Evening journal., 1913-10-15
JOHNSON HAS
FINE RECORD
Walter is the Shutout King
Of the Baseball
World
yANKS SEEM TO Be
HIS PEI VICTIMS

Walter Johnson, who gets an automo
bile because cor ssion of newspaper
mon have declared his service TO his
team OF greater value than those of any
other player m the American League,
was not Of voting age WIN he pitched
ms FIRST game IN fast company. Ne WIS
born in humboldt, kan on November
Is, lSsl. and be made his debut m the
American League on August ,, 1907, De
tfcit being the first .cam To- ret a chance
to bat against the phcnom. johnson did
not twist the tiger tail and neither did
tue tiger claw him 30 that he had to
seek medical aid
johnson iiiticd eight innings against
them, limit Il tbs jenninesite- TO two
run- SUD sN hits. lii. discoycrcr, Clili
blnnkcnsnip hatted ilr him in tine eighth
and um tlughcs tii shed up the game,
which Nas Detroit ,ictole, ; To . On
tnc men who tuok part n e game in
which Johnson made his debut. only
JcNnson himself, Tom Hughes. sac
Crawford and ~ Cobb remain in fast
CO la,ny
luieh he lost hi, first me. John.
fili had The satisfaction OF knowing that
IA, work has pleased Manager Joe Can.
tillui and Na ter was Immediately con.
sldcied enc "i the rcgulir Washington
pitchers ana took his turn n the box
aioHs wiki rom lughc.. Cy falkcnherg,
Nbpiiey Smith and a iN Gchring. since
dcad. johnson ia the fail Of 1917, was
never tnrc hammered 10y amy OF M, op.
pncnts ami most oi the games he drop.
p>l were nN low scores. Guing up against
tie 81. Louis Grown, for the inst time
Dc VAS returned loser 60 o. Barney
..l.t t...i
me johnson tWirlcd against the Attn.
ne dropped his battle. to ., I'D.
Asr,. lank opposing him.
thn,cn's New crk debut was nc.
M niishcd ,n September 4, 1000 Then
7'blanktd the hig Aidnders which ever
Zee has lccn one of his fayorite oc-
cNpaticns. to o. He was particularly
p Hive n usiny the brush on them in
lcicptcmhcr. nuS blanking them on
Ills fdav. >cptcmbc- 4; saturday, Septem-
siroi 3 and Monday, September q
IN IN those three lncs the New York
.,tram acquired dozcn hits, making siN
yin the fist game. four in the second and
ftvo in the tnird lhc way that John
son came To pitch .nree games IN a
row tor Washington that year WAS that
OF the four pitchers Manager Cantillon
took with hm to ew York, all save
Johnson We're stricken with ailments.
lom Hughc- and Jesse lannehll both
found they had sore arms and Bert
keely was feilcd by tonsihtis johnson
undoubtedly would have pitched all four
games OF that scrie- had hc not been hit
by pitched bali white he was white.
washing the New lurNs for the third
successive time.
As kalsominer johnson is in class
BY himself No major league pitcher
Ncr has Kept ins ad,cr-ares away from
he plate 80 times in hi- first seven sea-
sons. This j. lohnsons achievement
rom 1907 10 1913 inclusive. and in lvUl
lt must be taken into con- liberation that
heoNas with the Senators only one-third
OF the campaign. ihc auto trophy win
nc4 has pitched I shut ont games this
sear pre-, ious'y having 30 such events
10 his credit johnson has whitewash-
ID New York times; Cleveland, q
ines Philadelphia. 6 .,mcs; St. Louis,
: times; lln>ton. > times; Chicago, -
imcs and Detroit > times.
Johnson never has been able TO pitch
4 no.ait gamc in fast company but
be thrice had almost turned the
.iick In the opening game cf tho ram.
paign IN 1910 he limited the Athletics
TO one safety. made by J Franklin Bal
,r. rnd thrt same seascn he confined
ihc RrnNn, to singlc hit. palcd by Ar
thns 1'rucsdole On June ~ oi this
scar Detroit was able 90 obtain only one
nat oil him.
ictn,cn has lost only seven games
this year, the men who have vanquished
him being Ray Collins. OF Boston, twica
leach time by a score of to 0l; Bil
Steon and \ can Cregg. of CleNelml an
Doc Bush ttWicel and Carroll Brown o
the Athletic
The average number of runs ohtaino,
oll Johnson this wear per game j. Ia
average number of hits $50