Evening star., 1915-04-29
ohnson Shows Best Form Banking Macken- Due for tumble
SHAW OR AYERS TO WORK
AGAINST MACKMEN TODAY
Athletics May Have Pennock on the Slab.
Not Visiting Base Runner Reached
Third on Walter Johnson

! ence other pitchers to hurry who now
| waste lot OF time.
| Dan Moeller struck out three times in
row in Tuesdays game against Shawkey,
and yesterday he walked the first three
times up against Wyckoff. but famed
the last time up. Moeler got out of his
stride during his lay-off
The Nationals are now fielding up to
their usual standard. having played two
| consecutive errorless games. There is no
better fielding team in the league. but 1t
| is only recently that it got going prop
erly in this respect
Both Gandil and Morgan are gradually
| getting into their true batting stride
| Both are hitting the ball hard now and
! are sure to continue to do so. Gandil has
been batting in rather hard luck Of late.
I Several times he has hit the ball hard
only to have 1t go straight into a flelder's
hands He had this experience in the
| first inning yesterday when he drove one
OF Wyckoff's fast ones to right field on a
| line, but Murphy did not have to move to
make the catch.
Morgan is improving with every game
and when this pair gets to hitting as they
should the Nationals offensive will be
| materially strengthened.
Nothing makes a ball player look
more foolish than when the squeeze
play is attempted and fails. This hap
pened to Gandil and Morgan yesterday.
Chick had started the sixth inning with
moved him over to third with sacri-
nee. Morgan gave the sign for the
squeeze and Gandil started for tho
plate Wyckoff. however, almost made
wild pitch. the ball being caught by
McAvoy two feet outside of the plate
and almost on the ground. Gandil, Of
course, was made to look foolish, for he
had to walk into the ball being held
by the catcher
Though Henri Rondeau oame here
with some question about his ability as
fielder. he has shown himself to be
He covers a lot of ground, makes hard
plays look easy and seems to have
some Idea OF whore to play for various
batsmen. He is also holding his own
as we'll as he will when he gets into
his real stride.
Ray Morgan is playing a splendid
more ground than ever before, while
his pick-ups Of hard-hit srounders are
clean-out
Morgan has succeeded in getting him
consequently Is playing q much better
grade of ball now than he did at any
time last season. His play in the ninth,
when he reached none too good throw
from JOHESOn hi SCCOnOs IOrC1Q8 SIfunK,
a fast man, and then whipped the ball
to first in time to double up Lajoie,
was one of several brilliant plays he
figured in yesterday.
Eddie Ainsmith's throwing yesterday
was perfect, and he stopped every ef-
fort made to steal.
Johnson's effectiveness and excellent
support were proved by the fact that
not one Of the Athletics reached third
base, while only one man, 1ajoie,
reached second base. That was in the
fifth inning, when Larry and Mc1nnis
made singles. On every other occasion
when a runner got on first he was
either left there or forced at second.
The Nationals had three men got as
far as third, one Of whom scored.
Walter johnson Is to become an
author. He is arranging to write
book on his experiences in base ball, in
which he will give many interesting
an ecdotes.