The Washington herald., 1914-06-02
WALTERS ERROR
LOSES CONTEST
Smoke Ball Hurler Pegs Wild
to Second Base and Then
Hooper Hits.
OTHER JOHNSON HURLs
Holds the Grifmen to Five Binsles.
The Final Count Is
y | to 0.
OTHER JOHNSON HURLS
By WILLIAM PEET.

4 Boston, Mass June la wild chuck In
the fifth inning by Walter johnson cost
the Nationals the final game of the Bos-
ton series here this afternoon by i to 0.
The Griffmen were humbled for the
second time since the 1914 season opened
/ by Rankin johnson, who has given his
/ namesake. the great Walter. lot of
| trouble.
| Murky skies and a couple of brisk
showers not only kept the attendance
down, but threatened to call a halt to
| the national pastime after the sBth in
ming, but the umpires insisted that the
game be played out.
Sox Field Well.
This time 1t was the Red Sox who
came through with brilliant support, for
during the early innings Speaker. Lewis
and Hooper choked of extra base drives
! with sensational catches
Walter Johnson's costly error in the
fifth, when the only run of the game
was scored, proved to be one of those
things liable to happen in the best
regulated families.
-Cady was on first base during this
chapter when Rankin johnson bunted
Walter got the ball and without regain
ing his balance shot 1t to Mcbride at
second base. The peg was wide and all
hands were declared safe. Hooper came
through with single. the ball just graz
ing George McBrides paws. This blow
scored Cady.
Error Loses Game.
Had johnson made a good throw, Cady
would have been forced, Hooper's single
would have sent Rankin Johnson to Sec
ond base, and when Scott died on an
easy roller to Walter johnson the side
would have been out and no runs scored
Only twice during the game did Boston
have a chance to put over runs. The
bases were clogged with two gone in
the fourth, but Gardner was easy pick
ing. Morgan to Gandill. Iris Speaker
opened the Boston sixth with a single.
but double play spilled the beans. and
in the seventh a pass to Cady and
Hooper's fiuke double put hostile rum
ners on second and third. but Scott made
the final out with line drive at Morgan.
In Hard Luck.
The Nationals played in downright
hard luck. Danny Moeller opened the
game with a vicious grounder to Gamer,
and, apparently. had the throw beaten.
but Umpire Sheridan ruled otherwise
Foster and Milan followed with long flies
to Speaker and Lewis, which would have
advanced MOell6T 10 I1lTQ. cHcfludH
had allowed him to possess first base.
and Gardil could have scored him with
hit.
Gandil opened the Washington second
with a clean single through Scott, and
Shanks sacrificed him to second base.
Morgan smashed to left center with
blow tagged three bases" but Speaker.
with a mighty sprint, dashed over and
speared the pill with his bare hands.
Mcbride flied to Lewis for the final out.
The Nationals best chance to put over
a run bobbed up in the fifth. Shanks
doubled to center and went to third
when Cady's throw to catch him nap
ping was wide of its mark. Morgan died
Gardner to Gamer. Mcbride flied to
Hooper. and when Shanks attempted to
score he was thrown out at the plate.
Knowing the strong-arm reputation of
Hooper, Shanks was 1adjudged by many
as a foolish boy to take the chances,
but he figured that 1t would take a per-
feet throw to nab him, and as the peg
was true as a die he went to his death
like a martyr.
Had Shanks refused to take this
chance. and waited for Rippy Williams
to bust the pill on the nose. he might
have scored. Then again he might not.
One More Chance.
Inc thlrd chance Tor a washington
run came in the ninth, but it was ST.
remote that the incident can be dis
missed in a few well-chosen words.
After Foster had perished, Milan sim
gied. Gandil flied to Speaker, who made
another remarkable catch. Howard
Shanks was at bat and a triple would
have knotted the count Milan, unfor-
tunately. strayed too far off first base.
and a quick throw, johnson to Gamer,
got him by inches only, ending the bail
game.