Evening star., 1924-07-13

10 great boost Tor the Nationals in
tic of the American League cham
nd the third-place Tigers had only
d as each triumphed they gained hall
Nv the Nationals are d game and a
game i'll front OF the Jungle Cats
The fate of the Harrismen in the
first game was settled quickly, for
neither George Mogridge, their start
ing pitcher. nor Allen Russell, who
attempted a relief role, was effective.
Mogridge was knocked out of action
in three rounds and Russell failed to
last one. Byron Species good hurl-
ing that followed was wasted, for
the Indians had grabbed what they
needed and the Nationals could get
nothing worth while off the service
of Southpaw Joe Shaute.
Tables Turned in Second.
But conditions were reversed in
the second game. Manager Bucky
Harris revamped his batting order,
using Tom Taylor. infield recruit re-
Gently acquired from Memphis, in
center field and batting him in the
cleanup position. This seemed to
improve the attack so much that
Sherrod Smith of foTk-handed per-
suasion was battered out of the box
in five frames and his successor,
George Dewey Metevier, was handled
none too gently.
While this was going on, Jez Zach
airy. broken thumb and all, turned in
a well pitched game and would have
scored a shutout but for his mates
dizzy fielding toward the finish. Five
hits were all Zach gave up and four
of them were spread through the last
three innings.
In the initial encounter the In
dians took the wind out of the Ma
tionS with a quick getaway. Speak
er, with poor base running, killed the
chances of a Cleveland score in the
first inning, when single and dou-
BILE in succession were made off Mo-
gridge, but after a quiet second
round the Tribe got busy.
Mogridge began to fade at the out
set of the third inning and walked
Lutzke. Then Shaute bunted and
George was able to get the ball to
Harris, who covered the sack. The
runners were pegged up a notch by
McNulty's sacrifice and dented the
scoring slab when Jameson crashed
a double into right field. Neither
Jamie, but the batting lulI was only
| temporary.
Russell Is Routed.
Russell was on the slab when the
Tribe came to bat in the fourth and
they took a great fancy to the spit
baller Everything that Allen served
to the four batters facing him was
just to their liking and all got on the
paths. Burns socked a single to left.
Myatt, who was substituted for Joe
Sewell. did not do any socking, but he
could not, for Russell tossed him four
wide ones. Fewster singled Burns
home and Myatt to second, and Lutzke
singled Myatt home and Fewster to
third, taking second himself on the
throw-in of his swat.
That let Russell out and brought
Specie in. Two runners raring to get
home did not feaze Byron. He famed
Shaute, while McNulty fouled to
Ruel and Jameson. sent an easy
chance to Peck.
In this same fourth frame the Ma
tionals did their only run-making of
the fray. Hits had been made off
Shaute in each of the first three ses-
sionS with nothing behind them, but
the Harrismen punched tVo off South
paw Joe in the fourth, thereby avert
ing d shutout.
Geslin opened the round by bounc-
ing single off Joe Sewelfs paws and
got to third when Ruel hit for base
after Judge flied 10 Speaker Peck
rolled to Joe Sewell. forcing out Ruel,
but Goose crossed the plate There
after Shaute had the Nationals at his
mercy, while Specie pitched well
against. but his support failed him in
the eighth.
Tribe Handed Runs.
Then, with Burns out of the way.
Byron walked Myatt and Glenn was
put on second by Fewster's retire
ment. Lutzke gave Harris a soft
chance. but the Nationals boss bob
bled and Myatt counted. Shaute
blow to left was good for two bases
I r,tz zl-n
got home. Goslin dropped McNulty's s
loft, letting Shaute score and the
hitter made third. Jameson ended
the weird session with a fly to Rice.
With Zachary hurting in superb
form, there was little 10 the second
game but the Nationals. They vast
ed Harris triple in the first inning,
but fell upon Smith with vengeance
in the third. With Zachary retired
Rice singled and scored when Goslin
tripled after Harris flied to Speaker.
Taylor's two -bagger to left made it
easy for GoSlin' to scamper home.
Smith was slapped for two more
tallies in the fourth. There was one
out when Peck singled and Bluege
was hit by pitched ball. Zachary
across. and when Speaker booted the
ball Bluege was able to follow his
teammate to the final base.
Four clouts in the fifth accounted
Tor three markers GoSlln singled,
and, after Taylor lifted to Speaker
Judge bunted safely. Hargrave's
double scored Goose, but Joe stopped
at the far corner. Peck poled the
ball to left, however, and Joe and
Red ran in.
Griffs Sock Metevier.
In Metevier's first inning of work,
the sixth, the Nationals filled the
bases with two out, but it meant
nothing. They got to George in the
seventh, though, for their last cluster
of runs. Two were out when Zach
ary singled. Rice doubled Tom home
and Harris singled Sam to the platter.
When the Nationals stopped. the
Indians started. but they did not go
far. Speakers bunt in the first frame
and Luke Sewelfs single in the sew
enth was the only damage inflicted
upon Zach until the eighth. Jez be-
gan that round by tanning Ellerbe.
but Metevier reached second when
his loft was spilled by Taylor, and
after Rice. caught McNulty's fly the
Indian hurler raced to third
Harris fumbled Jamieson's ground
er and Metevier scored. Speaker
strolled and Joe Sewell singled ia
miesen home, but Speaker was held
at second. Then Burns ended the
fiare-up by forcing out Sewell.