The Detroit times., 1912-08-08
JOHNSON PITCHES ONE
FULL CAME WINS TWOi
SAVES ONE FROM SOl
Walters Tremendous Value to
Griffith Shown in Chi
cago Series
DEL'S RELEASE SADDENS
When James Delahanty Goes,
Last of Famous Family Will
Be Out of Majors
BY RALPH L. yONKER.

with the White Sox, just completed.
After this series there are few TO
deny that Johnson is the most valu-
able man in the American league to-
day. There are few 10 deny that II
may be possible for Johnson 10 win
the American league pennant single
handed.
There are few Giant or Cub fans
who won't tremble at the thought or
the Big Swede in case their pets stack
up against the Senators in the world 5
big battle after the regular season.
Walter Johnson practically Won
three of the four games with the
White Sox. He gets official credit for
winning two of them, and the third
he bottled up after a comrade had
weakened. One OF them he first saved
from the briny deep with his pitch
ing and then resusicated with a neat
single at a time when a single meant
the winning run.
The wisdom of Grifflth's new meth
cd OF using Johnson is fully demon
strated by the result OF this import
ant series with the Sox There used
to be a time when 1t was deemed only
fitting and proper that Walter John
,son should open the series in each
city for the Nationals. This contest
was set aside as reserved for the men
OF Griffith and then the teams went
at the fight in real earnest, Griff's
opponents knowing that Johnson was
out OF the way.
But under the new practice, things
are different Johnson Is not used
-, .fart tha Rrat rau,a Ua 10 hald I'm
allegiance and rushed into the breach
any time when his services are need
ed to Ice the contest. In the first
Chicago game Hughes held the Sox
to two hits in eight innings. but then
appeared TO be weakening; so Walter
pitched the ninth inning, tanning two
of the Sox when only one run more
would have tied the score.
The next day the Sox got away with
a six-run lead in early part OF the
game. Groom and Cashion essayed TO
work for the Nationals. The Senators
managed to creep up on the Sox until
they tied the score in the eighth.
Johnson was sent in. Not only did he
keep the enemy scoreless, but after
Mcbride had doubled In the tenth inn
ing, Walter singled TO certer, scoring
The next day Grifith opposed
Groom to Doc White. Now they say
that Doc is pitching nine-tenths of
each game with his head. Thus, per
,haps, Griffith thought that the Ma
tionals would finally get to him for
enough runs to be two-count lead.
Then as Groom had allowed the two
and only two runs the Sox scored In
h. AwoN tvn - n
out ball the rest OF the game there
was no object In using Johnson. The
Nationals succeeded In starting a raj
ly in the ninth that produced one run,
but there Is ended, one count shy of
tying. So with absolutely no chance
TO use oJhnson TO advantage the Ma
tionals lost.
In the final fray at Chicago yester-
day, Johnson worked for six innings.
shutting out the Sox. who looked weak
to him. During HIS regime only two
men reached first base. After his CON-
rades had piled up ten runs in seven
innings, young Engle went in and
pitched the last three frames, allow
ig the Sox but one run.
So In the Sox series, Johnson has
pitched nine and two-thirds innings,
won two games and saved another.
furthermore, with practically the
work of only one full-sized game be-
hind him, he is ready to repeat the
stunt against the Browns at ST. Louis
where the Nationals open today.
Bye the bye, az Shakespeare SAYS.
you'll have to hand IL TO Walter!
The release OF Jim Delahanty. due
in 10 days. will cause an ache in the
hearts of thousands Of Tiger fans
Delahanty's departure means the
end OF the famous Delahanty family's
connection with major league base
ball, connection that has extended
over Is years. The brothers. Edward.
James, Thomas, Joseph and Frank.
have made the family name Illustri-
Gus in baseball annals. OF these Ed.
ward held the greatest prominence.
Delahanty came TO the Tigers In
1903 and has been extremely instru.
mental in winning the Tigers three
pennants. In 1910 he injured his leg
and has never been so good as be
was before that.
His release Is unconditional Jim
ls expected TO hook up as manager
OF some minor league team.
WISDOM was SHOWN by President
Navin and Manager Jennings In com.
pleting the signing of Jennings con-
tract for two years more. Rumors
that jennings is TO leave always are
bound TO create more or less discom.
Gture and III feeling These boogies
are now laid away
Ed Onslow gets a few bouquets to-
day In making his debut as a Tiger
at first base yesterday. he showed all
kinds Of fielding class. He got his
frst hand from the stands In the first
inning, when he pulled down Bush's
hlgh throw to get Stump. He played
m important part in fast double
play an inning later Then, making
nee Of his south paw, he nearly com
pieted lightning double that he him
SELF started In the fourth
Darkness stopped the final bat
tle Of the Red Sox and the Maps.
clsveiaDd was four 20 the GOOD
IN the hfth inning but the sox
cioeed strona-