Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-21
GR|FFS DROP SEVEN
/ OF ELEVEN GAMES
Final Western Invasion Is
Bioomer-Marberry Hit
Hard by Tribe.
BY JOHN b. KELLER.

E"LEVELAND, August 21.--Al-
though his Nationals have
~ suffered defeat times ir
IL starts in this, their last
swing around the West, Manager
Walter Johnson contemplates nc
immediate changes in the lineup
However, he planned to make
one shift in his batting order for
the remainder of the series here
with the Indians. OSSie Bluege,
who has been batting in sixth
place, probably was to be dropped
a notch today, with Joe Kuhel
moving up one position.
Bluege's failure to hit during this trip
through the Western sector has hurt
the Nationals no little. A strong batter
when the Nationals left Washington
after their game of August 8, Bluege
has made but five safeties in the II
games played out this way. His hitting
average for the swing to date is .116
Batting not of the class to boost his
club
Bluege got only one hit in the four
games at Chicago. In the ST. Louis
series he got four hits, but batted at
a rate of only ESQ in the four games
with the Browns. Here IN three games
he did not make a safety and several
times he stepped TO the plate with
f1ne chance to drive over runs.
Although Kuhel over a long stretch
has been hitting lightly there has been
some improvement in his stick-wcrk
the last week. Manager johnson figures
1t might be well to advance Joe in the
batting order that his hits might bene-
- 4rrta vv.f1..
ting on the runway right regularly.
FRED MARBERRY had nothing with
4 which to get his fifteenth mound
victory of the season yesterday 50
he took his third licking instead, while
the Nationals took fourth straight
defeat and their third from the indians
here in the 10-to-7 encounter.
The Tribe bumped MarberTy in each
Of the seven innings he pitched and got
all but one Of their runs OF him. In
al, is hits were gained from Fred's
hurting. With clusters of four and six
blows the Indians did all their scoring
OF the big Texan. One Of the hits of
him was q homer by Morgan and the
lone hit on Carl Fischer, who pitched
In the eighth, was q homer by Averill.
Mel Harder opened fire against the
Nationals and lasted into the eighth in
ming. He was manhandled for nine hits,
four mixed with three passes in the fifth
giving the johnson band. a four-run
start. which was Immediately Offset by
the Tribe. After q hit. pass and brace
Of errors by his first baSeman put Har-
der In a tough spot In the eighth, Rub
ber-aTm ConnalIy was rushed to the res
cue. Three Of the men Harder put on
tailed. to leave the Nationals Just one
shy OF the Indian count. but not a hit
was made on Connally the remainder Of
the way.
For the second time IN three starts |
here the Nationals had made enough /
runs to win under ordinary circum- |
stances. but for the third time they had /
no pitching 70 stop the other fellow. I
Their one-man pitching staff. Marberry. /
looked no better than the other throwers /
sent 70 the hin against the Indians i
a T that the Nationals gave the fans
"A one big thrill during the afternoon.
Sam Rice. Heinie Manush and Joe |
Cronin pulled triple steal. with Rice |
scoring far ahead OF Harderis pitch to !
Sam West.
Rice was on third and Manusi on sec
ond, with two out. when Cronin stepped |
70 the plate. Rice repeatedly worried
Harder by dashing up the line toward |
the plate with every pitch. and the |
hurier so lost his control that four |
throws put Cronin ON TO Ill the sacks. |
Again Rice ran along the line quite a |
way with each pitch TO West until the |
count was two to one in the batter's |
favor.
With the next pitch Rice started
along the line again and continued to /
the plate as Harder almost wild-pitched
for third ban. He slid across with i
plenty 70 spare, while Manush and +
Cronin, who had started moment /
after Rice got under way, advanced with /
Catcher Wyatt not even attempting a /
throw.
IELD to one hit and a pass in the .
! hrst four frames. the Nationals fell !
upon Harder in the fifth for four hits 4
and IS many markers. Bluege walked. I
Kui1el singled, and Spencer's double /
put across q tally. KuheI scored as /
MarberTy's grounder resulted In Spen- |
GERS erasure, and after Myer forced out /
Marberry, q single by Rice and a two /
Dagger by Manush meant another run.
Cronin'g walk crowded the sacks-then 4
that triple steal accounted for fourth /
marker. Vests stroll loaded the bases
again, but Bluege, up for the second /
time n the round. forced out Sammy.
The Indians promptly got back these I
runs by pounding Marberry The home /
sides NTH turn was opened by Harder I
with single. Porter and Burnett fol- |
lowed with one-baSers to tally Harder,
and Averin doubled two more markers /
across. Morgan sacrificed and, after /
Vosmtk walked, long fly by Kamm /
registered Averin with the tying score.
Marberry's single and Myers double, |
coming after two we're out put the Ma /
tionals In front again in the sixth. but /
in the seventh the Indians raked Mar
berry for SIX safeties and five runs, 1
AvertlfS second two-baggeT started the /
attack, and the Tribe was ahead Nor
gan slammed over the wall for a homer. /
Vosmik singled. only TO be forced out /
when Kanm hunted but after Myatt I
went out Montague hit for a base and :
counted with Kanm when Harder +
emote for two bases wild pitch I
moved Harder TO third, from where ne
made the plate as Porter singled.
In the eighth Kuhel's single. Spencer's
walk and Morgan's boot OF grounder +
raped By Judge, who batted for Mar /
berry filled the bases With Nationals. /
When Morgan let Myers roller 20
through for another error Kuhel and /
Spencer scored and Judge reached third. I
Here Connally relieved Harder, and
Eice, first TO face the new pitcher, pop /
ped TO The shortgtop. A pass to Manush /
loaded the cushions once more and /
Judge crossed the plate as Cronin forced /
out Manugh. Then. with the potential 1
tying tally on third base, West lofted /
out
his homer of Fischer at the outset OF /
the home sides eighth.
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