Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-17

They stayed there until Tuesday,
when the Athletics dropped them
back notch. but by turning the
tables on the Mackmen Wednesday.
and taking the Griffs into camp yes
terday, ! to 0, while the Yanks were
being snowed-under in Chicago. they
again are at the front Of the pro-
cession, by a margin of four points,
with the White Sox in third place,
nine points to the rear.
Duel OF Lefthandefs.
As on the first of the month, it was
Walter Mails, who yesterday obtain
ed the verdict over the Griffs, but
with a very different exhibition of
slab work. for on the earlier date he
failed to go the route, Morton having 10
be called to his rescue. Yesterday, the
One-tiIne Brooklyn Dodger, VINO since
1915 has been pastiming In the Paonc
Coast League, gave conclusive evl-
dence that his left-handed hooks are
going to prove of great value to the
Indians in the grueling drive to the
wire by banking the Nationals with
four hits. Only two Of the visitors
got as far as third base, one through
an error by Shortstop Sewen and the
other on q fluke Texas League dou-
BILE by Brewer. Mails issued only one
pass andfanned fouy of the Grins In
the pinches. =.
was surpassed by that of Zachary
untu the fatal eighth. when he I'M
corked q wild pitch that gave the
Tribe the only run Of the game. AfteS
yielding q single to the first man to
a safety again until the eighth. and
aside from onespass in the second. not
another Indian got on the runways
until two were down in the maj
Tribal round
Then Sewell was credited with q hit
70 hA of which
, Frank knocked down with one hand
Sewell took third on Steve ONeilrs
, liner to right which bounced past Roth
-, to tho fence for two bases, and Tailed
struck the dirt In front Of Charity
and bounced over his shoulder to the
stand
1t was tough for Jezebel to lose in
this way after such q sterling exhibition
, Of flinging: Steve reached third on the
weird chuck, and was left when Brother
Jim pulled the last Of series OF hne
plays in taking care Of Nails din1cnlt
bounder.
Double-PIays Checks Grins.
Double plays snured the first two
: openings afforded the Nationals. In the
second inning Eilerbe was killed or with
Brewer after the latter had walked:
With one away In ,t the next ne sa roIno
wild heave and was safe at third. when
Mails tossed Zachary's bunt there too
late. On Harris rap to Wamby, Char
rity was trapped between bases
and finally tagged by steve O'Neill.,
whose throw to Wamby nipped Zachary
before he could get back to the midway.
In the fifth the Griffs got an open
ing they didn't deserve, Brewers 1T
tie dy to left going for two bases.
when Sewel and Evans each waited
for the other to take it. Elleroe sac
rificed him to third. where he was
left when Mails famed Jim ONetll
and Charity popped to Johnston.
Mails gave q sterling exhibition OF
iinRing in the seventh, when. after
Rice singled and stole second. ne
famed Roth and Brewer, and made
Ellerbe loft to Smith. With two hands
retired in the eighth Zach and Harris
singled in succession Then Shanks
skied to Evans.
Make Good ON Third Chance.
Until the eighth the Indians had
only two chances to work an athlete
around to the plate. Evans, hrst up.
lined a single to center and was prompt,
" doubled up when Harris grabbed
Wamby's smash, tagged Evans ON tne
line and ferried to Brewer. Speaker
walked and died stealing.
In the second Smith walked 1or q
starter, moved up on Gardners sacri-
nee and took third while O'Neill was
tossing out Johnston. SeweN left MIN
there. The Indians went out in order
thereafter until the grand male.