Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-30

speaker refused to be quoted other
any statement whatever in connect
to do so after returning to Clevelar
1t develops that the non-delivery
of the Indians appeal to the WASH
ington players is due to the fact that
it was addressed to Walter Johnson.
who is at his home in Kansas. and
to whom it was forwarded. The other
members of the team are awaiting
it's receipt before making any an
nouncement of the course they in
tend to pursue
Tribe Drops to Third Place.
The Indians yesterday lost some
more ground in their struggle to re-
main in the pennant race, when they
finished on the short end of a So
engagement, which opened their Sc
ries with the Nationals. This setback,
in conjunction with New York's vic
tory over st. Louis. dropped them
to third place, but they are by no
means resigned to the loss of the
championship and may be expected
to battle desperate behind Jim Bagby
today to inaugurate a drive for the
top. They probably will have to con-
tend with the benders of George
Erickson this afternoon-and Frank
Brewers war club.
1t was the Reading Rambler who
put the finishing touches on the
Tribes hopes for victory yesterday.
with the tally at stand-off at 2,all
in the ninth, following a duel be-
tween Harry Courtney and Stanley
Coveleskie, Judge led off with dou-
BILE down the foul line and slid into
third ahead of Covey's toss of Milan's
bunt. Morton was summoned from
oil n1
Rice. filling the bases and bringing
up Brewer, who topped off Court
ney's good exhibition of boxwork
with a safe poke to center.
Grifs Initiate Scoring.
Milan reached the midway follow
ing his birgle in the opener and Har-
ris got around as far as third after
walking in the second. but it was not
until round three that the Griffs mi
cannot be held accountable for the
pair of markers they showed over
then. Tw1had died when Milan walk
ed on four straight balls. Rice got
a hit on rap over second that Lunte
reached too late to flag him. Covey
slipped over a third strike on Brewer,
but it was fast one on the inside and
the usually reliable O'Neill muffed it.
This lapse, for which Steve is charged
with an error under the revised rules,
presented Harris with full house
and he delivered with a single to
center that cashed Milan and Rice.
Convey then whitfield Shanks.
Neither Speaker. who singled at the
outset. nor Johnston and Coveleskie.
who drew passes in the second and
third, respectively, got farther than
the initial station, but Smith per-
sonally saw to it that the Tribe
crashed into the run column by wal
looping the first ball pitched over the
right-field wall. Somewhat unsettled
by Elmer's feat Courtney was unable
to get them over for Gardner and
after Johnston sacrificed O'Neill also
walked. whereupon Shanks snuffed
the rally by taking Lunte's roller for
a force play at third, completing
dual killing with peg to Judge.
Indians Knot the Count.
Singles by Coveleskie and Wamby
in the fifth were wasted, Stan being
forced by Jameson, who was tagged
stealing, but the Tribe tied it up in
the following frame, and again Smith
had finger in the pie. His con-
tribution this time was a bachelor
hit, and it developed into a marker
when Gardeners suicide was followed
by a liner to right by Johnston, who
was cut down trying to reach second
on the throw-in.
Some sensational work afield by
the Redmen was required to hold
the Griffs in check in three different
rounds following their initial scor-
ing session. In the fourth Gardner
made spectacular one-hand stab of
Jim ONeilrs roller. After Charity
famed Courtney poled double into
Speakers territory. Judge came along
with single to right. and only
Wamby's fast ferry to to- Lunte OF
facement of Judge sliding into sec
ond. A blind" peg by Wamby re-
suited in a double play in the fifth
which Milan started with safety.
Lunte scooped Rice's hopper to Wam-
by, who didn't have time to aim
and get the speedy Rice. so he fired
away without looking-and did it. In
the seventh, after walks to Charity
and Judge and Rice's inf1eld single
crowded the corners, with Two down.
Johnston robbed Brewer of hit with
a single-mitt clutch. and Coveleskie
made no less worthy catch OF DOCS
hurried peg at first.
Fms Pull for Indians.
Speaker and Lunte both were ap-
plauded every time they appeared at
bat Many of the generous assem-
blage of fans would like to have seen
the Indians win. even at the expense
of the Nationals, and nearly all the
spectators were pulling for the Yam
KEGS to get licked.
Altrock was in fine clewning form
and kept the stands tittering through
out the afternoon with his antics on
the lines.
In addition to the poke which
meant victory for the Nationals,
Brewer hit the ball on the nose on
two other occasions. Smith shared
his liner in the first. and fast work
by Johnston and Coveleskie was nee
essary to set him down in the sew
enth.
Courtney's sterling exhibition gives
rise to high hopes that he will be OF
much value to the Griffs another year
Judge Harris and Shanks all turned
in neat bits of work which figured IN
holding the Tribe in check.
Jim ONeili pulled the brotherly act
when he erred on Steve's roller in the
sixth. Nothing resulted from the
miscue, however.