Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-25
Of Work Causing Walter johnson to Be ineffective in Early Games

no one out. 1t looked like a cinch for
and poor Schaefer started for the plate
after the ball was caught. With his
chest thrown forward and his legs
churning up and down the base path he
the ball. but 1t beat him by Il yard and
he was thrown out standing up in
double play. which would simply have
been impossible with fast man.
There was still chance for Mcbride
to score a pair of runs. and he hit a
nasty one over Quinn's head Johnson
juggled the ball, but he did manage tn
get 1t to first by about an inch ahead
Of Mcbride. 1t wasn't more than that.
and the Washington players thought it
less
Washington wouldn't give it up, and
came back again in the ninth inning. as
has been related. and then fell into the
trap which was set for them by Knight.
Johnson worked hard 20 get into condi-
ton at Atlanta, but h. pitched yesterday
like Young man who needs another
month to be himself. He hasn't delivered
the first insta llment on that $1,000 cash
| assessment to date.
The other .Iohnson-Otis Johnson
"skivvered" around a little when he was
hurried. For few minutes it looked as
if he would place the Highlanders in
cllancery.
Mr.. Quinn. when there are two men on
bases, one out, and four, runs are needed
to tie the score, never mind the fellow
who is trying to get home. but shoot the
ball to first base and get the sure man.
Two out and two runs count precious lit
tie when the other side needs four runs.
, raw, crude outfielder. who has great
deal to learn, but who has some eye for
the ball with the bat. Hats off to Mr.
McAleer. He knows Miller like book.
The young man will need plenty of polish
with the emery wheel before he becomes
such an outfielder as McAleer in his day.
! Yet the Washington manager is good
hand to teach young outffelders.
With four hits the Washingtons almost
did as much execution as the E1ighlanders
| with their big eleven.
Grant that Schaefer is slow. it must
also be admitted that he is cunning. and
he gets on bases about as often as any
player on the Washington team. His in
ability to- get in from third base yester-
day on what was fairly deep fly to left
field is likely to result in Conroy COINS
to left field and playing 1t regularly. The
thing has been in the air for some time
1t was reported during the winter that
Johnson had developed first-class slow
ball He has There wasn't once that
the HighlanderS could not tell 1t all the
way up to the plate, and they sailed it
down.
Cunningham did not begin to hit UP to
the speed which he showed last fall when
when he was being tried out in New
York by Washington. but the young man
plays very safe and conservative sec
ond base, and much better than he did.
He looks like one Of those players to be
relied upon for consistent work.
Perhaps the most marvellous thing Of
yesterdays game was that Johnson, with
all Of his xildness, only gave four bases
on balls.
The Washington players were inclined
to be grouchy after the game was over.
They think that they can beat the High
landers. Il wouldn't have cared so macf,
said Norman Elberfeld before he left.
"had it not been for the fact that we
threw away too many good chances. You
don't have those in every game.
McAleer would say nothing about John
SON. He'll have to work out until he
gets right" was the most that could be
drawn out of him. After all. perhaps
McAleer was right when he said that
Johnson still had enough to learn not to
consider himself the master Of all of the
pitchers in the American League.
When Chase Overran that bunt in the
sixth inning nervous young woman In
one of the boxes. who is also quite an
admirer of the playing ability Of the New
York manager begged to go home. She
said that she had seen enough. Her
escort was ungallant enough to insist that
she stick the game out. and when New
York made three in the eighth inning she
insisted that she would be perfectly will
ing to remain until dark if the fun kept
up.
One good foul catch for Henry. There's
one young player who looks as If he will
get better all Of the time.
In the first three times at bat Chase
made SINGLE a double and a triple.
Sounds like arithmetical progression.
Otis Johnson has something of an I'M
derhand toss to his long-distance throws.
and the strength in his arm is likely to
save him some trouble with grounders
which fool him.
The shingtons left New York at 8
o clock last night for Philadelphia, and
the Highlanders took the midnight train
to Boston.
Mullin calls balls and strikes like
Long Island fog horn on a f1shboat.
The Washington outf1eld will have to
be propped. and there is no one who
knows it better than the Washington
manager. 1t is the one place in the team
which doesn't fit with the remainder of
the outfit. The score:
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