Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-15

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other dignitaries of the Federal
Government, the Nationals still
are eager to tussle with Manager
Heinie Wagner'S club, firmly be-
lieving they can show themselves
to be the better bunch.
Three chances to topple the Red SoS
ere offered the Nationals here, and Man
ager Walter johnson entered the town
hopeful of getting good results from use
of the younger pitchers OF his stan
Following the left-handed Lloyd Brown S
appearance on the slab this afternoon IN
the Beantown season opener, the Hub
horde will look over Irving Hadley and
Bob Burke in order, according to Man
ager johnson.
johnson considers Hadley a fine bet
for the second tuSSle of the set here.
The pilot has great faith in the chunky
Lynn hurler, who has trained so faith
fully this Spring, and expects him to go
o route tomorrow. In his last exhibition
game Hadley was more impressive than
the hits against him seem to indicate.
True, he yielded six SafetieS in i've
frames, but these safeties netted Roches-
ter but one marker. It was noticeable
that Bump generally had enough in re-
serve to save himself when danger
threatened.
Burke, too, made fine record during
Spring training and looks as though he
best pitching he ever has given them. He
seems stronger and apparently has more
with which to battle batters. Burke has
revealed plenty of speed and pitches
with determination and GOODNESS that
generally get a pitcher somewhere.
johnson regards the youthful Southpaw
as ready to try for a berth as starter,
and there is a great chance that Burke
viii make the grade.
Webb Good Pinch-H Hitter.
Now that Earl Webb soon will be
with the Nationals, they may be some
what stronger in pincheS extensively.
When the club was training at Chat
tanooga, Wild Bill Rogers, manager of,
the LookoutS, declared Webb would
make a good pinch-hitter for any big
league club, saying the left-hand
swinger was one OF the few batters able
to warm the bench most of the time,
yet keep his batting eye in trim. For
long the Nationals have needed a bat
ter of this type. If the man purchased
yesterday from the Cincinnati club Is
even half as good as touted by Man
ager Rodgers, he would be a great help
to the Washington club.
The acquisition. Of Webb, announced
of dickering with the Reds. While
Dan Howley, who pilots the Cincinnati
outfit, found Earl just so much surplus
talent, he did not want to let him
get out of the National League. Even
after all the senior circuit clubs waived
on the player Dan tried to peddle him.
Not until he realized there was abSo-
lutely no chance Of holding him In
the league did Howley give Washing
ton anV consideration
While Roy Spencer, catcher, who
signed at the clubs original terms
yesterday after holding out for higher
salary for two months, looked In good
physical trim when he visited Prest-
dent Clark Grifith's office in Wash
ington, he will not go on the Nationals
pay roll before next week at the earliest.
Spencer may be in good enough condi-
ton to play ball, but he must prove
it to the satisfaction of Manager john
son before he gets a chance at the
clubs bank roll. AS Roy was left be-
hind yesterday when the Nationals de-
parted for Boston, he'll have no oppor-
tunity to show his manager Just how
good he is before Sunday.
Best Start In Years.
With weather good on the occasion
for the first time In several years, the
teams well matched and the game In
Keresting all the way, Washington fan
dom yesterday was treated to its best
base ball start In seasons. There was
q fly in the ointment, true, for the
Nationals were unable to overcome
their rivals. All in all, though, 1t was
a big afternoon for all who were fortu-
nate enough to be at hand. So keen
was the battling that President Hoover,
who Is suffering with a heavy cold and
q -
main long at the paStiming after tossing
a new base ball to Umpire-tn-Ch1et
Roy Van Graflan to start proceedings
formally, stuck to the finish OF the
eighth inning.
Seemingly the President enjoyed
thoroughly all he saw of the engage
ment, but probably got his greatest
thrill of the afternoon when he made
the ceremonial toss to the umpire.
There was plenty on the presidential
throw, too, for it proved too hot for
Van Grafton to handle and the ball
went soaring into the ranks of the
Red Sox aligned before the presidential
box.
At the outset Of the game Fred Mar
berry, ace of the Washington mound
corps last year, and Danny MacFay-
den, bespectacled hurler, who for sew
eral seasons has been one Of the Red
Marberry had much the better of the
tussling as MacFayden was lifted by
Manager Wagner after going six innings
in which he was tapped for nine safe
ties and three runs. It was Marberry
who put the finishing touch to Mac
Fayden by looping a double to left
that showed over two mates In the
sixth session.
But this two-bagger seeming was
Marberrys undoing,, too; 1t was notice.
able he was tagged after running out
his hit and in the seventh session the
Red Sox, who before had nicked him
for only three hits and marker, fell
upon him for two singles, two passes
and a tally with only one out before
the left-handed Garland Braxton was
rushed to his rescue.
Braxton, going to the slab with the
bases full, kept the Hubmen from the
plate during the remainder OF the
round, but in the eighth they ham
ali counted in the making Of two tall
lies that spilled the beans for the
Nationals.
The turning point of the game came
when Ossie Bluege, after picking up
Russell Scarritt's bunt, elected to try
for O forced out at second OF Tom
Oliver who had opened the seventh IN
ming for the Red .Sox with single.
With his throw to Cronin, OsSie lost
a whisker decision. SO when Phil Todt
singled after Bill Regain famed, Oliver
crossed with a tying marker and Bill
Narlesky came along with a one-baser
to push over the decisive run.
The Nationals outhit the Red Sox,
10 Safeties to nine, the tenth being made
in their last turn when they made q
desperate bid for victory.