Evening star., 1923-05-15

The team has not lost spirit, despite
its casualty list. The attack has not
deteriorated and the fielding has been
nothing to be ashamed of. But it
avails a club little to get runs by it's
proWeSS with the bat il its Slabmen
have little to offer defensively. Wal
verbal March hare, kept himself and
his teammates in hot water continually
in the initial clash with the Indians.
Yesterday Walter Johnson's inability
to get anything on the ball in the
first inning SO handicapped the Bush
men that their task of subduing
George Uhle and the rest of the Tribe
was we'll nigh hopeless from the start.
short Fence Helps Tribe.
Cleveland is not blest with AN over
sized ball yard and hits against the
right and center field fences are fire.
quent occurrences here. In fact to
appear good on the Tribes grounds
an outer gardner must be an accom-
plished billiardist as well as a ball
player, for he must be able to Judge
angles of rebounds, so often is the
sphere propelled against the fence.
Dick Wade and George Fisher, the
latter understanding Rice at present.
had their troubles yesterday in this
respect, for the Indians wallops off
backfield boards.
This was especially true in the first
inning after Walter apparently had
gotten himself out of a hole of his
own digging. Jameson, first up for
the Tribe, all but knocked over the
center field barrier and made third
base on the blow. Wamby, however,
sent up weak foul for Ruel and
when Speaker could do nothing more
than tap tor Johnson, who combined
nit hiS Nd
down Jameson between third and
home. everything appeared rosy for
the Nationals big hurler. But then,
Johnson got himself into trouble.
Speaker had taken second as Jameson
was retired and Walter proceeded to
smack Frank Brewer, erstwhile
National outer gardener in the ribs
with the ball. That started the fire.
works that did not sputter out until
five Indians had dented the plate.
Summa, the Tribes new right
fielder, poked the ball against the
center field wall for a single that
scored his chief and sent Brewer to
third Turkey came home when Sew
ell slammed one of JohnSon's slants
TO the Barrier and Joe dug for sec
ond base as Summa went up to third
Peck received Wade'S return from
The outer pasture, threw wildly past
Bluege in an effort to head off
Summa. and the Indian sprinted home
"hile SeWell kept on 10 the not cor
ner.
Wyatt Socks "a Triple.
With Lutzke at bat. Johnson could
not locate the plate and on the fifth
pitched ball. the Tribe third sacker
strolled to the initial station. Sewell
and Lutzke did not linEer long on
the paths for Myatt joined the Cleve-
land drum corps by banging the sec
ond ball served him to the top of the
midfield barricade for a three-baser
Chle. ninth Indian to step to the plate
in the inning. mercifully famed but
the damage was done.
This early tribe advantage forced
the Nationals to try to get 'em by
swattinS only and that they did
Chle was none too steady from the
outset. and in the third inning he
was nicked for tally, after two
We're out. After Bluege had been
retired. Harris strolled. Fisher flied
TO Jameson, but successive singles
by Goslin and Wade let Bucky reach
home. Ruel was thrown out by
Lutzke.
In the fourth session. the Griffths
old their last scoring. three hits pro-
ducing pair of markers. Peck had
been retired when Conroy doubled to
left. and. after Johnson had fouled
cut. Bluege scored Conroy with
double to JamieSon'S territory. Ossie
dashed home as Harris singled to
left, but Fishers strike left the
captain stranded The Nationals had
no real scoring opportunities there
after.
The Tribe continued pecking away
at Johnson and Brower'ss triple to
the center field wall. followed by
Summa's long fly to Wade. netted it
tally in the fifth. A couple of
smart double plays nipped later Tribe
81 or1ng chances in the bud