The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-07-14
ellis Wild Heape Gives
I; FOhPS Indians Victory
Collegiate Hurler Falters as
Relief Pitcher, Cleveland
Landing Sabbath Battle
By a 5-to-4 Count.


the eighth inning won today's frolic
for the Indians over the Nationals,
to 4. 1t was excellent baseball
judgment on the part of wamby to
make the trial The score was
tied. the bases filled and Coveleskie,
the pitcher. was at bat.
Wamby made one bluff dash to-
wards the plate and on the next
pitched ball carried through" Gill
was plainly nervous and he aided
in the triple steal with a pitch that
hit in front OF the plate. Even had
his offering been perfect 1t is doubt
full IL Charity would have secured
the decision on wamby as he had
an excellent start. That it was
good baseball was evidenced by the
fact that Convey provided the third
out
1t was a nip-and-tuck affair from
start to finish. the Nationals con-
tinuing their great bombardment
against the Indians pitching ace.
All of Cleveland's runs were earned
while a wild throw by wamby
helped the Nationals to their fourth
counter. Craft started to pitch for
the Griffmen. but gave way to Gill
in the fourth when Coveleskie came
through with a single with ths
bases filled.
The Griffs got a man on in the
frst. Judge being safe on wamby's
tumble He was forced by Foster.
Murphy rolled to Coveleskie and
Rice gave Chapman a difficult as
sist. Ray leaping high for a bad
bounder. Graney walked and Chap
pie sacrificed him on. but Speaker
rolled to Craft and Smith lined to
Rice.
The Nationals went down in or
der in the second. Chapman throw
ing Charity out from a point ten
feet behind Gardner bouncing the
ball into Johnson's hands. The In
dams half was repetition of the
hrst. Gardner walking. Wamby sac
rihcing. Johnston rolling to Janvrin
and O'Neill to Foster. Judge saving
the latter an error on a throw that
was wide and high. Joe spearinE the
ball with one hand
Janvrin scored in the third on a line
single to left, Crafts cleverly placed
sacrifice and Judges line drive over
Speakers head for a double Judge
tried to stretch the smash. but was
nailed at third on a perfect relay.
Speaker to Chapman to Gardner. The
Indians got that run back in their
half when after Coveleskie had
I.
doubled against the wall in right
and scored on Chapman's hot single
through Shanks
The Nationals ran into some tough
breaks in the fourth. Murphy opened
The session with a pop single to right
and should have been on the bench
on Rice's terrific smash far over
Speakers head. the ball rolling to the
flaEpole. Rice pulled up at third
all right but Murphy's spikes caught in
rounding third and he stumbled in his
tracks The result was that he was
run down on Speakers throw to
Namhy. who relayed the ball to
O'NeilL Rice received credit for
double instead of a triple After
Meuoskey had famed Charity
walked and when the double steal
was flashed. O'Nein bluffed throw
to second and with the aid of Gard
ner squeezed Rice between third and
home
The Indians took the pole in their
half. With Smith down. Gardner
worked Craft for his second pass.
and Wamby placed single lust over
Shanks' head. Johnston rolled 10
Shanks and O'Neiu walked. filling
the bases. Coveleskie came through
with nice single over second which
sent Gardner and Wamby across.
while O'Neill raced to third. Granev
ended it by forcing Convey. Gill hav-
ing replaced Craft after Covey's
single
The Critics crawled up one in the
fifth on Shanks' drive for three sacks
over Speakers head and Janvrin's
sacrifice fly to Smith. The Indians
hit the bull's-eye in their section
when with one down Speaker lined a
triple to left and with the infield
pulled In Iris scored on Smiths
spanking single through Janvrin
1t was the sixth round that the
Nationals picked to even the count.
After Murphy had been called out on
strikes. Rice pounded a line single TO
right and Menoskev shot n single TO
left which Graney fumbIed long
enough for Rice to reach third. Char
rity drove viciously along the third
base line and Garner stopped the ball
with his bare hand. diving headlong
after the sphere. It was a sterling ef-
fort and his throw seemed to have
Charity beaten. but Chill called
him safe. Rice scoring Shanks hit a
fast bounder to Chapman and il look
ed Ike cinch double play. but warn-
by made a wide throw to first and be-
fore Johnston recovered his bearings
Menoskey had crossed the plate.
O'Neill declared that Menoskey had
missed the plate and went after him
and touched him. but imp Dineen
couldn't see it that way. In the mean
time Shanks had scooted to second.
Janvrin poled what looked like a near
double when IT lefs the bat. but Speak
er dashed over towards left and cata-
putting himself through space in 4
last EFFORT, bagged the ball at the
grass tops for a wonderful catch.
The Indians were duck soup in their
half OF the sixth. while the Nationals
returned the compliment in the sew
enth- Although Coveleskie opened the
tribes lucky stanZa with a single 20
left which Menoskey trapped after a
long chase. and Immediately stole sec
ond. he got not farther than third
as Graney. Chapman and Speaker pro-
vided infield outs
1t took the fastest sort of fast work
for Coveleskie to throw Murphy out on
his bunt in the eighth. wamby fol-
'-sed with great stop on Rice's hot
Erounder, spearing the ball with his
GLOW hand on a high hop. as IL was
about to go over his head, and lust
mailing his man. Two gone in the In
dams portion when wamby walked
and raced to third on Johnston's lire
single to center On the hit and run. A
pass to O'Neill filed the bases and
then with Wamby of with ellis wind
up. the Indians worked a triple steal.
aidec and abetted by a wild pitch.
Wamby scoring. Coveleskie lined to
Rice for the third out. Shanks and
Jsnvrin provided easy outs in the
ninth, and johnson batted for Gill and
drove single to center. but Judge |