Evening star., 1924-07-29

The Bucks did not get real Scor-
Ing chance until the eighth inning,
then the player who put them very
much into the game virtually blasted
a hope of a least a tie at the time
by undisciplined scrambling on the
final runway.
Covey had been quite steady all
the afternoon, but at the start of
passes of the fray to Roger Peckin-
paugh. Then little Wild Matthews
was sent in to bat for Pitcher George
Mogndge and Wild poked the ball
Summa for couple of sacks.
Peck pulled up at third on the
blow, for Iris was on the sphere
quickly. Every precaution was TAX
en- to have the runners play safely.
conference being held between the
men on the paths 2and the coaches.
Speaker drew back his infield and
as result Sam Rice beat out a
roller to Riggs Stephenson. while
Peck scored and Matthews took
third.
How Sparky Gummcd 1t.
Then, with speedy men on the rum
ways, Speaker sent his infield in.
Memo Leibold shot a fast grounder
to Joe Sewell and it seemed to be
apparent to every one but Matty
that try for the plate was virtual
suicide. Joe took look at Wild be-
IOTe lelliHS the DdIl 30, pul iuSledo
of bluffing a start. Wild dug for
home and Joe's heave to Luke
Sewell got there far ahead of the
runner. Luke. with the ball. set sail
after Wild and caught the impetuous
runner before he could return to the
far corner.
Rice had had no chance to do any
thing better than make second, so
instead of the Bucks having a player
at third and second. or third and
n <.h ,fsca
for a double play, for the Indian
shortstop had been delayed too much
by his first glance at Wild, they were
left with men first and second
and a good hit needed to tie.
AS it turned out, had Matthews
held third the game would have been
deadlocked by the next play, for Har-
ris flied to Pat McNulty 50 deep in
left that slow man could have made
home after the catch. Ard then Rice
stood midway between second and
third, with McNulty under the ball,
instead of sticking at the middle
sack, awaiting a splendid chance to
take third.
Might Have Turned Tide.
Had Sam gotten to the far corner,
even, then the tide might have turned.
for it is Just such things that give
a tottering pitcher the final push, and
Covey certainly was tottering just
then. This late opportunity was all
Covey granted, though. All else the
Bucks got off him was Joe Judges
single in the second inning, Harris
Dagger with two out in the
fourth, Ruers walk in the fifth, Rice's
one-baser in the sixth and RueIs
single after two were gone in the
seventh.
George Mogridge started on the
slab for the Bucks, and the Indians
needed only the first two frames to
beat him for the third time this sea-
son. After Speaker tripled with two
gone in the opening round. George
went into a trance and let iris steal
home. Singles by Joe and Luke
Sewel and a pass to George Burns
then filled the bases. but Riggs
Stephenson lofted to Rice.
Rill IutZke started the Tribe s
second batting session with a single
to center. Coveleskie sacrificed and
McNulty's retirement moved Lutzke
to third base. Then Summa tripled.
Speaker though. was strike-out
victim. From then on through the
seventh Mogridge allowed but two
hits, Stephensons scratch single off
Harris in the sixth and Speakers S
hunt single in the seventh. Allen
Russell hurled to but three Indians
in the eighth.