The Detroit times., 1913-09-19
80 Pitcher u supreme
Al Hurler of This or
|S Any Age
Z MEXICAN LEAGUERS
NJ HIT HIM FOR .l84
OH Osee This season Has the
~Big Swede" Been Driven
From the Box


\ walter johnson Of the washington
21atjonals, the greatest pitcher of this
/. ~ any other age. Ia supreme AZ a
nofoher. In nslding his position and
~ - also ! capable batter. working
3 - third place team he has won
y ~ e their "a victoriss,. saved mum
\ ~ az other games and 10 CHARGED
\! mn but seven of their 50 defeats.
Y ~ winning percentage 10 .S2l or .24s
Do1htg mpfU than that Of his team.
3no winning percentage Of the other
* yYnnhlugton pitchers 10 46-6l-.474 or
~ Joss than the team. Thus, with
& ~ Johnson the chances are the
nshiagton team would now be sixth
h ntfoad Of third In the American
y 1oo1ue race.
n Amofican league batsmen again
u ooto .lound II case Of TOO Much
6Anoo1.v this year. Walter Perry hav-
4 ~ coit1ned his various opponents TO
40 0olIocttve clouting average OF .lS4
IA ne SIS and rs innings he has
!; &~194ed during the present campaign.
Px&ooo 3l6 innings mean 36 complete
NJ $1,000. according to the way OF reck-
49, invented several years ago by
&n6 Heydler OF the National league
1 now being followed by Ban John
#(6U uf the American league.
"a oalnk on JohnsOn's record, one
3 GS that IN every nine innings his
ES 6oaonts have made tribe less than
&t1 hit1 and In every nine innings
NJ 6yo been able to cross the plate
>r<Snk me and r half times He has
g n1tted 20b eafeties. this year In
Ivy - complete and incomplete
6ne IN which he has taken part
w only thrice have his adversaries
noeG1 % roll up double figures In
a DH Aits On him. The Maps obtained
f$4o nu4et1oa on Dir walter on May %,
NGn 10 WaD handed his flrst beating
4 - yoa1; ON July 3 the Red Sox
WI I'd him for Is wallOps In Is In
- and we're beaten, to 0, and on
Il II Cleveland reached the great.
httcher 81 the world for ten cracks
lost ont. Is to 4, while doing 20.
~ usual JOhn1on II Specializing
loW-hlk kAmes this year. his tidiest
ooSmanee oe 1917 taking place on
NJ 10. when the Terrible Tigers
ma only one bingle. He has held
White Sox, Red Sox and High
<1ss 70 two hits each once this
)nIy once this season has johnson
~ driven to cover, the Athleticl
IT able to make the great Sona
NJ 9labman seek retirement on bis
IL account on June IS, making ave
tmd four hits Oh him In three
1nen. Two days later he came
: ana banked the coming cham
il to 10, holding them to three
1nroon has tanned ZIG men this
y lonning 10 Of the Mackmon on
III -, Ii nine innings; 10 Of the
M on Aug. -, In 10 20 innings,
IN az the Browne on July Is. In
q lnn1ngs.
s|@:) ~ 1Hnho PhenOm has not been
reous with his passes, Of which ne
61ntriouted only 80. He has hit
- TIE greateSt number Of pass
Jon&oon inouod on any one day
fo0f, New York benenting In this
tn69 a June 81. The Yankees
olSIGo d6 not do them much good.
~ were blsnked, 8 to o.
oHnooa has only been beaten by
o to0no this year--the Athletics
" ana BoDtOus. He sustained .
0roo On Nay ~ 1t the hands Of
Mars, Bill 6teen outpitching him
Gett1ng the verdict, s TO o. On
~ 10. jOhnson lost TO Boston. 1 to
Nv Collins opposing him. In June
- 1ofooto we're marked up against
noQn, the pitchers who vanquished
bolng veAn Gregg. Carroll
~DWn and Joe Bush. who received
- valuable assistance In turning
trick from Chief Bender After
IT ~ the Mackmen on June z,
no0n RETAINED from making the
no1ntAnce Of Old Holl0w-Eyed De-
3k Until Aug 70, when he had to
he losing end Of to o battle
nay Collins. Four days later
nooh WAS vanquished by the Mack
3 to s. In 10 innings, letting .
u 10 ct away from him after he had
3ne-fun lead and after two men
n 5t1tO out n the final spasm.
- - relief artist Johnson has been
4oStully clever. He has gone to
eo1mmntee' assistance 10 times
yoQRs oAo never once have his ad-
Qeooo beaten him. Probably his
49, portormAnce a. rescuer In
yQuk place on Sept. 5, when he
root to the slab In a game with
1U1olou0ofS In the ninth inning
- score tied. the bases full and
6~l johnson made the first man
n ~ to the outdeld and the man
~ wAs csught trying to score
- noxt batter struck out. The
~ e Johnson's pitching IL shown
~ 4Qmber Of sacrihces made on
Gofo have been 10 regulation
4f ma made on johnson and