The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-29
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THE ATHLETICS
Nationals Win Second Game
Of Series from Mackmen by
Score Of ] to 0.
JOHNSON IS IN FORM
Big Twirler Keeps Hits Well Scattered
and Is Brilliantly Supported
by Team Mates.
JOHNSON IS in FORM
BY WILLIAM PEET.

Sometimes 1t pays to take chances.
Steve Brodie once took a chance-and
| they are still talking about him.
Danny Noeiler took a chance yesterday,
got away with it, and won ball game.
The Griffmen sneaked over a l-to-U de-
feat on the Athletics in the second game
| of the series by bit of daring base rum
ming. good pitching on the part of Wal
ter johnson and better fielding by John
sons pals.
Connie Mack trotted out young Weldon
Wyckoff. who last year proved rather a
troublesome customer for our boys when
ever he started. wyckof gave the Griff-
men four scattered hits. His wildness
kept him continually in hot water. and
hut for the GaCt that the Mackmen
smcarcd couple Of fancy plays on the
base paths the score would have been
larger.
johnson shows to Advantage.
Walter johnson again resorted to
curves and a change of pace. but he also
mixed lot of speed. johnson was faster
yesterday than at any time this season.
and several of the hits charged against
him were in the nature of swinging
hunts.
The game was one Of the fastest ever
staged on the Florida avenue plateau.
1t required exactly one hour and twenty
minutes to stage the nine-inning con-
test, which is going some in these days.
JohnSon's support bordered on the
sensational. Morgan and Mcbride eX-
ecuted 4 play in the fourth inning that
will not soon he forgotten, Ray dash
ing over to second base scooped up
Strunk'S sizzling grounder with one
hand and without regaining his poise
tossed the ball to Mcbride ahead of
Eddie Murphy. a lightning fast man.
I n nie alSn contributed fancy
stop and peg, robbinE Milan of a sure
enough hit in the eighth inning.
Nationals Win the Game.
The Nationals won the ball game in
the first inning. Danny Moeller
worked WyckoTSfor a pass. On the
hit -and-r run signal Foster dubbed the
ball past the spot Barry was guarding
second before he dashed oySr TO
the bag to take McAvoy's supposed
throw. \ clean single resulted, and
Moeller took what looked to he fool
ish chance when he refused to halt
at second base and kept right on go
ing to third. Oldring fielded the ball
cleanly and pegged accurately to Nc
Connell at the far corner. Moeller
slid into the bag where the ball was
awaiting him and was at first declared
out" but later il was discovered that
the sphere was knocked out of Nc
Connelrs hands and the decision was
reversed. Milan sent Oldring long
fly. and on the catch. Moeller sprinted
across the plate with the only run of
the game and what proved to be the
winning marker.
Pulls Out of Tight Hole.
1t looked like slow curtains for
Walter Johnson in the fifth when
Lajoe and McInnis both singled in
turn. but Johnson pulled himself to-
Gether and retired the side in jig time
The sixth and seventh Philadelphia in
nings looked as if trouble was brewing,
but fast fielding kept the platter clean.
In the ninth Amos Strunk opened with
single through Johnson, but
Larry hit into double play, and all the
starch was removed from the visiting |!
athletes. for McInnes ended the game |
with a fly to Rondeau.
The Nationals third opened brightly, |
with Moeller drawing a walk and Foster !
the part of Stuffy McInnes, but Milan |
famed. and when Gandil hit into a dou-
BILE play the stuff was Off.
Moeller reached third in the fifth. and
with Milan on first a fancy double steal
was started, but fizzled out. as Danny
was caught by a lightning peg from Nc
Innes.
Chick Gandil started of Washington's
sixth with long double to left field
and pulled up at third when Rondeau
but squeeze play" petered
out when Morgan failed to hit the bali
and Gandil was caught. standing up by
Catcher McAvoy. The score:
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