Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-11
Johnson KEEPS
UP GREAT WORK
By Banking White Sox Walter
Totals Up So 2-3 Innings
of ScoreIess Pitching.
ONE RUN is ENOUGH
TO DECIDE GAME
Chicago Gets Only One Real
Chance to SC0re-Benz
Also in Form.
BY j. ED GRILLO.
spe, iaI Dispatch 10 The star.


CHICAGO. Ill. May Io.-Con-
tinuins his marvellous perform
ance on the pitchers slab, Walter
Johnson was enabled to win 4
I-to-o game from the White Sox
today. Displaying the same re-
markable form. that has marked
every game in which he has ap-
peared this season. Johnson once
more prevented HIS opponents
from reaching the coveted goal,
thus adding to his long list of
scoreless innings nine more
rounds. and bringing his wonder
ful total up to fifty-two and two
thirds innings,
Johnson IS perhaps the only
pitcher who could have won to-
days game for the Nationals,
who once more suffered from an
attack OF weakness with the
stick. securing but a single tally,
and 1t was Johnson who made
this suffice.
Numerous. indeed. were oppor-
tunities which his teammates had
to gain big enough lead to make
Johnson game easy, but the hit
which would have made it so was
never forthcoming, and Johnson
was forced to go at top speed
from start to finish in order to
prevent defeat. This he did to
perfection.
ust thirty men faced him in
the nine innings. Two of these
hit safely and another walked.
Two runners reached second and.
another third, but none got nearer
TO the plate. There were there
fore just three periods during the
struggle when Walter really was
IN position to be scored on. and
he took good care that this did
not happen.
Eighth Worst Inning.
His most trying inning proved to be the
eighth. For some reason or other he
could not get the ball over for Mattick,
and he issued his first walk. Perhaps il
was because he had cooled out, for it was
real cold day but anyway he walked
Matt.ck. Weaver sacrificed Mattick to
second, and then a passed ball allowed
the runner TO get to third. With one out
and a man on third the situation looked
uckiish. for most any sort of mishap
meant the tying of the score. 1t was
then that johnson started to call on his
reserve force. He caused Schalk to
send up little foul TO short right field
which Moeller caught He was so close
70 first base that Mattick made no at
tempt TO score. But Callahan took Benz
oHt at this stage and sent In Easterly to
save the day. He was not equal 10 the
occasion. however. and popped up little
H. TO short field, OF which Shanks took
are, retiring the side.
As Is usually the case when great
pitcher is working. his teammates SEEM
cd TO be imbued with remarkable ability
In the field Nothing that resembIed an
error was made behind Johnson, while
the fielding OF Mcbride. Milan and
Shanks was along sensational lines. and
undoubtedly prevented Walter from find
ing himself in several more tight places
That Johnson had really not exerted
himself only in spots during the first
eight innings OF the game was plainly
demonstrated when he let himself out in
the ninth and retired the side in order.
striking out two of Galatians best bat
tsrs.
Benz Proves Worthy Foe.
Benz proved himself worthy foe, in
deed. OF course. he did not pitch a game
which could be compared with that OF
Johnson. but for all that he was excellent
in the pinches. and the Nationals found
il no easy matter to get the single run
of him.
During the early rounds the visitors had
numerous chances to get runs. but I'M
der such conditions none OF them ever
came through with the necessary wallop.
so that il really required just such a
game as Johnson pitched to win the
day.
One of the two hits made off Johnoon
came IN the very opening inning After
he had disposed of both SchalIer and
Ratb. Lord singled into left and a mo-
ment later took second on a passed ball
--acBride. however. prevented disaster by
making splendid stop and throw Of
tournier's sharp grounder After that
there was nothing stirring. the Cox
going out In order until the sixth, when
Benz hit into right field for a base with
one out. but he never got farther than
second. Mcbride again making a hair
raising stop OF a grounder sent in his di-
rection by Rath.
The seventh. TOO, uneventful but
the eighth brought the crowd 20 its
feet. for IL seemed that Johnsons record
of scoreless innings would be broken
He walked Mattick 10 start with in this
inning. and Weaver neatly moved aim
up with a sacrifice. But Schaik and East
erly. who batted for Benz. popped up
flies and the danger was over
Benz in Hole
In the very first inning base hit
would have played havoc with Benz but
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