The Washington times., 1912-09-03
THUNDERSTORMIS
TOOLATE TOSAVE
Johnson Is Bumped in Second Game With Athletics in
Labor Day Bill-Hughes Chased in First Con-
test in Morning.
By SENATOR"

The thunder storm, like the pardon.
came too late. Its arrivel twenty min
utes earlier might have set the score
back to even at seven tallies and neces-
STATED two clashes today. But It
merely threatened, held off. glowered
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and-the Athletics trimmed the wobbly
Walter Johnson in ten innings, 8 to Z.
That's all, really, that's all.
Yesterdays double defeat was a Bit
ter pill for the Nationals to swallow.
They dropped the morning battle by
the score of to 2, and johnson lost a
ten-inning struggle in the afternoon.
to I. While this was going on here,
the Red Sox, thriving on the misplays
of the enemy. were winning a double
header from the hard-working High
landers before one of the greatest
crowds that ever turned out to a
baseball game in the metropolis. The
battles were played at the Polo
Grounds, and the Sox copped the first.
2 to !. and the second, / to 0.
Though beaten, the Nationals did
show some signs of life with the stick,
taking advantage of every slip made
by the youthful Mr.. Crabb and the also
inning, when the Nationals tied the
score through the estimable bunt of
Dan Moeller. which pulled wild heave
to the right field corner and Yet Foster
tally, 1t was a see-saw contest.
In the sixth Mcbride drilled over the
dish when Collins let Johnson's hard
drive pass through his feet and the Ma
tionals were leading. The seventh saw
blow to left In the eighth the home
boys once more passed the Mackerels,
| while all the mob roared.
johnson was wobbly, though, in the
ninth, and allowed two hits, which re-
suited in a Philadelphia run and an
even tally once again. The sometimes
peerless pitcher of the universe had an
other weak attack in the tenth and the
Mackmen sailed away to a two-run
lead that brought them the honors.
Made Hits Count.
Johnson was hit hard. Furthermore,
the Mackmen made their hits count
| for much and their score would have
| been higher but for good support given
Johnson. The big fellow started poor
| ly, strengthened through the middle
of the game, and weakened again in the
| last two sessions.
Soft Shelf Crabb started the battle
| on the mound for the Mackmen and
while he looked to have plenty of stuff,
was tapped successfully and success
| fully. In the fourth inning, after he
had been pumped severely, Ira Thorn
| as came out and led him in by the ear,
| Teacher Mack would have words with
| thee" whispered Ira, and Crabb disap-
| peared from that box to let the "ice
water pitcher" Carroll Brown, con-
tinue the work. He did, and won.
When Milan strolled and Foster
double put him on third at the begin
ming of the fray, 1t looked pretty muct
| as II Crabb was about to get his. How
| ever, Milan did not score until Gandi
| sent Maggert out a mile for his ~, anC
| Foster was left.
| Johnson had worried through the first
| frame all right. but Fosters WIDE pei
| CT McInEis' grounder put him 'iI
| Dutch" to open the second. Strunl
singled and Barry sacrificed them both
along so that they came in when Jaci
Lapp pounded a single to left.
1t was pitiful in the third. Eddi
| Murphy's double started things, ant
after Maggert perishcd Eddie Collins
4 was passed. Frank Baker wicked!
drove the pill out over Milan's head TO
three bases, scoring both MURPHY anC
Collins. and he came in himself wheI
MoInnis scratched one past Laporte
| The big crowd groaned.
| With one down in the fourth Laport
| doubled TO left and KepWorthy bea
out one to McInnis. The bases wer,
filled when Mcbride was hit by pitch
ed ball. Ainsmith pulled a pass, fore
ing in Laporte and bringing out Irf