The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-10-14
WALT JOHNSON'S
GREAT RECORD
Washington HEAVIER Fairly Emit
tied to Automobile Award

NJltil JbllilHbll' WIN SNNo Il NNNiiii-
rs car because commission of news
p.pcr mon have declared his services
10 his team OF greater value than
those Of amy other player in the Amer.
lau league, was not of voting age
when hc pitched his first game in fast
company He was bonn in Humbol;
Kan. ON November 6, 1887, and nc
mad, his debut i'm the American
@luc Uu August >. 1901 Detroit be.
ug the nrst team to get chance To
Dat against the Idaho phenom. john
son did not twist the Tigers tail and
ulJhcs did the Tigers claw him 50
maJ d, had to seek medical aid john
SON pitched eight innings against them
limiting The Icnningitcs to two runs
and six ai;y. His discovercr, CliI
glauh usnip, battcd for him in the
eighth and Tom Hughes finished UP
the game. which was Detroit victor,
s,ora To .. or the men who took part
in th, game in which Johnson made
bis debut, only Johnson himself, Tom
HuahoH, sam Crawford aud ~ Cohp
remain IN fast Complain
ThonSh me lost his first gjmc, Johu-
sun had The satisfaction of knowing
taD his work had pleased Manager
Jrr CaatiioH and Walter was immcd-
1,rly considered one of the regular
Washington pitchers ana took his turn
U the box aluuI with Tom Hughes,
g EdkcnJcrg. Charley Smith AMI
HANK Gchring. since dead. Johnson,
g the fail of 1907, was never once
hammered hard by any of his oppon-
cuts md most OF the games he drop
ped we're 10y low scores. Going up
,ga.us, the ST. Louis Browns for the
first Tine, Ee was returned loser l
TO d. Barney Petty pitching against
.m The Hrst time Johnson twirlcd
'saiust the Athletics he dropped his
oHuc. to ., Eddie Plank opposing
Uiw
lnhus,u's New Nor, debut was TO-
uowH. he'd on september T.. 1900.
Then 'a BANKED the llighlandcr8.
which ever since has been one of his
lWou,' occupations, to .. lie VAS
particularly active in using the brush
'n them In September, 1905, blanlSins
them "a Friday, Sept. T. Saturday
Sept D, and Monday. sept. :. In those
Three s1mcs the New York team dc-
CURED dozen hits, making six in Tia,
"'Nl gam". four in the second ana two
j" Ile Ihird The way that johnson
'"'u' iu pitch three games i'm a row
I"t Washington that year was that
'' The four pitchers Manager Cantil-
ION took with him To New York, al
'i.' JoIINsuu were striker with all.
"'bis Tou hughes aud Jesse Tan.
'.0'. both round the, had sore arms
'ad Bort E'"ly was fcllcd with ton
suits. Johnson undoubtedly woui.
"''' "l'hcd All four games of tha
S''''s had hr not been hit on tn,
$40" with pitched ball while he wa
misleading the New Yorks for tn,
Ol'ra successive time.
A' kulsominer Johnson is in
''Ss Joy himself No major lcasu
''''oD ever has kept his advcrsaric
.''. .''m he plate forty -four time
,' 'F FIRST seven Seasons. This /
,'h'So9s achievement from 1907 I
W. inclusive, and in 1907 it mus
'Nn into consideration that y
"'s With the Senators only one-thir
''' aamr2isn. The Chalmers trU
guy Winner has pitched eleven shu;
"' S""cs this year, previously havm
''''-'Ar"e such events TO his crcdi
'''"S'n mas whitcwoshed New Yor
st'u ines Cleveland six times
n'''aelnhia six times; st. Louis 81
.'''''' Boston I'VE times; Chicago hy
I.s ND Detroit five times.
''N0'on has specialized i'm strike
..'S as v.Il as in shutouts. III
s''''''5t Year FOR whiting men wa
''i'. When he claimed 3I3 victim
=" ''"ui l"rty-two fun games. La.
.''' 'n j'N innings he struck out 81
'A'' year, ia S2i innings. he la
''" 90 athletes. Johnsons bet
-''maEt IN stri<eouts in q min,
', ,,'B pamc took place on August ;
"n'n he famed fourteen of Il
LOUIS Browns. This year hc r,
siNtc"n of the planters on strik,
'N'tn 1ul tVo. thirds INNINGS. n
lc turned the tricL being IN
w.. IN July L., 1919, johnson ma,
hr, I'm VI the Browns hit nothir
inc air in game that was on
0snt innings long