Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-10-31
WALTER JOHNSON HAS
GREAT RECORD FOR
BIG LEAGUE CAREER
fnvincible Washington Took q
Running Start and Always
Looked Good.

Walter Johnson. who gets a Chal.
hers car because a commission Of
newspaper men have declared his serv-
ices to his team of greater value than
those or I'M other. player in the Amer
lcan league. was not of voting age
when he pitched his first game in fast
he was born in Humboldt,
made his debut in the American league
on August 2, 1907, Detroit being the
Iirst team to get q chance to bat
against the Idaho phenom. johnson
did not twist the Tigers tail and
neither did the Tigers claw him sc
son pitched eight innings against them
llmitlng the J~enningsites to two runs
n Elk hits. His discoverer. Cliff
B~lankenship, batted for him in the
eighth n Tom Hughes finished ur
the game. which was u Detroit vic
took part in the game in which John.
Q vi his debut, only johnson him
sell. Tom Hughes. Sam Crawford and
Ty Cobb remain in fast
Lost His First Game.
noug he lost his first game, John,
son had the satisfaction of KNOWN,
mat his work had pleased Manager Jol
Cantlilon n Walter was Immediately
considered one of the regular Wash,
inglon pitchers. and tool his turn II
me box along with Tom Hughes, C.,
Gutenberg. Charley Smith and HAM
Gehring. since dead. johnson, in tn,
iall or 1907, was never once hammered
nard oy n of his opponents and
6y low scores. Going up against thu
st. Louis Browns for the first time
ne was returned a loser, 1 to o. Bar.
ney Petty pitching against him. The
nrst time twirled against thu
Atn!etics he dropped his battle, 8 t.
Johnson's New York debut was nc.
comp!ished on September IL. 1907. Their
he blanked the Highlanders, 2 to q
Wnlch ever since a been one Of his
Iavorite occupations. He was partic-
ularly active in using the brush on
them In September. 1908. blanking them
on Friday. September 4; Saturday
September g.. and Monday, Septembei
z. In those three games the New York
team acquired a dozen hits, making
six in the first game. four in the sec
n and two In the third. The way that
johnson came to pitch three games In
q row for Washington that year was
that of h four pitchers Manager Can
ttllon took with him to New York. all
save johnson We're stricken with all
ments. Tom Hughes and Jesse Tame
hill! both found they had sore arms.
and Bert Keely was felled by tonsilitis.
johnson undoubtedly would have
pitched all four games of that series
had he not been hit in the groin with
a pitched ball while he was white
washing the New Yorks for the third
successive time.
Strong on Goose Eggs.
AS a kalsominer. Johnson Is in a
class by himself. No major league
from the plate A. times in his
first Eel seasons. This is J~ohnson's
achievement from 1907 to 1913, In
elusive. and in 1907 1t must be taken
into consideration that he was with
the Senators only one.third Of. the
campaign. He has pitched IL shutout
games this year. previously having 81
such events to his credit. johnson has
whitewashed New York IL times.
Cleveland 8 times. Philadelphia s
times. st. Louis 6 times. Boston S
times.
johnson has specialized in strike
outs as we'll as in shutouts. His great
est year for whiting men was in 1910.
when he claimed 313 victims In about
AZ full games. Last year.. in 1858 in
nings he struck out SoS men: this
227 athletes. Johnson's best achieve
ment In -~strikeouts in q nine inning
game took place on August 81, 1910.
when he famed IA of the st. Louis
Browns. This year he retired 16 of
the Planters on strikes in IL 2-3 i'm
nings. he date he turned the trick
being July Is. On July IL, 1910. john
son made 13 of the Browns hit MOTH
ing but the air In q game that was
only eight innings long.
johnson v has been able to
pitch a no-hit game in fast company.
but he thrice has almost turned the
trick. In the opening game Of the
campaign In 1910 he limited the Ath-
letics to one safety. made by ]. Frank
lin Baker, and that same season he
confined the Crowns to q single hit.
poled by Arthur Truesdale. On June
10 this ear Detroit only was able to
obtain n hit off him.
johnson has lost only seven games
this year the men who vanquished
him being Ray Collins. Of Boston,
twice (each time by the score of / to
o.. Bill Steen n Vean Gregg. OF
Cleveland. n Joe Bush (twice) n
Carroll Brown. of the Athletics.
The average number of runs Oh.
tanned off johnson this year per game
is Ia, average number OF hits, 5.S6.
BROWNS AND CARDINALS
POORLY PAID FOR SERIES
st. Louis. Special: The Browns and
Cardinals r willing workers and
labor cheaply. too, when pitted against
each other. Fol toiling probably hard
er in the eight games Of the BOBBY
series tina thew have all season. hrav.