Evening star., 1911-06-04
JENNINGS TIGERS
TROUNCE JOHNSON
Leaders of Race Drive Out
Thirteen Safe Hits Off
Nationals Star.
MULLlN HOLDS LOCALS TO
FEW SCATTERED DRIVES
Hard Hitting and Some Stupid
Base Ball Gives Visitors
Winning Lead.
BY j. ED GRILLO.

Another instance Of the Inconsistency
OF the Washington base bah team was
demonstrated yesterday. when the Ma
tionals. who on tie day previous estab-
lished 4 new long -distance-h hitting record,
fell before the pitching of George Mullin
like weeds before a scythe. Where on
the day before they swatted for sixteen
hits for j total Of thirty-three bases, they
could set but six hits yesterday for a
total of nina. Such hitting naturally
could not win, and when the days toll
was over the Tigers had seven tallies
n their credit against two for the locals.
Walter Johnson, who in the past has
Ieca thorn in the leaders side, was
ritted aGainst the wiley MuIlin, but the
johnson OF yesterday was not the john
son Of old. 10 b. convinced of this
glance at exhibit !, the base-hit column
OF the visitors. There was nothing in the
Jehns0nian repertoire yesterday that the
Tigers did not hit and hit hard. lie was
lambasted from the outset 10 the finish.
and though ne Sot away with several
innings without allowing scores. there
were only three innings that he was not
hit safely The mbardment started
in the first. when the visitors gained
substantial lead, and did not close until
Cobb drove the ball to the clubhouse in
the ninth Johnson's performance was
but ordinary. he did not seem to have
any terrors for the very men who would
rather have faced a flying locomotive
than his speed on former occasions.
The great speed of which We have
boasted and which made Johnson most
sensational performer was decidedly
lacking. and he resorted mora to the
use of a slow ball and curves to battle
the batSmen. but in this he failed
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AIullin, on the other hand, was an enig-
ma from the outset and not until the
game was safely slowed away did he show
any inclination TO allow the locals to add
to their reputation as batters. Behind
johnson there was support of mediocre
caliber. The fielding was not so poor
judged from a standpoint of commission
as were the errors of omission. Two
rather stupid plays which call for an
explanation from some one were pulled
Of. one OF these in the first inning,
when first base was left unguarded,
and another in the eighth, when no one
covered second. and Streets good
throw rolled to center field These anna
teuriSh exhibitions have occurred rath-
er freq ~ently of late, but the lack OF
team ork was never SO palpable as
yesterday.
Encouraged by the splendid hitting
OF the team on the day before. one of
the biggest crowds of the season was
out. only 10 be disappointed. The game
was virtually decided in the first in
ming. when Detroit scored three runs,
for this was just one more than the
Nationals got during the remainder
of the game.
johnson was less effective in the first
than an any other inning. unless it
was the eighth, when four clean hits
We're made off Of him in succession. He
started by letting Davey Jones hit past
third for two bases. Bush placed d
perfect hunt toward third, which Con-
roy gathered UP and threw without
look!ns 10 first. There was TO one there
covering the bag and the ball rolled
to the stands. Jones scored and Bush
landed ca second. where ne remained
but an instant, for Cobb came along
with ripping triple over third base
which sent Bush home. Crawford's out
scored COBB and Delehanty followed
with d hit. but was doubled UP when
NOriartr struck out.
The locals had a chance In their half.
but got no runs. Milan walked to
begin with. but was forced by Conroy,
by the OLeary-Bush route LeliyeIt
was out q first and then Gessler walk
ed, but Mcbride ended il all by sending
a foul fly 10 Stanage.
With two out in the second the Ma
tionals scored one of their two runs
StHet was hit by a pitched ball. and
Johnson drove to the fence III left for two
bases After a desperate dash, during
which Street ran like sewing machine
lie barely made the plate. Then Milan
fouled out.
The Tigers rested until the fifth, when
BUsh's hit ana Crawford's double to left
which Leiivelt tried TO stab with one
hard. netted them their fourth tally In
the meantime the locals We're mostly go
ing out n order. In the eighth the VISIT
ors took another brace and pounded
johnson hard.
Cobb, of course. led off with a hit,
which got through Milan and ne reached
third. Crawford singled and brought him
home. Ue stole. and when the bag was
not covered ne went TO third Hits fol-
lowed by Delehanty and aIoriarty. and
two runs Were chased home. O'Leary
sacrificed, and then Johnson buckled
down and struck out Stanage and Mullin.
The run IL the ninth was the result of
Ty Cobb's long triple TO the clubhouse
after BUSH had walked. Cobb tried to
stretch II into home run, but was
thrown out at the plate
Johnson Hits Well.
The Nationals second and last run
came IN the eighth, and again il was
johnson who was responsible for it. He
was the first man up and hit mast CraW-