The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-22

cumstances.
Some of His Work.
That game started Johnson on the road
to success and ever since he has been
the pitching sensation of the American
league.
Last winter Johnson played ball in Cal
ifornia and suffered an injury that pre-
vented him from joining Washington I'M
til late in June. St. Louis made him leave
the box in the opening game due more
to physical weakness after his long lay
off. His strength soon returned and by
the middle of July he was again the pitch
ing sensation of the year
l had the pleasure of working behind
Johnson in his first game in the Ameri-
can league and also umpiTed the three
games in New York in early September
when he established what is something Of
n record by shutting out the New Yorks
on three successive days,
Johnson, by the way. has always been
A Jonah 10 the Yankees Since breaking
into the American league he has pitched
six games against The New York Amer
leans. and the Yankees have made only
two runs off his delivery On five &C.
casions he has blanked New York. while
the other game he lost to l. One Of
the shut outs was an eleven-innins az
fair.
When washington journeyed to New
York for series in September the pitc1-
ing staff of the Nationals was in very
bad shape. In fact. Johnson was the only
member of The corps in shape TO work.
Cantillon took Tom Hughes and jesse
Tannehin with him, but both pitchers
were complaining of sore arms. The So
ries called for four games. one FRIDAY,
one Saturday and two the afternoon or
Labor day.
Johnson Repeats.
Johnson worked in the game Friday and
shut the Yankees out with east to o.
IN this game he allowed only six hits and
issued but one pass TO first
He looked so good Friday that Cautil-
IN
fellow was only too willing TO work. He
scored another shut-out and in this game
allowed only two hits and didn't send
single man to first with a complimentary.
After resting Sunday Johnson Informed
CantilOn that he felt fine and 10 the
CONSERVATION OF the crowd and the yam
KEGS he WAS again sent into pitch. He
came back with another shut-out despite
the efforts of the New Workers to get
man over the pan. One hit and no passes
was his record
when he came to bat in the eighth in
ming he happened TO stop one Of ChesbrO's
fast ones in hte small of the back The
accident laid him out for while. but he
managed to pitch the final inning Had
IL not been for this CantiiloOn would nave
sent him in against the Yankees for the
fourth consecutive time in as many days.
Wonder of the Age.
That johnson is pitching wonder there
is no doubt
y
twirler is picked up like him and meets
with the same success
He has a free, easy delivery, something
after the Cy Young style. and puts but
little strain on his arm when he throws
He is only q years of age leads model
life and looks as if he might prove
rival of Cy's for endurance honors
Iohnsou has a fast ball that is a won
der Possibly no pitcher throws faster
hall. The fast ball of some pitchers, Ia
fact of a great many. is true ana accu-
rate but Johnson's ball has jump on
il when he is right that makes IL prac-
really unhittable He also possesses
curve ball that is far above the average.
It's a good bet that no amount or mon
ev would buy this youngster, who a year
ago was unknown. except in Weiser, Ida.
wherever that is