Evening star., 1926-06-09

the series and th3t from now on lne
The Athletics are not feared at all
by the Tribe. and having disposed OF
the Nationals in three of four meet
ings the holdover Champions are not
calculated by the local tossers TO be
Troublesome.
The Indians have some reason to
believe this will he their year. If
pitching is so per cent of the battle.
A. manN base ball wiseacres con-
tend Speaker has a splendid array
IF box talent in Emil LeNSen, Georce
Uhle and Benny Kari, right handlers.
and Garland Buckeye. Walter Miller.
Sherrod Smith and Joe Shaute,
pitchers Of southpaw persua sion. All
of these except karr and Shaute are
reea rdeI as regular turn sla bmen
while the two exceptions have
pro"ed quite capable in relief roles.
Th~y may get the Tribe somewhere
this year. At that.
Showed the Griffs Plenty.
l'hle. Karr and Smith showed the
Nationals plenty while in Washing
ton last month. although the first
mentioned was defeated after a brisk
brush with the venerable Spitball ar
tst. Stan CoVeleskie. In the series
started here Yesterday Emil Levsen,
orthodox HEAVIER of no mean power
was everything a good pitcher needs
to he and handed the Nationals
a-to-4 defeat that pulled the Indians
into the first division and pushed the
holdover Champs into the lower
bracket
Better supported. Levsen would
have scored a more decisive victory
over Buckr Harris & co. He was as
f,,0,N nj in anI. no n
slab. too. driving in one run with q
single and nAving the way to the
winning marker for his club. opening
the last Indian batting turn with Z
two -ha Scer down the left field line
All told the Nationals got nine safe
ties and a trio of passes off LevSen.
One of the swatS was n fearfully
fukey affair in the fifth frame when
three successive hits followed by a
base on balls netted the Nationals a
brace Of markers and left two run
ners on the paths. The next three
hatters. though. could do nothing to
aid their mates.
Levsen SplendidIy Supported.
II was rank fielding alone that got
LeVsen into trouble in the ninth
when the champs pushed a couple
more tallies across TO deadlock the
fray. but Emil also was accorded some
hashN support in the same round that
prevented the opposition from forging
t" the front
The work of the Nationals mounds.
men was in sharp contrast 70 thet of
the Cleveland Dutchman. OF the
puartet sent to the hill by Bucky
Harris, the recruit Willard Morrell
was the most effective. Rut he came
hn
combed Curly Ogdon for six safeties
split evenly between the first and
fourth rounds and producing two
tallies in each round.
Benny Tate batted for Ogden when
the Nationals rallied in the fifth and
Morrell took up the slab burden from
then through the eighth. giving M
Z safeties. After the Champs had
knotted the count Alex Ferguson was
sent AGAINST .he Spok emen, and Alex
was just about as effective as he has
heen most Of the season.
II twinkling the Tribe had run.
ners on first and second bases with
one out, and after Ferguson heaved
two wide ones 10 Joe Sewell he was
yanked and Fred Marberry rushed to
the mound. Fred. TOO. was wild and
Inst no time in iamming the sacks
Then the Nationals defense went
awf'y and the Tribe had the game in
the bag
Severeid's Error Costly.
Hank SEVERED, who had repla red
Muddy Ruel behind the bat. was the
man At fault in the defensive line OF
the Champs He fumbled leave from
sam Rice that, If gripped. would have
retired Bobby Knode at the plate and
held the Indians scoreless In the
ninth.
I.evsen had opened the inning with
hot grounder down the left-ffeld line
that was good for two bases Speaker
sent in knode to run for the pitcher.
hut Bobby stood on second while
Homer Summa, trying to sacrifice.
popped foul to Buddy Myer. Fergy.
though. found the plate on swings
while hurting to Pitchbatter Pat Nc
Nulty and pass resulted. Nor could
Alex locate the platter when .Toe
Sewell stood beside il. Marherry was
Just as wild and soon there was an
indian at each corner of the runway.
George Burns rifled a liner to Rice