Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-14
MUST BATTLE NOW
FOR AN EVEN BREAK
Indians Display Power at Bat
in Win-Moore Good as
Relief HurIer.
BY JOHN b. KELLER.

ranks easily, IllS JOLlIlSOn UdAlN
has been somewhat fortunate to
play to an even break with its
Western rivals in a dozen clashes.
Only the White SoX have not
proved formidable here. The
Browns bagged their series in
Griffith Stadium; the Tigers,
licked soundly by all others, made
it $3.50 with the Nationals, and
now the Indians, the oldest lot
of the circuit, appear likely to
make the home boys struggle to
finish all even In the stand against
the West.
The Tribe, on past performances,
seems to have but two pitchers and
little fielding ability. It has q big
mound corps, true, but only two of its
members have been consistently good
performers. It's fielding has been
atrocious. But 1t can hit and that's
why It has been around the top Of the
league since the start OF campaigning.
The Indians gave great demonstra-
ton Of their power at bat yesterday
when they licked the Nationals, IL to 6,
In the opener Of the three-game series.
In two big innings, they pounded every
thing the washington pitchers threw
up to the plate and put over all their
runs. Thirteen Of their II hits were
clustered In these two rounds. One was
q homer, one q triple, three were doubles
and eight singles. This bombardment
was enough to demoralize the Nationals.
Yes. getting an even break In the
now that the Indians are in town Is
apt to be something not so easy to
achieve.
! A BOUT the only pleasing feature Of
"A the Tribal series opener from a
Washington viewpoint was the pitching
done by Carlos Moore, recruit bought
from Birmingham last Fan. once he got
his bearings. Thrust into the game in
the third inning, Moore looked no bet
ter than his predecessors, Lloyd Brown
and Myles Thomas, had looked. Once
through the round, however, the dark
vlsaged Carlos gave fine exhibition Of
slahbing. He gave up In the last six
sessions four hits, never more than one
IN session, and one pass issued after
two were out In the ninth.
start Of an inning, but the man on the
runway never Mustered Moore at all.
Hodapp doubled 1t the beginning of
the fourth and reached third with one
out only to watch one better line out
and another pop out. Seeds doubled at
the beginning OF the sixth, but did not
reach third until after West bazged
Hodapps hoist for the second out Then
Jameson grounded into retirement.
Luke Seweu singled as the seventh
opened, was sacrificed to second and
stole third before Harder whitfield The
best done by Falk, who picked I'D
Morgans bat, was grounder to Cronip.
Hodapp singled at the start Of the
ninth and set sail for second as Moore
was pitching to the next batter. Johnny
made the sack only because Cronin
error. From the middle base Hodapp
saw Jameson pop out and Luke Sewell
loft to West In short center. After
Goldman strolled. Harder forced out
Hodapp.
A fine exhibition by Moore, any way
Z Is considered. Down In Birmingham
this Spring when the Nationals were
playing the Barons twas said that last
year In the Southern Association Moore
was . poor starter but great finisher.
30 he was employed mainly in relief
ROLES. Looks as though Carlos may
win himself q similar job with the
Nationals.
TTHY Brown. Q left-hander. was
wv picked to open fire against the
had done well against other clubs, but
this season the Indians are noted for
the punishment they give southpaw
elabmen. They did not wait long to
punish Brown. Ed Morgan, first up.
walloped Lloyd's first pitch, sending
the ball soaring into the open stand
back Of center for homer. After
Burnett went out, there followed q
convert into homer only to be nipped
ut the plate, base on balls, single
and q double. This was enough for
four runs and Browns ousting.
Thomas, relieving, was hit for a
single by the first batter to face him
and . fifth run went over. Myles got
through the second round nicely, but
not the third. A single, a double, an
other single, followed by his wild chuck
catch runner mapping, and another
double accounted for three more runs.
Myles departed for the shower and
Moore came on.
Carlos started unsteadily. He was
nicked for an infield single, then Miller's
bunt, intended for sacrifice, became q
hit when Hayes, for some unaccount-
able reason, went over to cover second
instead OF protecting first that Judge
had left to get to the bunt After Nor
gan's sacrifice Burnett doubled to make
the Indians run-total for the round
six.
What wallop the Tribe showed!
IN the second inning the Nationals
, i picked up a run with Cronin's
double and Bluege's single at the outset
and in the third they chased the left
handed Walter Miller to cover. They
got only two hits on him, one a hunted
single by Loepp and the other a one
haser to center by Cronin, but Miller
walked two batters and Goldman, Tribe
&hortStop, made two errors behind him.
When Miller was yanked the Nationals
i5had two runs over and the bases full
with one out. To the box stepped Mel
Harder, rtght-hander, and the first
thing he did was pick up Hayes weak
tap and throw for q forced-play on
Judge at the plate. But Mel walked
Euel, thereby showing Cronin over the
counting block, and when Hodapp gum
med Moore's grounder Bluege and Hayes
scored.
From then on the Nationals were
weak little lambs Only one hit to make
their total for the day amount to seven
was made of Harder in the last six
rounds.
u ICE now has hit in "a successive
n games. He got his lone bingle yes
terday the first time UP. It was we'll
slapped single to center. Looked as
Though Sam beat out - grounder to
Hodapp in the fourth, but Umpire Con-
the same thing In the ninth when II
appeared West had Hodapp's throw to
Grst beaten. s
EASTERN LEAGUE.
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