Evening star., 1923-07-22

to seek rehet under the cooling ShON
Joe Shaute, Morton'S successor, co,
talieS to win, ultimately, ] to 5.
This was one day in which the
Bushmen made their hits tell heavily
Of the eleven CLEANED off Morton
ami Shaute. only three We're wasted
The Indians hatted effeCtivly. too.
pitcher for the Nationals, decorated
the slab. pecking away at him for
an early lead and threatening to
knock the props from under Bush's
athletes in the eighth, when they
ran their safety total TO an even
dozen before Allen Russell came to
the rescue. The Tribe got another
swat off this spit-baIler, then it
could have thrown away its bats.
Aahniser was touched uo from the
outset, and in but two OF the seven
and one-third innings he hurled did
the Indians fail to place Il man on
hrst. He was not oft in control. for
he did not grant single free pass
Gerhaps his aim was too keen, for
on but few occasions did he pitch
himself out to batter Yet with
the Tribe pecking away at him al
most continuously, Zahniser kept
himself out Of grave danger until
, the eighth. Then three of the first
four batterS to face him hit safely
and Bush deemed it wise TO substi-
tute Russell. so the starting tWirler
trotted off the field leaving Il three
run lead and with one Indian out
and others OH first and third.
Merton Cracks Under Strain.
But zahniser's experience was not
nearly so rough as that Of Morton
Like the proverbial pitcher that was
carried too often to the well Guy,
VINO has been working overtime to
get his club into the running for the
nag, felt the effects of the extra
labor. He wobbled a bit in his first
inning. rocked some more in the fifth
Dut recovered quickly enough to keep
from Deing damagcd staggered some
more III the sixth and was paralyZed
by the sturdy National attack in the
eighth. Guy yielded six swats until
tnat fatal inning in which he lost his
smashes caused him 10 fade from the
scene, and Shaute's portside pitches
We're reached for two more bingles
before the Nationals quieted in that
session.
With the Nationals fighting for all
they We're worth, and the Indians not
caring any more for victory than
Jack kearns does for big purses. the
battle naturally was replete with
thrli!s. Sam Rice provided big one
with an unassisted double play.
iris Speaker gave the Cleveland
fans much pleasure with a bust over
the right field fence that has become
almost daily habit with him during
the series with the Nationals and
Manager DOME Bush thrust himself
INTO the lineup by going to second
when Ossie BlucCe was injured by a
fall over the middle sack To make
the day great one for the Nationals.
6ush got hit in his lone time at bat.
Both Tally in Opener.
Two hits. one of them scratch,
gave the Nationals an edge on the
Indians right at the start. Lefbold
hunted and was safe at first when
Morton fell in trying to grab the
ball Bluege sacrificed. but Goslin
famed. Rice. however. singled to
left. tallying Memo.
This lead was Short-lived. for the
Tribe clustered two hits in its first
turn at bat. Jameson let a third
strike float by before Summas clout
bounded over Zahniser's head and
just out of reach of peck for two
bases. Speaker hit to center, scoring
Summa, then was caught in n double
play, started by Peek, who had
snagged SewelIs grounder.
The best the Bushmen could do in
their next three batting innings was
a single soaked by Bluege with one
gone in the third. but the Tribe was
active after going out in order in
the second. O'NeiII opened the third
with Il one-base blow and Morton
sacrificed. Jamieson's retirement put
O,Neil on third base and Summa's
second successive hit sent Steve home
Speaker blasted open the third
inning with q homer and SeWeIl, who
singled, was sacrificed to second, only
to be stranded.
Count Again in Sixth.
There was no more action until
the sixth. when the Nationals put
another run across, Ruel began the
tally-making with a fluke double to
right Gardner messed Hargrave's
hunt and giving the batter life and
putting Ruel on Third. When Peck
forced Hargrave, Ruel scored.
The Indians threatened to become
troublesome in their half when
Speaker doubled after Summa had
grounded out. but Rice made great
catch of Sewell's liner and ran in
10 second for d double play, retiring
iris.
The Bushmen made no use of
Bluege'S tWo-bagger in the seventh
nor did successive singles by Brewer
and O'Neill, made after two were out
help the Indians in their half.
80 The eighth inning, though, pro-
%vided fireworks for all. To begin
what proved, to be the Nationals S
the third-base line. He was counted
by Hargrave, who smote ball that
landed just inside the foul line at
the far station. Pecks two-base
Jameson put Hargrave on third.
This trio of wallops put out Morton
and brought in Shaute.
Evans Double is Productive.
Evans greeted the newcomer with
p double to right that let Hargraye
and Peck get home. Zahniser bunt-
ed and when Shaute threw past
Wamby, who covered first, Evans
scored and Zahniser reached second.
Leibold sacrificed and Zahniser
scored when Shaute wild pitched to
Bush. DOME dumped a Texas leag-
uer into center, but was caught
stealing, while Goslin ended the big
session with loft to Summa.
The Tribe turned the tables on
Zahniser in it's half of the inning.
Jameson doubled as starter and
scored as Siumma singled. Speaker
forced Summa, then took third as
Sewell Knocked a one-baser. That
was the finish of Zahniser. Wamby,
first to face relief pitcher Russell.
flied to Rice and Speaker tailed after
the catch. Gardner. with a single,
raised the Tribes hopes of victory,
but Brewer blasted them by tanning.
The Nationals could not fathom
Shaute in the ninth but 1t meant
nothing, as Russell made the Indians
stalk back to their wigwRm as fast