The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-29
Washington Takes Last
From St. Louis by2 to
in Sixteen Innings.
JOHNSON STEADY
FOR WHOLE ROUTE
Shows Remarkable Form Reversal
in All Branches of Pitching.
Milan Does Splendid Work.
By THOMAS y. RICE.


Every time we roast the Washington
ball team or a particular player, he or
it turns around and gives US the har-
poon by setting the world afre the
next day or very soon thereafter. II
we can get it dead sure in our minds
that the teams hoodoo is grabbed by a
roast from US we are going TO write
stuff that VIII be worth investigation
by the peace-at-any-price agitators.
Just after we had opined in print yes
terday that the team was punk gen
orally and not likely to recover until it
got home, il bristled Up and beat St
Louis by to l in sixteen innings. That
made the second game of that length
Washington has played this season.
Tho first was here on July 10 with
Chicago and was a tie Of 2 10 = Few
clubs have such a record for the sea-
son and Cantillons men will break into
the memorable events" column even
II they do not bulge into sixth place this
year.
Johnson Steady With Kahoe.
Walter johnson was the mainstay for
Washington, and the youngster de-
serves unstinted praise for his per
Torrance. especially in view Of the
the end Of his stay here and also got
bad start in S.. Louis. He held the
Browns TO nine hits in all that terrific
strain, and utterly failed TO go 70 pieces
as he has been doing recently Instead,
he was on the job all the time and
realized that great desideratum Of the
Washington fans-a twtrler who can be
counted upon 70 pitch a consistent game.
If only once in a while by way of chang
ing the luck.
II has been suggested that a reason
for Johnson's good work was to he
found in the presence Of Mike KahOe
behind the bat. Perhaps. there is some
thing in it One thing is dead sure
his performances with Warner eaten
ing him have had angles which could
not be explained on any reasonable by
pothesis- His failures with Street re
ceiving could be understood. but il is
70 be hoped CantiIIon will not work
him any more this season with War
ner, especially against Detroit and Chi
cago.
Hurrah for Milan!
The brightest star Of the nine-starred
washington armament yesterday. out
side Of Johnson. was Milan. He got
q triple. two singles. both runs, a gen
s4tional out. and sn almost phenomenal
assist. Unglaub was there with three
singles and George Mcbride with two
Kahoe had not worked "A scheduled
game before this season. but he showed
that he might have been used before
by doing a lot OF fancy backstopring
and also connecting for double John
son. IL should be noted, was there with
& two-bSEger
81. Louis scored IL the sixth. Nc
Bride made a good stop Of Wallace's
mean grounder, but threw il over Free
mans head and Wallace took third.
whence he scored on Ferris long sac
rifice fly to Ganley.
washington scored in the first inning.
Milan tripled TO left Ganley fouIed 10
Tom Jones, but Unglaub singled
through the hole between second and
short; sending Milan over the plate.
In the sixteenth Pickering batted for
Kahoe, and was robbed Of a hit by
Wallace. Johnson famed. Milan singled
10 right and stole second. Ganley
walked and Unglaub singled to center,
driving in Milan with the winning run.
ETI,a