The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-08-19
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ossis's Timely Hitting Offsets
Wild Heave That Aids
Indians
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CLEVELAND, Aug. is.-Ossie
BIuegs was 1T once the star and the
bust OF the opening game Of the
world champions washington Griff.
men against the Cleveland indians.
he scored one run. drove IN four
more, got three hits, al proving
him star, and he came within an
ace Of blowing Walter Johnson's
victory with ! wild heave In the
sixth that gave the indians two
runs and brought. them almost
up even with the champions. AZ
things turned out the Drifts won,
I TO 4, 20 Ossie must rank among
the heroes.
On his first trip to the plate in
the second frame Bluege stopped
one OF uhle's fast balls with his
broad back. In the fourth he
hammered clean single to center,
scoring GosIin and Judge. In the
fifth he got hot carom off
Lutzke's big mitt. Karr famed
him in the eighth. but Ossie came
back IN the ninth with single,
bringing over Joe Harria and Cos
lin.
Bluege was sadly prominent In
the uprising Of the Indians against
Sir Walter johnson in the sixth.
At that time the Griffs were lead.
ing, 5 to q. There were two out
and Burns was at third and Spur
geon on second when SummA
bounced an ordinary hopper to
Bluege. It was an easy out, but
Ossie made wild heave past
R4A n6 knl-
lied. Summa, with the tying run,
was on second when Myatt flied to
Goslin, ending the frame. That was
a close shave.
Johnson was bit unsteady
throughout, though yielding but
one hit in the first five innings.
In the sixth he was assaulted
rudely. Jameson singled, McNulty
walked and Speaker singled,
Jameson scoring. SeweII forced
his boss, but Burns doubled TO
right and McNulty scored. Spur
geon bounced to Bluege ana Sewell
was eventually run down ut third.
Then came Bluege's insane peg
across lots with two more Indian
runs, their last Of the day.
From then to the ninth Johnson
held his own but with two down in
ItAS AlIlA4 1EtlIIIG TIC uAEu WOEA III
the humid atmosphere proved too
singled and McNulty walked.
johnson was breathing like a bel
lows and Bucky Harris sent him
to the showers amid cheers. Gregg
came in and filled the sacks with
a pass to Speaker but Marberry
came along and Sewell's best was
a roller to Judge and death at
first. The victory belongs to
Uhle lost control in the second.
pa ssing Goslin and Judge and hiS.
ting Bluege. Peck's long fly to
Jameson scored Goslin. There was
halt Of twenty-five minutes in
the final half Of the third frame
when the fourth rolled around
Uhle had lost his stuff.
Goslin walked for a beginning in
the fourth and Judge doubled.
Bluege's ringing single scored them
both. Peck sacrificed and Ruel
walked, Johnson's single scoring
Bluege and bringing in Byron
Specie, formerly with the Griffs.
Singles by Joe Harris, Goslin and
Bluege filled the corners in the
fifth, Pecl1's long fly to Speaker
scoring Joe Harris.
There were two gone in the ninth
when Joe Harris doubled over
Jamieson's head. Karr purposely
passed Goslin and then found he
couldn't help passing Judge. That
filled the bases and so when Bluege
responded with a solid rap to left
center, Joe Harris and Goslin scor-
ed, giving the champions a safe
margin of victory.
Rice fouled out four times in
five tries, while Roger Peckin-
paugh had three sacrifice hits In
five trips to the plate. Both hap
penings were out of the ordinary.
The attendance was small, but the
fans were noisy when the Indians
appeared to be about to do some.
thing.