Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-12

During the nearly four weeks he
has occupied the post Judge has
made 36 hits. Among them have
been 10 doubles, 6 triples and a
homer. And Joe has tailed %
times. in addition to driving IS
runs over the counting block.
Since the shift Judge has become
about the most valuable player to his
club Not only has he improved at bat
but he also has picked up afield until
he once more is to be rated one of the
best first baSemen in the business. Not
an error has Joe made around the mi
tial sack and he has had many chances
TOO. His record for the past "a games
shows 24l putouts and IS assists-a
great piece of fielding.
Saves Cronin Errors.
Judges fine work around the initial
sack yesterday saved Joe Cronin from
being charged with flock of errors and
helped the Nationals toward the 9-to-3
victory they scored over the Indians to
make the series here $3.50 to date The
young shortstop was all over his side of
the infeld, blocking drives made by the
home batters. But six times his throws
to first base dug into the dirt far in
front of Judge. The first-Sacker man
aged to stretch far enough to get these
throws and complete plays five times, so
only single error went against Cronin's
name in the score.
Several of these lurid chucks were
made at times when Judges failure to
complete plays might have thrown Fred
Marberry, pitching for the Nationals.
into a peck of trouble. But with such
splendid support by the veteran first
baseman Marberry breezed on to vic
tory, in which he yielded eight hits
three of them in the final inning, and
lone pass.
Fred always was up on the Indians,
Tor the Nationals took a liking to the
slants of the right handed Jimmy linn.
facing them for the first time this sea-
son. and collected Is safeties and two
passes. Walter Johnson's charges tailed
twice in the first round, and had run
their total to eight runs before the
Tribe crashed the scoring column in the
sixth session.
Tree Hits Up TO Ninth.
Until the ninth inning but three In
dams managed to solve Marberrys
pitching. Joe Sewell and Porter got two
hits each, and Averill one before the
final fling at the big Texan. Fonseca
and Falk then joined the hitting group
OF the home club, and Porter added an
other wallop to his lot. In this last
inning Marberry kicked in with a balk
that helped boost the Indian score.
All the Nationals except Bluege par
ticipated in the punching of linn
Ossie, though, was kept from a hit
only by brilliant catch Jameson
made in the fifth inning, when there
were two Washington runners on the
bases. Jamie ran back against the wall
of the open stand bordering left center
held and leaped high to drag down
BluegeS smash.
Marberry and West were the leaders
of the Washington attack. each comb
ing linn for three safeties. Fred got
MS IN succession after striking out the
first time ie went to bat.
Judges double, Vests single and a
flelders choice were mixed in the max
Ing OF two WashingtC.E markers in the
IlrSt inning. 1t was a scratch hit by
Cronin that drove over the third run,
which was registered in the fourth
frame. The bases were filled, with two
out, so all runners were winging after
Cronin. got to a three-and-two count
and Goslin was home before Joe SeweU
reached the roller. The third-Sacker
had no chance to make play atVfrst
but he chucked to Brother Luke to
nag Myer, who attempted to follow
Goslin over the counting block.
Only Pass Starts Scoring.
Marberry's single at the outset of the
Inning and singles by Goslin, Myer and
two tally in the fifth, while three one
base blows and Porter's boot gave the
Nationals trio of markers in the
sixth
Fred's only pass of the game paved