The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-07-24
NATIONALS CLOSE ONE OF
BEST WEEKS OF SEASON
Win Five Out of Seven from Cleveland and Chicago
Meet Athletics This Week-Other Gossip.

Inc NduOnaiS nave l4Sl uHAsileu a soOu
week, playing seven games. all told, and
winning five OF them. Cleveland fur
nished a four-gane series and managed
to land one victory. the game old Cy
Young twirled on Tuesday, his 5ooth VIC
tory The other contests were easy for
McAleer's henchmen.
Chicago opened up a six-gaEle series
Friday. Doc White won abe opener
against Dolly Gray, but Bob Groom got
away with the second encounter. and
Walter Johnson had a soft time winning
yesterday.
Chicago finishes up the series here
Tuesday. and Wednesday is an of day
for the Nationals On Thursday. how
ever. the Philadelphia Athletics viii be
played in the Quaker City. four games
being on the schedule; then the scene
shifts to the West. with St Louis first.
Cleveland next, followed by Chicago and
Detroit.
Tomorrow the White Sox are booked
for a double-header, with the chances IA
voring an even break, as big Walsh is
due 10 twiri one of the games. Manager
McAleer. however, does not figure that
Chicago viii win but two out of the
series. so the club will leave Washing
ton safely intrenched in sixth place.
On the last Western trip, exclusive of
New York, fourteen games were played,
Washington splitting even. Boston was
visited as the wind-up, and all Of our
hopes were rudely shattered. as the Red
Sox captured FIVE straight. \ better rec
ord is expected this time.
The last time the Nationals were in De-
troit. salsinger. of the News printed the
following story:
Walter Johnson is a greater pitcher
than Christy Mathewson. in the opinion
of Hughey Jennings.
The records will never show Johnson
superiority to big Six because Mathew
son has a splendid team to back him.
while Johnson is supported by what has
for years been considered the Joke team
Of baseball.
If Johnson could pitch for team like
Detroit, good fielders and good hitters, II
would be hard for him 20 lose more than
three games q year.
Not alone is Johnson a marvellous
pitcher. but a wonderful worker.
He is the most willing man ever
had work for me. I think" said Jimmy
McAieer yesterday afternoon. You
know how it is with ball team, pitchers
are likely TO go bad any time. you have
an example of that here In Detroit
Sometimes I find that cannot pitch
man, would Ike to pitch If John
son is working well ask him 10 go in
Now he may have pitched just the day
| before or two days ago. but that does
not matter with him. Sure. I'll go IN he
tells me. and he pitches his best to win
for us
You couldn't find a more agreeable
man to have work On a team He never
blames any player for making an error
He always smiles. He does not kick on
an uJnpire's decision or try to shove the
blame of a defeat on the shoulders of an
offender
Speed, control. curves. and judgment
all belong to Johnson He has all that
/ is necessary for pitcher to have. There
| is no other man like him.
THE present way of handling pitch
ers," says the veteran Jack Boyle, u
mean. of course. the way of breaking In
young pitchers-is ali wrong. may be
mistaken. CT course. but. in my opinion
! the system now followed by all the BIG
league managers is absurd. It is now
the invariabie custom. when a major
league team secures junior wonder
from the bushes. to set him down upon
the bench and tell him to stop. lcok. and
listen. He is supposed to pitch a little
before the game. and then to watch the
veterans putting them over, and Incl
dentalIy, to learn all he can about tls