Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-12

r1De increased Its lead TO such an
Manager Stan Harris hustled out sor
The second tilt was a real battl
after the Nationals had twice tied thu
Walter Johnson, Lefty Thomas,
Fred Marberry and Decatur Jones
went to the slab in the order named
for the Nationals in the first game.
All but Mal'berry were victims of the
l4-hit attack of the Indians. Johnson
was in action four innings, long
enough to suffer his fourteenth de-
feat of the season. He yielded nine
Of the safeties and five of the runs
credited to the Tribe.
Thomas. who came back to the Ma
tionalS only this morning from the
Rochester international League club.
whence he had been shifted by
Birmingham, where he had been
farmcd by the big leaguers early in
the Spring, toiled in the fifth. He
gave up two hits and three passes
and WAS even wilder than the trio
OF walks would indicate. But the
Tribe cleaned only two tallies off him.
Jones Does Fairly Well.
Marbcrry pitched to only three bat
ters in the sixth. He was sent to
the slab only to give Jones more
time to warm up. Decatur, in his
debut, was found for three hits, a
pass and a marker in brace of
frames. But he got by fairly we'll
and had he hustled to cover first
when Speaker sent grounder to
Joe Judge III the eighth inning prob
ably would have had but two SWats
charged against him.
While the Indians we've making
merry with the National fingers
George Uhle breezed along to his
twenty-fourth win of the year. He
allowed but four hits. spread over as
many innings. He was somewhat
wild, issuing seven passes. But these
troubled hum little and but for an
error lty George Burns the big right
handler probably would have had a
shut out.
Stan Covelesl5ie and the lefthanded
Sherrod Smith were mound rivals at
the outset of the second game. Smith
went the route, giving up eight hits
and a. quartet of passes. Covey went
along fairly we'll until there was one
IsIt in the eighth. Then an error bN
Buddy Meyer got him into trouble
and a double Ivy Speaker raised to
nine the number of sWlts off the spit
ballCr. Narh2Iry then was hustled
20 the slab for the second time i'll
q long ny that let the decisive marker
Ne registered.
Speaker Gets a Homer.
Johnson was bumped for a couple
of markers right off the reel in the
first game. Jameson drew "A pass TO
omen the Tribes first batting turn.
Spurgeon sacrificed, then Speaker
lofted the ball high over the right
fold screen for a fUllnutr1Dppr.
Walter got through the second seS-
sion without giving UP tally. al
though he WAS reached for SafetleS
hv two Indians after two were out.
He was nickcd for two runs in me
third. however. Spoke opened this
round with n tWo-hagger. only to be
trapped and retired on the runway
when Burns attempted TO sacrifice.
Burns reached second base during the
rundown of his chief and scored when
Joe SeNell cracked a single to left.
Toe raced to second when McNeelN
made a vain throw to the plate. and
tailed as Summa ritled a one-baser
10 the middle field.
Walter yielded another run in the
fourth I4utzke pried open the inning
with n single and u'hle sacrificed.
TamieSon's intield eraSure moved
I,utzke to third. from where he count
cd when Spurgeon singled to Nc
Neely's territory.
Two more Tribe runs We're regis
tered in the fifth. the frame that
Thomas pitched, and base ball of
variety that would make a sandlotter
blush brought the first marker of the
inning.
Leave Plate Unguarded.
Burns walked and scored when Joe
Sewen singled off Thomas gloved
hand, the Nationals kindly assisting
George around the runway by leaving
third base and home plate entirely
UNPROTECTED while Joe Judge held the
sphere that had arrived at first too
late to flag Sewell. Summa's walk.
Luke Sewell's scratch hit that filled
tho bases and Lutzkes sacrifice fly
accounted for the second run.
Bucky Harris slow pivot that lost
= chance for a double play was largely
responsible for the last Tribe run that
crossed in the seventh round. Summa
greeted Jones with hunt down inc
third-baSe line that was Sood Tor
single. Luke Sewelfs retirement al
vanced Homer a station. then LutZke
walked iyer took Chle'S roller and
threw to Harris. forcing out LutZke,
hut Rucky's relay to Judge was Just
too late to check the batter. Then
Jameson singled. scoring Summa.
The Nationals had men on the
paths in all except the first inning,
but WOODY work on the bases on
some occasions and inability to solve
Uhles delivery on others kept them
from the plate in all rounds but the
sixth.
They filled the bases twice during
the fray. Nationals were at all sta
tions with two out in the second. but
Johnson whitfield They filled them
in the sixth, too, when they got their
lone run.
An error by Burns was needed then
to help them score. With Goslln out
OF the way. MYer beat out a high
bounder to LutZke. After Judge
walked. Burns let Bucky Harris
roller dribble through the wicketS
and NLyer counted while Judge
reached third. y pass TO Tate
crowded the stations. Then Reeves
famed.
Hits Wasted in Nightcap.
In the opening round of the second
encounter. both clubs wasted safe
lies. Goslin and Niger singled for the
Nationals with two gone. but Speaker
got Judges loft. Spurgeon singled
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