The Washington herald., 1918-06-19
Doc Ayers Comes Back and
Halts Fohl's Indian Tribe
Nationals Land Hard-fought
Battle from Cleveland by
Count of 3 to 2.
By ED BANG.

Cleveland. Ohio, June 1S.-The
Washington Nationals stopped over
IN Cleveland Tuesday en- route from
Chicago to New York. for q four
game series starting Wednesday and
beat up the Indians for the sixth
time this season in nine encounters.
The score was 3 to ?. Doc Ayers was
the slabbist to turn the trick. Op-
posed to him was Johnny Enzmann,
who passed balled" the Nationals
to their first run, otherwise the
game might have gone into extra in
nings. Fred Coumbe, the Indian
southpaw. pitched the last chapter
after Enzmann had given way to a
pinch hitter who failed to come
through.
As on the occasion of the other
game which Ayers worked here. It
looked as IL he had a good lacing
coming his way in the early rounds.
but he steadied down and held the
Indians safe after being lombard
ed in a healthy manner in the first
three rounds. Then, too. he was aid
ed by some very of color base run
ming on the part of the Fohlies.
With one gone in the first inning.
Chapman stung a daisy cutter to
center for a single and scored all
the way from first when Speaker
followed with a double against the
right field screen. Speaker got as
far as third on Roth's bounder to
Mcbride. but was left there when
Milan pulled down Wamby's fly with
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ing the ball.
chapter all o. X. but with one out
in the third. Johnson pRoted a
healthy line triple to center, ringing
in on Champs Bachelor hit to
center.
The Nationals didn't get on speak
ing terms with Steve O'Nein until
the fourth when. with Judge on the
retired list, Milan singled to center.
With the count three and two on
Shanks. Milan started for second with
Enzmann's pitch and easily reached
third on Howard's single to left.
ONeil figured Shanks would try for
second. and Steve called for a pitch
out Enzmann gave IT to him, but IN
some way O'Neill became crossed up
and the ball got away from him and
rolled to the stand, Milan scoring and
Shanks reaching second. Morgan
drew a pass. and Mcbride ended the
doings by hitting into a fast double
play, Chapman to Wamby to johnson.
The Nationals took the pole in the
seventh and were never headed. Nor
gan pried the session loose with a
single to center. and Mcbride sacri-
need him on. There was no discount
ing Picinich's slashing single to left,
which sent Morgan across with the
tieing run. Ayers hit a bounder over
second, which Chapman knocked
down. and then tossed wild to wambS
at second trying for a force play.
shotton followed with a long hy,
which Speaker just caught up with,
hut couldn't hold. and Morgan rang
IN but. Ayers was nipped at third on
Wamoy's speedy relay to Evans,
Shotton reaching second. Foster sno,
a single to left. which Wood grabbed
on the first bound ShottoE trippcd
IN rounding third and Enzmann inter
cepting Woods throw got the ball TO
Evans in time to nip Bert of the
bag.
The Indians had an excellent chance
to score in the seventh and eighth
but their efforts went to seed. Wood
opened the lucky stanza with a dou-
bic against the fence in left. only the
fastest kind of fielding Keeping him
from racing to third. Evans tried to
sacrifice him on instead of taking a
punch at the ball when Judge and
Ayers dashed into field his bunt and
Doc grabbed the sphere and got it
to Foster in time to squeeze Smoky
Joe. Then when O'Neil bounded to
Foster and was thrown out at first,
Evans rounded second at top speed
and headed for third. When Joe was
almost there he figured Judges
throw might nip him and he stopped,
being doubled up. Judge to Mcbride.
who raced to cover third. to Morgan
to Shanks, Howard coming in from
left field and taking the final throw
1t third.
With two gone in the eighth Chap
man walked and Speaker singled,
Morgan making a wonderful stop of
spoSe's bounder in short right field.
Chappie and Iris worked a neat dou-
bic steal but both were left when
ehotton pulled down ROth's long Az