Evening star., 1926-05-18

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Western representatives and have G
3-to-2 rate in the series. but they
before the Indians i'll a 12-to-5 contli
They failed to get their clubs swing
ing we'll. a fault they have not re-
vealed frequently in the campaign.
But the batting figure of the Champs
prove that they are unlikely to suffer
such slumps often. at least during
the remainder OF their home stand.
e,or could any Of the trio of hurlers
used by the Nationals stop the Indian
assault. Dutch Ruether. who started
on the slab. was knocked off it after
pitching five and two-thirds innings. Il
victim of a 13-hit attack that enabled
the visitors to overcome a fairly
healthy lead gained by the Nationals
off the massive southpaw, Garland
Buckeye.
Curley Ogden and Alex Ferguson
followed the Dutchman and the Tribe
Got to them for enough to swell the
alien hit total to 10, netting u bases.
Alongside these pretentious often
sive statistics, those of the Nationals
seemed puny. The home outfit CLEANED
six safeties for nine bases off Buckeye
in the first four frames. Then Bennie
Karr, right handler, took up the
mound burden for Chief Speakers s
Redskius and all the Nationals got off
him %as a wasted single in the fifth
round.
Beth clubs were guilty Of miserable
work afield. The Indians threw a
flock Of errors into the proceedings
during the first five innings and four
of them affected the scoring. Three
miscues were charged against the Ma
tionals, two Of them occurring in the
ninth. when the Tribe amassed four
needless markers.
Both Score i'm First.
Both sides dented the plate in the
first frame. the Tribe getting it's lone
tally cleanly, while a brace Of wild
heaves by the Indians behind couple
of hits accounted for three National
markers. Ruether walked Jameson
to open the game and Charley took
third when SpurgeOn raped single
TO right. After Rice caught Speakers
hoist near the right field barrier,
Ja--'ason raced home.
1No Of the National tallies were
registered before Il man was retired.
McNeelS looped a two-bagger back OF
first base and sprinted to the counting
block when Boss Bucky rolled a sim
gle to left field. Buckeye tried to
trap Harris off the initial sack. but
threw past Burns and the Champs
pilot scurried to second. When Rice
grounded to Burns. the latter at
tempted to catch Bucky going into
thira. George heaved to the grand
stand wall, allowing Bucky to score
and Sam to reach third. Rice crossed
after Summa bagged Goslin's loft.
A National run was hung up in the
second session mainly because Lutzke
oh Hrh
probably would have initiated double
play, retiring the side. With Peck
out Of the way, Ruel walked. Rueth-
er drove sharply to Lutzke, who
picked up the ball cleanly. only to peg
past Spurgeon in an effort to snare
Ruel at least. McNeely followed with
a single to send Muddy to the plate.
In the third the Tribe manufac-
tured a brace Of runs after two were
out. Spurgeon singled to center and
ambled home when Speaker tripled to
the left field corner. Joe Sewell,
throwing his bat at one Of Ruether's
pitches, managed to loop a one-baser
over Bucky Harris dome. sending in
Iris.
The Champs earned a score in the
fourth that Ruel began with a double
to left. Ruether laid down a sacrifice
hunt and after Summa made a spec
tacular running catch Of McNeely' s
foul near the right field pavilion
Muddy counted.
Tribe FOrges Ahead.
The Tribe got to Ruether in the
fifth for enough runs to knot the
score, and drove him from the slab in
the sixth when they gained a two-run
lead. In the former inning. with one
gone, Speaker singled and Joe Sewell
strolled to first base. Burns two-bag-
ger sent both runners home. In the
sixth, Luke Sewell bounded a one
haser over Peck's head and Karr
dragged a bunt by Ruether. jamie
son lifted to Rice in short right. but
Spurgeon singled Luke to the count
ing block. Karr took third as Speaker
forced out Spurgeon with a grounder
10 Judge and tailed when Joe SeWell
rifled single to right.
Ogden then relieved Ruether and
got along well until teh eighth, when
another alien run crossed. Jameson s
single. Spurgeon's sacrifice and Speak
er's double accounted for it.
Ferguson pitched in the ninth. when
three Tribal swats mixed with two
Griff foozles produced four runs for
Speaker and company. Summa skied
to McNeely, but Lutzke and Luke
Sewell singled and Karr walked to fill
the sacks. Bucky Harris kicked
Jamieson's grounder, letting LutZke
score.
Spurgeon singled to center, tallyinR
Luke Sewell. When McNeely threw
toward the plate. the ball took a mean
hop and travelled to the grandStand
barrier, letting Karr and Jameson
also score and Spurgeon reach third.
Speaker, though, grounded to Judge