The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-05-24
Cleveland's Righthand Hurler
Easy for Nationals, Sixth
City Club Losing, | to 4.
JOHNSON WALLOPS BALL
By WILLIAM PEEr.

Cleveland. Ohio. May 3-Those Griff-
er Morton's pitching record. walloping
that young mans benders for ten hits
and winning q well-played Sabbath con-
test, 4 to /.
Guy Morton is the Clevelander. who
has been making 'em all sit up and take
notice this spring. Until today he had
won five and lost but two games.
Wait til you fellows stack up against
Morton" was the warning cry issued t,
travelling newspaper men with the Ma
tionals as the club halted at Chicago. St.
Louis and Detroit on its Western hike.
Well we've seen Mr.. Morton. ard take
1t from US there were no medals hang
ing on him today.
JOhnson Makes Homer.
Griff put Walter johnson against this
Morton person, and the big fellow out
pitched the youngster from start to fin
sh, inserting a little excitement him.
self in the nature of a home-run smash.
knocking the ball over the left field bar.
rier in the nth inning.
Stung by the caustic comment Of Capt.
tai sport scribblers. who have handed
the Griffmen q few vicious knocks the
played like that old aggressive. mule
kicking bunch which swept through the
West in 1912 like q Kansas cyclone.
Not only at the bat but in the field
did the Grinmen play real ball. Nc
Bride and Morgan. Eddie Foster and
Gandil executed plays that brought
cheers from the hostile crowd, and 1t
was some crowd too. estimated at close
to 5000 fans. the largest gathering on
record here to date. this season.
Turner in LimeliEht.
The Cleveland Indians also played SEN
sational ball afield. Terry Turner full
filling the role Of robber on more than
one occasion. Barbara also handled him
self In a creditable manner over on the
far corner.
For eight innings the Indians were help
less before johnson. two hits. a single
by Chapman in the first, and a poke
TO left by, Barbara in the fifth. was
Cleveland's portion. But twenty-seven
batters faced johnson until the ninth,
bly,. and helped create a mild furore by
allowing three hits after two were down,
when Z ,shutout was averted
The Nationals lost no time picking up
runs. Moeller opened the game by draw
ing a walk. racing TO second on Fosters
OFT. and stealing third. Up came George
town Tommy Connolly with a screaming
three Dagger to the right field fence.
Moeller scored.
Walter Meets Fast One.
There was one down in washington's
half of the. fifth. Walter johnson had
two strikes on him when Morton sent
over a fast one. johnson caught the ball
squarey on the point of the Jaw and
the ball sailed majestically over the left
field fence. the first time in the history
of the grounds this feat has ever been
accomplished. johnson trotted around
the sacks.
Mcbride started the Nationals seventh
with a single. johnson famed. Moeller
hit to right. and Mcbride moved over to
third. Fosters grounder was fumbled
by Turner permitting Mcbride to score.
The Nationals fourth tally cropped out
in the eighth inning. Milan hit slow
roller to Morton. the pitcher gathered
up the ball. but flung II out of Jackson's
reach: before the ball could be recovered
Milan was on third base. A second FUN
BILE by Smith aided him in his sprint.
Barbara threw out Gandil, but Morgan
poked single to left and Milan was
over the plate like a flash. The score.
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