The Washington herald., 1912-06-05
NATIONALS TAKE
FINAL CONTEST
And THE SERIES
Grifith's Youngsters Win Six Out
of Seven Games on the
Road.
JOHNSON TWIRLs
WALTER

St. Louis, Mo-, June L-Even with
Walter johnson buzzing EN- over at a
miIe-a-minute clip, the ST. Louis Browns
proved hard to beat in the final game
of the series here to-day, but by getting
an early start Of two runs the Nationals
made a grand cleanup. landirE the game,
Is to ?, and incidentally the Series.
To-day's victory makes fve in a row
and six wins against seven 'sdefeats on
the present trip. But the club is playing
such good ball these days that Manager
Griffith is confident his boys will break
even or better and land home in the first
division.
Jack Powell, battle Scared veteFan, op-
posed Walter Johnson, and outside Of
the second inning the big fellow twirled
great ball. johnson was hit safely five
times and Powell eight. but Powell re-
ceived the better support. and the matt
nee was easily the best staged Of the
series
Walter Arrives in Time.
There was CONSERVATION in the Ma
tionals camp this noon when 1t was
learned that Walter johnson had not ar
rived from his home in Kansas, where
Griff had allowed him to spend Sunday
with the folks. train wreck held the
Nationals 5000 twirler in a small town
some thirty miles outside Of ST. Louis,
but Walter boarded a trolley and arrived
just in time to swallow a mOuthfuI. Of
food and dress for the game.
Jack Powell started right of the reel
to send the Nationals back to the bench
as fast as they came up. The first five
men were retired in order. but with two
out in the second, Ray Morgan smashed
the bah through Hallinan and stole sec
ond. A single to center by Mcbride
scored Morgan. Ainsmith singled clean
ly to right, advancing Mcbride to third,
and Walter johnson came through with
one of his old-time wallops a liner over
second base, sending in Mcbride. Moeller
lifted to Wallace for the third out.
With such fUsillade Of safe swats so
nicely punched after two had perished.
II looked as If the Browns were due for
another severe drubbing and that Jack
Powell wQOuld be drawn and quartered,
as has been the case with the other box
men sent against the Nationals, but the
old-timer fooled them. Powell retired
the side in order in the third, and in the
fourth the Nationals put over what
proved to be the winning tally Ray
Morgan was the game wrecker; the Bal
timore youngster drove the hall between
Pratt and ShOtten for a nifty double,
scoring Howard Shanks, who had previ-
ously drawn a base on balls. Morgan
was caught mapping on the midway bag.
and Mcbride and Ainsmith died in turn.
Three Double Plays.
In the fifth. seventh and eighth the
Nationals managed to get men on the
bases, but three lightning double plays
squelched the would-be run scorers.
The Browns earned their first run
in the fourth, when Laporte doubled and
Pratt singled In the eighth KricheIl
singled. Powell popped to Ainsmlth and
Shotten's easy roller dribbled through
Morgan's legs. Stoval went out, Nor
gan TO Gandil, advancing Shotten to
third. and a passed ball scored him
MorgaR's miscue was due to over-anx-
iousness to, start a double play. which
should easily have been pulled on St
Louis backed up Powell with errorless
support, and had any pitcher other than
Johnson been in the box would probably
landed the game.
The Nationals left St. Louis tonight
on the 9 O'Clock train. bound for Chi
cago Grif has several old scores 10 set
tie with Callahans comets, and every
member OF the club is keyed up to a !
high pitch and confident OF making the |
White SoX eat crow