The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-07-17
Walter Holds Sox Safe and
Cracks Out Long
Homer.
FINAL SCORE IS J TO 2
By WILLIAM PEET.

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In order to make the White Sox be-
have Boss Griffith, of the Climbers
sent back Walter Johnson against them
yesterday with the result that the Ma
tionals made it two out of three in the
series just closed, winning hands down
IL TO ?.
That's fine way to treat friend y
yelped Cal to his old buddy Griff, after
it was all over Then the White Sox
leader proceeded to kick the stones
forming that Welcome" sign in the
rear of the grand stand all over the
place, indicating that John Jeems was
considerably peeved over something.
Johnson beat the Windy City bunch
last Saturday and Griff figured that
the Kansas Cyclone could easily repeat.
As usual, the old Fox had the right
dope, for Walter did not pitch hard
game and only once or twice had to
extend himself when in a hole.
ONE BIG FEATURE.
The one big feature OF the matinee was
Walter Johnson's mighty smash in the
second inning. The ball hit the extreme
end of the big right field sign board, and
bounced into the corner Of the fence
behind the territory guarded by Collins.
For distance 1t was the longest hit ever
made on the present grounds Needless
to say johnson sprinted all the way
around before the ball could be fielded
to the plate.
Owing to an agreement before the COM
bat, the game was called in time to al
low the White Sox to catch the Federal
Express for Boston, SO when both sides
had batted in the eighth Umpire
O'Loughlin announced a cessation of hos
tilities for the day.
Chicago used up a quartet of per
fectly good twirIing talent. Peters last
ed the first inning. a youngster named
Bell worked the next four. Benz pitched
the sixth and seventh, and Iron LANCE
was the sharpshooter in the eighth.
Grif"s Climbers had no difficulty in hit
ting them all. and OF the bunch young
Bell looked by all odds the best Bell
is the southpaw recently purchased from
the Burlington. Iowa, club. and after
he got his curve ball working properly
the Nationals found him a tough propo-
sition.
Inc lineage tWlrleTS were very llDerdl
with their passes, issuing nine in all.
but strange to relate only one helped
the Nationals in their hunt for runs
johnson in Form.
Johnson simply toyed with the pale
hosed troopers during the first four in-s
nings, only allowing one hit. In the
fifth the Callahan gang uncorked a sud-
den batting rally, and scored twice. Kuhn.
Rath, Callahan and Lord all singled.
but johnson screwed on the lid before
further carnage showed.
In the Sox's sixth the visitors got away
to a flying start. An error by Morgan
and Weaver's single loaded second and
third. Two had persisted and Matty Nc
Intyre batting for Benz might have done
considerable damage had he come through
with 4 base knock. Matty's best was a
roller to johnson. after this the Sox
never saw second base, and when the |
strike outs had been counted up John |
sons record was boosted to the extent |
of ten. |
Rube Peters was the first victim Of the |
galloping Nationals. One inning, the first. |
was enough for Peters. A single by |
Foster, Lords error and a vicious drive |
by Gandil scored two runs.
When the Nationals second opened |
Lefty Bell was on the job. Bell started |
nicely by retiring Mcbride and Shanks |
but at this stage Walter Johnson's home |
run drive brought the fans TO their feet
and the great pitcher was given a tre-
mendous ovation as he sprinted across
the plate.
Mcintyre Hits for Bell.
Bell allowed but one hit during the
next three innings and was taken out
when Manager Callahan sent Mcintyre
up in the sixth as a pinch hitter
Benz's base on balls to Mcbride, the first
National up in the sixth, proved fatal, as
Howard Shanks ripped a triple to the
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