Evening star., 1920-09-10
DOUBLE KILLINGS SAVE
NATIONALS IN OPENER

Brower registered both of Washing
toms early tallies in the inltiai cor,
test Wounded in the leg by pitcned
ball at the outset OF round two. ne am IN
line in left and, after Ellerbe Whitfield,
scored while Gedeon was tossing out
O'Neill Charity then famed. to leave
Harris on the far corner
Leading off in the fourth, Brewer
picked out one to his liking and wal
loped it out of bounds for round
trip of the circuit. From the time his
bat met the ball there was no DOUBT
as to where it was going. LANDED
high up in the seats in the bleachers
in right center.
Erickson Is Unsteady.
Although holding the Browns to two
scattered singles in the first five IN
nings, Erickson freqently was in
trouble because of his unsteadiness,
double plays helping him on three oe-
casions. In the opener, when single
and pass put two Browns on. Harris
started a saving double play by grab
bing Jacobson's rap and stepping on
second.
Gedeon sacrificed after Sothoron and
Gerber had drawn passes in the third.
Sisier was intentionally walked,
whereupon Jacobson again hit into
two-ply killing. O'Neill starting this
one. In the fifth. after SEVERED OBJ
tained a free ticket, Harris made a
leaping clutch of Sothoron's liner for
another twin death.
But Erick lost his horseshoe in the
following frame. Gedeon had famed
when Sisler was credited with hit
on a swat that Ellerbe fumbled. Sis
Ter was forced by Jacobson, but the
a duplicate of Brewers four-hase
clout and the score was tied.
An infield safety by Rice and pass
to Harris put on two Griffs who were
left by Ellerbe and o'Neill in the
sixth, and they got a dose of double
play medicine themselves in the sew
enth when. with runners on second
and first, Gerber backed up for Milan's
pop and caught Erick fiat-footed off
the midway sack.
Rice's Speed Brings Tally.
Rice's speed was largely RESPONSE
Bile for the tally the Grihfs earned in
the eighth. Sam awalked and stole
second. took third on Brower's in
field death and scored on Harris
swinging bunt to Smith.
In the fag end of this frame Sisler
led OF with a safety that Brewer held
vanced on Jacobson's sacrifice. where
upon Erickson gave way to Zachary.
Williams lined crack to center that
Rice ran in and reached at the height
of his knees. but failed to hold. the
ball going through him and scoring
Sisler with the tying run. Williams
was credited with a three-base hit.
Neither Smith nor Tohin could get the
ball out of the infieId.
In the tenth Sisler beat out hunt
to Ellerbe and with two down swiped
second. where he was left when Ell
lerbe captured Williams foul
Harris initiated the eleventh with
a single, took second on Ellerbe's bunt
and reached third on O'Neills death
Charity walked and stole second.
Then Zach struck out. In the last of
this round Tobin died at second after
getting a bingle.
Blow-On In twelfth.
The blow-off came in the twelfth
Judge walked and was safe at sec
ond on Severeid's high throw of Mi
lan's tap. Rice looped a single to
left to fill the bases and Brewer sim
gled sharply over Gedeon's head. scor-
ing Judge and Milan. Smith caught
Harris fly and doubled Rice off sec
ond. Ellerbe then lined a double to
right center that cashed Brewer.
After Gerber had walked in the
closing hale Gedeon flied to Rice and
Sisler forced Gerber. The game ap-
peared to be ''in." but Jacobson bounc-
ed single off Zach's shins and Will
liams' Texas league double in right
center scored both Brownies. The ball
fell between Harris and Brewer. but
belonged to the latter. AS a precau-
tionary measure. he was lifted, Shanks
being placed in right. Billings was
sent in to bat for Smith. and the
game ended when he lined squarely
into the mitts of O'Neill.