The Washington times., 1931-07-06
HADLEY.
ON MOUND
TODAY
BY GARRETT WATERS

By GARRETT WATERS
Several weeks ago the current
series with the AS was regarded
as the turning point of this years
race by the Griffmen. At that
time Manager Johnson's men
were going great guns and were
cutting down a large Philadelphia
lead day by day.
"When we meet the AS in
that three-game series around
the first part of july" they
said, it'll mean the end Of the
AS reign as leaders in the race,
and the start of our trek to-
wards the pennant. Why? Be
cause we will have caught up
with them by that time"
This very important series is
now upon Manager Johnson's
men. And the thing is that if
the Griffs can't defeat the AS
at least two out of three. then
it will be the Griffs and not the
AS who might just as we'll fold
up.
In other words, the Griffs are
starting all over again to down
their imposing opponents big
lead. The turning point faces
thc.A. The AS were not caught
on the late Western trip. Instead,
much ground was lost because
Johnson and Company slumped
woefully when a grand chance
was before them to do the things
they had stated they would do
about a month ago.
The Griffmen to a man, how
ever, feel a great deal better to-
day than they have for weeks.
They realize what fight they
have before them. Still, they feel
better, because of the victory they
put over on the AS yesterday, 4
to 2, before a great home crowd.
They are saying today, Lets
sweep the series, it can be done.
Let's get back into this race,
now is the time"
It is the time. A clean sweep,
or two victories out of the three
games scheduled with Connie
Mack's men, and new COM
plexion of things will hover on
the horizon of this mans pen
nant race.
The team looks to Irving Had
ley today. Manager johnson has
nominated him for mound duty.
He will in all likelihood be op-
posed by Rube Walberg, Connie
Mack's temperamental lefthander.
Johnson believes that Hadley is
the man who can beat the AS
today, and he is, if the big
pitchers past record against the
gray horde means anything.
Hadley, in seeking his chance to
start game again, has gone like
q house afire during the last
three weeks.
Game A Beauty
He has apparently conquered
the mental hazard which has
bothered him the past two or
three years, and he has also ap-
parently gained the courage
which usually follows real
pitcher. Thus, his nomination
for today's battle. johnson, in
conclusion, believes that he'll be
an inspired hurler against the
AS.
Yesterdays game, incidental
ly, was a beauty from every
Washington angle. Fred Mar
berry hurled nicely, the Griff
batters hit behind him in the
pinches, and the fielding of
the entire Griff cast was all
that was to be desired.
Marberry let the AS down with
eight hits all told, one a homer
by Mickey Cochrane in the sixth
inning with nobody on base.
Earnshaw opposed Big Fred on
the mound and was a victim Of
several important miScues both
by his mates and himself.
The AS were the first to score.
They did so in the first inning.
when Simmons singled across
Haas, who had gone to second
on O wild pitch after singing.
Kuhel doubled and Spencer was
safe on Williams error in the
third, to open the Griffs' first
scoring frame. Marberry sacri,
feed and Buddy Myer came
through with a timely single to
left, scoring Kuhel and Spencer.
Kuhel's fly to Miller with Gro
! min on third, and Spencer's single
with West on second, scored the
other two Griff runs in the
fourth. That was all but enough,
as the final score brings out. Mar.
berry took three Philadelphia
pinch hintters in a row in the
ninth, namely. Cramer, Todt and
Moore, after Miller had opened
the frame with a double. They
all sent up easy flies which were
gobbled up.
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