The Washington times., 1914-06-15

. NC scoring zone vas reached ROW ma n
was as much Of riddle as woman :
mind. He was unhitIsb!s. and fuls de-
served 10 emerge v.ctor ON the very
field on which Johnscn's winning
stretch WAS fractured BY the Maps one
wear ago.
Walter Johnson's work was consider
ably above the average, and up 10 the
'ast inning he had escaped With oriy
three hits being mace of him, Until
that time Cleveland had made tNo runs,
IN which three errors had figured. In
the last session they .sSrnered three
safe drives Which. coupled with an err
ror. showed over hsf Of the runs OF
the day.
Johnson was at his best in the sixth
when he whipped the ball over with his
old-time force and enthusiasm. three in
line falling victims before the swift
that earned for him the highest OF
=, pitching glory.
/ Tho first run came from hit by
! Graney. a sacrifice. a base on balls and
| safe drive by Wood In the fourth
/ the Maps got another. when Morgan
/ booted Woods srounder. Foster threw
Johnston chance past Gandl TO the
! stand and Olsen squeezed Mood 10 with
/ a bump toward second
{ In the eighth cwo tsllies tesu ted from
a sinSle by Turner. another bv L.ebo'd.
which hoped through M:lan's les.
Johnston's single and Olsen's out. John-
/ ston tried &c steal home but was out
/ in this inning.
! After Gandil had singled and had
/ been thrown out when stealing in the
! second. a pass TO Mcbride and Moeiler's
sirsle were Wasted in the third. In the
{ fifth Morgan led of with double. but
! got no further. while NoeEers life on
a misplsy got him nothing. as ne was
! cut toying 10 swipe. Morgsn's single
! i,t fha seed did
| Noeller's double in the eighth.
With one out in the nintn- Ganoii
singled sharply over third and was al
, lowed 10 steal second and third un-
Tnoles,ed. but before mis- journey had
/ been completed the side had been re-
! tired by flies by Shanks and Morgan
! MoelIer Gandil. and MJgaa got all
! the Nationals hits. With ihs exception
I of MoelleT's first, which carnmed of the
| pitchers glove, all the succession efforts
were heatthy affairs.
/ Aside from the SD uSccSsfui pei formance
of Bowman, the game was without star
ting features. most of the iI..iinss being
irdther tedious, especially from a wash
lirrton standpoint when II Is taken into
ccnsideraticn that The team. cornted as
a remnant contender. was olring I, imnied
by the weakest tnam in the league
crippled by the aosence CT several of
its regulars
! In the last thirty-six ipninSs which
4 Walter Johnson has pitc1ed the Ma
ticnals have given him six rCns. And
still the pcpulace ycils What: the mat
ter with Johnson"
] Mike Kahoe is with the club. after
having swept the Atlantic seaboard, as
far as Florida. in pursuit Of talent. He
made a confidential report to the chief
| today.
| Kahoe declares youngsters with posi-
bilities are scarce articles. but says
Dick Williams and Harry Holland. two
| Griffthian assets looked good when he
| saw them at work in Atlanta. The
scout also had a good word for Buck
| Barton and Johnny Mumford. whom ne
watched on the Virginia circuit
An evidence OF the sloppy ball the
Maps are playing this season came IN
| the first inning. With two gone and
man on second and third. Olson sent
4 Moeller back to the wall for hard ny.
| Both men on the paths went back TO
the bases, and as soon as the ball was
| caught they dashed for third and sec
| should know how many were out. ap-
parently did not appreciate the fact
4 that the catch made the third retire
ment until they saw the Grifmen trot-
| There were oniv three Nap regulars
| in their places when the start vas
4 made and the lackadaisacal and am
| bItionless manner in which the Whoie
! mob stumbles around answers. at once,
| WHY Cleveland is laundering around In
I the leagues limbo.
| The Maps appear like lot OF l1oor-
! eTs who have TO be at the PARK IN
| the afternoon. and aTrer each gets as
| many hits as possible in the given tine.
| ne seems to feel as though his Desl
| days work is done.
/ The Maps MAY slug and sial2 2ht"r
their wav to n few victories before
| October. but the club IL but a S'aGcN
| Of the team that was commanclnsiy
| important factor in the race 1hring
| the closing weeks Of the 1913 campaign
! This estimate should not be altered py
/ an occasional win.
| There is q persistent report that can
| not however. be traced to an authori-
' ,ative source. that there VIII be sue
! cessor to Birmingham. at the helm
/ next spring.
There was less than 1000 At the
pa-i, yesterday II this was the largest
crowd barring holidays. that has seen
! a contest here this year. some idea
! may be formed of how interest has ce-
/ cIined as the Maps have settled.
! Johnson sent Johnston. Olson and
Hartford back 10 the bench via the
| b:ee=e route in the sixth, depending
almost entirely on his fast ball 20 stop
! the batters.
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