The Washington times., 1911-04-29

BOSTON. April 29.-walter Johnson
prince Of hurlers. breezed through nine
innings yesterday, and never gave the
White Elephants a chance to do thing
with his benders. He was the real
Colossus of the mound.
And Eddie Ainsmith. plucky little lad.
was there with the hit that won the
game Getting up from a sick bed and
pleading with Manager McAleer for n
chance to show his class with his old
pal, Johnson, ne played first class ball,
and landed the bingle that sent Nc
Bride and Somerlot across the platter
with the two runs that cinched the bat
tie for the Nationals.
johnson was himself. At first he didn't
look very good, but as the game pro-
gressed he assumed all the colors Of
the rainbow for beauty, and those cham
peens bowed their heads in grief ss
they went out at first, one after the
other
Want to know about that inning when
we did it2 All right, fans, get ready
10 yell, to howl, to shrek. for 1t was
a great inning, that seventh. George
first lad to face Jack Coombs, and he
waited long enough to receive e dona-
ton OF the first corner John Somerlot
remembered that he was in the big
SHOW, anu the phi
at Frank Baker. Baker baked it, too.
and there were two on. Bill Cunning
ham hit in front of the pan and Paddy
Livingston TOSSED him out. It was up to
Eddie Ainsmith, our hospital patient.
Then Eddie to the Bat.
Ainsrnith seized his war club and
pranced to the plate. He fouled off q
ball and then Umpire Mullen called q
strike. Coombs vas working the cor
ners. hut our husky catcher couldn't be
fooled. Then came the ball right over
the middle, right near the celery and
olives. Bing-wow-what a swat The
Dill danced over the second cushion like
rubber ball and Eddie was on his way
to first.
With the crack Of the willow Mcbride
hot footed il for the plate. John Somer
lot flying after him as il with wings on
his shoes. Oldring, to make II all the
more pronounced, booted the ball and
both Nationals were over the pan and
Ainsmith slid into the second station
feet first safely. The Nationals were
ahead to stay ahead.
Johnson was at all times master Of
the situation. the only run being a
that right field fence, in the second
round. Nine homers have gone over
that barrier and Frank has made six of
them. After that there was not thing
doing for those swelling champs. Wal
ter buckled down to his task and pro-
duced the goods. You know what that
means.
But. say, the Athletics had oodles Of
chances. Livingston reached third in
the third to see Strunk and Oldring GO
out on inf1eld swats. Collins thought he'd
show up Somerlot in the fourth by 60
ing to third, as johnson tossed out
Baker, but the Terre Haute lad tied the
can on him at third by quick heave to
Elberfeld.
Others Who Failed.
In the fifth Murphy and in the sixth
Strunk reached that charmed section
near Elberfeld, for all the good 1t did
them, and in the seventh Murphy was
spiked at the plate and Livingston dou-
bled at second. The catcher drove the
pill at Mcbride, whose toss to Ainsmith
got Murphy, running on the line, EIber-
field tagging him. Then the Hessian
whipped the pill to Cunningham who
walked on Livingston's ear. retiring the
side.
Ainsmith was there with three pretty
hits, including the wallop that counted
the chickens. For an invalid he was a
wonder and no one knew that between
innings he used throat gargle for his
sore tonsils. That boy Is game all the
way through. He caught Johnson su-
perbly, and-well, he proved he had the
goods.
John Somerlot hit like Ty Cobb and
ran as fast, beating out two pokes to
Baker. In the field he was sure Of
everything and will continue to adorn
the sack henceforth till he goes bad.
Kid Elberfeld also got in two hits, and
he grinned all evening over It.
One Of the best bits Of deldipg was