Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-26
LOSE BOTH GAMES
BY POOR PITCHING
Johnson Hits Martin in Tenn
pie and Accident Un-
nerves Him.
GROOM AND AKERS ARE
EASY IN SECOND
Former Is Wild and IneffeC-
tive, While Teammates
Fall Before WARRIOR.
BY JOHN B. FOSTER.

Special Dispatch 20 The Star.
NEW YORK MAY o5-WaIter johnson
completely unnerved himself this after
noon when he hit Martin. the New York
shortstop. in the head with a pitched ball,
ana the entire Washington team seemed
to he distraught and unsettled after the
accident. Fortunately Martin was not
seriously injured. At least. there has been
nr evidence of serious injury to date.
The ball hit him above the left temple,
nd the sound Of the contact was sicken-
.ng even to those who have been through
similar occurrences on the ballfield. Mar
tiu half shrieked and half sroaned, and
with the echo of the queer sound running
over the field. the crowd suddenly became
hushed. TIE young player fell to he
gI ound like log. then half raised him
self and fell back again 10 the ground,
with his arms underneath his head. ray
eFs and umpire ran TO his assistance. He
.@vived Gucaiy-that is, gained some
sense of his surroundings-and was heircd
10 his feet. lie could not see and was
assisted from the field. half leaning on the
ann Of q player. From the bench of the
HiShlanders he was led away to the club
house, and from there it was reported
That he was greatly bewildered and da zed
but would probably recover without worse
suffering than a very painful headache.
Accident Unnerves johnson.
Prior to that Johnson had been going
along al a fine clip, and there was pretty
good chance that he would last through
the game as well. and, perhaps, better
than Ford. For the next two innings he
seemed uncertain of himself. and would
not let out his arm, and in those two
innings the Hghlanders packed away
the game. Before hitting Martin, john
son mad cracked Daniels a fearful blow
IN the side. nearly knocking the breath
vut of his body, and for ten minutes
Daniels around holding one hand
10 his ribs. That was not all the mis-
fortune OF the afternoon. In the very
first inning of the second game Moeller
slid back TO third to get away from a
sly peg by which Street expected to
catch Inn mapping. He went into the
bag feet foremost with his arms under
meath him. lie did not get up but
kicked around and groaned. Griff ran
to his ass stance, turned him over, helped
him 10 his feet and then il was found
that Moeler's left arm was hanging use
less by his side.
Ii was a disiocation. exactly similar to
that which oesell him at Washington.
and he walked from the field to the club
hoase with his LEFT arm hanging limp and
useless.
Some of the d stress which was felt by
tile Washington players in the first game
seemed to have passed over TO the second
and Groom began with a little worse than
nothing. because he was Wild and his
curve bali would not break an inch. He
shot the ball all around all the corners
nut never over. and before the game
over Grin had to put the boots to h. m and
send AkeTs in to finish The latter was
some better, but the general distemper
seemed to have seized him. and the
HiShlanders made enough while he was
working to assure them of double vic
tory. Perhaps all of the satisfaction
which the WashinStons had during the
afternoon was dsposing of Vaughn
1ney sent him to the stable. and a,ong
came Warhop with nothing but a straight
vail and & HIT 9 jump 10 il, and so be-
fuddled the younger players of the Wash
ingion team that he had more strike-outs
u his credit in his share of the ga me
than he has had all of this season In
fact. il is the first time this year that he
has proved to be worth darn d relief
pitcher.