The Washington herald., 1913-08-29


rigan came through with a line
drive to left field, and the game
was over.
Tough One 10 Lose.
'It vas the toughest ball game ever
lost in my Hfe,' said johnson to the
writer. "Tke weather was so cool just
liked extending myself. Carrigan, who
has always been weak on curve balls,
and who had failed to get a hit until
the tenth, connected with one of my
curves the ball breaking over the out
side corner of the plate. 1 don't know
how he did 1t. 1 don't blame Milan;
errors are part of baseball, but I sure
did hate TO lose this game" the big fel-
low added.
Had the Climbers been able to squeeze
the number of golden opportunities Of
fered to score runs johnson would have
come as close to pitching a no-hit no.
run game as he ever did in his life, but
il was not to be.
In ten innings exactly thirty-one men
out of a POSSIBLE thirty-five faced him.
Steve Yerkes, in the second inning, hit a
line drive at Morgan, who was playing
shortstop, that went for a safe hit. Ray
Jumped into the air after the ball and IL
struck his glove, bouncing of half
dozen feet. Had George Mcbride been
in the game, then the ball would have
been caught.
Collins Lucky.
southpaw Collins can go out and shake
hands with himself and also pat himself
on the back. saying: You are the luck
lest guy in the world" Collins pitched
good ball, this much cannot be denied.
but no twirler in the world was ever ac-
corded such superb support His team
mates snuffed out half a dozen Washing
ton batting rallies, making the most
sensational stops ever seen at Fenway
Park. Heinie Wagner, Gardner, and
Speaker were the pirates.
1t was almost a crime that Johnsons
fifteenth straight win should have been
denied him here today; even the Boston
fans were with him, and while, Of
course, they wanted to see the home
team win. there was not a mothers son
Of them. who did not say to himself af-
ter it was all over:
such great pitching deserved a better
fate
monster throng turned out to well
come home the Red Sox and to see
Johnson pitch. Such an outburst of ap-
plause as greeted Walter when he came
TO bat in the third inning would have
made any Washington fan turn green
with envy. The uproar lasted for fully
three MINUTES, and only subsided when
the great pitcher hit a slow roller to
Collins and was thrown out.
BInnkS Red Sox.
johnson blanked the Red Sox on ten
pitched balls during the first inning
Hooper famed at three. EngeI was out
when his own bstted ball hit him, and,
with the count two and one, Speaker
perished. Laporte to GandiL
The Nationals could have won the game
in the first inning had Moeller been con-
tent to stick around first base and not
firt with Bill Carrigan's strong right
arm. Moeller opened the game with
single to left. Foster flied to Hooper.
MOeller was thrown out stealing, and
Milan, the next man up, doubled to the
left-field fence, but got no nearer home,
as Gandil flied to Lewis.
Yerkes' single in the Red Sox's second
was the only hit johnson allowed until
the eleventh. In Boston's seventh John
son retired the side on five pitched balls.
He had the worlds champions completely
at his mercy until the tragedy occurred.
Hooper Loses Ball.
Collins settled down and blanked the
Griff forces until the fourth inning, when
4~uhlt OSNtI pdNGu lUe way IOr a run
with long fly TO Hooper who lost the
ball in the sun. Foster pulled up at
second on the blow and reached third
when Herkes made a sensational stop
and throw on Milan's sizzling grounder.
Gandil came along with a line drive
which settled into Yerkes' glove and
Morgan made the third out with a sky
scraper to Speaker.
After Milan had gone in the Nationals
seventh Gandil doubled to left and pulled
up at third on Morgan's infield roller to
Wagner, but Shanks fouled to Carrigan
and another chance to score went glim-
mering.
In the Nationals eighth, after La
porte had been retired, Eddie Aim
smith drove a two-bagger to deep left
and went around to third when Yerkes
threw out johnson, but, unfortunately
for our chances, Moeller died, Carri-
gan to Engle, the first-named making
a great stop.
Pinch Hit Needed.
Even in the ninth the Griffmen could
have sent over a run had there been
anybody able to deliver a hit in a
pinch. Foster opened the ninth with
a single, and Milan sacrificed the mid
get TO second. Gandil was walked on
purpose. Ray Morgan hit to Wagner,
and Foster was run down between sec
ond and third. Shanks took the count,
Wagner TO Engle
With two down in the Nationals
tenth Walter Johnson singled through
Gardner, and Wagner made a wonder
1uI one-hand scoop of Moeller's sizzIer,
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