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

harris, however, nad run nalt-Way
to third and First Baseman George
Burns, after much yelling by his team
mates, rifled the ball to Fred Spur
eeon, who tagged the National chief
tain as he tried to slide back safely
to the middle station.
Judge then considered the time ripe
to try for home once more. He set
sail for the plate, only to be easily
beaten there by Surgeons relay to
Luke SeWell.
1t was a weird play. One made so
by the strange tactics on the runway
of the erstwhile champions.
This must have. been the day for
the Nationals to get a deal of rotten
base ball out of their systems. A
rare one was staged in the fifth frame
Of the opening encounter, the first
and only one that Lefty Thomas
pitched. The hurler just back from
the Rochester Club passed Burns to
start the round. Then Lefty knocked
down Joe Sewell's vicious drive. but
could not prevent it becoming a single
that sent Burns to second. Reeves
had left third to retrieve the sphere
mat had caromed off Thomas paw
and no National made a move to cover
that station until Burns. who had
not checked up at second was well
on his way to the far corner. Benny
Tate finally awakened to the fact
that third was unprotected and ran
for that base. Burns, though, was
on MS way home by that time, an
uncovered home, for Thomas still was
glued to the slab, and Judge, who had
taken a throw from Reeves that had
Ialled to nip Joe Sewell, was rooted
to the ground at first base.
Burns completed the circuit with
the ball never getting beyond Judge.
For the Nationals during the next
week IL VIII be case of out of the
Trying pan into the fire. The four
games scheduled within three DAYS
mere Will be followed by seven games
within five days with the Tigers in
Detroit, what a booking that is for a
club on tour, :"
Doupie-headers will be PLAYED in
the lair or the Bangals next Wednes.
DAY and Thursday with single game
programs following on Friday Sat,,r.
day and Sunday.
Decatur Jones, who is a big-fra med
boy about feet tall that promises to
lake on much more weight during
the next year or two. had a fairly
oSc1SOit Will Tie 1IOOAOlltS.
| with that seventh-place club he
| turned in nine victories against IA
defeats. and that in his first year in
| professional base ball, too.
The young Highlander had little
experience on the diamond before he
was picked up by Chattanooga. He
played with town teams in Mississippi
a few years, then broke into a semi.
pro industrial circuit. For time
Jones attended Georgia Tech, but
| did not play on the nine there. He
was born May %. 1904, at Little
| Springs, Miss, but now makes his
| home near Natchez in the same State
! Clarence Thomas, left-hand pitcher
who was sent to Birmingham after
brief stay with the Nationals in the
Spring and later was shifted to
Rochester Joined the club this morn.
| ing. Lefty appears to be in Splendid
physical trim, but from what he
showed in the first game this after.
noon he brou2h his wildness with him
! from the International League. His
record with Rochester, where he
pitched but little more than a month
shows six wins and four defeats.
Speaker still can go and get 'em
| He gave a great exhibition of his
| fielding skill in the first game today
Joe Harris. batting for Walter John.
son in the fifth frame, lined the ball
| toward left-center. 1t seemed the drive
would land safely, but Spoke rushed
to his right for a diving catch, and
although he fell and rolled the Tribe
leader chung to the sphere.
In the four innings he toiled in the
first. game Johnson struck out two
| batters, to raise his season strikeout
| total to III and his big-league career
| total to 3,435.
Bucky Harris caught the Indians