The Washington herald., 1914-08-11
RECORD SEASON
FOR / FOOGAMES
New Mark Set In American
League for Single-taIly
Games This Year.
JOHNSON IN ONE CONTEST
big Swede." of Nationals. Has Fig
ured in but One Real Battle Chi
eago and Boston Tie for Honors.

In the excitement incident to the war
between organized ball ana the Fcdersls
It has possibly escaped tns attention Of
the fans that they have seen in the
American League this year more / TO 0
battles than ever before. In the 6r5t SIX
weeks OF the campaign last year the
Johnsonites reeled on only such passages
at arms; in the same time this year they
have played thirteen contests Of this
character During the entire season OF
ls1s the junior league had twenty-ons 1
10 o games, so It looks as IL the Johnson
ties record for I TO games would be
smashed TO infinitesimal smithereens dur
ing 1914
One odd feature Of the / to Q games
played in the American League this sea-
son is that Walter johnson, Chalmers
car winner last year, has figured in only
one Of them In 1913 the Idaho phenom
got mixed up in no less than seven OF
these pitching battles, winning Eve and
dropping two, both to Ray Collins, OF sEe
Bed Sox.
Figures in Three.
Joe Leonard, of Boston, and Eddie
Cicotte. of Chicago, have acquired John
sons 1915 habit Of getting / to con-
tests, but not his habit of winning them.
The Fastener and the Westerner each
have figured in three to o battles, tAs
verdict feiag for them once and agsinst
them twice Artilierists who have pitched
a brace OF ] to q engagements are Earl
Hamilton, OF the Browns, and Jim Scott,
OF the White Sox-
Death Valley Jim" beat the Yankees
to IN nine innings and lost TO the
Senators 1 to in ten frames. though he
denied Griff's gladistors a hit until the
one overtime session. Scott is the second
American League boxn,an TO be euchered
out OF a no-hit game because his mates
could not supply him with a tally in the
regulation rounds. The same unfortu-
nate experience happened to Tom
Hughes, Of the Yankees, in the game with
the Maps in 1910
All Teams Have Scored.
Every American League team won one
or more l to o games in the first six
weeks Of the campaign this year, and
every club save Washington last at least
one contest of this kind The White Sox
have figured in eight to games, the
Rex Sox in FIVE, the Maps in three and
the Senators, White Elephants, Tigers,
Yankees. and Browns each in two. Bos-
ton and Chicago have won the most
&c 0 games-each three; Chicago has lost
the most, five. On May Il no less than
three TO games were played in the
American League, and two Of these con-
Sests ran into overtime, Philadelphia
downing Cleveland in thirteen innings, |
and Washington conquering Chicago in |
ten sessions.
Here is how the to games played in !
the American League this year have been |
decided:
CHIcAGos l TO VICTORIES.
Ar-il ls-ClsTelznd defeated on Collins two-bagEeF
of Bhnding
May IO-DetrOit defeated On oOnins' single to
Dubuc.-
NAY S-New YORK defeated On Collins sacrifice
e Of WARRIOR.
BosToN's | TO VICTORIES.
April H-PhiladslIhiG defeated on Lewis double 1
oh shEwkey.
Nay list Loui defeated on Wares tumble Of |
Engle's gToundeT Of Hamilton.
May 2-Chicago defeated on BlsckburDs's tumble /
Of Speakers gToundeF OF Cicotte
wASHISGTON'S / TO VICTORIES.
April l-Boston defeated on Henry's hit OF /
Leonard.
May l4-CdicaEo defeated in ten innings on
shanks' double Of Scott.
CLEvELAND's TO VICTORY.
April @-CbicSSo defeated LAjois's single on
Benz
PHILADELPHIA's TO VICTORY.
May ls-Cezeiand defeated in thirteen innings on
HGF1man's wild throw Of Plsnk's bunt.
DETRoIT'S l TO VICTORY.
April 2-Chicsgo defeated in eleTen innings on
Dubues sacIihce on Cicotte.
NEW YORK'S ! TO 0 VICTORY.
Ar1l E-Boston defeated Walsh's home run OF
Leonard.
ST LOUIS TO VICTORY.
May 4-ChicsEo defeated On Austin's single OF
Benz