The Washington times., 1935-03-30

ana 1edrS, he IkSA
was spe a king N%
of Bump Had & N %SEs
ley, sent here Frank Buck" o'Neill
to have his arm treated by DR..
Lee ensen, well-known local
muscle kneader and bone setter.
Engel felt so pleased over the
progress made by Hadley that he
dashed down to NETT the gang.
1t was only by use of rare
self-control that Engel refused to
stay up all night talking.
II really think Hadley is on
the road to complete recovery"
frothed EngeI. "He said his arm
is lOOSer than it's been, and II
he just remains here for an.
other week it will be great"
Fortified by two such expert
opinions, the writer sought out
Hadley.
II feel freer than at any time
in Biloxi" said Hadley. Jensen
tells me there are about dozen
adheSions, deep in the arm, that
must be broken down and abb
SOrbed. These were caused by
OverwOrk or strain of some sort.
If not cared for they would
cripple the arm so that you
just couldn't pitch.
ARM FEELS FREER
"JenSen has been going after
the sore muscles, working down
to the seat of the trouble. Sure,
the arm is sore, but when I
worked yesterday felt freer and
looseI than at any time in
Biloxi.
"I'N be glad to remain here.
This fellow is doing me lot Of
good. He says I'll be ready at
the start of the season." said
Hadley.
Present plans call for Hadley to
remain here and finish his condi'
tioning with the Lookouts, return
ing to Washington in time to open
the season, if a complete cure has
been worked by that time. If not,
Hadley will remain here until sure
he is ready to pitch. Griff doesn't
intend to put the squeeze on Had
ley for a minute. The pitcher will
be allowed every chance to bring
himself into condition.
Once again the boys are chant
ing the praises of Harry Cappola.
the young Italian boy, who rushed
out of nowhere into the king
row among the youngsters OF the
club.
Cappola pitched three innings
against the Barons down Blr.
mingham way yesterday and
turned in another brilliant per-
formance. The Barons got one
hit off him, and with competent
umpiring behind the plate Cap
pola would have pitched shutout
ball.
Score Scratch Bit
Birmingham scored a scratch
run off the kid in the eighth.
With one out Cappola hit Willett
and Woodward then doubled.
Jimmy Regan, once of the Red
Sox and elsewhere, swung over
the plate but the umpires called
the delivery a ball. On the fol-
lowing service, Regan flied to
Powell, scoring Willett with an
run.
In the records of a game this
would have been scored as an
earned run, for there's no appeal
against the umpire's decision on
cases of judgment. But those
who saw the game know that
the swarthy Cappola earned a
shutout.
Gaps" as they call the kid
the locker room had a
fast ball that fairly steamed over
the plate. He walked a man
whom Jack Redmond later threw
out stealing.
The fast ball was past the hit.
ters before they could do a thing
in self defense. Yes, sir, this
Cappola is making some Of the
lower ranking pitchers scratch
their heads and wonder where
they stand.
We know that Prof. Monte
Weaver is a proved veteran, but
he suffers a comparison with Cap
pola yesterday. Weaver was
slugged in the first two innings,
and he played listlesS baseball,
incoming around in mid-diamond
On balls hit to the outfield, while
runners advanced. He never was
at the point where plays might de-
velop, and as a result the team
anyways completely dis
rupted.
One of the points about this
Washington ball club that has
made. your agent blink is the lack
If efficient cutting off of throws.
On one play when Weaver should
nave been behind Bluege at third,
ne remained in the center OF the
diamond. Another time he should
nave been in back of the plate,
out he stood like Fitz-JameS' rock,
and fled not from his firm base.
The result was a jam of infielderS