The Washington times., 1914-05-02
Former PepCo TWirIer Fails to
Make Good With Los An
geIeS Club This Year.
JOHNSON WAS WARMED UP
Mackmen lust Naturally Soaked
Him and That's How Griff-
men Lost That Game.
Bv THOMAS KIRBY.

Suck Barton, who as sen to ths
Los Angeles club by the Nationals, re-
Turned TO Washington today.
On the coast the pitcher Jared poorly
ana it is now up to Griffith to place
him with some other team. He will
work out with the Griffmen here for
e couple of days anr as soon as the
msnger can find some place for him he
will be shipped.
There seems to be an impression
around Washington that Walter john
without the usual preparation. rhis is
misleading as he big fellow was out
right field tossing for several in
ings before he was called upon to
work
Before the game at Philadelphia, Bill
Evans announced to both benches that
The first man who opened his mouth
would be chased out OF the park. IN
he first inning Jim Shaw let out
Necah Haw'' and was Immediately
Uanished.
The weather that shackleton and
Peary experienced at the ends of earth
had nothing on the chill that per-
vaded baseball headquarters today.
They trimmed US and that is all
there is to it. I don't want to attempt
an alibi, but l still stand pat on ne
assertion that We can tim those
Griffith would make.
After one of the most tivesOme ttins
any baseball club ever experienced. the
Nationals arrived here early this morn
ing from Philadelphia. 1t was not
ouiy a tired but -1sgIstCd bard that
slowly wended its way out OF the Union
station with Tec1llCctions OF the un-
expected defeat Of yesterday still fresh
N each mans mind.
Yesterdays game was simply another
demonstration Of the marvellous U1ier-
slvc strength Of those AthlatiCS. When
the ninth inning started il appeared
Ike E cinch chat the tfrisInen had coy
pcd, fer with Walter johnson pitching
and what appeared 20 De = secure lead,
there was no fear on the Washington
IRE Athletics had been pounding
Ecehlirg all the afternoon, but had
Iecn putting up SIcn n " aaE defensive
same that the Nationals had been able
20 profit greatly Oy errors Seven OF
tlese had been iamn1rd INTO the day by
tho Maclmen and hardly one rassed
without materially assisting tine Wash
Irgton club.
Eighteen hits were made BY the cham
ions. and they were spread out over
seven OF the nine innings. DALEY. Col
line. and Baker each had q trio OF safe
oi"gles - their credit.
ID Foster Is speedily commanding the
s''emtion and admiration Of the critics
- e-erv city in which he plays, through
'.,' consistency of his performances. II
as Dr@dl~ted in these columns from
har.cttesTilie that Fosters condition
vou.a DToba 81: mean an excellent sta-
son FOR 'h7 little third bsseman.
rom 'hc aeGinnluG Of the exhibition
F'-ies Fosteg started to smash the ball.
ana ,lCrc has been no letup. He added
= bra OF hits TO his grand totaI yes
,"rday
While .he Athletics won Yesterday. the
cost may Je heavy. for Jack Barry ran
rtcIi % Ian Moeller's spikes and now
tHc club j. confronted with the p-oba-
olty "f being forced 10 20 for couple
~ weeks with a second-string man
work ng IN that $1,000 inheld. The a.
dent to Barry was utterly unaSo.d- .
able For. while there IS considerable I
ceiling between the members Of the two
teams, the antipathy toward the AtE-
."'"s by the Nationals does not affect
Barry. The PhiladelDh!s captain IS one
OF the few members Of that club who is
ea!ly well liked by the Glrffs
r al Water John son has vet TO ratch
rs real stride was again demonstrated
Yesterday when he Vas "rscd,al.: =
Weakl.uC against that car-uufJu. rang
Of the HoUs, OF Nark
Griffith may he subjected % consider
abe criticism for maxim the shift in
Els pitchers still RoaIl:nE was beng ~
-aTd and "hon the chang: VS. ,4ade (
coke as though Johnson could sureI~
'uTTIve an inning without meeting sucm 4
iat. Is lie did.
While his control seems to be do 10
ne usual STANDARD. Johnson has Yet 70 4,
set the 's"ift that has been -Gch :,
Loterital factor in the su-ccss.s Nat
he has had since crashing MS way irt,
.0orSamzed baseball. o: ours Jui.
son Is still better than maay Of
twirlers who are drawin.: ilsl"e= g..
me two major leagues. stii the 10. H.
on OF 1914 Is not Tho Johuso' Of I.I@. .
MS opinion is not Dased wholly OF ine .
reverse which he m. .oste~da,.. but is
. conviction arrived at afte.. seelrg .
thls t"Irl'nG car unable 70 stop teams 3
hat IN the past would haze been .asy
for MIN b
TBf,