdays was a typical Cron1n
performance. While his mates
were pounding off their seventh
consecutive victory by measuring
out the New York Yankees. Joe
hammered himself a double, triple
and home run in four turns at the
tee. t., .,.,
Actual statistics fail to reveal
Jumping Joe's real worth, now
ever. Many of his most ambitious
drives to date have been OF the
hard luck variety. either travelling
in the path of an enemy outf1elder
or else setting the stage for Sensa
tional catches.
Once the breaks start riding
his way Cronin will be heard
from. At least that's the idea
of his comrades, who insist
he's one Of the ivest SluggerS
in the American League today.
Whether or not it's the i'm
proved right hand punch supplied
by Muddy Ruel, Joe Cronin, .OsSle
Bluege' and George Loepp or the
fact that they are being fed south
paws as a steady diet, the Wash
ington Griffmen are showing
marked Improvement against left
handed slants of late.
Sunday they fulfilled desire Of
long standing when they rocked
Rube Walberg, their pet bugaboo,
from the mound, while Eddie
Wells was shelled off the peak yes
terday.
Bump Hadley will try for his
third win of the year today when
the Griffs and Yankees continue
hostilities at American League
Park. Either Tom Zachary or
Herb Pennock, Bob Shawkey's
southpaw prizes, will work the
opposing assignment.
Hadley was knocked out of
commission by the AS his last
time out, but has had sufficient
rest to- provide the Ruthians with
o miserable afternoon.
Joe CrOnin's potent willow
and some beautiful fielding
by Ossie Bluege were pre-
dominent factors In the
Washington clubs 6 to -tri.
umph over the Yankees yes
terday. ....,
A bang.up double play started
10y Bluege in the seventh period
Ent off a Yankee rally that
threatened to win the ball game.
Bluege, incidentally, was the
whole show defensively, cutting
off several Yankee thrustS with
IODpy SCOpS e&uo SPECTACULAR
throws. .--,
The Griffs took kindly to the
southpaw pitching Of Ed Wells
and had marked off O 81 lead
when Shawkey's selection faded
away charged with the loss after
The fourth semester.
Lou McEvoy, a rookie, permitted
another run in the fifth. After de-
1ivering runless sixth inStallmentI
McEvoy gave way to Johnson, who
held the opposition ScoreleSs the
rest of the way.
Fred Marberry, Walter John
sons starting pick, was hit hard as
the game moved on and needed
Garland Braxton's help to regis
ter. Braxtop relieved Marberry
in the seventh, after Dickey had
clouted q home run and Pinch Hit
ter Reese had singled. The Caro-.
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