The Washington times., 1913-04-20
CLIMBERS PROVE
TO BE INVINCIBLE
Walter Johnson Holds New York Yankees Absolutely at His
Mercy Winning the Fourth Straight Game
From Themby 3 to O.
By SENATOR"

NEW YORK, April aO.-The slinSs
and arrows of outrageous fortune mean
nothing today to the Climbers. Their
targets and their bulwarks have proved
sufficiently strong to be impervious.
The Climbers are today the undisputed,
unbeaten leaders of the American
League. They are looking forward TO
walloping the New York Yankees to-
MARROW for the fifth consecutive time.
1t really was painful to watch the
struggles of the Yankees against the
powerful shoots and benders hurled up
toward the plate by that kansas
Whirlwind," Walter Johnson. Ever see
fish suffocating? Well, the Yankees
looked like a bunch of fish, suffering
from lack of air. They kicked and
wiggled and gurgled, but ever was that
tremendous pressure being applied by
Walter Smokeball Johnson. There
could be but one end to such a strug-
gle. The Yankees were shut out, TO @.
Eight of the Yankees were whitfield.
Not one was passed. The tall Kansan
was in perfect condition. Once, with
two men on, he famed the next three
In a row, Ia Ed Walsh. And through
all this slaughter Walter kept that faint
smile working that was most bitter to
the Peerless Leader, sitting in his dug
out and wondering where he was going
to get of in this leagV, II they kept
giving him such pitchers as Grin has
been doing ever since the curtain
went up.
Shakes Up Lineup.
Owing to the poor luck of the last few
hnH hat =
tie front yesterday. He pulled Sterrett
out of the game. put Chase back on his
old job and stuck Bill Mckechnie in at
second. This was supposed to result In
victory. For answer Griff sent Walter
Smokeball oJhnson to the mound and
IL was--good night,
johnson mad everything. TCr thre"
innings the Yankees retired, one-tw"-
three In the fourth Pert Daniels got
a Texas Lacquer to right for sinSlc.
the first OF the game of The Capitai
City star :linger However. by that
time the victory hal been Sewcd up
by the Climbers. 81 we should have
worried, eh, boys? Thereafter Waite.
eased up trife in his twirling and tie
Yankees collected few more binSles
iust to make their records look good.
That's all they did do, for no Yankee
ever got as far as third base Walter
wasn't generous enough for that.
Ray Keating-yes. still another OF the
famous Rays connected with the
Yankcrs-started in the L'x. lie WIS
touched up smartly by the Griffmen
and vanished. in the sixth to let a pinch
hitter got through the motions fDr
him Hcinie Schulz. the southpaw. VIII"
has appeared in every recent engage
ment here. came on the scene in the
seventh and worried himslf through
the game.
Double Play Stops 1t.
A sizzling double play prevented the
Climbers from scoring in the opening
inning. with one down Foster and
Milan singled. but Gandils sharp
drive doubled up Milan and tn"
Yanks cam" to bat.
The cirst run OF tn" melee was seen
in the third. Johnson whitfield. u'IU
Daredevil Danny Moeller punched ore
over Daniels dome Tor three corners.
Gee. he sure did hit that pill Foste"
SLAPPED one back at Mckcchnie. Noel
Ter was flying toward the plate and
had to go through with ii. McKechnie
hustled the ball to Sweeney, but Bill
Dinecn ruled Moeller safe. Then
Sweeney and company made a LOUD
howl, only To be shut OFF by the dicIa
toriai official with three waves of mis-
left hand.
Milan hammered single To right.
putting Foster on third, but when
''Fateem" tried 10 work the Moellet
slide on Gandirs roller to HartZeil, nc
persisted. on an attempted double
steal Milan died at the plate. but thu