Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-20

in June rain re-
duced a scheduled three game series to
two tits. The Nationals stepped out
boldly in the first of the games and
won handily. They were beaten, l to
0, In the second, mainly because they
could get but six hits of the south
paw Ed Wells. 1t was a tough lick
ing for Walter Johnson. that game,
for he allowed Ahe Tgyers but four
safeties. So the record for the season
between the clubs stands: Tigers, won
three: Nationals, won, two.
Just who Manager Stan Harris will
use on the slab tomorrow Is as diff
cult for him as for any one else to
guess. Dutch Ruether, who toiled
against the Indians last Saturday
may be asked to come back with but
three days of rest, although this sea-
son the Dutchman has done much
better with a longer interval between
mound assignments. Harris will have
to fish around for another slabman
however.
Much depends upon which pitchers
were employed this afternoon in the
last game of the series of five with
the Tribe. Had Walter Johnson not
sustained that crack on his left shin
in the series opener last FRIDAY, ne
would have been a certainty to start
today. But Walters leg still PANIED
him considerably, although he insist
ed he could fill the bill. Willard Nor
reu also was to get some considerar
ton as starting hurler for this last
tilt with iris Speakers warriors.
Rubber With Tribe Today.
This afternoons affair was to be the
rubber Of the series, for with treu
Marberry pitching superbly yesterday
the Nationals triumphed, to !, TO
make the series stand two-aH. Mar
berry, starting a game for the second
time since early in the 1924 season,
was even better than he was two
weeks before, when he started against
, the Red Sox and beat them neatly.
Fred allowed the Tribe but three
hingles. One was a single to center
bv Fred Spurgeon in the first inning.
The next was a looping single to the
same territory by Homer Summa,
made after two were out in the
seventh. The third was a triple to
the left field corner, slammed oy
Glenn Wyatt, pinch batting for Walter
Miller in the eighth inning.
Spurgeons hit. coming after one
was out in the initial frame. was con-
verified into the Tribes lone marker.
Speaker followed ii with walk, but
George Burns sent a feeble roller to
the pitcher. Marberry fielded the tap
handilv and threw to Ossie Bluege in
plenty of time to erase Spurgeon
sliding into third. Ossie. though
muffed the ball and Spurgeon scored.
while Speaker made third and Burns
second. That was all, for Speaker,
who tried to count after Goose Goslln
caught Joe Sewell's loft, was killed at
the plate by the Goose's fine heaVe
10 Muddy Ruel.
Narberry i'm Trouble Once.
Marberry was in difficulty only once
thereafter. Between the first and
eighth frames all the Tribe got was
q pass to Lutzke with two gone In
,he fifth and Summa's seventh-innlng
single. mentioned heretofore. McNulty.
1tting for Lutzke, started the eighth
/, tanning, then Myatt got his triple.
But Myatt soon was put out OF the
way, for Bluege grabbed Charley
Jamiesons grounder close to third ana
tagged out Glenn, who had taken too
much lead off that sack without
chance to score.
Then came trouble, for Fred Spur
reon walked, and so did Speaker, to
Ill the bases Marberry thought
some of the pitches that were not
called in his favor by the umpire
we're good and argued considerably
hut without results. of course. But
Fred frightened and Burns was re-
tired with a long hoist to Earl Nc
NeeIy. And Fred breezed through
the ninth, although he did issue
mass to Luke Sewell after two IN
dams were out of the way.
1t was Muddy Ruel who came
through with the big punch that MADE
the Nationals winners. They had
been liable to do much against the
left.handed Walter Miller for some
time. In the first five frames they
combed him for four safeties and ne
gave a couple of passes. Once during
that time the Nationals filled the
bases. only to have Ruel ground out.
RueI Has Punch.
But the doughty little catcher was
JohrO~ on the spot In the sixth.
Rucky Harris opened this frame with
two.bagger TO left field. Buddy
Myers sacrificial hunt moved the pilot
80 third and Goslins long fly to
Speaker made II easy for Bucky 10
cross with the tying run. Then Moon
Harris got "a single with clout TO
LEFT and stopped al second when
Iruege hit Co the same territory.
Uual anon had two strikes against