Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-10
NEAR THIRD PLACE
AFTER DUAL SLAM
AZ Defeat Follows 1877
WaIIoping-Lack Punch
and Pitching.
BY JOHN b. KELLER.


they engaged the Indians in two
games and now Walter JohnSon'S
charges are 10 games out OF nrSt
place and clinging to second place
by the skin of their teeth only. To
be exact the Nationals after those
Is to 7 and 4 to week end lick
ings are less than two percentage
points ahead of the third-poSltlon
YankS. Which is no great advan-
tape the way the Washington
club has performed the past week.
In the first game of the Saturday
bargain bill the Nationals had no
pitching. In the second game tney mao
no punch in pinches. No wonder they
lost both Ad Liska opened fire against
the visitors in the initial set-to, but
Ad was we'll beaten before the second
inning was far under way and before
the inning was finished the Nationals
had a third hurler on the hill. Harry
Child had been rushed to the relleI
of Bob Burke, LiSka'S successor. Harry
took plenty of punishment. SO Carr
Fischer ard Lloyd Brown had chance
to show their wares.
Walter Miller, left-hander, started for
the Indians, but Walter was not so not
to Belve Bean, right-hanoer, Wnen the
Nationals put on fourth inning
bombardment. Once beyond the fourth
inning Bean got along nicely.
The second game was all Yves Terrell,
who was after and got his nineteenth
victory of the season. Yves yleloeo
Q hits and s passes and would nave
registered a shuU-out had not Inlro-
baseman Coleman made wild chuck
after TWO were out IN the nlnth. irving
Hadley Opposed Yves and gave up 10
hits and 4 passes, anu IL was the passes
that beat I'M. rerren gave his passes
after two we're out. fAaoley issued 3
in innings before retirement was mace
ana each OF lhC s. passes became run,
Washingtons pitching in the first
qalne was atrCciCuS. LSka Was slammed
Tor 2 hits in the nrst frame ana THESE
abetteo by a hectic neave by Sammy
west were gooa Tor runs. Then the
first three batters up in the second
inning singled and Burke was ruSneo
to the hill. Burke pitched to just two
batters.
Both hunted and Burke, with sore
hand. could not throw the ball v's.ll
after picking il up That brought Child
to the hill and after weathering two
rounds Child was laced liz the fourth
for 5 hits, all good toT extra bases, ana
S runs crossed. FISCHER was somewhat
better. but Brown was the only nome
hurler not to give up run. He WORKED
two inning, too.
In this opening game the Nationals
were outhit only "A SafetieS 10 Is. Inc
Indians hits, though, were good Ior 70
bases and the Nationals only Tor 10
Each side had its home-run maker;
iraN Y1OllnninQ
Child the ball was driven over the renee
tn the center-field side of the score
board by Earl AverilE It was Earfs
thirteenth round-triper Of the cam
paign and Tailed a mate ahead. ON
Bean in the eighth, Cronin shot the
ball into the left field sun parlor, the
first National to send it to that parking
place this year. No one was on.
mere was some dizzy fielding by both
sides, each charged with three errors.
Those made by the Nationals helped
the foe to three runs. Those made oy
the Tribe netted the home side only
two runs Yes, the breaks were all with
the Indians. But so was the pitching
and timely hitting.
Porter's single, Morgan's triple and
VESTS wild return after fielding the
three-bagger gave the Indians two runs
before the first game was well under
way. Successive singles by Falk, Joe
Sewell and Wyatt Melted the Tribe a
run and chased Liska in the second
session. Then Burke picked up Miller
bunt and threw the ball in the general
direction of Seventh street and Florida
avenue to let two more Indians cross
and the bunter reach second. A pass
and double meant run on Chlld In
the third inning and in the fourth the
wyfgi a
A walk, a triple, a double, homer.
another double and another triple and
the Indians had five runs for the round.
Thereafter the Nationals were out OF
it so the run picked up off Child with
two singles and an infield eraSure IN
the sixth and another of Fischer with
a pass Myers tumble and Morgan's
sacrifice in the seventh did not hurt.
The Nationals had but one scoring
splurge. In the fourth wild throw by
Morgan, a pass and two singles ac-
counted for two runs and eliminated
Miller. Singles by Cronin and Harris
of Bean put over two more. From
then on the Nationals did nothing to
speak about.
In the second game, the Nationals
filled the bases with two out in the
opening round, booted the chance TO
count then did not get another until
the ninth. In the meanwhile, the Tribe
had made good in two opportunities
Hadley passed the first two batters up
in the third and Ferrel's bunt was good
for base-filling single.
Montague's sacrifice put over one
run and after Porter's strikeout Nor
CANS double put over another. A pass
to Montague at the start of the eighth
paved the way to the second Indian
scoring bee. Porter singled only TO be
forced out by Morgan, but Hodapps
hoist counted Montague and Jamieson<
one-baser scored Morgan.
Two were out in the Washington
ninth when Myer reached first as Gold
man threw wildly. Then Rice anc
Manush doubled successfully, but Gro
Averill in center.
Judge got a slam on the left thumb
that may keep him out OF todays game
It was Burke'S wild hurl after gather
ing in Montaeue's bunt in the frs
game that forced Joe out of action
Kuhel batted for Judge in the thirc
inning and played first base thereafter
Burke would not have been sent u
Liska's relief had he not told Manager
johnson finger injured some time ago
was in good trim again. In fact, thu
finger on the pitchers left hand Is IA
from being so. 1t is feared the digi
may be broken.
Hadley struck out a flock in tn
second game Nine strikeoutS wer'
registered by Bump. i've of them called
But all the strikeouts did not hell
Bump as much as three of his fou
passes damaged him.