Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-10
BY JOHN II. KELLER.

~LENELAND July 9.-t'or the
second time in two days, this
Nationals this afternoon
~ swept a double header with
the Indians Nearly five
hours of struggling was necessary tt
dispose Of the two engagements, as
Clark Grifhth's hirelinSs had TO &c
through Is innings TO bag the nrS'
part of the bin to 5. The shades
OF night were falling when they mn
ished the second setto on the IONS
end Of 3-to-2 count.
The Nationals put up game fight
tn take the first battle after then
carly lead had been brushed away by
The Tribe. They put across tying
tallv following the retirement OF thei'
erst halter in the ninth inning. then
STAYED off an Indian bid for victory
in the twelfth. When Manager NC
Anister'a strategy went awry III tae
thirtepnth. the Harrismen broke
through to win. an unntentiohai
mass 10 Muddy Ruel followinS two pun
1,oseful walks 10 Goose Goslm ana Joe
Tudre while Sam Rice was on inc
runway forcing home the big run:
In the second encounter. a Irloe
.ooa of one run was more than offset
h., = rallv in the fourth frame. 1heh
the Nationals rested on thel' ga, =
while all the Indians got was u.l
from the bat of Glenn MNa''' WY
rrorelled the sphere over 'hS ~.
field wall after two were gone h' N''>
ninth.
IRA xton.Jolnson Star.
Outstanding figures of the IA,
.;o,o1s' dual victory were Garlaho
p,,,~ton and Walter Johnson. III was
,rax+on who went to the mn al'e, ,
p,h purle had been we'll battered
carly in the first game ana FREQ Mot
berry relief man. had gwen way " q
ninch halter. BraXton went III oue -
the last six innings OF the coilteel'
rs,.;,,e nm hut one hit and two passes
60 IF the walks being hanued 10
george Burns. a dangerous siussi ;
Zion the Tribe threatened TO hlahe
trouhle for the National cause III .he
twelfth. Joe Sewell, the bat'er My
then followed Burns. promptly ul'iie"
into q. two-ply killing. ~, ,.io.
Johnson. i'll scoring ms 'hlio
torv of the year. was IN me ie'.it 80
He held the Tribe to hNe wen Sea'
tered hits and The runs Oh 'ne 49,
,rhe PIC Train walked only two ca''
+nrc and struck out eight. 1t was
ereat exhibition for the old timer.
The Nationals did their hlttlhs
against Willis Hudlin. young rIgh.,
handler. in the first game, ana "alsei
silier.f portsider, in the seeotlu e.
E,irbtesn safeties were CLEANED on
IndIin against nine yielded by me
t,;o Of washington hurlers. But hNe
hits we're made at Miller,s expense
thrae hein- clustered III the scoring
fnurth inning and two in the nlhth'
Hudlin Solved Early.
r.a Nationals solved Hudlin at the
outset of the first tray, puI iiot uie,
i've third inning did they register any
,rns Then Rice beat out roller 10
Toe Sewell. and Harris was hit on th7
nm, bv a pitched ball. After speaker
siryled Rice home and Harms 10
thiTd the manager gave way 10 stew
a,4 then returned to the clubhouse
to have his bruised wing treated 1os-
lin drilled into a double pldS' poe
Stewart crossed during the erasute.
Solid hitting accounted for two more
%ational tallies in the fourth. huei
,;soa a one.haser TO left to start the
attack and pulled up at secohu WIEN
Bluege hit Reeves fouled out "neh
irving to sacrifice, but Burke fsulle'
n,ent advanced both runners. lheh
Rire's double sent Muddy ana ossie
to the big base. .,r,,
In their half Of the fourth. thousn,
the Indians took advantage Oh oui r.. >
vildness, in addition to fe3chlhs mn,
to,. +hree hits. and before they were
ro,ired the game was deadiockeo'
Win one out of the way. Burns dou-
blad. then passes to the Sewell broth-
-. loaded the cushions. Cuilop
cracked a single to center, scoring
BURNS and Joe Sewell. while Lutzke
lifted a double over Goslin's head 10
shove two more Indians across.
Burke Punished Again.
Burke came back in the fifth Tor
more punishment and got 1t. After