Evening star., 1909-06-20
NATIONALS WIN AND
LOSE TO NEW YORK
Johnson Pitches a Freak
Game Before an Immense
Crowd.


taiuly does like to upset base ball tradi-
lion and do queer things when he comes
10 New York. Last year. when he was
over here. he pitched three games against
the Hishlanders and they never made a
run while he was in the box. They We're
three successive games. too.
This year he came in the spring and he
couldn't pitch little bit. He was wild
and didn't have much speed. Charley
Street said that his arm was not in good
condition. This afternoon he pitched an
other kind Of game which is a novelty.
lie introduced into it everything that
possibly could 1t looked if he
were trying to give the fans full measure
for their money and convince them that
Il pitcher might be able to be wild and
AT the same time might keep the other
team from winning by Tightening up when
the crucial moment came. What do you
think Gf pitcher who will drop team
down with single hit. Yet give seven
bases balls, make five wild pitches.
heavc the ball into a mans ribs. strike
out ten, be scored on twice and st!ll be
out in front al the end of the fun? In
the ninth inning Street got so worried
that he almost implored Cantlon on his
knees to send out relief expedition. but
Cantilon couldn't see it that way. Eyegy
time that Street beckoned fer a new
pitcher Cantillon looked the other way.
lis he still trying 20 get me TO change
the bench with him.
Yes, was the reply; he is sill look
ing this way
When he looks the other way let
know" said Cantillon I'm going 10 keep
him in until ii gets warmer than this y
Runs Out Of Gum.
johnson was compelled to finish his
game, and he did manage to get through
with great burst of style, as the last
fya h.lI u-hi ba nit al
strikes. When the game was about one
third along his supply OF chewing gum
ran out and the Washington players
had to stop the game while "a new
batch was secured from Cantillon. 1t
suggested that the brand must
have been little off color. in view OF
the fact that the pitcher had his
troubles after that to try to find where
TIE plate was located.
The second game wasn't so interesting
AS the first had been. Somehow it
deadened. Games almost always seem to
lose their sprightliness when Lake is in
the box. He is serious chap, and as
soon as he begins to pitch the people
sit around they do at oldfashioned
prayer meetings in the west, where
everybody keeps quiet and the deacon
occasionally goes to sleep after hard
days work.
But it was Lake who put the Washing
tons out of business. just as it was john
son who was too much for New York in
the first game. If the visitors had shown
any indication to score i'll the early part
of the contest they might have had the
New York players on the defensive, but
they didn't run into anything which
looked much as if they could get a run.
Not until the eighth did they manage to
break loose. and Cantillon, the coach
ing line. insisted that the team due
for a rally. but after bit of sprint
in which there was little effective
batting against the New York pitcher
two runs were pushed over the rubber,
and then the batting fell away again.
Great Crowd Present.
Never since Washington and New York
have been playing in the American League
have the Washington athletes played to
such fine crowd There were more than
1000 paid admissions which is going
some. The crowd came early and kept
good order. in marked contrast to some
of the big gatherings which made trouble
last year. The entire outfield was sur
rounded by spectators. There were pretty
girls and gay gowns galore. Before the
first game started a ground rule was
adopted by which hit outside the ropes
good for only two bases. OF the two
teams Washington suffered most because
of the rule. There We're two hits at least
in the first game which would have been
good for home runs and one in the second.
Cantllon all smiles when he saw the
crowd.
Its the first real gathering that we
ever got here, said he. Either we have
been over here in the cold or it has rained
done some foolish thing like that, or
the Highlanders have been far down
in the race that they were not much of
an attraction, but now We're treated to
real sight of what a New York crowd
looks like when base ball is being well
One OF the pleasant features of the
afternoon was tie very cordial greeting
which was extended to both George
Browne and Wild Corroy. The specta
tors had not forgotten that Browne was
member OF the Giants when they
were worlds champions and that Conroy
had been veteran guard of third base
for the other team for years
Browne was delighted TO think that the
fans had not forgotten him. and his bat
ting indicated something OF the pleasure
that he felt in showing that ne is not
'.all in as ball player. He can st.n
sprint To first base, as the infelders o.
the New York club learned to their sor-
row. The Washington players began the
scoring in the first game wtn d brace
of runs in the third
Browne Going Some.
Browne beat out bunt down the
third base line. Conroy sacrificed. Ches-
bro to Chase. Unglaub was hit by a
pitched ball and went TO first Donohue
dropped base hit in left field that
scored Browne Ungiaub went to third
and Donohue TO second when Engie's
throw got away from kleinow. Mcbride
hit a Texas Lacquer in center that scored
Unglaub.
IN the IOuFIH IndSe went all the way
to second base when Browne muffed his
high fly in the Engle got a base
balls Engle went To second and
Chase 10 third base on wild pitch
Demmitt struck out. Laporte popped
up TO Mcbride. The game was delayed
here for Il. second while Jiggs Donohue
went To the bench and secured Johnson
piece OF chewing gum. Another wild
pitch sent Chase home with a run and
put Engie on third. kleinow got Il base
on balls. Engie and kieinow pulled off
"A double steal. Engle came home when
play was made for KIeinow stealing
second. and the latter went to third
when Street let McBridc's throw get
away from him. Knight singled TO right
field and Kleinow scored.
Another was made by Washington in
the fifth Browne got a Texas lea guer
TO right field and stole second Conroy
drew Il base balls Chase made one
OF his great plays here when he ran in
and got Unglaub's bunt and then
whipped the bali TO Austin. getting
Browne II third Donohue forced Con-
roy. Chesbro 10 Aus. in. 1t looked like
a double play here. but Chase dropped
Austin's good throw and Ungiaub went
on to third. Mcbride hit 10 left for a
two-base hit. scoring Unglaub.
The ninth was ii waterloo for Chesbro.
johnson struck out. Browne got his