Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-21
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his best stickwork on the local grounds.
Though he Is no longer youngster
Austin need not fear his future. Tor the
ST Louis club would have to go long
way to find player who can fill his
place. He Is not only a good fielder and
hustlers in base ball, Notwithstanding
the fact that it has been his misfortune
to be with a loser most all the time that
he has been in the major leagues.
There has been very few innings
pitched by Johnson this year in which
Ainsmith has not caught him. When
ever Johnson is sent in to relieve some
other pitcher Ainsmith supplants the
other catcher. 1t is Griffths belief that
Johnson does his best work with Ain
smith handling his delivery, because Aim
smith has become accustomed to his ter
rife speed and is not nearly as apt to
have passed balls as are catchers who
are not accustomed to Johnson's deliv-
cry. For this reason Griffith never takes
any chances by having one of the other
catchers behind the bat when johnson
Is on the slab.
1t will be recalled that last winter q
lot of experts went on record with q
prediction that Baumgardner of the
Browns would prove q more successful
pitcher this season than Walter Johnson
gardner displayed lot of ability, but the
day will never come when he will be in
the same class with Johnson. Pitching
is a strenuous work for most pitchers
and 1t is in this respect that johnson diff
fers from them all. Johnson Is appa-
rently never under a strain. He gets a
lot on the ball without exerting himself
which has much to do with his success.
in in, no ivfh ho.
fore Johnson had a chance to warn up
To gain a little time Griffith ordered En-
gel to walk Williams intentionally, and
the young pitcher took his time about II
while Johnson was limbering up. After
Williams had been passed johnson took
EngeFs place on the rubber.
Pratt and Williams. the two best hit
tiers on the St. Louis team, failed to get
anything that looked like hit in yester-
days game. Both Engel and Johnson
managed to hold the two Brown slug
gers In check Austin. on the other
hand, who is not given credit for being
much Of q hitter, got two clean singles
and was presented with a double when
Moeller caught his line drive out OF
bounds in the fourth.
1t is not unlikely that Griffith will pitch
one of his youngsters against the Browns
Monday. Either Shaw or Bentley is apt
to be put on the slab against the tail
enders. while Weilman, the elongated
left-hander, is apt to work for the Wis.,
itors. Neither Shaw nor Bentley has
started game in Washington uniform
and both are to have a chance shortly
This pair is well thought Of by the play
ers who have watched them in practice.
Joe Gedeon was played in left yester-
day. Ben Spencer's health is not of the
best and 1t was thought to his advantage
to give him a lay-on. Gedeon played q
good game in the field and got hit the
first time UP, though he was thrown out
at second when he tried to stretch it
into double.
The fifth inning gave the locals a
chance to retire the Browns on three
sensational plays. Morgan retired Cow
ington on a remarkable stop of his
grounder toward right, which had all the
earmarks of a base hit. This play was
of Balentfs sharp liner to left center
and Mcbride wound up the inning by
picking up Crossin's grounder which had
passed through Foster, and throwing his
man out at first base. These plays came
in rapid succession and did much to keep
Engel out of trouble in the inning men
toned
The ground rule. by reason of which
Austin got his two-bagger in the fourth
yesterday, though the ball was caught
by Moeller. should never be permitted to
be entered into. If that hit had come at
critical stage of the game. say, for
instance in the ninth. with two on and
two out, 1t would not have been an easy
matter to explain to the public why
ball that ordinarily would be the third
out should go as a two-base hit If such
a hit should come and cost game 1t
would play havoc. Dineen said after the
game that a similar rule would never be
allowed If it was up to him. and it should