Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-09
by John R. KELLER.

- LEVELAND, July 9.-Jezebe
Tecumseh Zachary. southpaw
slabman returned to the Ma
~ tionalS after a stay of sea
son and half with the
Browns, is expected to add to Manager
Stanley Harris pitching staff Just
Ghat Il will need to keep the Wash
ington club in this years flag race.
The red-thatched hurler, who re-
ported here in fine trim and tickled
silly by being back with the outfit
whose uniform he wore in seven cam
paignS before going to st. Louis, VIII
fill big gap in the Nationals mound
staff. Manager Harris figures. Since
Dutch Ruether went to the Yankees
last wear, the club has sorely needed
an experienced portside pitcher who
could be employed regularly as a
starter of games.
Garland Braxton has ability and so
has Bob Burke, but Harris feels that
BraXtOn is too valuable as relief
man to wear down with regular
service. while Burke still needs polish.
These leftha are quite worth
while around the club, but the pilot
will look to Zachary for the big part
of the southc2w slabbing to be put
forth by the nationals from now on.
Beat the Indians Twice.
Zach warmed up twice yesterday
when the Nationals opened their sec
ond Western invasion of the year by
beating the Indians in a double
header. to and to 8. He was
ready to step into the first fray when
the Tribe was making trouble for
Irving Hadley, but Harris finally
picked BraXton to finish the job after
two were out in the eighth. Fred
Marberry got the call over the left
handler in the second setto when Boss
Bucky lifted Hollis Thurston in the
ninth round. Zach is due to pitch
one game of the doubleheader today
with Johnson starting in the other.
The Nationals were outhit, Is
safeties to IL, in the initial clash,
but they clustered their blows off
George Uhle in great fashion and nm
ished with a fine punch in the ninth
when Goose Goslin socked his seventh
homer of the season to match the
four base blow made in the eighth
by Nick Cullop, erstwhile National.
The Indians got the better of the
batting argument in the second tilt,
too, outhitting the Nationals nine
swats to six. But Harris and his gang
smacked Joe Shaute. portsider. for
theirs in punches. while the Tribe
wasted four of it's blows.
Griffs Get Early Start.
Two runs were registered in a jiffy
by the Nationals in the opening en-
counter. Rice began the attack with
a single and Harris walked. Speakers
two-bagger against the rightfield barss
rier tailed Rice, and Harris crossed
after Summa bagged Goslin's hoist. =
The Tribe offset one of these mark.
ers with a three.hit attack in the.
second round. With one out Of the
way. Joe Sewell skidded a one baser
past Harris and was sent to the
counting block by blows from the
bats of Brother Luke and Jacobson.
In the fourth and fifth frames, the
Nationals boosted their total. Burns
muff of Lutzke's heave gave Bluege
a life at the beginning of the fourth.
Ossie checked in at the middle station
when Reeves hit for a base, then a
pass to Rice after Hadley watched
third strike go by crowded the cush-
ions. Harris lift to Jacobson was
deep enough to allow Bluege to get
home after the catch
Judge doubled after one was out
in the fifth, but Ruel famed. Joe
SeWeIl kicked BIuegeS groudner, let
ting the batter make first base and
Judge reach third. Reeves hot single
to center showed across a run.
Indians Register Twice.
Biuege's two-bagger and sacrifices
by Reeves and Hadley accounted for
another National score in the eighth,
but in their portion of this round the
Tribe came back to register at the
plate twice. Joe Sewell doubled, but
was nabbed at the plate when he tried
to tally as brother Luke singled. Gull
lop. though, batted for Jacobson and
with two strikes against him lifted
the ball over the right-field fence for
O round trip.
Speakers stroll and Goslin's rap
over the barrier back of right in the
ninth offset this Cleveland pickup,
but the Tribe managed to get one
more marker with a dying effort.
One was out when Burns got to
Braxton, Hadley's successor, for a
double. Joe Sewells single sent
George home and the batter con-
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