Evening star., 1923-07-21

NlldiH MSNIlISS OluSlSu ~ tiiS II
took care of everything that came h
He had a chance. none too easy,
right off the reel. Iris Speaker, third
Up in the Tribes opening inning, half
topped Il ball and it travelled but
short distance toward the far station.
Iris dashed for first. but William Nc
kiulcy who WIS playing far back.
came tearing in. grabbed the sphere
With his bare hand and ritied il TO
The initial sack to get the Tribe chief
tain by yards. William Mckinley
later was on the finishing end OF
double play that neCessitated Il long
leap by him to the third sack.
At bat, William Mckinley did not
have such Il good day, stepping to the
platter five times and getting but one
hit, Il single i'll the fourth inning. lie
famed twice, but in one of his other
times up he almost hattened Frank
BroWer with IL drive that would have
been hit had it not Travelled directly
at the Tribe first baseman. However,
William Mckinley has demonstrated
several times this year that he can
swat that ball. He is Swinger. too.
They do not call third strikes against
him.
Produces Four Hits in Pinches.
William Mckinley has been sent to
the plate as pinch-hitter nine times
this season. and on four occasions has
delivered One of his blows was q
double that cleared filled bases ana
tied the score in the ninth inning
of a game ultimately won by the Ma
role he slammed the ball so hard at
Il fielder that the latter, although
stopping it. threw wildly for two
base error that paved the way 70
triumphant rally. Yes. william Nc
kinlCy is Il handy fellow Tor the Nd-
tioualS to have around.
William Mckinley and all his team
mates performed handily yesterday
when the Nationals scored their first
victory over the Indians in Cleveland
this year. The club reveled in hit
ting and scoring orgies in two in
nings Of the 12-to-5 engagement,
lunmeling George Uhle, Cleveland
sandlot graduate, who twice shut out
the naughty Yankees in their last
series here with but four hits on each
occasion. in the fourth and Daniel
Boone in the eighth Chle, wobbly
from the start, gave way to Boone
after two were out in the fourth.
Daniel broke badly after two Ma
tinnalS had been retired in the eighth.
81 Speaker sent Joe Shaute to the
l,ill in the ninth.
JeZebcI Tecumseh Zachary, south
paw, who has been enjoying more
success against these western outfits
than any other of the Nationals
mound corps, had IL tempestuous aft
rrnoon. due mainly TO his own wild
ness, but he weathered the gale fairly
we'll The Tribe bumped Zachary
freely. yet. outside of the fifth and
ninth innings, made little use of their
twelve hits and six passes The In
dams had runners on the parthS in
every inning except the first, but
whenever the Tarheel portsider fall
tered his pals came to his rescue be-
fore it was too late.
Hammer UhIe Lustily.
The Nationals got to Uhle with a
vengeance in the fourth inning. Rice
was passed as a starter and went to
third as Gharrity's looper to short
right went for a double when just
missed by Connolly. Ruel singled
Rice home, and Peck's one-baser tai
lied Gharrity and put Ruel on third.
The bases were filled when Hargrave
beat out drive to Gardner, too close
II third TO permit Ruel to quit that
station.
Zachary forced Hargrave, Ruel
counting, and advanced to second
,vhile peck crossed the plate when
thIe made d wild pitch to Leibold
Sewell manhandled Leibolds ground
cr and Uhle hit Bluege, once more
'rowding the sacks. Then Boone was
Blucge, Zachary scoring, and Rice. up
for the second time in the session,
tied TO Speaker.
This five-run lead seemed safe
"nough until the Indians got busy in
The fifth. Steve O'Neill singled to
right and pulled up at second after
Eoune ritled a hit to center jamie
son advanced the runners by ground
ing to Bluege, but it appeared that
Zach would escape unScathed when
connolly popped to Peck. He got
into trouble pitching to Speaker, how
ever, and ran up a three-and-one
count Then the Southpaw made the
mistake of growing a ball and iris
hanged it over the right-field wall
for q circuit drive that netted the
Tribe three runs. Sewell was an easy
out.
Solve Boone in the Eighth.
The Nationals could DO nothing
with Boone until the eighth. then they
uid a-plenty. Charity began the ses-
sion with Il single to left and got to
second Ruel was tossed out. Card
uer made q wild throw of Peek's
erounder, but Charity stopped at
third while the batter reached Sec
"nd. Hargrave lined to Brewer, then
Zachary scored Charity and Peck
with triple to left.
Leibold singled Zach home and
counted as Bluege doubled. Wamby's
double error on GoSlin'S tap let
Bluege tally and Goose take second.
GoSlin came in ahead of Rice when
the latter drove to the scoreboard
at the end of centerfield for four
bases. Charity ended the orgy by
lifting Il high one to Sewell.
With two gone in the ninth, the
Speaker strolled and was singled to
third by Sewell. Both tailed when
Namby doubled to left, but Gard
n | T.1ihnI1 tod fray