Evening star., 1911-08-30
IOHNSON'S BRILLIANT PITCHING
WINS PRAISE OF NAP CRITICS
Nationals Star Gives Wonderful Exhibition
Against Cleveland Team-Easterly's
Home Run Prevents Shut-Out.
the first two balls It was a wonderful
exhibition OF pitching.

the first two balls 1t was wonderful
exhibition OF pitching.
/ George kaler's work on the slab did not
suffer much in comparison with that OF
Johnson. Kaler pitched his best game OF
the season and with any hitting behind
him would have won hands down. George
| looked like real twirler. especially in
| the game by tanning Milan. Morgan
. grounded to Olson. while Henry was
thrown out stealing after he had singled
Gessder opened the second with sin
gle and Walker sacrificed him on. Nc
Bride sent a low dropping liner to right
and Jackson made a swell catch with his
gloved hand ankle high while on the dead
| run. Gessler scooted to third on passed
ball. but was left when Cunningham
famed Street and johnson famed in the
third and Milan flied to Ball. Morgan sin
gled in the fourth. but was forced by
Henry In an attempt to sacrifice. After
Geseler famed Henry stole second, but
Walker also struck out. Mcbride breezed
as starter in the fifth. Then came the
bugaboo of all pitchers, a base on balls,
CUNNINGHAM being the beneficiary. Street
singled sharply to left and Cunny raced
TO third Johnson famed again. but Mi
IAN delivered single to right. and Cum
ningham scored.
Morgan ended the round with 7y to
Olson. That run would never have hap
pened had Ball not made a mess of
Streets foul back of first 1t was plain
ly Jackson's ball. and had the Maps
second sacker not butted in the chances
are an easy double play would have re-
suited. as the hit and run signal was
out and Cunningham was almost at sec
ond when Ball muffed the foul.
Henry drew a pass in the sixth and
Gessler followed with single With
things looking up for the Nationals
Walker flied to Smith in an attempt to
Cunningham flied to Birmingham.
Street raised to Jackson i'm the
seventh, and Johnson was called out on
strikes. his third offense along this line
Walter thought Kaler's final offering was
ball, trotted to first and was greatly
surprised when Connolly ruled him out
Milan walked and stole, but was maroon
ed when Morgan flied Ito Turner.
The eighth inning WAS productive of
the Nationals second and what proved
TO be the winning run of the game
Henry swatted the ball to left II struck
just inside the whitewash and counted
for a double. After Gessler flied to
Jackson and Walker lined to Olson, Nc
Bride came across with a sharp single to
left. Craney tried to field the bali too
quickly and stumbled and FELL Henry
scoring. Mcbride tried to reach second
but Graney's fast throw to Ball nailed
him Street singled with one down in the
49, ~. was ielt On iiTSt, as Johnson
H1ed TO Turner and Terry threw Milan
out.
Washington players insist that Walter
Johnson has so much speed that only
four players swing against his pitching
They are Lajoie, Bodie, Speaker and
Lewis. These four have practically the
same style at the plate. Their skiing is
natural, and Johnson's speed does not
change their system. Other good hitters,
who are accustomed to long swings. take
shorter grips on their bats when opposed
TO johnson. Larry has made but two
nlts In eight times at bat against john
son, Speaker four in fifteen, Lewis four
in eighteen and Bode one in four.
The Nationals will play their final
game Of the season here today
EITHER Dixie Walker or Tom Hughes
will pitch for the visitors, with Stoyalrs
choice resting between Blanding and
Mitchell. 1t will be ladies' day. The
score: