Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-13

Not until yesterday, when they
outSwatted the Indians a dozen
Safeties to ten, were the Nationals
in taking licking able to keep
their opponents to only a single
tally advantage in this journey
through the West. And in this
third game of the series here the
Nationals played errorlesS base
ball while the Tribe kicked in with
two miSplayS.
The Washington outfit simply is play
ing upside down base ball these days.
The Nationals are performing in re-
verse and getting nothing from what
little strength they are able to throw
into their play. One must conclude
that this was destined to be poor
year for them. and that there's nothing
other for them to do than take their
punishment.
Held to Run an Inning.
At the start of the contest yesterday
the right-handed MyleS Thomas and
the left-handed Joe Shaute were slab
rivals Thomas pitched better ball than
the nine hits and three passes CLEANED
off him in his six innings of toll might
seem to indicate. The Indians did all
their scoring at his expense, but they
never mace more lfldI n run ali ILlIlilS
Lloyd Brown held the Tribe to a
single and pass the next two rounds.
In the first six innings Shaute also
yielded nine wallops. Yet only in the
second session, when a pair OF errors
by the Tribal hurler was mixed with
three safeties, two of them two-baggerS,
we're the Nationals able to tally, and
then they tailed but twice.
During these six sessions the Ma
"a, Iaf& kI-a Anc
And in the three innings following, In
each of which they we're credited with
hit. in addition to getting the lone
pass Shaute issued. three more Of them
were stranded The left-handers' jinx
that has been pursuing the Nationals
since they left home, the morning OF
July 1, was able to continue its deadly
work yesterday because the club had no
punch at a crucial moment.
Tribe Jumps Into Lead.
The Tribe jumped into lead at the
outset of hoStilities. Joe Sewell singled
with one down and Averill walked.
Fonseca cracked q one-baSer to left to
send Joe home, then Averill went to
the far corner after West grabbed
Falk's hoist. But Porters best was a
loft to Goslin.
This run was more than offset by
turn. West skidded a slow one to Fon-
SEGA. but got life when Shaute, COW
ering first base. failed TO hold throw
from the initial sacker The Indians
hurler tried to catch Sam mapping of
base after Bluege hoisted out, but
ohucked wildly past Fonseca, and West
scampered to third. The score was
tied when Ruel lined a two-bagger to
left. and the Nationals went ahead
off ha
rlght-tield barrier.
1t looked as though the Nationals
were i'll for big inning. Thomas beat
out bOunder that Gardner picked up
at the grass edge back of the short
field. This put runners on second and
first bases. with only one out. Some
woozy base running, however, checked
the rally.
Fonseca grabbed Judges roller and
heeved the ball home. Luke SeTell
easily ran down Cronin, who had left
the far corner head down when It was
Obvious he had no chance to get any,
where on the short tap. Cronins run
down gave Thomas a chance to round
second only. But the pitcher persisted
in continuing TO third. and there he
found the Cleveland catcher waiting
with the bali. Thomas sim" ran
headlong into side-retiring double
play.
Two singles were cracked by the Ma
tionals in the third inning, and they
had runners ON first and third bases,
with two out. But Bluege drove the
ball to Gardner. and a soft force play
that erased West at the middle sack
followed.
The Tribe did better in its half Of
this round. Averill, Fonseca and Falk
singled successfully after one was out
and this deadlocked the game. 1t was