Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-11
MUST BEAT TRIBE
TWICE TO END TIE
ChiSox Also to Be OUTRAGED.
Win Two as Indians Set
UnenviabIe Record.
BY JOHN b. KELLER.

lean League once again. the big job
Immediately ahead Of the Nationals has
10 do with clmching fourth place at
least for the time being during the
remainder Of the Indians sojourn in
the capital.
The Clan Harris must take two Of
the three engagements left with the
Tribe to 90 this for the 9-5 and 80
victories scored III order over the Cleve-
land club in yesterdays twin bill raised
the winner to tic for fourth place
only with its foe And the White SoX
must be STAYED off, too, The fouflh-
Mace holders this morning were only on
fhe ragged edge Of the first division.
But one percentage point separated
them from the Sixth-place ChicagoanS.
For the third game with the Indians
Manager Stanley Harris expected 10
send a left-hander TO the mound.
Either Young Bob Burke or the vet
eran Tom Zachary was likely to get
the call Manager Roger Pecklnpauen:
after seeing his old-timerS Soeked 70 All
corners Of the lot yesterday, figured he
might as well try a youngster and was
apt to assign the pitching duty today
to Willis Hudlin, right-hander.
The Nationals hagged the first game
Yesterday by judicious use of their hits
and romped to victory III the second
by concentrating their attack III three
early innings. They rallied twice in
The initial encounter to forge ahead
after it seemed their wahbly play afleld
had cast the contest TO the visitors.
In the second part of the bill they
coaSteo to victory with their early
gained advantage even though the In
dams slammed the ball ali around the
yard.
Hits Mean Nothing to Tribe.
For sheer. non-productiveness that
Indian offensive in the second game
set a record for modern base ball. The
Tribe outhit the Nationals, IL safeties
10 Is, yet got no runs, while the home
club registered nine. Milton CASTOR,
Who faced them. was pounded in each
inning. In each of five frames a hit
was made of Milt, there were three
innings with two hits each and finally
the Indians banged three singles in the !
ninth. In addition, CASTOR issued two |
passes.
In all, Is Indians got on the runway |
The Nationals engineered Two double /
piays, so II Of the visitors were strand |
ed on the paths. Nothing like il is /
known to have happened before in the /
modern game
Eleven OF the hits were singles. two /
were doubles and one triple. In six /.
innings the first Indian at bat hit his /
way TO base and in five innings Indians |
reached third base. But the big punch /
always was missing
The Tribe filed the bases in the first |
frame with two singles and pass. but /
there were two out when the sacks were |
crowded and Homer Summa, with a /
3hree-and-two count popped TO Bob |
Reeves back Of the Shortfield. Johnny |
Hodapp opened the second session with /
single, only to be caught in double |
play with Glenn Myatt, the next batter. |
Charley Jameson began round three /
with a one-baser and never progressed /
beyond the initial xssti6
Fine Fielding - Griffs.
An Indian score seemed sure when |
Lew Fonseca began the fourth with a |
triple. but three fine catches of fouls |
followed. OSSie Bluege made the first /
two and Sammy West the last. George |
Gerken got double after one was out /
in the fifth and q passed ball moved |
him TO third base There he chung as /
Reeves made sensational stop and |
threw cut Carl Lind, while Sam Lang /
ford hoisted 10 West in left
A single and double were raped |
by the Indians In the sixth. an out |
separating the hits. Hodapp's loft 10
Red Barnes In center was too short to
get Joe SeweH home from third and
Myatt grounded out. With one gone
IN the seventh, Gerken walked and Lind |
singled. Langford, though, popped out
and Joe Sewell lofted to the left fielder.
Bruce Caldwell opened the eighth with
a single and was trapped in a two-ply
Killing with Summa. Then q single
Eprang from Hodapp's bat. but Wyatt
popped out.
One was gone in the ninth when Ger
ken got his second safety. single. Lind
fled out. but short singles by LAngford
and Ed Montague loaded the cushions.
Caldwell slammed the ball toward right
center for what seemed certain triple,
but the brightest fielding play of the
day ended the game. Dick Spalding
dashed across the turf, reached out
with his gioved hand while running at
top speed and speared the ball The
Indians with IL hits and passes were
BANKED.
Nationals Make Hits Tell.
The Nationals won by clustering u
Of their IL hits In the second. third and
fourth innings. Five hits off the left
handed Walter Miller in the second
were good for as many runs One Of
the blows was q homer driven TO the
angie back Of right-center by Sam Rice.
One National was on the runway at the
time. Miller was touched for five hits
again IN the third and three more runs
crossed. Emil Jevsen was pitching
when the home club went 10 bat in the
fourth. He vas greeted with two hits
for a tally. From then on Levsen had
Abe Nationals helpless unM the eighth
when they got their thirteenth bingle.
Gouthpaws were mound opponents at
the outset Of the first engagement.
Lloyd Brown was poorly supported by
his mates In the third and the Indians
0vercane an early Washington lead, but
Il vas his triple of Joe Shaute in the
sixth that put his club In front again
Brown faltered IN the seventh, however
END the Indians brought about q tie ct
ball before Fred Marberry could check
the onslaught The tie Was broken In
the latter part of the round as the Ma
tionals drove Gbaute 10 c0ver and they
continued 70 pOunc young Mel Harder
o right-hander for healthy margin Of
victory The Nationals out-hit the In
cisns, 10 ssfeties 10 10, In the clash and
earned all their runs.
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