The Washington herald., 1913-09-13


! After the Climbers scored three
runs in the fourth inning yesterday
Johnson took things easy, tighten
ing up only when the Maps once
or twice threatened to start some
thing.
Cleveland said "good-by" to Washing
ton for 1871 and the Climbers surely
hated to see them go, for IL there is
one club in the American League the
Nationals can beat, Cleveland is that
club.
Griffs youngsters this season have won
fifteen games from the Naplanders and
lost seven. Last year the team played
twenty-five games and Washington won
twenty of them.
Jimmy CalIahan's Chicago White sox
will be in our midst today and are -sched-
uled to play three games here. Chicago
comes from Philadelphia, where the sox.
have split even with the Athletics, ami
are likely TO cause the Nationals. more
trouble than did the Maps.
Joe Boheling is slated to pitch. today
and he will more than likely be opposed
by either Russell or Cicotte.
During yesterdays game Walter john
son gave a great exhibition OF control.
pitching but twenty-one called balls dur
ing the game. In all, he pitched to the
plate ninety-seven times. OF these pitches
twenty-one, as stated. were balls twenty
eight were fouled. while forty-eight were
strikes. these, including the four hits
which were made. Counting all fouls a.
strikes the hot
would have been had they not been hit,
he pitched seventy-siX across the plate
But two batters got as far as three balls
with him. Liebold being the man upon
each occasion. On one Of these occasions
johnson gave him the only pass of the
game. JOhnson's best exhibition of con-
troll came in the fifth inning when he
old not pitch a called ball Thirteen
straight strikes was the best he did with
out having a ball called.
The Cleveland pitchers, having to twirl
one less inning than did johnson, were
called upon 10 pitch 104 times. Blanding
pitched the entire game, with the ex-
ception of the last batter in the eighth
round, and was forced to throw ninety
eight balls. OF these. thirty-four were
called balls, eighteen were fouled, and
forty-siN were strikes. Twelve OF these
so-called strikes never reached the plate
the Climbers making hits. James pitched
six balls, one resulted in a foul, two
were balls, while three were strikes. The
Cleveland pitchers did not give a base
on balls, and on but three occasions did
Climber have three balls called. Ten
batters tried hitting the first ball thrown
by johnson and four of them reached
hTst base, O'Neill twice on hits Ryan on
hit and Johnston on an error. The
Climbers did not soak the first ball as
much as did the Maps, but five swattirg
the first pitch. Four of these reached
base. Moeller. Milan, and Shanks by
virtue Of hits, while Eddie Foster was
safe as a result of a fielders choice.
The Climbers wound up the game with
a pretty double play, Morgan to Mcbride
to Gandil. Bates, who had replaced
Turner, being the batter. Chapman, the
shortstop. was also taken out of the
game, and the best he did upon his an
pearance against Johnson was what
many others have done when they first
tried to solve Walter .Johnson's delivery.
You know the answer.
This youngster Dunlap has been seen
in two. games here as Chapman's under
study, and on each occasion has come
through with a rattling good play.
Shanks hit him a grounder which took
a bad hop just as it reached him. hut
he recovered it in time to nail Howard
at first base. 1t was the only chance he
had during the game.
Nobody knows what has happened to
Eddie Ainsmith's batting orbs, but he
surely has had his eye on the ball in his
recent starts. He landed on one yester-
day which was good for triple, and was
thrown out at the plate by a narrow
margin. Generally he hits to left field.
and surprised everybody in the fourth |
when he planted one in the dirt pile in |
right field.
That Cleveland team will certainly roll
nto Philadelphia greatly discouraged
punch of ball tossers The Climbers hit
hem blow right in the region of their
ASPIRATIONS when they cleaned up five
straight. They have no alibi; Grifith's
cam clearly outplayed them during the
series.
Walter johnson was in great form
After the fourth inning,
when the Climbers scored three runs,
Johnson eased up perceptibiy. Every hit,
With the exception of the one Lajoie
ung's style of pitching after his team
lad obtained comfortable margin.
Yesterdays victory over the Naplanders
Winds up the seasons series with that
hub, and the Clevelanders are no doubt
'lad of it. Twenty-Five games have been
'layed between the teams, the Nationals
fifteen and losing seven. II this
we're the case I'm the series with the Ath-
etics, the Climbers would be far In the
cad in the pennant race right now.
Until the fourth inning not a man had
cached base off johnson. In this round
Ie gave Memo LieboId a base on balls
which blossomed into the only run made |
" the Clevelanders.
Zeb Milan surely had his eye on the
all, and a couple more good days like
esterday will serve TO put him in the
300 class, where hsrbelongs.
Danny Moeller went without his hit
lntil the eighth round, when he laid one
own the third base line and proceeded
o beat 1t out. Gandil also went hitless
ntil this round. but his was q timely I
oubie, which put the final brace Of runs
cross