El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-10
WALTER JOHNSON
CAN WIN REMNANT
FOR WASHINGTON
Nationals Should Cop Flag if
Big Pitcher Has the
Staying Powers.
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(By W. J. O,Conn.rl

Walter Johnsoni
That's about all there is to the red
! hot race in Ban Johnson's big baseball
plant The Athletics are falling, the
Red Sox threaten to falter, but John
son keeps coming and each day looms
up more formidable than ever.
indeed the only question mark hang
ing over the A. L. scramble at this
date is: VIII johnson last?
If the big Kausan mas the stayipg
power, Clark Griffith. a failure in the
national league last campaign. nav
celebrate his re-entrance into the
junior organization by bagging the
gonfalon this fall. Here's what Jehn-
son has done for Griff in the last four
days.
Friday-Shut out Detroit. 40.
Saturday-Batted for Vaughn in
ninth inning.
Suaday-Re1ieved Hughes and heat
Chicago, 2-1.
Monday--Relieved Cashion in seventh
inning, singled in tenth and scored
winning runs. ST. on McBride's double.
Not only as a pitcher but as a pinch
nltter IS johnson shouldering the bur-
den Of keeping the Nationals in the
pennant hunt. By winning MONDAYS
Irolc from the disorganized White
Sox, johnson put his team within five
games Of the leadership. He also in
creased his clubs lead over the Ath-
ieucs 70 five full games The defeat
OF the Red Sex in Cleveland and the
Athletics failure here. gave Johnson a
ehance to cut down his adversaries'
@Kidss stiu Stand Up.
Washington really had not been CON
stdered potent contender for the flag
until the past week. Interest conferred
CHIEFLY around the AthIetics-whether
they could come on and cop Griffs
cred seriously. And rightly So It
doesn't seem reasonable that a made
over team of kids should win a pen
nant their first year out. However. it
isn't improbable that a Goliath like
Johnson will carry the day, REGARDLESS
of the conduct of his fellow-workers.
Washington has 80 more games to
play. Eleven of them are with the
Browns So far this season. Stovall's
men have won only two out of II
saines from the Nationals and despite
the fact that the Brownies have shown
a vast Improvement of late, it is
whether they will humble
Washington as they have Philadelphia
and Boston.
Another item in Washington,s favor
Is that the American league season
VIII close this year with the eastern
clubs in the west Washington has |
proved itself the best road club in the |
eague- On its first swing around the |
western circuit the Nationals lost nary 4
4 game. This trip they have been i
beaten twice in ten games. pefroft i
lumbled them. but they came right
back by beating Chicago out in two
gallant ninth-inning rallies. SO 1t
eems that the Nationals have the edge 1
n the other eastern clubs on the road.
johnson, the Iron Man.
Boston viii wind up the season in /
)ctoper by playing three games at
'hiladelphia and three at washington.
While the Red Sox are bucking the
-thletics. the Nationals will lock horns
With the Yankees. Griff7s advantage
gain Is evident.
Furthermore. johnson has agreed to
YORK every third game, which means
hat he Will pitch about is more bouts
his season. If Bob Groom hurls ~
Washington should have the benefit
solid curving in big majority Of
s remaining battles