The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-21
CARDINALS GIVE RELEASE
TO VALUABLE PLAYERS
Three Johnsons Make Good After
Getting Walking Papers
From st. Louis.
RANKIN JOHNSON AN EXAMPLE,
Youngster Defeats Sir Walter in Two
Trials, One Being Shut-Out Affair
at 4 TO O-Iist Of Star Hurlers'
Reverses In Big League.

Ino next time the ST. LOUIS Cafd1-
nails procure a player named johnson,
it would be well for them to hold on
to him, instead of sending him back
to tho minor leagues without try
out This is the suggestion made by
experts, aftor studying the records OF
a. Rankin Johnson, of the Red Sox:
Elmer Johnson. Of the Giants. and
club OF tho South Atlantic League, all
of whom. at ono time or another. were
members OF the St Louis National
League club, and each OF whom was
turned back without a trial.
Rankin Johnson. of the Rod Sox,
leaped into prominence this year by
twice conquerinG Walter Johnson, Ell
mer johnson was the iron man of the
brigade OF the Western
League last season, and Frank John
son was the first minor league pitcher
to rid his system of no-hit game
this year.
The to o defeat sustained by the
Chalmers car winner on June 1 at the
hands of A. Rankin johnson was tho
twenty-third reverse he has suffered in
the last three seasons A majority
of these trimmings oame from Boston's
one-tiyne worlds champions and Phil
ndelphia's present monarchs OF the
baseball world OF the twenty-three
defeats charged against Sir Walter
since tho opening OF the 1912 cam
paign. the Athletics Administered
nine: the Red Sox, six; the Maps. three;
tho Browns with Ban Johnson's add.
two: the Yankees. ono; the White Sox,
one. and the Tigers, ono. In only two
Of these games was johnson driven
to cover, Chicago hating him out OF
the box In 1912, and Philadelphia in
1913 In no less than nine contests
the Nationals failed to mako run
behind their star gunner.
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June IS. 1912-Beaten by Joe Wood,
2 to Q. Red Sox making four hits and
Senators three.
September 6. 1s12-Beaton by Joe
Wood, to 0. Red Sox making five hits
and Senators six.
May 80. 1913-Beaten by Ray Col
Inns. to 0. Red Sox making eight hits
and Senators four.
August 2S. 1313--Beaten by Ray Col
lins to 0, in eleven innings, Red Sox
making three hits and Senators six.
April %. 19l4-Beaten by Rankin
Johnson. 10 Q. Red Sox making nine
hits and Senators six.
June /. 1914--Beatcn by Rankin John
son, to 0, Red SoX making Ave hits
and Senators five.
by Cleveland. Three
September II, 1912-Beaten by Fred
Blanding, to 9, Maps making nine
hits and Senators eight.
May 20, 1313-Beaten by Bill Steen,
to o. Maps making thirteen hits and
Senators six
June IS. 191s-Rcaten by vcan Gregg.
to 0. Maps making nine hits and
Senators nine.
Ny st. Louis. Two.
August &c. 1?l2-Beatcn by Earl
Hamilton, to 3. Browns making two
hits i'm two and two-thirds innings, and
Senators five. This game was the one
in which Johnson relieved Hughes
when. two mon were on tho bases and
was charged as 81 defeat against John
son only by the president of the Amer
lean League.
August IS. 1a12-Beaten by Jack
Powell. to 2. Browns making four
hits and Senators seven.
BY New York, SIX.
May 20. 19l2.-Beaten by Russell
Ford. to 3. Yankees making eight
hits and Senators ten.
ny Detroit, One.
May 81, 1912-Beaten by George Null
lin, ? to 0. Tigers making two hits
and Senators two.
By Chicago. One.
May 8. l9l2-Beaten by Joe Benz.
to 6, White SoN making oight hits
In five innings and Senators thirteen.
Johnson was actually battcd out of the
box In this game.
Johnson went the route in eigh-
teen of the twenty-three defeats in
which he labored in 1912. 1918 and
1914, his opponents making sixty-two
tallies and 126 hits off him. and his
teammates supplying him with twenty
six runs and 1l3 bingles.
The American League hurlers credit
ed with wins over Johnson from April
II, 1912, to June 4, 1914, number seven
teen. Carroll Brown, of the Mack
men, has beaten the Chalmers car
winner thrice; Joe Wood, Ray Collins
and Rankin Johnson. of Boston, and
Joe Bush, of Philadelphia, twice and
these men once: Fred Banding, Bill
Steen and Vean Gregg. OF Cleveland;
Earl Hamilton and Jack Powell. of
st Louis: Russell Ford. of New York;
George Mullin. OF Detroit; Joe Benz,
Of Chicago. and Jack Coombs, Herb
Pennock, Eddie Plank and j. Weldon
Wyckoff. OF Philadelphia.
=, The defeats sustained by Johnson In
below:
Walter Johnson,s Defeats. 1912. 1919
and 1914. BY Philadelphia. Q.
Coombs, 4 to .. White Elephants max
ing seven hits and Senators four.
May 4. 19l2-Beaten by Herb Pom
Elephants making ono hit in one in
,,, Juno r. 1 1912. by Eddie
four safetios and Senator's six.
September .. 1912-Beaton by Car
roll Brown, to Z. in ten innings.
and Senator six
June .. 1913--Beaten by Carroll
iSrown. to 3. White Elephnnts max
ing nine hits and Senator's ak
June 20. 1913--Beaton by Joe Bush.
- to 2, White Elephants making Ave
hits In three Innings and Senators Ave.
Johnson was really batted out of the
September 1. 191S-Beaten by Carroll
Brown. to Q, In ten innings, White
ators thirteen.
April %. le14-Beaten by J. Weldon
,Wyckon' to l. White Elephants maxi
ing -FOUR hits and Senator'S six.
May !. 1914-Reaten by Joo Bush. 7
10 b. white Elephants making fivo hits
III one ana Two thirds innings and Som
ators nine.
Finds burglar I'm Room,
=, Naik!nS into tile dining room Of her
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