Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-21
Special Dispatch to The Star.

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ST. LOUIS. September 21.-Walter john
son. Washington's sterling young pitcher.
went down to defeat here yesterday after
noon, > to /. in a ten inning game, or
rather his team lost for him. With the
right kind of support Johnson might just
as easily have been returned victor with
a shut-out score. and the break which
eventually lost the game for him was
tough piece of luck. 1t was short passed
ball which nine times out of ten would
have given Street but little trouble.
Washington had picked up a run in the
second inning owing to a couple of base
hits and a steal after the squeeze play
had failed To work. Up to the sixth inning
that was the winning run. Then stone
singled after Waddel had gone out, and
Jones followed with stiff grounder which
went through UngIaub to Mcbride. Tom
beating the throw to first. Stone tried
to steal third and as a result was thrown
out with something to spare. Johnson
became a bit unsteady and gave HOFFMAN
base on balls and hit SchweitZer, filling up
the bases. He shot low, vicious drop
across the plate with Wallace no and the
ball got away and rolled over toward the
crowd. 1t went just far enough To allow
Jones to get home by narrow margin
a
and but for the passed ball the browns
would have gone without scoring
Oh. for a Hit.
After the sixth-the two teams battled
along until the tenth inning; Then Wash
incton fell short by arrow Margin
while St Louis won in the second half
Freeman famed TO start the inning. Nc
Bride singled to left and Street walked
bod
ing up the bases, but Ganle! famed
Stone began the second half with a single
through Delehanty and Jones tried to sac
rifiCe. He popped up fly which Freeman
just missed getting. with the chance OF
double play had he done so. As 1t was ne
got Stone at second. Jones stole second
on poor throw by Street and Hoffman
drove line to left for hit, Jones coming
home.
Washington's run came in the second
inning. Delehanty opened with a base on
balls and when he stole second Smith
threw to centerfield, Jim taking third
With Clymer up. he tried To score on
squeeze play. Unfortunately Waddell
pitched SO high Smith had to 20 up on his
toes after It and Clymer could not find
the bail with his bat Smith ran Dele
hanty down off third as a result. ely
ner rolled to Wallace and died at first
Freeman beat out hit to Wallace and
stole second. Mcbride drove a line single
to right and Freeman scored. Mcbride
stole second before Street famed.
Johnson Strong in Pinches
Outside of the innings in which there
was scoring Johnson also pitched in fine
form. and in the pinches he was especially
effective. He was found for but six
hits all told. and two of these were intieid
raps while a third was a fly which fell
safe in center. The Washington twlrler
was very steady and he gave but three
passes. Waddell on the other hand was
less steady. but more brilliant, and he
struck out no less than seventeen of the
opposing batterS. Every member of the
Washington team suffered. and Johnson
famed four times and Mcbride three. |
Waddell gave five bases on balls, but he
allowed only five hits. Score: