Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-30
'ONE-RUN HOODOO
FOLLOWS JOHNSON
White Sox Beat Griffmen's
Star by Bunching Hits in
Seventh Inning. ~
NATIONALS ARE BAFFLED
BY WOLFGANG'S SPLITTER
Have Lots Of Opportunities to Score,
But Diminutive Twirler Proves
Invincible in Pinches.
BY j. ED GRILLo.

- y. 49, NAsAAAS-
Walter Johnson lost another
came yesterday by one-run
,flargin, the White Sox iuaicting
! 2-to-I defeat by punching hits
r. the seventh, when the visitors
lid all their scoring.
The locals got their lone tally
i, the ninth They had innumer-
:ole chances to score prior to this
;:me, but at such stages they
could do little or nothing with the
''elivery of Wolfgang, stocky,
lort-arIned young man who, be-
s;des being a most effective pitch
-. gave marvellous exhibition OF
;:elding his position Though
he Nationals started three differ
ent innings with base hits and on
two occasions got two men on be-
fore any one was out, Wolfgang
held the locals in check and pre-
vented any scoring. Nine of the
Griffmen were left marooned on
the sacks, and only one crossed
the goal. and that was in the very
last round. On two other occa-
sions runners were thrown out at
the plate.
johnson pitched splendidly for six in
e nings, but a three-base hit by Fourier
in the seventh, following Viewers hit,
started the scoring, and when Schalk
dropped Texas Lacquer over second,
sending Fourier home, the game was as
good as won. Fourier took particular
liking to the Johnsonian delivery, getting
himself three hits in as many times at
bat, and two of them were clean-cut
triples.
1t looked like runs for the Giffmen in
the second, which Gandil started with
hit Morgan was walked, but wolfgang
was clever in handling Shanks' attempted
sacrifice, and forced Gandil at third He
also handled McBride's grounder, forcing
Morgan at the third corner, and then
wound up the inning by tossing Williams
out at first.
Two Die at the Plate.
johnson died at the plate in the third
He had hit safely and Moeller's out put
him on second. Foster popped up. Weaver
made poor throw of Mitchelrs grounder,
but johnson, who tried to score on the
play, was thrown out at the plate
In the sixth there came another chance,
but again the rally was nipped in the bud
Foster opened this inning with a hit and
Mitchells sacrifice in front of the plate
was thrown wild to second by Schalk,
both runners being safe. Gandil sacrificed,
advancing the runners, but Morgan hit to
Breton, who threw Foster out at the
plate. Shanks died at first, without any
runs resulting. There was opening in
the eighth, but nothing came out of 1t.
with one down Foster was walked and
Mitchell got scratch hit down the first
base line which was thrown to first, and
Foster was nailed when he tried to reach
third on the play.
In the ninth the locals got their only
score, and then after two were out. After
Morgan had been set down Shanks drove
to center for a base. Milan, hitting for
Mcbride, was out at first, but advanced
Shanks, who scored when Williams drove
TO right for base. 1t was then up to
johnson to put himself back into his own
game, but the best he could do was to hit
an easy grounder to Breton, who had but
to toss TO first to end the game.
Up to the seventh the SoA had but two
hits off of Johnson. Weaver started the
round with base hit. Collins fouled
out. but Fourier came through with a
long lire drive against the left field
bleachers, which seEt Weaver home. Dem
mitt also fouled to Williams, and then
Schalk hit the first ball pitched over sec
ond base IL was Texas Lacquer which
TO one could reach, and Fournier had
no trouble getting home. Fourier got
his second triple in the ninth, but did
not score, for there were two out at the
time. and Demmitt rolled to Johnson. who
tossed him out at first. The score:
wAsa.N AR IL Ri SR SII so BR pn A T.