Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-13


series with the Indians and
at the same time increasing
a season record winning streak to
eight games, Manager Walter
Johnson was to send into the final
game of the set this afternoon as
pitcher Gen. Alvin CroWder, vet
eran highlander, seeking his
fifth triumph Of the year.
Crowder got away slowly in the cam
paign and dropped four games in
row Late last month however he eX-
perlenced change for the better and
has scored victories in his last four
starts. Johnson now deems the vet
eran in trim to pitch as wen as he did
after coming to the Nationals from the
Browns last year. when his hurting did
much to keep his club up in the race.
With everything in a right-handed
pitching way he has sent against the
Washington club pretty well battered.
Manager Peclinpaugh of the Indians
probably will pick for this last tussle
OF the series Pinky Shoffner a lefty,
who has enjoyed indifferent success.
Once he settled to his work after re-
lieving Willis Hudlin in the fifth in
ming Of the series opener Wednesday,
though. Shoffner did some high-class
hurting. He retired 10 batters in sue
cesSion to close his term on the hill.
CARL FISCHER, southpaw, and Yves
~ ley Terrell, who not so long ago
hurled no-hit game, were mound
rivals at the outset of Yesterdays hos
tilities. It was decidedly Fischers day.
He went the route, while Terrell took
2 beating in four innings Incidentally,
it was only the third licking for Terrell
this season and his second by the Ma
tionals
Joe Cronin. his right shoulder bruised
by Mel Harder's pitch Thursday still
paining him severely. was back in the
lineup and with Joe Kuhel. had much
to do with Ferrell's downfall Cronin
got three and Kuhel tWo-both dou-
bles-Of the eight safeties cleaned Oft
the Tribal star. CrOnin'S hits drove
over Washingtons first two runs, and
Kuhel's hits sent over three runs. Fer
rell was wild. yielding five passes-only
one intentionally-and though but one
of the passed batters scored. the walks
paved the way to the winning punch.
SiT runs in the home sides 7-to-l vic
tory we're off Terrell.
Walter Miller ft-handed against
the Nationals in their last foEr batting
a pass. The run off him was unearned.
Fischer let the Indians have eight
hts and four passes, but outside of the
seventh inning he was quite effective
with men on the runway. In this
seventh after two were out Porter
doubled and scored when Hodapp
singled.
The Nationals southpaw seemed tir-
ing after the fifth. for he passed two
Ia, iS-+h in
the first two batters up singled. But
Carl must have had much in reserve,
for with these scoring chances the In
dams could not get the ball beyond the
infield except in the eighth, when
SoWell hoisted to West for the last out
of the round.
MO time was wasted by the Nationals
IN in getting at Terrell. Two hits
and a pass wera good for a run IN
the first inning Mver singled, ManUsh
drew a pass and Cronin singled the
tally across Three more washington
markers were chalked up in the third.
Manush opened with a drive that
bounded by VCsmik in left for three
bases. Again Cronin singled a run
over. West strolled following Harris
pop-out and Kuhel dropped double in
left near the line to get CrOnln home.
West registered as Bluege was heaved
The fourth. Ferrell's last session on
TIE hill, meant a brace of markers Tor
tho home side. Myer singled at the
Cutret only to be forced out and
Cronin. too. was forced out after walk
ing to first. pass TO West. though
filled the bases then Kuhel again got a
double with a looper to left near the
line. Goldman, Tribal shortstop, MADE
. great bid for the loft, the ball bound
ing off his finger-tips to let Manush
and Harris score.
A Wild chuck by Hodapp, trying for
a double-pIay, gave the Johnson band
its run off Miller With west at
second and Bluege at first IN the
seventh inning, Spencer grounded 10
Goldman and OSsie was easily caught
nv the shortstops heave to Hodapp.
Tho second baseman then chucked
over NTOrgans head and West tailed
the last run Of the game
president WILLIAM HARRIDG IL
OF the American League is to be
the guest of the Nationals TO-DAY
ard tomorrow Monday VIII flnd
him in PHILADELPHIA watching the Ath-
lotics raising their 1890 league cham
rionship nennant Sam Jones has
left the Nationals temporarily =. He is
at his Woodsfield. Ohio. home, where
his mother is critically i'll Pete
DonOhuo veteran pitcher, VINO SOLD NM
self to the Indians after recently being
made a free agent by Judge lands,
has reported to his new club . In the
first inning yesterday foul off Averi!l's
bat bounded from an upper stand girder
into the press box and neatly clipped
a pipe from the teeth of a scribe
NIyer sprintad into short center for a
clever catch OF Porters archer in the
third Although through as pitcher
for the dav. Terrell took his turn at bat
in the fifth and cracked a double =.
The entira Indian infeld went after
Manush's pop in the sixth, with Kamm