Evening star., 1930-06-21

1ChlNG the CLUBS OF Gne
Western half of the Ameri-
can League seems to be nc
business for the Nationals
this season. All the members OF
the far sector of the circuit seem
to get much Joy out of picking on
Walter Johnson'S charges. What's
more, they have wreSted from the
Mats much of the ground gained
early in the flag fighting at the
expense of Eastern rivals. In all
the Johnson band has met West
ern foes 27 times, and ID times has
1t been licked. Not such hand
some record for a pennant con-
tender in tuSSling with a group
that includes three second divi-
sion outfits.
Even the tail-end Red Sox have done
as well against the West as the third
place Nationals this season. The BoS-
ton bunch also has won l3 OF 27 en-
gagements with the clubs of the far
sector The Athletics and the Yankees
have fattened at the expense of the
four clubs of the Western half. In 80
clashes with them the world champions
have won 20 times. The Yanks have
been victors In 18 of 25 Tits with the
West.
The Mats have tackled their Eastern
rivals 29 times and triumphed 20 times.
Had they performed as well against the
West, they now would be at the head
of the league with almost q four-game
advantage over the AS. That Western
bunch has simply been plain poison to
the Washington club.
THERE'S nothing else like Texas to
4 a Texan and none more COM
panionable than fellow Texan.
Art Shires, newest of Mats. is a citizen
Of the Lone Star State, and already the
Texas brotherhood assembled in Wash
fngton sees in Art the making of Wal
ter Johnson'S club. The Texans are
strong for Shires and, now that he
wears a Washington uniform. just as
strong for the Washington club. Many
Of them were out to greet him Thurs
day and they were in Griffith Stadium
again yesterday. Looks like a lot Of
Texas money will pour into the Mats
ticket Offices during the remainder of
the season.
They're an entertaining lot. too these
Texan, and already band of them
has arranged a luncheon for Arthur
the Great. The Texas delegation in
the House Of Representatives = 18
next Tuesday. And the lunch will be
put over in style, too. It's to be served
In the private dining room Of the
Speaker of the House.
With brilliant raiment. cane and
spats, Art will attend. But he'll be
at the ball yard by 1880. Social affairs
are q part of Arts life, he says, but
base balls my one big business and I
cannot let anything interfere with 1t
during the season"
DUMP HADLEY, pitcher Of whom
- much was expected by Manager
Johnson this season, but who
hasn't set the league afire as yet, has
an odd record for one not finishing
much Of what he starts. He has stepped
to the slab a dozen times this season to
begin ball game. Four times he has
gone the route and each time scored a
win Eight times he has been yanked,
yet In only three Of these games In
which he has been taken out has he
been charged with defeat. In the five
others three victories were scored by
Bumps successors. So far Hadley has
won four games and lost three. Right
lucky for a pitcher who has been der
Kicked eight times in IL starts.
HADLEY'S latest defeat was handed
i i him yesterday by the White Sox
In q game just about as odd as his
record this season. Bump stepped along
well the first five frames, yielding but
two safetieS and Q pass, then he blew In
the sixth after two were out and gave
up two hits for a run. The Mats got
this run back for him, but he faltered
again In the seventh, and the first two
batters UP nicked him for Safeties that
enabled the Chicago club to tuck away
the ball game, 2 to l.
All told the White Sox got seven hits
of Bump and nothing more than base
on balls OF Fred Marberry, who faced
them the last two innings. Seven hits
we're made off Ted Lyons by the Mats
too, and the White Sox chucked In
three errors-all in one tnning-yet this
assortment was good for only one run
And one Of the errors was mixed in the
making Of the tally.
Lyons kept the hits well scattered
only once yielding as many as two In an
inning. Two double plays also helped
Ted. He figured in one Of these fielding
feats, relaying Kerr's throw to the plate
to get Cronin, who had tried to score
from third after the White Sox short
stop had rocked on his heels in short
left TO get under Bluege's hoist. OF
balance, Kerr threw poorly. and only
Lyons aid clipped the washington rum
Y1er.
7 YONS blaZed the way to the first
IL White Sox run when he doubled
with two out in the sixth. Kerr fol-
lowed with single to left, and Ted
raced home.
A wild chuck by Cissell helped the
Hats put over a counter in the last half
of the inning. Rice dragged bunt by
Lyons to the second baseman for a hit
and continued to the middle station
when CisselI chucked wildly by Clancy.
As Manush rolled to the first baseman
Rice went to third, and scored when
Cronin singled.
Two more White Sox errors followed
but they did not help the Mats. Clancy
let Shires' grounder go through the
wickets. and Cronin made third on the
error. Joe and Art tried a double steal
but Joe was run down and tagged out
BY Tate after mucn throwing around
Of the ball. Shires tore around the run
way during the rundown, but Tate's
heave to Kamm beat Art to third. How
over the runner slid into the bag with
such force that the ball was knocked
from Kamms hand. and Umpire
Guthrie. who had ruled Art out, re-
Versed his decision.
A big argument ensued, resulting in
the banishment of Cissell. who talked
out of turn. Kerr shifted to second
hasa Htpne6eld Uant IN short