Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-16
BY ]. ED GRILLo.

near fouling away a ball game yesterday
Johnson pitched seven innings. when tns
score stood To : in favor Of the Ma
tionals. The big fellow really never hac
To extend himself. for he had a four-rur
lead before he pitched a ball. and any
ono at all familiar with Johnson meth
DDS of working knows that he never
exerts himself unless he has 10 pu'
when the seventh inning was over Griintr
considered that Johnson had worked
enough, though il had been week since
he made his last appearance on the slap
and he sent Waiter to the clubhouse and
allowed Galla 10 finish. Gallia did nicely
In the eighth, when he retired the SIDE
without allowing a run. and he had TWO
out in the ninth before anything IKE a
run had been scored. But at this stage
ne developed a wild streak. and with one
on and two out he started to walk the
Tigers.
Three of them reached first by this
route. forcing in run. and then raw
ford got base hit. which scored two
more Gallia was yanked. and Harper
sent in to pitch TO Cobb. He got two
strikes the great slugge: and theh
Cobb reached out and hit IeAas
league. over second base which none OF
the tielders could reach. Harper followed
with a wild pitch. which sent COBB all
the way 10 third. Neach was the next
man uD. and when Harper had three baiiS
on him Griffith also took him out and
sent Tom Hughes in t. finish. the Sc
lection proved "A good one. FOR while
Hughes gave Neach the needed bah 70
send him to first. he followed by striking
out Gainor Oh three pitched balls. enulnS
The game Five runs We're scored III this
inning and as the Tigers had gathered
Two off Johnson. they were within reach
inS distance. but Hughes took care OF the
situation. Having a four-run Lead from
the outset. johnson just loafed through
the game He merely toyed with the
Tigers. and while he was scored OH
twice. as a result of his own careless
ness there was no reason why he snouid
not have worked. II would not nave
been the slightest strain on him to have
continued two innings mo. e but Griffth.
who seems intent on giving Johnson as
i!ttl" work as possible took him out
Had he pitched him Thursday there
would have been a chance to use him
again on Sunday. and il would have been
almost cnch that he would have won
both Of his games. Johnson is to the
TIGERS what red flag is TO a maddened
bull and five times this Season Jennings
team has gone down before him.
Seventeen hits in one game is lot
more hitting than the Nationals have
done for some time They seemed to
b. in "A suggin. mood yesterday, and
made short work of Mark Hall, who has
been stumbling block for them on sew
erat occasions. Hall did not last out the
first inning. Moeler started hostilities
h, hittin" for three bases. Foster lined
out 10 loft and Moeler scored, and then
Milan walked. Gandil hit safely to CEN
ter and Morgan came through with a
thrcc-hase hit, bringing both men home.
Shanks scored Morgan with hit but
retired because his ankle went back on
him. and Mcbride brought Laportc. who
took Shanks' place. home with "A double
10 left
-" Lake Jared bu, little better than
fi1d. though nc WAS not scored quite
a cftcu. II y questionable il there has
been = cdmc this year in which the
Materials have hit as hard as they did
Yesterday. II WAS the first real first
class drubbin- that they have admins
tered 10 pitcher in some time.
lial i; keen necessary for Walter John
sut Z" cEt"nd himself Yesterday hc would
h;tN" display al splendid form. The big
f"it"W Was III his best. though he Was
ir,lncd - i. Wild during III. early in
h'i'-s probably the /. suit ri the lack Of
""rt. tut hc had lot Of stuff. and
Whenever IL only half tried hc WAS in
NWcipi' against the Tigers His speed
bali unw and then that hafIled the bat
tcrs. But johnson never extended him
sell during tho came. He just loa fed
through the seven innings. because before
III ever STATED 10 pltcH MS team mao
given him winning lead There Is no
city IN the circuit where Johnson is more
popular than here. He is the recipient
OF a ip!ause from the time that he walks
on tie held until lie leaves it. and that
toe. in the face Of the fact that he has
be- consistent winner over the Tigers
for many years.
There would have been something tC
gain had johnson been taken out after
he .,.F1 inn hnn hn OF. .T
d - ~. for IL would then have been pos
sibc TO work him back today or tomor-
row. but one was benefited by his
beng taken ont of the game after the
seventh. for he will now not be able &c
work again in the series. and the game
might have been lost by making a switch
Of pitchers
1t would not have hurt job, son in the
least to have finished the game. for. a.
sad before. he was never under a strain
AMI inst luaf.d through tho seven innings
h.. worked. ~ does not do to fool with \
bah r.up Liz. the Tigers. for they have y
punch left IN thfm At most ANY time
Furthermore. ~" games could have hcei
assured ltcre had Johnson worked III the
opener and right back on sunday. This
is not AN easy club. OF tho sixteen games
which have been played between tie two
tie Nationals have won seven. If III is
The intention Ia finish as high up in the
race as possible here was the spot {,
make special effort. OF the sever
games won. Johnson has won five. so thai
the dope shows the others not to have
much Of a chance II was Johnson
twelfth consecutive victory. His recoro
Is sixteen made last season. and with &
break he might excel this mark this
year.
The con. game about Griffith wanting Il
pay Slutpst for Ty Cobb came to ar
abrupt end today when President Franz
Nayin of the Detroit club called Griffith
on the phone. and in many words tolc
him that he was not in base ball fol
amusement but for business and that ht
wanted thu nonsense about the one-hun
dlvd-t hoUSa nd Edo iar offer cut out. Grif
ftu in order TO keep ~ the Joke CAV.
ont the statement tAat Eavin had de
cine, the offer. which was never mad,
ieGitimatclN
\ play which Eddie Foster made i,
YESTERDAY : game vii long be remember
cd bv Detroit patrons Of the game. luiS {,
nom the cheering he received after tn
r7rgaN Was completed.
In tHc fourth inuin. Cobb APPARENT,
caught the entire inneid mapping and TAI
perfect bunt down the third has
inc Foster came in on a dead run
picked ~ the ball with one hand All,
without even steady inc himself whippe
i 10 first base. The play on the othe
srd WAS Just brilliant. for Gandi
reached down his gloved hand and pickle
the EaIl up on short bound right j.
81 front Of Cobbs feet Cobb was Gu
In inches and the crowd showed its i,
proyal Of a great fielding feature
cheering Foster and Gandil.
II is most likely that Groom or Enge
VIII be worked here today. and tn
chances favor Groom. for Griffith be
licves that since his victory in, Clevelan
Last SUNDAY Groom has regained hi