The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-09-03

HADREAL CHANCE.
It Wasn't Long Before Gotham Fans Realized It, Either
So They Watched the Scoreboard to See What
Giants Were Doing
BY SENATOR"
Only Warrington Newspaper Man With the Nationals

NEW YORK, Sept. 3-Before two in
nings had been completed in yesterdays
game between the Yankees and Nation
ais, about 5000 raving Gotham fanatics
realized that their favorites had about
as much of a chance as a man dropping
off the Washington Monument.
In the morning it was announced that
Russell Ford would be pitted against
Walter johnson, but after the warming
I'D process Hal Chase decided that
lack Quinn looked better. Quinn had
been having remarkably good success
against the men from Florida avenue,
hut Yesterday he looked as foolish as a
pair of duck trousers In sno"sloiL H.
and had he not been lifted Off the rub
Der before half of the game mad Deen
played they would probably nave oeeh
PLAYING yet. Opposing Quinn was wal
ter johnson, who never looked better.
since he finally has caught mis- stride,
Johnson has been pitching the most
wonderful ball of his brilliant career
and Yesterday he simply repeated ms
performances of earlier In the trip. he
possessed in a superiative degree all the
desirable attributes that go to MAKE
hin, marvellous pitcher, and the yam
I,aas had about as much chance as
German irving to enter the A. .. Il
True the big fellow was touched up
rather freely, but this was not eVlaenG ie
of weakness, and came Ilo sscond inning
of the fact that in the second tnt MN
the Nationals culled enough runs TO WIZ
Johnson Never In Danger.
Then johnson let down noticeaply anu
WAS hit in spots, but was never III
real danger. In the fourth lnnlns' d
non f1v struck earth between McBrlde
and clarence Walker that would oroi-
nar,Iv have been the easiest sort OF
an out for either man, and from TINS
title acorn grew the run that enaolea
the Highlanders to avert a snutsop ~
They had a man on at the 'ihe anu t'o
eventually registered.
incidentally it was remarkanle
break of luck that saved either walker
or Mcbride from some serious INJURY,
they were going full steam ahead wnen
they colIided, but aside from each being
smiled heavily there was no damage.
The wreck was much after the order
If that smash-up in Washington some
time back which deprived the Athletics
of the services OF Edole Colins lor
some little time.
Aside from the cleverness OF waiter
johnson, the game was pretty well de-
void of sensations although Doctor Cess
Ter got a hand from the self-satisfied
crowd In the fourth inning, when he
made a neat running catch OF blow
from the bat of Walter Blair.
After wasting a hit in the first, the
Nationals practically copied the contest
in the second by rushing four runs
across the plate in most sensational
manner. Two gone, Cunningham got q
life when knight booted his chance and
then Street, who is not far famed as
sprinter, beat out a bounder to third
base.
Johnson's Batting.
Then johnson. who has about as good
record as a hitter as has Street as
runner. came across with two-bagger.
which scored two men. Milan lifted a
fly back of first base, which Chase and
wolter allowed to drop between them.
Johnson scoring and Milan making
second. Gardner made a mess of Nor
gan's sharp bounder, and when Nor
gan stole second Milan jumped across
the plate before the ball could be re-
turned from second.
In the fourth the Nationals made four
more Mr.. johnson started OF with, a
double to center field fence and made
third when Milan hit to left: Morgan
| famed, but when Henry made weak
attempt to the pitcher Johnson was re-
| tired at the plate. Then came Gessler
with a long single to right, which
chased IN Henry and Milan. and Doc
later followed in when Walker doubled
McBrides single and Cunningham's