Evening star., 1925-06-22

Incidentally. second division clubs
are beginning 70 prove troublesome
to the champs. who are straining
every nerve in the effort to overhaul
the faSt-fying Athletics. The Browns
proved fought customers. and in the
last three games the Indians reverted
to the primitive With their chief
heading the attack Yesterday, the
wild men from the shores of Erie
SCalped the Potomac braves in a 7to-5
struggle. thereby putting the champs
two and Il half games behind the
Ieasue-leading Mackmen.
Speaker Wins for Tribe
Iris Speaker was the big brave of
the day. He welded his war club
we'll enough To drive in five of the
seven runs. Clinching the game for
the Indians when his double off
Walter johnson cleared filled bases
in the seventh inning after a spurt
in the sixth by the champs had made
the count 4-all. In addition TO his
aGEressiVeucsS at bat. he was power
full defenSiVely. Six catches he made
atield. the last a One-hand stab made
on the run of OSSie Bluege'S drive in
the ninth that if missed might have
prolonged the game, if not Wen it
for the Nationals. as two of them
were speeding homeWard from first
and second bases when iris recorded
this final out of the day.
Speakers double in the seventh not
only accounted for three Indian runs.
hut chased Johnson from the slab
Walter apparently had not been him
self from the start. The Tribe pun
meled him for nine hits. including
three doubles, in his seven and two
thirds innings on the hill and the
Safeties abetted by Bucky Harris two
errors uetted all the alien runs. How
ever, Walter may have gotten away
with a victory but for an accident
that put Joe Judge out of commission
in the first inning. \ turned ankle
prevented the first Sacker from inter
ceptinS a drive with a double-play in
sight and paved the way to a three
run rally by the visitors.
Fred Marberrv relieved johnson in
the seventh. but gave way to a pinch
batter in the eighth. SO Allen Russell
got a chance to so through the ninth
without being hurt. In the mean
while Sherrod Smith did the hurting
for the Tribe. and though the south
paw frequently was in hot water, he
managed 10 avoid very serious
trouble except in one round, when
he champs clustered four of their
iozen wallops for a trio of tallies.
Indians Start Well.
The Nationals were put on the de
TenSiVe right off the reel when Summa
-olled a single past Judge. Then Nc
Nulty pOled a low liner toward the
first saCker but just as Joe was about
o Jump for il with an easy tWo-ply
killing at hand his ankle gave way
and the drive went for double that
sent Summa to third. Judge had to
give way to Joe Harris at the initial
sack. Speakers intield retirement let
Summa score and McNulty take third.
Joe SeweI rolled to Boss Bucky and
the latter elected to throw home to
head off McNultY. The heave was
wild, so NcNulty tailed and Sewell
reached second. Burns out advanced
Sewen a peg and Fewster's single to
left scored him.
In the second the GriffS off set one
of these runs. With two gone, Bluege
looped d double TO center, took third
as Scott beat out a slow hopper TO
short and counted as Ruel singled to
center. Johnson then forced out
Muddy.
The Nationals threatened trouble in
the third with runners on first and
third bases and two out, but Joe
Harris drilled into a force play, and
in the fourth Bluege, who opened the
round with a bunt single, stood at
first while three mates were retired.
The fifth was another run making
inning for the visitors. With Smith