Evening star., 1925-08-20

Having moved to within few
the Indians again yesterday III Il
letics were taking a second conSecu
expected to fire another lctt-hander
Jez Zachary has rested well since
his three good innings against the
Yanks in Washington last Sunday
should he hurl this afternoon as
effectively as he did then, the Ma
tionals are likely to leave for Detroit
tonight with three straight wins to
their credit
The Indians were apt TO select
Walter Miller. their youthful south
paw, to do the finging against the
Champions Miller has done much
good work. but he would have to
do some extraordinary slabblng TO
battle the Nationals should they nap
non 10 be in any such hitting MOOD
as they We're yesterday Then theS
hammered the offerings of three ooN-
men for 20 safeties, including a homer
by Dutch Ruether triple ana
quartet of two-baggers.
Smith Departs Early.
Sherrod Smith. left-hander. began
tbe nitching for the Tribe ana ne
lasted only two innings, yielding IN
that time swats for trio OF taiiles'
Then Benny Karr assumed the Dur
den and before he left with one OUT
in the sixth. the Nationals hau
reached him for s hits one ol lle.''
Ruether's round tripper. The port
side -f1inpinr Bert Cole finished the
Indian pitching and gave up Z
safetieS.
Rut the Nationals needed their
heavy hitting, for Ruether, VINO start
ed on the firing line for them. was
nome FOO certain in his efforts. In
addition to being nicked for 10 nlts
he granted five passes. lie checkeu
the Tribe fairly we'll until the nlntn
when he was the victim of a nerce
attack that netted 5 swats for runs
and when he walked man to fill the
bases with two out he was yanked
IN favor of Fred Marberry. Fred
made but two pitches to stem the on
slaught.
Two hits registered after two were
out in the opening inning got the
Champions their initial tally. Joe
Harris crashed to center for a couple
of bases and. after Goslin strolled,
rumbled home when Judge shot SIN
gle to the same field.
Round Two Also Productive
Round two was productive of two
National markers. With Peck out of
the way, SEVERED slashed a one-baser
TO right and Ruether did likewise.
Lee kicked Dutch's wallop, enabling
Hank to reach the far corner. Rice S
slam against the right field barrier
counted SEVERED and put Ruether at
third base Dutch got home after
Jameson shared Bucky Harris high
one.
sKarr was on the slab when the
Champs went to bat in the third frame
and they got nowhere, but the In
dams did some damage in their por-
ton of the inning. Jamieson's liner
to Rice was followed by pass to Lee
and Speakers single to left that ad-
vanced Lee a base only. Joe Sewell
lofted to Rice. but Burns singled to
Sans territory, scoring Lee, and when
the fielder let the sphere slide by,
Speaker also scored, while Burns took
third. Rice, though, came right back
with a good catch of Surgeons long
fly 70 end the frame.
The Nationals got to karr for two
tallies in the fifth, but the Tribe
reached Ruether for the same number
in that inning Successive singles by
Bucky Harris, Joe Harris and Goslln
petted a run and left Nationals on
first and second bases. Judge sacrl-
feed and Joe Harris scampered to the
plate, after Speaker speared Bluege's
line drive. Jameson opened the In
dams portion of the round with a
single and after two men were retired
Joe Sewen also socked a one-baser.
Burns drove the pair of runners home
with a triple down the right-tield line.
Cole Also Roughly Treated.
Karr was chased from the slab and
his successor, Cole, also was treated
roughly in the sixth. SEVERED began
the frame with his third consecutive
1t nf cinplp left He
romped home ahead of Ruether, who
lifted the ball over the tall right-field
barrier for a round-tripper. Rice
walked, Bucky Harris sacrificed and
Joe Harris drove Rice home with
single to center.
karr then relinquished the pitching
lob to Cole. Goslin greeted the south
paw with a one-baser that was not
long enough to get Moon beyond the
middle station. Judge skied to Speaker,
but McNeely, running for Joe Harris,
and Goslin got to the final block When
Lee made a miserable muff of Bluege' S
fly to right-center.
In the seventh the Indians added
a run to their total-Joe Sewell start
ed the frame with a slap to left, and
couple of retirements moved him to
third base. Hodapps two-bagGer to
right counted the Indian shortf1elder
The eighth and ninth were scoring
rounds for the Nationals. In the for
mer two were out when Judge sin
gled and tailed on Bluege's triple be-
tween Jameson and Speaker. Doubles
by SEVERED and Rice scored the for
rner in the ninth. Sam tried to reach
the plate when Bucky Harris singled,
hut was a victim of Lees throw to
Luke Sewell.
: Indians Stage Uprising.
Then the Indians put on their big
gest scoring scene of the afternoon.
Speaker started the last part of the
ninth with a bunt toward third base.
He had a throw to first beaten. but
Bluege persisted in heaving the ball,
and 1t went far enough beyond Judge
to let Speaker reach third. Joe Sewell
socked a double to left field, register
ing his boss at the counting block, and
the rally was on.
Severed went into the infield to
grab Burns high one, but Spurgeon
huDted single toward third that