Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-29
JOHNSON IS BEATEN IN BEST
GAME HE HAS EVER PITCHED
Great Hurler Never Previously Displayed
More Brilliant Form Than That.
Shown Yesterday-Farreu Pays
Walter Splendid Tribute.

Inns fast ones. he drove 1t on line to-
ward right. But Yerkes, who was in it's
path. caught it with ease. Not satisfied
with these two breaks. Speaker had to go
far into left center and pull down Nor
gans line drive, and another chance for
runs had gone glimmering.
When, with one out in the seventh,
Gandil hit over Speakers head for two
bases, it once more offered the desired
chance but Morgan and Shanks failed
to get him any nearer home than third
Again in the eighth the visitors had
man on second with but one out, Aim
was left. though Johnson's out got him
as far as third.
II ever 1t seemed certain that a run
would be scored it was in the ninth ninth,
which Foster opened with q hit. Milan
sacrificed him to second, and Collins
purposely walked Gandil Morgan, how
ever, forced Gandil at second by ground
ing to Wagner. and Shanks again ended
the round with an infield play: There
tors. which came in the tenth. After
Mcbride had been retired. Ainsmith
caught fast one and sent it toward
left. Wagner leaped in the air and
certain double. and Johnson's hit which
followed would undoubtedly have scored
him. But Johnsons hit was wasted when
Lewis pulled down Moellers long drive.
Collins and Johnson have had three
memorable pitching battles this season.
The first time they met Collins beat
Walter, l to 0, Hooper making a home
run over the right field fence in Wash
ington on the first ball pitched. This
was the only run scored in the game anne,
hooked up on the local grounds. and
Johnson won, I to 0, after going fifteen
innings. In yesterdays game the Ma
tionals had many chances to get a run
during the early innings Of the game.
vet when they managed to hit the ball
hard some sensational fielding stunt
robbed them OF their chances.
But for Moellers swing at a pitched
ball in the eighth inning Ainsmith would
probably have won the game by stealing
home. He had reached third as a result
OF double and put-out. and. when Col
Inns took his usual long wind-up, he
started for the plate. 1t looked for all
the world as IL he would beat the ball to
Carrigan. but Moeller, evidently not know
ing that Ainsmith had started for home.
swung at the ball and fouled it of into
right field. Ainsmith of course, was sent
back to third and Moeller then sent
grounder to Wagner on which he was
thrown out.
Just before the game started Umpire
Connolly notified Capt George Mcbride
that he had received no notification of HIS
reinstatement and that he would not be
allowed to play. Morgan was then shift
ed to short and Laporte to second. Just
before the eighth inning was started Con-
nelly received a telegram from President
johnson stating that Mcbride was again
in good standing and Mcbride at once
took his position at short field while Nor
gan replaced Laporte at second.
Trainer Mike Martin, who, it seems was
suspended at the same time that was
Mcbride for yelling from the bench, is
still under the ban and will probably be
kept there for the rest CT the season.
President Johnson is particularly serious
against the trainers VINO insist on bother
ing umpires.
With Wagner on second and two out it
did not seem likely that Carrigan, who
had on three previous occasions looked
weak against Johnson, would be at all
dangerous. Johnson got the first two he
pitched to the Sox manager wide of the
plate. The third one he shot through the
center for a strike. He then started a
high curve ball for the plate. but Carri-
gan reached up and hit it on line to left
center. 1t was between Shanke and Mi
Ian. and neither reached it. Wagner, of
course. had no trouble running home ON
the drive. and Carrigan undoubtedly could
have gone as far as third had it been
.
over just as soon as Wagner touched the
plate
That little things cut big figure in a
ball game was proven yesterday. Ordi-
narily, 1t matters little whether an UNI
pire misses a strike or not with a pitcher
like Walter in form, as he was yesterday.
and yet it was an error on the part of
Connolly in the eleventh which paved the
way for the great pitchers defeat. He
had two strikes on Yerkes when he threw
him q wide curve. Yerkes went over the
plate with his bat and every one in the
stands thought he had been declared out
but it was called a ball, and on the very
next ball pitched he singled to center and
Milan allowed him to get all the way to
third before the ball was returned. Con-
nelly could have called Yerkes out on
strikes without giving Johnson any the
better OF his decision.
Bob Groom Is slated to pitch the game
| today, while it Is more than likely that
| Joe Engle will make his appearance in
| the final contest. Bedient, who has been
displaying splendid form Of late, is to
work against Groom, and It Is not to be
an easy game for Sir Robert to win.
| While johnson Is decidedly popular
everywhere around the circuit, he is an
idol in Boston. From the time he walks
on the field and every time he comes in
to bat he is applauded. Boston fans con-
has ever produced, and it is an actual
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