Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-02
FINAL GAME GOES
TOPH|LADELPH|A
Johnson Is Hit Hard After
Teammates Give Him Poor
Support in Field.
GAME is MARRIED
BY MANY ERRORS
Champions Give Poor Exhibit
ton. But Manage to Bunch
Hits at Right Time.
BY j. ED GRILLO.

BY y. Ell U61LLO.
Variety, with the inartistic predominant
ing. featured the final struggle between
the Nationals and the worlds champions,
which went to the latter by the rather
heavy score of L. to = Abo.t everything
possible in a ball game happened out on
the Florida avenue grounds YESTERDAY
There were some brilliant featS of field
ing and some very weird efforts there
was good and poor pitching, weak and
hard hitting. Indications of mental activ-
ity and absolute absence of gray matter
All in all. il was good game to look at.
because il furnished about everything that
could possibly he seen in a ball game
and incidentally il was proved once more
that the Walter Johnson of 1911 is not
the pitcher OF former years. Ordinarily.
when Johnson has a three-run lead. the
other team is beaten. He held this ad-
vantage for a couple of innings yester-
day. but then, in the face of some mis-
cradle support. he weakened badly and
was rounded 10 every corner of the lot
For FIVE innings il looked as if the Ma
tionals We're doomed 10 take three out
OF i've from the champions. The score
AT the end of this inning stood ) TO 3 In
their favor, and they were really putting
Coombs was neither effective nor we'll sup
ported. and runs came rather easily for
the locals. But that sixth inning again
proved both eventfu and disastrous. for
before the three visiting players could be
retired in this round seven large runs
We're chased over the plate. That, of
course, gave the visitors safe lead, and
proved enough to win the game Perhaps
If Coombs had remained in the game even
this batch of talles would not have
proved enough 70 win, but after the Ma
tonals had scored a couple in their half
OF the sixth Coombs retired. and Chief
Bender was trotted out. 1t is. of course.
needless TO say that the rungetting
stopped there and then, for Bender was
in form and. working with big lead. dis
played the usual confidence that a pitcher
should under such conditions
johnson Starts Well.
Johnson started as if he had really
come TO life for he struck out three men
in the first inning and sandwiched a
walk 10 Collins between them. In the
second the Athletics began to get ac-
quainted with his delivery McInness,
the first man up. tripled, but Murphy
touled out. Then. with two strikes on
him. Barry worked the squeeze play,
scoring McInness. Lapp hit safely, send
ing Barry 10 third. Coombs tried to
work the squeeze, but missed the bail,
and Barry was run down. Coombs then
Went out at first.
The Nationals half OF this inning was
eventful After Mcbride had famed
Cunningham hit 10 left Tor two bases.
Henry flied out 10 McInness and Johnson
L - -
Murphy went after the ball and lust
az the sphere dropped into Collins hands
h co.lided with Murphy. seriously injur-
ms his left arm. He also dropped the
ball, and Cunningham raced home. while
Johnson anchored AT second. Milan beat
out infied hit. and Schaefer drew
pass. On the fourth ball Milan started
foi second and Lapp foolishly threw
there, the ball going to center, Johnson
scoring, but Milan was caught at third.
The third brought the locals another run.
With one out Coombs walked Gessler.
Walker hit TO Baker. whose throw to
Derrick 10 catch Gessler was low. and
GeSsler reached third. while Walker got
70 second Baker followed this up with
another low throw TO first, and Gesser
came home. Cunningham ended the in
ming by striking out.
\ passed ball gave the visitors their
second run in the fourth. Baker opened
with hit and McInness was walked.
1iaTtsel who took Murphy's place, sacri-
feed neatly and after Barry had struck
out. Henry lad a passed ball, which
seat-BakeT home. I.app's fly 10 Walker
( ended the round
Good hard hittin. helped the locals to
another brace ut runs in the nth. and
apparently put the game on EASY street.
second after Johnson had popped up, try
ing 10 sacrifice. Milan also flied out,
hut Schaefel tore a single to center
which scored Henry the Dutchman TAX
he in E,lhprfel0
followed with line drive to center,
which Strunk misjudged and IL went for
three bases. Schaefer scoring on it. Cess
ler. however. died at first.
Just when the crowd was congratulating
itself on the Improvement in the locals
showing the blow-off happened. II start
ed by Mcbride throwing low to Scaaefer
after picking up Derrick's grounder. Bak-
81 followed with long fly 10 left which
was good Tor the circuit. McInness died
at first and Johnson struck Hartsel out,
but the third strike got away from Hen
ry and Hartsel vas safe at first Nc
Bride followed this by throwing low after
getting Barrys gTounder Then the hit
ting started IN earnest. Lapp followed
with a double and Coombs got single
SO did Lord. and Walker fumbled the
ball and threw home poorly, and when
the smoke had cleared away seven runs
were over the plate.
Runs Came Easy.
But the Athletics did not stop there.
They got another brace of tallies in the
seventh. which Baker opened with dou-
bic. Gessler dropped McInness' fly. Hart
sell hit 10 Schaefer who first fumbled
and then hesitated, the result being that
Baker came home and Hartsel reached
first in safety. Lapp drew a pass, and
while Coombs forced him McInness came
home with the second run of the in
ming
Again in the ninth the visitors got busy
with Johnson. Barry hit safely with one
down and stole. Iapp walked and Rem
der hit safely to left. bringing Barry
home. Lord also got hit and Lapp
trotted over the plate with his team :
final run.
In the last half of the sixth the Ma
tionais got a couple of runs on hits by
Schaefer and t.lberfeld and Strunks muff