Evening star., 1928-06-11
WIN OVER INDIANS
! EFOURTH IN ROW
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Lisenbee's Relief Pitching
and Harris Punch Are
Factors in Victory.
BY JOHN b. KELLER.

BY JOHN b. KELLER.
CLEVELAND June 11.-Since the
= finish of their long stand at home on
j.. May 20. the Nationals, despite their
poor record for the season, have gotten
along fairly we'll when their achieve
ilents are compared with those of rival
clubs in the American League.
BY beating the. Indians, 6 to S. yes
terday. in the series inaugural here, the
Washington club, with its fourth con-
Secutive victory. made its record for
play since May 20 read seven wins and
nine losses. Four clubs have better rec
ords for the same stretch. They are the
Yankees. Browns. Tigers and Athletics.
The world champions won l6 games
and lost 4, the Browns won IL and lost
half as many the Tigers won 8 and
Host 6, while the Athletics broke even
in % engagements.
For the same period, the record of
the White SoX is as good as that of the
Nationals. The Red Sox. though won
bat while losing IL, and the Tribe
lickings. These Nationals. as mentioned
before. have gotten along fairly well In
a one-club run for the pennant.
Incidentally the Nationals this morn
ing found themselves in the same posi-
tion in the league standing as they
d were when they left home the night
OF May 20. They moved up to sixth
place by licking the Indians. exchang-
ing berths with the Red SoX, who fell
before the Crowns in st. Louis yester-
day And they held sixth place this
morning with a percentage 81 points
greater than that credited to them fol-
lowing the trimming suffered when the
Indians last appeared in Clark Griffith
stadium.
Indians Full of Fight.
SIXTH place was not attained yester-
day without a battle. The Indians
although they have been taking their
beattngs most regularly lately. still are
full OF fight and they were scrapping
desperately to the finish in the series
opener. An early Washington lead did
not cause them to lose heart, and after
the third inning they had the Nationals
fighting TO get ahead. Not until the
last round did Bucky Harris bunch
put over the decisive tally. Downtrod-
den as they have been, these Indians
will take deal Of beating in this
series
Garland Braxton and Willis Hudlin
were opposing pitchers at the outset Of
hostilities yesterday. Hudlin went the
route for the Indians, but Brsxton
lasted Just three innings. He was far
from being the Braxton Of the sensa-
tional victories over the Yankees and
the Browns The southpaw was found
for seven safeties, one q homer, hit in
side the grounds by Charley Jameson,
and a pass, and the walk and all but
one of the hits figured in the making
Of the Tribes score total that swept
aside the Nationals advantage gained
OF Hudlin.
After the third inning, the Indian
uprising was guelled by Horace Lsenbes
until the ninth inning. Then Lisenbee,
who had yielded one hit and two
passes IN five frames, walked Sam Lang
ford, the first batter 10 face him, and
after two outs were recorded was reach
ed for a single BY Ed Morgan that sent
the stroIling Langford to third base.
So scant was the Nationals lead that
when Manager Peckinpaugh sent Glenn
Myatt I'D to bat for Luke Sewell, the
washington manager countered by SUD-
Etitutsng Fred Marberry for Lisenbee on
ihe hill
Marberry whiffs Myatt.
A.arberry proceeded TO whin Myatt
and the game was In. Twelve hits
were garnered by the Nationals on
Eudlin. He also passed four batters,
two Of them Intentionally, and hit
another. Five Of the hits and one OF
sthe passes came In the first two frames
ard Noted the Washington outfit
feeningsy substantial lead. After the
Indians had brushed Braxton and tne
lead aside, Hudiin was tapped Freely.
bgf II vas not until the seventh inning
that the Nationals were able 10 put over
the tyi;sg tally. An error BY Jameson:
mixed with two safetieS helped toward
the winning marker I'm the ninth.
Everybody In the Nationals lineup
except the three pitchers contributed 10
the clubs hit total Goose Goglin was
the batting leader with three singles
and two walks In five trips 70 the plate.
but Eosg Bucky, with his one hit,
double. drove three runs over the count
1ng block. Pour errors we're charged
against the Washington athletes. two In
One inning. Only one Of the nisplays,
q Wild chuck past first by Bob Reeves.
aideG I'm the making Of a Cleveland run.
Both sides snored in each of the first
two innings. Sam Eices double, Harris
Facr1fce and Coglin'g single accounted
for the initial National tally. Singles
by Reeves and Ossie Eiuege end Muddy
EUel's stroll filed the bases with none
09t in the Washington second. Brax-
tof1. though. famed and Rice forced
cat Reeve at the plate. Harris, how
ever, bonded n double OF the right
fed waiI and three runs shot across.
Score With Two Out.
The Indians IN both rounds did their
coaBEng after two we're out. Langford
ein1ed With no one on the runway In
the first session, took second when Joe
DeNegi hit for q base and was sent
l7oYpe by LeW f0nseca's single. Luke
F2eweil opened the Indians second
t2sl8D2 turn with q ons-bsser, but I'd
Montague famed and Hu6iin iofted 70
Tse1 Barnes.
Jameson then Eocked his homer, a
faksY sort " circuit drive II was
liner oser Reeves head that get by
Cosiln and boin6e6 ~ the stand wall
k2ek ~ left center Barnes, lust as
Re got " the bali. fell and when he
Tfgaif.so his Geel and tfle sphere he
reared wildly cast Reeves, Jameson
Elso reached third Da&e by the time the
Da@l was soaring Dast the Ki1ortetOp and
tailed standing up ~
Reeves error helped tka. Indians 10
foFge &bead IN round D. Again two
were out befCFe Lkse run making began,
Morgan WslkeG ard counted ~ Luxe
fseBel! cogbieG. Montague sent a
bolpdef ~ Reeves and the stloftatqp
Stth third out IN hand hurled the
ball oTer JDe Judges head, letting Luxe
TALe tlDfEe.
one w&s e'lt In tne seventh when
I}aSneE started the Nationals toward
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