Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-01-09
RECRUIT PITCHERS gave WALTER
johnson TROUBLE LAST SEASON
Johnny Williams One of Those Who Gave Washngtonian
Hard Tusse in Single Full anne He Pitched for Detroit
Managers Like to Save Star When Walter is Working
Against Them a

more. who also hau q rather sum
record Of wins, numbers a victory over
) johnson among them by a 3 to /
score. In the game OF May is Cola.
more relieved Blanding I'm the first
after two runs had been scored, and
during the rest of the game the Ma
tionals did not threaten the plate.
Johnson getting away with 2 to l
victory because of his superb work.
Fred Blanding, who had his poorest
year as Nap, winning mighty few
games. pitched his best contest OF the
year against Johnson, beating Wash
ington to 2 on August s..
The Athletics gave johnson his
worst beating Of the year. On August
20 the Mackmen forced Johnson to
quit after the fourth inning, with nine
runs to their credit, seven OF them
coming in the fourth as the result OF
batting rally. Jack Fourier was the
individual who handled Walter the
toughest In the seventh inning OF
the game on August 81 he tied up the
game with a home run. and In the
fourteenth sent Walter down to defeag
with another wallop for the circuiG
Perhaps the most unexpected defeat
of the season happened on August %.
The game was played at Washington
Detroit was the opposing club. II was
a very dark day and rain was falling
slightly when the contest started.
Washington needed the game badly to
finish third in the race, and 1t was f1g-s
ured Johnson would surely score ~
victory, with everything so strongly
in his favor. The day was SO dark
the hitting Of Johnson's speed ap-
peared an impossibility, so Jennings
used Reynolds. Reynolds came
through in most impressive fashion
and beat the Nationals 2 to 1:
Seasons Record Against Recruits.
Following Is a record Of the defeats
Johnson suffered at the hands Of the
different recruit pitchers. The list
shows In seven games he was beaten
by one run, in four games his team
mates were shut out, whileptwo were
extra-inning battles. The scores and
the pitchers:
April 23-Boston 5, Washington q:
Rankin Johnson.
April 2s-Athletics 2, Washington /:
Wyckoff.
May 1-Athletics I, Washington s.;
Brown-Bush.
June 1-Bostnn I, Washington o:
Rankin Johnson.
June Cleveland 4. Washington
o; Bowman.
July 17-c Cleveland 3, Washington 1:
Collamore.
July 26 st. Louis 4. Washington 1;
James.
August Chicago 2, Washington o
I'll innings); Faber.
August 25-Detroit 2, Washington
1; Reynolds.
August 29-Chicago 2, Washington
1; Wolfgang.
August 31-Chicago 4, Washington
(13 innings); Wolfgang.
September o Philadelphia 0, WASH.
ington A.; Wyckoff.
September Philadelphia 3, Wash.
ton 2; Pennock
The record Of victories over the
youngsters shows seven games IN
which he had only one-run margin,
indicating some strenuous battles; In
four games he scored shutouts, while
in two he had to go extra innings to
win. ~
May Washington 2, Cleveland
l. Blandihg, Collamore.
May 27-Washington 1, Boston o.:
Rankin Johnson.
July Washington 1, Boston o.;
Rankin Johnson.
August Washington 3, Detroit o;
j. Williams.
August Washington 3, Philadel.
phia i; Bressler.
August 2O-Washington 5, St Louis
4; James.
August 22-Washington 8, Detroit
z; Reyonlds, Oldham, Dubuc.
= September Washington 4, New
York 1 (13 innings; Brown.
September 19-Washington 1, ST.
Louis Q; Hoch.
september 21-Washington s, Chi
cago l (13 inniHgs); Faber.
September 7-Washington 6. De.
troit 2; REYNOLDS. Covaleakfo