The Washington herald., 1921-08-28

Joe Sewell's Great Work
Blasts Hopes of Nationals
Youthful Shortstop Cuts Off Runs in Pinches
Milan's "Bone" Holds Miller's
Long Drive to Single.

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BILE hands and whip-like right arm
OF Alabama Joe" Sewell played the
/ telling role in the Indians s-to-2
victory over Washington In the sec
ond game of the series at Dunn
Field today and naturally Joe was
aided in winning the game by his
team mates and eleven effuigent
bingles. but his own individual ef-
fort killed numerous Washington
chances ike a batca Of T N T.
Joe's greatest service to his cause
was rendered in the sixth inning.
George Uhle. who lad pitched su-
perb ball up to that round, suddenly
went to pieces. Four consecutive
singles had produced two runs. and
a hit batsman lefI the runways
filled when Iris Speaker brought
Jim Bagby in from the bull pen.
Certainly not a Joyous setting for
the relief hurler. Jim got Shanks,
first man to face him. out when
Speaker raced in back of second and
took the Nat third-sacker's short
lift. The catch was made so close
to the infield that Milan, on third.
made no attempt to score.
seweII's Fielding Ends Rally.
Then Charity drove a whizzing
grounder between third and short,
several yards to Joe's right. He
was on the ball like a hawk and
while still off balance fired a per-
feet throw to wamby. erasing Har-
ris- Bill. with equal precision and
deftness, relayed the ball to BEns
for the other out. This perform
ance cleared the atmosphere for
Bagby and the Mats had practically
no chance to score thereafter.
Sewell started another double
play in the first inning with Bush
on first, when Rice drove to him,
wamby and Burns handling the re-
slay. Besides this, ice took care of
four assists and a quartet of flies.
A couple of his catches were made
more difficult by the wind. which
gave high hit balls snaky twist.
Jezebel Tecumseh Zachary was
! about as puzzling as a page from
the primer to the Indians aftef
they had taken three innings to tune
their optics. Two bits. a pass, a
sacrifice, netted three runs in the
fourth inning, while four singles
accounted for a pai- OF runs in the
next Mr.. Speakers double. the
only extra base hit of the game,
followed by a sacrifice hit and sac
rifice fly netted the other.
For the home guards, George
Uhle looked like the major portion
Of the United States Mint for FIVE
innings and was apparently fore
east for one of his highly credit
able performances. Then for no
apparent reason his stock OF. puz-
zles no longer puzzled and the
four hits, together with a passed
ball and q hit batsman forced
Speaker to exercise the power of
recall.
Only for a penchant shown by
the Washington batsmen in the
sixth inning to play safely on the
first base ball bali rather than take
a chance. the game might have been
closer.
: In that inning Milan dented the
screen with 4 hit and only made
first base while Bush and Rice,
who were on the bags ahead of him,
were held TO an advance of one
base. Joe Wood played the re-
bound of the ball perfectly and
his sharp and accurate peg to the
plate squelched all ideas of scoring
the Nat runners might have enter
tanned
Bling Gets Record single.
Bing Miller, who packs a wicked
walIop, made a high and torrid
smash towards the left field bleach
ers. Charlie Jameson, who was
OF at the crack of the bat went
within a few feet of the concrete
barrier in his effort-to snare the
drive but failed. Bush and Rice
were in motion with the sound of
the bat against the leather and
scored, but Milan, who held first un-
Gil the ball fell safely, only reached
second. keeping Miller at first. 1t
was probably the longest single
ever hit at Dunn field.
Steve O'Neil tried desperately to
add another counter to the Indians
string in the sixth. After he
singled to left, wamby lined a
drive to center which Milan FUN
bled and let get past him, Steve
made the acid test of Zeb's whip
and found IL still had sufficient
kick. for a fast relay from Milan
and Harris had him at the plate
by a parasang.
Neither team was inclined to
take any great chances with this
exception, ii not being necessary
for the Indians with their early
lead; while the Mats declination to
do so reduced their chances cousid-
erably.