The Washington times., 1926-07-17
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INDIANS
TODAY
By Louis A. Dougher

Today washington fans win have
la opportunity OF watching just
about the best pitcher in the league
tight now, George Uhle. the In
dams big Highlander. Uhle has
won fourteen and lost seven games
this season and seems bent on
konaimg close TO hanging up twenty
iye victories before the curtain
tails.
Uhie came right OFF the Cleve.
and sandlots into the big show
back in 1919, winning ten and
losing five games in his very first
season. He passed the two score
mark ii 1922 with twenty-five
sriumphs to sixteen defeats and
beftered that the following season
with tWenty-six victories TO sixteen
defeats, taking part In fifty-four
kataaes He staggered some In 1924.
winning but nine and losing tiff
Teen. but last year he won thirteen
knd lost eleven games. This year
he II away out IN front and, barring
illness or injury. should hang up
1 brilliant record for himself.
Opposing Uhle will be Dutch
Ruether. Washlngton's crack left.
handler. The Dutchmail's record
this season is even better than
Uhle,s, with nine wins and but
three losses. Ruether is the only
member Of Washingtcn's hurting
staff to approach his performances
IL 1876 and Uhle will have TO have
tonne luck with him to triumph
today.
The Indians walked All over
tlle Champions In the opening
cIaela of this FLYER ne series,
Emil IeFsen triumphing, to
Walter johnson did not look
hfr11seIf. being rapped for ten hits
A. five frames. PalmerO and
Ogden. who followed, were small
IMPROVEMENT and the Champions,
haffIea al day at the plate, were
sunk without leaving trace.
Only once during the day did the
Grfffg threaten 70 get some runs.
That was In the fourth when, with
one gone. Goslin was nit by
uftched ball, Judge singled over
second and Bluege filled the bases
with 4 base on balls. A real hit
would have brought two runs over
but Muddy Ruel spanked right into
q double play. Thereafter Mr.. Lew
sen was as generous as g. Charles
Dickens money lender.
The Indians busted johnson for
their first run in the second inning,
Homer Summa driving a single to
center. with one out, stealing Sec
end with two out and scoring on
huge Lutzke's two-bagger to cen.
ter.
The third saw three more TALES
roll over for the visitors. Jameson
beat out a bunt to johnson and
Spurgeon singled to center. Blu
ege's wild heave put Speaker on
and filled the corners. Burns long
fly to McNeely out near the wall
scored aJamieson, and Joe Sewell
brought over the next two with a
two-bagger to left center.
johnson was injured in the fifth
after Speaker led off with q
single. Burns crashed one back
at the pitcher who stopped Is
with his ankle. He threw out the
Indians smuggling first-sacker and
then sat down. That bump Just
about took the sap out Of him
and, with two gone, Summa's
single scored Speaker. Luke Sc
well also singled, but IL was all
over Wnen Summa persisted at
the plate In an effort to work q
double steal, with young Sewell.
Emilio Fernando Hernandez Agui.
lar de Soto y PaImero faced the Visi.
tors in the sixth, Lutzke greeting
him with rap to center. Levsen
forced the Rube, advancing when
Jameson walked. He scored on
Speakers double to right. Jameson
tried to follow him over and failed on
Judges whistling relay from Rice
fokRuel.
Burns crashed a single to center
for q starter in the seventh, but
Joe SeweIl forced him and skated
around to third on Summa's single
to left. A pass to Luke SeweIl
filled the corners and so Lutzks's
ny to Rice brought Joe SeweI
across.
Ogden faced the Indians in the
eighth, Jameson finding him for
q single to center. Two outs put
him on third and he scored as
Myer manhandled Burns grounder.