Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-28

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n able to do these days Ia pnake
~ the ball game close. They are
4 4 not being licked badly, but they
are being licked often. After
struggling to tie at Sail In the
eighth inning yesterday, they were
beaten out in the ninth by the Indians,
The defeat left the johnson band two
down to the Tribe in the three-game
dentally was its third trimming in o
row.
The Indians bagged the game at the
expense of Myles Thomas, who pitched
two frames after Garland Braxton,
starting hurler, gave way TO q pinch
batter in the seventh. Thomas easily
disposed of Joe Sewell, first Indian up
in the ninth, but Earl Averill cracked
a single to center and moved to third
when Lew Fonseca hit for q base. A
squeeze play followed with Averill count
ing while Bib Falk, who hunted, was
heaved out. Johnny Hodapp then poled
a two-bagger to left center and Fonseca
crossed.
Willis Hudlin went the route for the
Tribe and was hit hard, six of the nine
safeties cleaned of him being of the
extra-base variety. In only two In
nings however. were the Nationals able
to get runs with their hits. They tossed
away scoring chance when the bases
were run poorly in the fifth in which
two hits were punched, but they put
two markers in the eighth with three
wallops. Hudlin was strong, though,
early in the fray for five Of the Wash
ingto hits were made in the last three
innings.
Tribe Gets Eleven Hits.
During his seven-inning term, Brax-
ton allowed seven hits. Two OF them
round to make two tallies and two
more were clustered in the fifth for
a run. In each of these innings the
left-hand swinging Falk reached Brax-
ton for a triple to drive over team
mate. Thomas was nicked for four hits
to raise the Tribes total to IL.
Two Indians got on the runway IN
the opening inning, but there were two
out before Averill walked and Cronin's
to help, grounding to Judge. The Ma
tionals also had two on in the frame,
but got nowhere. Rice tripled after
Judge went out and Myer drew a pass.
following Goslin's liner to Fonseca.
Then Tate dribhled the ball to the
Tribes first sacker.
The Indians wasted Gardeners one
baser In the second session, but they
came back in the third to chalk up
two markers. Morgan strolled to first
base as starter and Joe Sewell sacri-
feed. Eddie moved up to third when
Avernl dragged bunt by Braxton for
single and scored as Fonseca forced
out Earl. A triple bounded of the
right-field fence by Falk accounted for
the second run of the inning.
Griffs Get a Run.
Again in the fourth two Indians got
on after two were out. but Hudlin'a
single and Morgan's walk amounted to
nothing as Joe Sewell rolled to Myer,
The Nationals did better in this round,
putting over / run. Goslin began the
inning with a walk, only to be forced
out by Myer. Tate, though, shot q
double down the left-field line and sent
Buddy to the far corner.
West rified the ball down the first
base line, but was kept from a hit by
let Myer tally, though. and Tate went
to third. There Benny remained, for
Cronin grounded out.
The Indians got this run back in the
nth. With one gone Fonseca poked
single to the middle field. Along
came Falk with his second triple of
the game, drive that sent the ball
Dounolng over Judges head to right.
and Fonseca crossed. Bib tried to get
nome when Hodapp grounded to Cronin.
but was caught easily.
The Nationals threatened trouble in
the NTH, but threw away a scoring
chance in running the bases headlessIv.
Hayes opened the frame with an In.
field single. After Braxton famed, a
balk by Hudlin moved Hayes up. The
Cleveland pitcher went through with
his throw to the plate after baking and
Judge cracked the ball to safety in left
held, but this part of the proceedings
was Cancelled by Umpire Guthrie.
Poor Baserunning Costly.
Joe went back to the plate and
knocked valid single that advanced
Hayes to third only, although the BAN
had gone far enough to left to let the
runner score had he not pulled i'm
Abruptly after turning the far corner.
The scoring chance was gone when
Rice drilled into a double-play.
The Nationals clustered three hits
IN the eighth to draw I'D to a tie ana
nad runner who was irving tn nI,t
them ahead tagged at the plate. with
one gone. Rice doubled and tailed as
Goslln hit for a base. Myers smash
got by Averill and rolled to deem center
Tor triple that sent the Goose across
with the tying tally. Buddy tried to
geC 10 the counting block as Tate
grounded to Hodapp, but was blocked
neatiy oy Luke Sewell and tagged.