Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-10

roller and fired wide to Wamby, who
caught the ball with his bare hands
while stretching to toe the sack and
whirled to shoot it to Burns at first
ahead of the batsman.
After Bill Lamar, the Rockville bow
had Intellectually attempted to bat for
Vanguard in the sixth, Olson singled to
left. Sewell made a fine stop of Jim
Johnston's wicked crack and forced
Olson at SECOND. Wamby pivoted and
shot the ball to Burns in time to COM
plete dual killing. but Burns dropped
the throw. Wamby made a great grab
of Griffith's drive. Seweil dropped his
throw for an attempted force-out. but
Wamby recovered the ball and with an
accurate peg to Gardner killed off john
ston sliding into third.
Cleveland Scores Again.
Set down in order in the fourth and
fifth innings by Marquard. the In
dams started after JEFF Pfeffer. Rob
insons mountainous Highlander,
and the fourth Brooklyn pitcher they
were called on to face during the aft
ernoon. and showed over run No.
in the sixth inning. After Sewell and
O'Neill had been disposed of Coveles-
ter of the diamond. just out of Kill
duff's clutch. He was moved to sec
ond when Pfeffer uncovered a wild
pitch, took third on Evans single to
right and counted on an inf1eld blow
by Wamby. This bingle was a slow
to flag the batsman. The Swede used
his head and did the only thing left
tossed to Kilduff in an effort to force
Evans at second. but the throw ar
rived just a fraction too late.
Wheat. Myers and Honey accom-
the seventh. The Indians made
threat in this inning, but it fell short.
Burns was passed for a starter and
numbered to third when Gardner hit
the right-field screen on the fly, Crit
fifth holding him to one base by play
Wood here was lifted to let Jack
Graney. a fork-handed sticker, bat
for him.
Gardner advanced to second on a
short passed ball, which properly
should have been recorded as a wild
front of Miller. Graney grounded to
Kilduff. who trapped Gardner off Sec
ond and ran him toward third. Burns
edged toward the plate, and Kilduff
threw to Miller. who ran Burns back
to third, which Gardner also had
Gardner being declared out. as Burns
was entitled to the sack. Graney,
meanwhile. had reached second.
Sewell lifted an easy fly to Olson. and
the dangerous O'Netu was intention
ally walked to bring up the weaker
hitting Coveleskie. Stanley all but
ruined the Dodger strategy by belt
ing the ball to deep right. Griffith
taking it within a. few feet of the
wall. III
kildu6's Stay Short.
kilduff fingered only a short time
after leading off in the eighth with
a line single to center. as Miller
promptly pumped into double play
initiated by Gardner. with Wamby
pivoting. Neither Evans. Wamby nor
Speaker could get on the runways
in the flag end of this round.
After Olson had been retired to
start the ninth, Jim Johnson revived
the tagging hopes of the Robins by
Crashing single off Coveleskie's
shins, the ball bounding nearly to the
third base foul line. Griffith rammed
a roller to Wamby, who forced Neis.
running for Johnston. with a toss to
Sewell. Joe lost a chance for a dou-
BILE play by losing his grip on the
ball as he drew back for a throw
to Burns. The youngster ended the
contest a moment later. however, by
gathering in Wheats boun,1er and
forcing Grifith at second with a toss
to Wamby.