Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-09-19

manager, Is Il conservative as a
prophet. He realizes the seriousness
OF the situation and is not given to
asserting the Bucks cannot be kept
away from the flag. The young pilot
knows too Well just how the Yankees
have overcome all opposition when
ever their laurels were threatened in
other seasons and that they are pow
4rfu1 right now
And the members of Harris aggre-
cation understand this too. But they
are quietly confident of their ability
to nose out the New Workers at the
finish of the greatest title race ever
staged in this American League since
1908. If the Nationals are beaten in
their effort to get Washington its
first professional base ball champion
snip, 1t VIII not be because they are
outgamed.
Harris Pitching Schedule.
Manager Harris has IA tentative
pitching schedule for this series that
II put into effect ought to give the
browns a deal to think about. George
Mosrldge, veteran Southpaw. was to
face the Sislerites this afternoon.
while Warren Ogden is slated for toll
tomorrow and Walter johnson may
get the hill job Sunday. Johnson has
hurled here only once this season
aHected him to such an extent he had
to be removed from the mound early
IN the fray, but was credited with the
victory scored over the Browns
The Browns used all OF their star
pitchers against the Yankees in the
series just ended. hut the Bucks mor.
than likely viii see Crban Shocker
Dixie Davis and Ernie Wingard dur
ing their stay here. and Manager
81 n iS. ,,.i1I 4.
ready To pitch his tantalizing shoots
to the pennant seekers Breakers
are ahead and careful steering will
be needed to get through them.
10 triumph here, the Bucks proba-
bly, VIII have to show more punch
than they revealed in their previous
visits to the Mound City. Even
though they made sweep OF thu.
three games played here in June.
hitting was not of the highest order
and there was IA lamentable lack of
National sWatting when the Browns
grabbed the five contests staged in
SportmanS Park last month The
Bucks have been "in-and-out batters
recently. but here they had better he
decidedly in club swingers.
Showed Punch Yesterday.
The Bucks, however. showed plenty
of punch in the late stages of yester-
days fray to beat the Indians 9 to )
ana make clean sweep of the series
in the city in which they had been
badly beaten in previous visits. The
Bucks tried Fred Marberry and Allen
Russell on the hill in the early part
of the game. but Fred took five-hit
three-run rounding in the first two
frames. and Russell got a three hit
one-run wallop in tn third round.
Then Byron Specie went to the slab
and scored his second victory of the
year.
The Bucks We're slow in starting
against George Uhe but Wade LETTER
pinch batting for Russell in the
fourth, stepped to the plate for the
first time as National and singled
in pair of runs. Then Ossie Bluege
got TO Chle for a single in the eighth
that drove in the two tallieS needed
to match the Indians score. and the
Harrismen sewed up the affair with a
gallant rally in the ninth.
Here's what happened in the big
inning: McNeely hit down the left
field line and was at second before
any one realized that Umpire Con-
molly had called the blow foul. He
came back to the plate and cracked d
single to center. Harris, intending to
sacrifice, laid down a bunt that Burns
and second. Rice also tried to sacri-
flee, but forced out McNeely at third.
Uhle's Wildness Helps.
But Goslin singled to right, filling
the bases, and Judge singled to CEN
ter, scoring Harris and Rice and
sending Goslin to third. Peck strolled
filling the bases Ruel was hit on his
right hand by pitched ball, forcing
Judge home, and after Specie fouled
to Ellerbe, Chle hit McNeely in the
back, pushing Bluege across the plate
with the fifth tally of the frame. Har-
ris ended the inning by forcing out
Ruel with a grounder to Ellerbe.
The Bucks wasted a pair of hits in
each of the first two innings, but the
Tribe went after Marberry briskly in
those rounds. Jameson lined a single
TO center to start the Indians first
turn at bat, and tailed when Summa
bounced a triple off the right-center
wall McNulty bounded a two-bagger
off the same wall, counting Summa
Sewell sacrificed, but McNulty had tC
hold third, as Judge took Walters
easy roller and threw to Harris for
an out. while Peck tossed out Burns
In the second inning, after Stephen
son lined to McNeely, Ellerbe poled
one-baSer to left. Chle then Sho,
the ball down the left-field line fol
Two DdSeS Dul was SlOppeu d
third by Goslins fast fielding. Jamie.
son knocked a slow roller to Harris
and Ellerbe scored, while Uhle TOOK
third as the batter was retired. Summa
ended the session with a fly to Goslin
Rice doubled over jamie sons head
after Harris had flied to the Indian
left fielder in the third. but Goslir
poled to Walters and Judge lifted te
Jameson. The Indians, though, pu'
another marker up i'll their part OF
the round by seeking Russell, who
had replaced Marberry.
McNulty flied to Rice to begin the
inning, but Sewell singled to RICH,
center and took third when Walters
Topped a one-base blow over Peck's
head. Sewell counted after McNeely
caught Burns fly in deep center
Stephenson also singled, but was
forced out by Ellerbe.
LETTERS Debut AuspfciOus.
LETTER made his debut as National
in the fourth in the role of pinch bat
ter and drove in pair of runs. WITH
Bluege out of the way, Peck beat out
a roller to Burns and Ruel doubled
to the right, the looper falling d.
rectly on the foul line. Peck took
third on the wallop and was followed
home by Ruel when LETTER, batting
for Russell, drove sharp single to
center. That was all, for McNeely
forced out Letter and a third strike
! was called against Harris.
The Indians threw scare into the
to h. od