Evening star., 1915-04-29
lone RUN ENOUGH
FOR THE LOCALS
Walter Johnson Has Splendid
Reserve Force and Shuts
Out the Athletics.
ONLY TALLY is RESULT
OF WYCKOFF'S WILDNESS
Nationals Again Play Errorless Ball
and Give Pitching Star Bril-
liant Support.
BY J. ED GRILLo.

Walter Johnson was In form yeSter
day and the Nationals won q l 10
game from the Athletics. The only rur
of the struggle came in the very mrs
inning, and thereafter neither s1d'
could reach the goal. though both hat
innumerable opportunities to do SO
johnson indicated that he was at his
best by the fact that he always mac
something in reserve when danger
threatened. Time and again the visitors
would have the stage set for a rally
but on such occasions Walter drew on
his reserve force and the side was re-
tired without any scoring.
wyckoff, too. pitched well. In fact
he had but four hits charged against
him, while his teammates made seven
off of Johnson. several of which, how
ever, were of the scratchy variety But
Wyckoff was wild, and 1t was pass
to Moeller in the very first inning
which paved the way for the tally
which eventually won the day
In seven OF the nine innings the Ath-
letics had men on the bases. yet theS
did not score. Four innings were start
ed by a man getting on hrst, YET Jonn-
son always was there with the extra
link and nothing resulted from these
good starts.
The Nationals. too. had many oppor-
tunities after the first, but what tnes
did not throw away on the bases they
left standing because Of their inaollts
to connect with Wyckoff's delivery.
Score Run in First.
Moeller's walk was followed by Fos-
ters single, and Moeller reached thiro
in safety because he managed to KNOCK
the ball from McConneirs hand as he
slid into the bag. N1lan's long sacr'
flee fly to Oldring scored Dan.
Gandil hit line drive to right whicf
Murphy grabbed and Rondeau nit
long fly to left.
Johnson retired the Athletics in order
in the first two innings. but McAvos
got on in the third when he hit saIely
but died stealing. Again IN the ias.
half of the second the Nationals nae
a chance when Morgan hit safely tc
start with. Ainsmith sacrificed. but
Mcbride and Johnson could not bring
him around.
Moeller drew his second pass in the
third and Foster got on when Mclnnls
fumbled his sharp grounder, but, aftel
Milan had struck out, Gandil hit into
a double play, ending the round.
In the fourth Murphy got on when
Johnson hit him on the shoe string
but he was fOrceQ Dy StFunk AIteT oiu-
ring had flied out and Strunk was out
trying to steal
Two hits in rapid succession by La
toie and McInnis gave the visitors a
good start in the fifth. but again John
son buckled down and caused Barr!
and Mcconnell to pop up to the fnf1elo
and then struck out McAvoy. The
eighth was started by McConnells
scratch hit and after two were out
Murphy was walked. but Oldring hi,
to Morgan. who retired the side.
Moeller and Foster got on by the
pass route in the fifth, but nothing
happened to help them around. Gandi
started the sixth with double to left
He was sacrificed to third by Rondeal
and then he and Morgan tried to play
the squeeze, but Wyckoff pitched low
and outside with the result that Nor
gan missed the ball and Of course Gan
dill was made to look foolish as he
ran into McAvoy. who stood waiting
with ball in hand.
The Athletics opened the ninth by
Strunk getting a scratch hit, but clever
fielding by Johnson and Morgan made
a double play on Lajoies groundel
possible and McInnis ended the game
by flying to Rondeau. The score: