Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-28
SCORE FOUR RUNS
IN OPEN|NG INNING
Athletics Find Johnson Easy in
That Period, Getting Enough
Runs to Win.
GRlFFMEN FAIL TO HIT
THE BALL OPPORTUNITY
0utbat Mack's Players. But Wallops
Do Not Come at Right Time.
Score, 4 to 2.
BY j. ED GRILLo.

PHILADELPHIA, June 27.-
The worlds champion Athletics
scored enough runs off Walter
Johnson in the opening inning OF
the final game OF the series today
to give them comparatively easy
victory, score, 4 to ?.
Had Johnson not fielded a bunt
from Collins bat in this inning
the ball would undoubtedly have
gone foul, and the completion OF
the game would probably have
been entirely changed. As it was
Walter grabbed the bunt just as
it was bounding into foul terri
tory, and as he could not make a
play at any bag the bases were
thereby filled Then came a hit
and a squeeze play and before the
dust had cleared away four runs
were over the plate. Johnson
held his opponents scoreless
through the remainder of the
game, and, while there were sew
eral instances when a base hit
would have put the Athletics lead
in jeopardy, Bender seemed most
effective at such stages, and only
once after the first inning was he
scored upon.
Nationals Get Chance.
There was a splendid chance to pull
the game out of the fire in the ninth. Had
Howard Shanks been able to drive the
ball into safe territory in this round.
the score would at least have been tied,
for the bases were full with two out
at this juncture. But Shanks' best was
q grounder to Collins. who did not have
to strain himself to throw the former
out and win the game.
Umpire Chill started johnson off poor
ly by missing two strikes on Murphy,
who. subsequently, walked. Oldring drove
a single to left. and then Collins, in an
effort to sacrifice. hunted down the third
base line. 1t was high bounder: John
son got to the ball and snatched it up
just as it was going foul. This play fill
ed the bases. Walter then failed to get
them oSer for Baker, and Murphy was
forced home. McInnis popped up, and
then Strunk came through with a single
10 left which scored two more runs. At
this stage Barry worked the squeeze
play. bunting to Gandil. and Baker
scored but when Strunk tried also to
reach the plate he was thrown out by
Morgan. who had taken Gandils assist
on Barry at first. Four runs were hung
up for the champions.
In the first inning the Nationals, too.
got a score, but with any kind of hit
ting they would have had more of them.
Moeller started matters by walking and
Foster drove to left for a base. Milan
made two unsuccessful attempts to bunt,
and then flied out to Murphy, Moeller
going to third. after the catch. Gandil
drove long fly to center. which allowed
Moeller to score. and then Shanks hit
safely. but Foster could not advance on
the drive further than second. Shanks
was forced by Morgan and the inning
was over.
Moeller Hits and Steals.
It looked like a run for the visitors in
the third when Moeiler led of with hit.
stole second, and, went to third on
Echangs poor throw. There was none
out at the time. but the next three bat
tiers failed to bring him home
While member of the visiting team
occasionally got on the bases after that,
no runs could be obtained until the
eighth. Then Morgan doubled to center
and came home on McBride's single but