Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-20
GR|FFS SLUG WAY
TO 144 VICTORY IN
OPENING CONTEST
West, Manush and Cronin
Lead Attack on CIeve-
land Indians.
BROWN PROVES PUZZLE
TO WESTERN TRIBESMEN
Shoffner and Donahue Are Driven
From Hill and Thomas Is
Hit Hard.
BY John B. KELLER.

BY JOHN B. KELLER.
CLEVELAND, June 20.-Poundng
three Cleveland pitchers hard benlno
tight fiinging on the part OF bLoyo
brown. the Nationals won the nrst
game of q double-heaoer mere "'A0
afternoon.
The score was IA to 4.
FIRST INNING.
Observation-Disclosures hit the nrst
,,itcb tn center for a single. Manusn
fo,,Ied to Morgan. Cronin fiisd 70 VoS,
mix Harris topper to short rlgnC Ien
for a double, scoring Myer. On oeeo
wild throw over the plate, Harris tOoA
third. west doubled against the r1gnt.
field fence. scoring Harris. 6ulhe''
threw out Bluege. Two runs.
-Bluege threw out BUR
nett. Seeds singled to center. AveLIA
singled to right. sending SEEDS 70 tnlru'
t,,r, hit Cronin cut OF the throw ana
heayed to Myer, getting Averm: Mor-
can walked. Vosmik lined to Bluege'
No runs.
SECOND INNING.
WASHINGTON - Kuhel foued 10
Kamm. Spencer singled 70 csnteI..
Brown took q third strike. Myer
walked. Manush doubled down tne
right-field line, scoring spencer ana
Mver. Donahue, right-hanoer, re
1ieved Shoffner. Cronin sent long ny
to VoSmik. Two runs.
CLEvEL AND-rodapp flied to Ma
nush. Kamm hoiSted to West. 80 olo
SewelI. No runs.
THIRD INNING.
WESTINGHOUSE took q third
strike. West singled to center. Bulge
singled to left, sending West TO sec
ond. Kuhel grounded to Morgan.
Snencer was purpoSely passed, fllltng
the bases. Brown flied to Averin. NO
runs.
CLEVEI went out,
Kuhel to Brown covering first. Bur
nett grounded to Kuhel. Seeds singled
to center. Brown tossed out AVerll.
No runs.
wASHINGTON-M walked. Myer
stole second and continued TO third
when Seweu pegged wildly to center, as
Manush struck out. Cronin singled
to left, scoring Myer. Vosmik mace
a good running catch OF HarrS' long
fly. Cronin stole second. West got ms
third hit, q single TO right. scoring
Cronin. West was caught Seeanns'
Sewell to Hodapp. Two runs.
CLEVELAND-Bluege threw out Nor.
gan. Spencer went into the diamond
for Vosmik'S pop. Crontn threw OUT
Hodapp. No runs.
FIFTH INNING.
WASHINGTON = Bluegs walked.
Kuhel singled to right, sending Bluege
to third. Spencer forced Kuhel, kamm
to Hodapp. Bluege, fearing eaten OF
Spencer's looper before 1t was trapped
by KamEn, returned to third, but when
Hodapp, attempting double play, over
threw first ,Bluege scored and spencer
reached second. Brown singled to lett,
sending Spencer to third. Thomas re-
placed Donahue in the box. Mycr
singled to right, scoring Spencer, while
Brown stopped at second. Manush got
a. single with bunt toward third. ana
on Kamms wild throw past first Brown
and Myer scored, and Manush reached
third. Cronin singled to left, scoring
Manush. Cronin was caught stealing,
Sewell to Hodapp. Harris popped TO
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES flied to Man.
ush. Sewell singled to left. Thomas
famed. Burnett lined to Cronin. No
runs.
WASHINGTON West walked.
Bluege singled to center, sending west
to third: Kuhel forced Bluege, Hooapp
to Burnett, West scoring. Kamm ran
to the grandstand barrier for q one
hand catch Of Spencer's foul. Aodapp
threw out Brown. One run.
CLEVELAND-Croni threw out
Seeds. Myer threw out Averin. Nor
gan singled to center. Vosmlk walked
THoIarvA AtaA fo Mast No INNS
SEVENTH INNING.
WASHINGTON-Mye lofted to Vos-
mix. Manush popped to Kamm. Gro
min flied to Vosmik. No runs.
VEI4AND-Hargrave now catch
ing. Hayes at Shortstop, Sam Rice went
to left, and Harry Rice to center Tor
Washington. Hayes threw out Kamm.
Sewell flied to Harris. Brown tossed
out Thomas. No runs.
EIGHTH INNING.
WASHINGTON-Har singled to
center. Harry Rice grounded to Nor.
gan, Harris going to second. Bluege
tripled to right center, scoring Harris.
Kuhel walked. Hargrave singled to
right. scoring Bluege and sending Kuhel
to third. Brown fouled to Vosmik.
Myer flied to Vosmik. Two runs.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES singled to CEN
Ter. SeeQS SllSACo W ACAbS OSAHA1A6
nett to second. Averill doubled to right,
scoring Burnett. Bluege threw out Nor
gan, holding both runners to their
bases. Vosnlik flied to H. Rice, Seeds
scoring after the catch, Averill going to
third. Hodapp singled to left, scoring
Averill. Kannm flied to H. Rice. Three
runs.
NINTH INNING.
WESTINGHOUSE Rice nied TO
Vosmik So did Hayes. Harris hoisteo
to Seeds. No runs.
CLEVELAND-Sewell lined to Harris.
before batted for Thomas ana also
lined to Harris. Burnett singled TO
right. Burnett took second unmolested.
he also took third. Seeds got his fourte
hit. a single to right, scoring Burnett:
Harris backed against the right nelo
fence for a one-handed catch Of Averins
liner. One run.
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