Evening star., 1930-04-07

the Braves at WINSTON
Salem tomorrow Irving
Hadley probably will get his final
inning hill test of the
training season. Manager Walter
Johnson believes the chunky Lynn
hurler is now in prime condition,
and if he starts tomorrow Hadley
is not apt to pitch more than five
or six innings thereafter in the
exhibition series.
With Fred Marberry slated to pitch
the season opener in Washington on
April IA, Johnson is grooming Hadley
to take over the game the next day
that will usher in the season in Bos-
ton. Bump is eager to get the assign
ment, too, for he considers Boston his
home town more or less although he
actually halls from nearby Lynn. Pitch
ing big league opener before his home
folks is an ambition he has had for
some time.
Hadley has trained faithfully this
Spring, much harder than in previous
years with the Nationals. He is right
down to playing weight and has lost
no strength in reducing. Heretofore
Bump regarded the training routine as
DOWNRIGHT punishment and was in
clined to shirk a bit at times. AS a
condition for the season start. This
was especially true of Hadley last year.
1t is different now though. Bump this
time gives promise of being the pitcher
he was in 1927, when he led the Amer
lean League moundsmen on the basis
OF earned runs yielded.
No String on Loepp.
George Loepp belongs solely to the
Washington ball club, President Clark
Griffith declares, despite reports that
Baltimore has a string on the out
fielder it turned over to the Nationals
last Fall. According to Griffith, the
club gave Jim Weaver, pitcher, and
Stuffy Stewart, infielder, in addition to
a bundle of cash, to the Orioles for
George, and there was no provision in
the deal whereby Baltimore might re-
claim the player if the Washington club
failed to turn over more cash by April
Is. So in all likelihood Loepp will stick
with the club for the time being.
Myles Thomas and Bob Burke were
to get workouts here today in the sched-
uled tilt with the Braves Thomas was
apt to go for five innings. He has not
pitched much thus far. but the little
fellow looks far better than he did last
year He seems stronger. too, and john
son believes the club will get much from
Thomas this season. Burke has had
right steady work during the training
period and has appeared to advantage
several times. The Boston Club was
expected to draw on Harry Seibold,
Bruce Cunningham and Ben Cantwell
rlght-handers all, for its hurting today.
Meeting the Braves yesterday i'll Chat
tanooga in the first of the series of
five games scheduled with them, the
Nationals registered a 10-to-3 victory.
They pounded two Boston left-handers
for IA safeties, getting 9 off Ed Brandt,
who pitched the first five innings and
the others off Percy Jones. Every
man in the Washington lineup except
ing Muddy Ruel socked safely Joe
Cronin. with a homer. the first driven
over the new right-f1eld fence in the
Lookouts' park, double and a single
IN five times at bat, led the offensive.
Lloyd Brown left-handed his way
through nine innings for the first time
this Spring and after the first three of
them gave nifty exhibition. He yield
ed dozen hits, nine of them in the
first three sessions. when the Braves
seemed able to sock anything he sent
up to the plate. His other hits were
spread over the sixth, seventh and
eighth rounds. His control was good.
But one pass was given out by him, and
Hop on Brown.
The Braves greeted Brown warmly,
the first three to face him hitting safe
ly. Neun beat out bunt toward third,
Dunlap singled and so did Welsh and
this combination meant run. Three
more hits ratified off Boston bats in
the second inning and another tally
resulted. Rhiel singled and crossed
when Maranville doubled. Then pass
to Ken Smith and Brandt's single
crowded the sacks. Brown got out OF
this tough spot, though, for Neun
forced out Maranville at the counting
block and Dunlap drilled into double
play.
The third inning saw the Braves
chalk up a third marker. Welsh
launched the attack this time with a
single to center After Moore hoisted
out Berger bounced a two-bagger off
the right-field barrier and Welsh went
home When Rhiel singled, Berger
tried to score, but was turned back by
the throw in and then run down.
Myer Starts Rally.
Not until the third inning were the
Nationals able to get anywhere at
Brandt's expense but then they matched
the full Boston count. Myer Whacked
a triple with one gone and scored when
Bluege singled after Judge had popped
to the Shortfielder. CrOnin then made
the count even with his loft over the
Tight-field fence.
Two more markers Cleaned off Brandt
in the fourth. Rice doubled and Goslin
tripled against the top of the score
board in right center. Myer drew
pass and Judge scratched a single by
the pitcher to tally the Goose.
When they came up for their sixth
batting turn the Nationals found Jones
opposing them and they made his get
away rough. From top to bottom, the
entire batting list faced the newcomer
and with four hits, wild pitch,
passed ball and an error collected five
runs The only thing the Nationals
failed TO make use of in the round was
the one pass Jones issued.
Loepp singled as a starter and Powell
scratched a one-baser. A wild pitch
advanced both runners. but Loepp was
caught at the plate when Goslin bound
ed to the pitcher.
The Goose stole second and tailed
with Powell when Myer doubled. Buddy
crossed as the second sacker Of the
Braves let Judges grounder 60 through
and after Bluege went out Cronin's dou-
BILE put Judge over. Cronin stole third,
and as Spohrer Boston catcher, let a
tinued home. Ruel walked, but Brown
ended the round with bounder to the
first baseman.
Three double plays were engineered
by the Nationals yesterday at Chat
tanooga. GoSlin again initiated one,
making a great throw to the plate to
nail his man after executing diving