Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-09-18

main in the championship race
OF course the Bucks may get some
help from the Tigers in the form o
Yankee defeats, but that cannot be
depended upon. The Cobbmen. viz
tually eliminated from the pennant
contention after their losses to the
athletics, may not be able to put into
their play against the New fork0S
the spirit they showed against the
Bucks early this week. They will
be striving to win, but it often is
difficult for team that knows it is
almost impossible to better its posi-
ton to key itself to a winning pitch.
1t is strictly up to the Bu' ks to
help themselves from now on and
they very likely will have hard
fight on their hands in st. Louis,
even though the Browns were noi so
formidable against the Yankees
yesterday.
Miller Hugg'ns' forces proved their
mettle by taking two games from
the Sislerites to keep themselves on
even terms at the top of the league
with the H"rrsmen, who beat the
Indians s to ,. and may be expected
to make d grueling pace to the fin
iSh of the race. The PuckS must
make brave stand in st. Louis if
thcv are to hold an advant ge over
their present firSt-place rivals at the
close of the Set.-o on.
BY beating the y be yesterday. the
Nationals set Il 1924 re rord for the n
selves !. - 1t gave them two wins
in a row in ClevelH nd for the first
time this Year. Incidentally it made
the Nationals record for the annual
series between the clubs read: Won,
10: lost, II. SO triumph today
would bring an even break With the
tribe tor the campaign
Twelfth i'm Row for Barney.
Also the sam Afforded Walter
Johnson AN opportunity to score hi,
23d pitching victory of the season
and HIS twelfth in row. 1t was
Johnson's third success in four starts
AGAINST the Indians this season.
Now the Browns and the Red SoX are
the only clubs tn he has not de-
feated three or more times during the
present year and no club other than
the Rcd SoX is likely to be credited
with two wins over IL m.
johnson did some .s".art pitching IL
his first appearance on the MOUND II
Cleveland this yeIr. He allowed ON:
seven safeties. six OF them ne.h4
CLEANED OFF him in he first three
innings. His best work was done /.
the third round. whei the llrst tire
Indians to face him hit safely, an
filled the bases The veteran hurl,
tightened and held the Tribe to
lone tally for the frame. ieorSt
Burns single, with two Gohe, IN iht
sixth was the best the Tribe coulc
get off Johnson after that counting
inning.
Opposing Johnson WAS the left
handler. Sherrod Smith. who more
than once this season had been
thorn in the side of :he Washington
outfit And although the Bucks
combed him for eight EitS. Smith WI:
no easy mark for them yesterday, a:
erratic Indian fielding figured in both
of their scoring sessions. However
the Harrismen fought gamely fol
their victory. They trailed the In
dams until the six,h inning. when
they deadlocked the game. the'
stepped to the front in the seventh
and afterward fought off all oppo-
sition.
Indians Score in Opener.
The Bucks got a couple of safeties
off Smith in the opening round, only
to have Il double play occurring be-
tween them nullify the hits. But the
Indians made good use of their pail
of wallops in the initial frame.
Jameson popped to Peck to start
proceedings. then Summa scratched a
the ball against the right-center wall
for two bases and Summa scored, but
probably would not had Rice thrown
to Harris for a relay, instead of at
tempting to heave directly to the
plate. =.
Neither side seriously threatened
In the second inning. but the Bucks
had a chance to start something in
the third. Ruel and Johnson singled
ctr Ir,ty uf
second on the pitchers slam. But
Muddy was slow getting away when
McNeely hunted and was 1ut at third
base. Ne Their Harris mol Rice cou.d
hep.
The Indians made good in their part
of the third however. and came near
splitting the beans for the Nationals
so far as the game was concerned.
Jameson began the frame with
sharp single to left. Summas pop
bunt toward third was too short for
Bluege to get to in time for a retir-
ing throw and went for single. Then
McNulty laid down the ball toward
the far corner and Johnson felded it
with his bare hand. Walter turned to
throw to the far corner. only to dis
cover that Bluege SO had come in
the sack. McNulty's bunt became
single, crowding the hassocks with no
one out.
=. Peck Comes to Rescue.
With Slugging Joe Sewell at bat,
the situation was indeed acute. Joe
slammed a hot one to the right of
Peck that was ticketed a hit when it
left the bat, but the Nationals short
stop managed to check the flight Of
the ball and recover 1t in time to
toss to Bluege for a force play on
Summa while Jameson scored. 1t
was a remarkable piece Of feeding
and perhaps saved the day for the
Harrismen. ;
That relieved the situation consid-
erably and Johnson relieved 1t more
by tanning Walters. Then Bluege
took Burns grounder and touched
third automatically retiring McNulty,
and the Indians were through for the
afternoon.
The Bucks did nothing in the fourth
and fifth innings, but got few
breaks in the sixth to even the count.
McNeely rolled to Ellerbe and proved
an easy out. Harris had two-and-
two count against him when Smith
became wild and made two pitches
high and outside. walking the Bucks
manager. Rice raped to Burns and
the latter, attempting force play
on Harris, threw wildly past Sewell.
Inc Dall went 50 ldi III thc ouAHSAu
that Bucky probably would have
made third base had he not stumbled
while rounding the middle station.
AS 1t was he had to scramble back to,
that bag.
Smiths control became wobbly
again and he walked Goslin, although
Speaker came from the bench and
protested that Umpire Rowland had
missed q couple of strikes on Goose.
according to Catcher Walters. With
the bases filled, Judge slapped tha