Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-23

Bump Hadley, right-hand star of
Walters staff, took yesterday in
Philadelphia's American League
inaugural. The Washington pilot
has ready to thrust against the
world champions Sam Jones,
Lloyd Brown and Fred Marberry.
and maybe Al Crowder, who
hasn't been himself yet, will sud-
denly blossom into the fine slab
bling form that made him so val
liable to the Nationals last year.
Then, too, there is chance Hadley
may be sent back to the hill before
the series here ends. Bump, ousted in
the first inning, did not nave a chance
TO display his real worth yesterday He
declared his arm. which had been sore
as a result of a cold in the muscles
felt much better and that it did not
pain him at all to pitch. But Bump
was in tight situation, mainly be-
cause of his own fielding blunder, and
Manager Johnson felt compelled to
send another pitcher to the chunky
slabman's relief.
johnson has not made definite plans
for the Nationals pitching in the re-
mainder of this series. Against clubs
of the Athletics caliber the Washing
ton manager generally picks his hurl-
ers as the set progresses rather than
fix upon certain of them before the
set starts. The Nationals standing in
the series more than anything else de-
termineS Johnsons choices.
He intimated this morning that Jones
would get the call today, but said he
might switch to the left-handed Brown
so the right-handed veteran could get
another day of rest. Jones pitched last
Saturday while Brown worked Sunday.
In all likelihood, the one that doesn't
go today will be seen in action tomor
row. This program would leave john
son with Crowder, Marberry and Hadley
for the final brush Saturday
Quite formidable lot of mound stuff
available for this battling with the world
champions.
TONTENDING that mo team is
" Strengthened out to go forward and
upward in the pennant race until
the pitching staff has big five" a
veteran Philadelphia base ball scribe
figures it will be several weeks before
Connie Mack establishes his corps of
regular starters, but that when it is
established it viii include besides
Grove, Walbarg and Earnshaw the
younger Shores and Mahaffey.
1t doesn't appear that Johnson will
be long in settling upon his big five,
and that whatever his selection may be
It should more than equal in pitching
strength the one Connie names.
Hand it to Grove The Nationals
haven't anything like him in a pitch
ing way. But back of Grove it is diff
cult to find where Mack has anything
that johnson not only can match, but
perhaps excel. Hadley seems to have
every bit as much as Earnshaw, and
Brown looks a coed stand-of for Wal
berg. Take your pick from Crowder,
Jones and Marberrv and il would shade
Shores and MahafTey.
Before be settles upon his big FIVE
Connie may have to do a deal Of eX-
perimenting with Young Hank McDon-
aid and Buck Carter, as well as with
Shores and Mahafey. Locks as though
johnson will have his first-stringers
lined up long before Comics corps is
established
That should count strongly in Wash
ington's favor.
THERE is with the Nationals young
i pitcher who may turn out to be
much better than either Mcdonald
or Carter Of the Mack staff. He Is
Carl Fischer left-hander with plenty Of
speed and fine poise on the hill. Rughcd
TO Hadleys relief here Yesterday. Carl
breazed EN- through for nearly six
innings before he gave Wav 10 pinch
batter, allowing the world champions
only two hits and one pass which Melted
them nothing.
He entered the game after the AS
had done some sound humping, They
had put over four runs end had a
runner on second with only one out
That runner did not lave the middle
base and not until the fourth frame did
another Mackmen dent the runway
Then with one out Dykes got double
with a liner that would have been
single had Manush PLAYED back instead
Of charging the drive in an att"mpted
snoetop catch. Dykes remained glued
to second, however In the sixth inning
there were two AS on with one out
Miller having walked and pulled IN 70
second when Todt SINGLED But neither
DYKES nor Boley could help
Fischer pitched four strikc-outs, twice
making the dangerous Simmons swing
for a third one.
If Fischer's showing Yesterday was
good indication Of his pitching ability,
rnore-nuch plOrc-Will be seen Of him
on the hill this season.
TWO dinky hunts and two slashing
i doubles h~nuoht abo1; the undcino
Of the NGt'ono Is vest orG2T Al
were made of Fajlev ard BACKING a
pass PAVE thu AS q 4-ru0 G~st -irTire
start in the tilt that ended to ! in
their favor
Hadlev began as though he would
breeze through, THROWING two strikes
before Bishop could set himself 1T the
plate. That was all Hadlcy could do,
though. He proceeded - chuck four
wide Of the plate 70 walk Bishop. then
Haas dropped bunt toward third for
a single Cochrane. too. buDt@d toward
third Bluege rushed in with good
chance for a retiring plav al second or
first and was right at the ball when
Eadley insisted upon scooDing it up
with his bare hand Hadley wheeled
toward third. started to throw then
suddenly realized there was no fielder
on the sack. The bases were full Of
Macks.
AS Simmons forced out Cochrane,
Bishop counted Doubles bv Miller and
Todt followed, Miller's scoring Haas and
Todt's Simmons and Miller
With Grove pitching in superb form
the game was over for the Nationals
then and there Although the Johnson
band got seven hits TO match the Ath-
letics' total, In only one inning did they
bunch as many as two. II was a homer
bv Cronin, who whacked Groves first
pitch in the second inning into the
upper leftfeld stand. that kept the
Nationals from withdrawing.