The Washington herald., 1921-08-29
Joe Woods Clouting Big
Factor in Tribes Victory!
His Homer in Sixth Decides Game Coveleslie
And Mogridge in Pitching Duel, With
Pole Having the Edge.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Aug. 2s.-That
Cleveland was able to defeat Wash
ington today. . to 2, while Detroit
was winning from New York, to
., was due to Joe Wood. who is
permitted to play right field for
the world champions when a
southpaw Is working for the op-
position. Joe turned the trick al
most single handed. He drove in
the two runs Cleveland got in the
nrst inning with a double to right
center, while his home run in the
sixth round was the winning tally.
Joe's heroic batting feats not only
brought victory to the tribe, but
also put the Indians more than a
game ahead Of the Yankees. He
also made il possible for Cleveland
to make a clean sweep from the
Nationals, the first time the tribe
has accomplished such a feat
against any Eastern team this sea-
SON.
After reading thus far you prob
ably have gained the Impression
that Joe Wood was the whole show.
But he wasn't-not by jugful.
Joe was given plenty OF assistance
by some of his fellows, the most
potent of whom was Stanley Cove
lsskie, the leagues leading pitcher.
Big Pole in Form.
Stanley pitched a mean apple
after the second inning. only twen-
ty-four National batters facing him,
after that session and nobody scor-
ing. He wasn't SO bad in the sec
ond, retiring the Nationals score
less after two singles came in sue
ceSsion with only one out.
From the second to the eighth
only one visitor got to first base. In
the eighth, two got on. Charity
on a pop single to left center and
Bush on Wamby's wild throw to
first in an effort to complete a
double play. Stanley famed pinch
batter Earl Smith in the eighth.
This strike out was the sixth reg
iStered by him in seven innings.
1t was in the ninth. though. that
the Shamokin Pole hurled his most
artful pills. The first two Nation
ais got on in this round and it
looked like extra innings for vic
tory or a possible defeat.
Convey walked Judge to start the
ninth, just as he had walked the
frst man to face him in the first
inning when the visitors punched
two hits and two sacrifices along
with the pass for their two runs.
When Rice followed Judges walk
d with = single, somebody in the
stand, more anxious than the 9TH
ers. told CoVey IL was time to turn
on the we'll known juice. Covey
did. and with some mighty adroit
baseball from George Burns. the
first base Adonis, retired the in
Vaders without one OF them getting
by second base.
Burn. Stops Grins.
Bing Miller. swarthy and gaunt
guardian Of the left field reserva-
tion. tried to bunt Judge to third
and Rice to second. But Miller's
bunt resulted in a low pepper that
Burns retrieved a foot in front of
the plate.
George followed this play with
another. running around to the
other end to the Indians dugout,
where he caught Harris fowl.
wamby threw out Shanks after the
National third sacker had swung
at and missed a pair of Covey's
mysterious pitches.
Covey had to hurl some baseball
for George Mogridge. king pin
southpaw of the Nationals, was on
the ground against him, and George
Is no slouch when IL comes to feed
Ing subtle marbles to opposing
bastmen.
Outside OF the hrst, when wamby
singled and Speaker and Wood
doubled, and in the sixth, when
Wood hit his homer, Mr.. Mogridge
hurled a succulent brand of base
ball