Evening star., 1911-08-18
Special Disnatch 10 The Star.

Special Dispatch 10 The star.
ST. LOUIS Mo, August lS.-Waiter
Johnson has pitched the two victories
that the Nationals won over the tailend
Browns in this city this season, his NO. :
win giving the McAleerites the call on TINS
seasons clashes. to 5. Prior to the open
ing battle of the current series yesterday
the teams stood ct evens, to :, thanks
to the Browns winning seven out of eight
games on the local Neld.
Whether johnson is the lone Washing
ton twirler who can win over the tall
enders on their own field will be demon
strated today, when the teams meet in
the second game of the series Manager
McAleer says he will use Dixie Walker
in an effort to continue the winning
streak of the Washinstonians
Manager Wallace made an eleventh
hour switch yesterday and instead OF
twirIng Barney Petty. as he expected he
sent Red Nelson to the hill. lie prob
, ably did not care to waste Peity's expect
ed good showing against Johnson, and
Barney will likely be hurled at the Taft
vile men today.
! tionals. : to o. because Johnson was in
form He received ragged support at
times but when it seemed that the
Browns We're about ready to score, Nai-
ter turned on a little more steam and
the faint rallies produced nothing. Only
one Brownie got as far as third base He
reached there on an error. That's an in
Gication of the game Johnson pitched.
and with fcur errors being turned behind
him.
many Innings In no round did more
than five men face the speed merchant.
One of the dinky rallies was started IN
the ninth with two gone Ihen Wallace
singled 10 right Dudle: Crisis. the famed
pinch hitter, was sent up 10 swing for
Nelson. Johnson pitched to him but
ssrolled That put il up 10 shotten.
Johnson's first delivery to the fleet bar
her was a wide one. Then lie shot over
three strikes aud the game ended.
Resides pitching a whale OF game
johnson jumped into the spot lighe as. a
hitter lie poled three out Of tour. Mo-
one Of. his Lifts came when the Natlonai Is
were scoring and, strange TO relate. the
her time he was at bat and Jailed TO hit
came during d rally. In the second. with
Conroy and Cunningham on the bags.
Walter struck out. They : ampered over,
however. when Milan poied triple be-
tween Mclean and Snotten.
Bill Cunningham also proved the de-
mon hitter. lie batted so. getting two
out of four trips to the pan. lie scored
! one run and batted in another.
There was one double play in the game.
Rather. il was dubbed an alleged twin
death by the fans. III came in the four n
and proved laugh from the 100 gath
ering. With one gone. Laporte got one OF
the four hits eff Johnson. .ieioan then
! tapped to johnson. who wheeled and
! passed 10 Mcbride. forcing Laporte. Me-
! Bride pegged 10 Schaefer and. although il
| the bag by at least two strides before the
ball go. there Umpire Bull Perrine
/ called Paul out. With Johnson on the
| hill, the fans conceded the victory 10 the
Nationals, but they sroaned at this de-
| cison.
| Clarence Walker made a couple of nice
catches in left. but the play that brought
1 the fans to their feet was his capture of
/ u drive from Laporte's bat in round =. 1t
| was a hard hit ball and Walker didn t
/ seem TO have Il chance to get under IT.
! However he gauged it nicely and got
back just in time TO pun down the ball.
Manager Wallace showed a changed
J lineup. As expected he benChed Jack
! Black and showed Mr. Gust from Har-
4 rsburg, IL. in AT first He suatched some
| low, high ard w de throws, but stumbled
I on one chance. fie's a husky lad. bigger
| than Walter Johnson, but sad to relate he
| failed to tickle any of Walters speedy
| ones in three tries.
! Wallace also benched Bill Hogan, who
| at different times narrowly escaped be-
ing hit on the head by batted balls. Al