The Washington herald., 1916-05-09
johnson Beaten
BY the Athletics
Mackmen Gather Twelve Hits
Off Speed Ball King, Win
ming Final of Series.
MYERS In LIMELIGHT
BY WILLIAM PEET).

Philadelphia, May S.-Probably the
worst exhibition the Nationals will
stage this season was on tap here this
afternoon when the Griffmen dropped
the final game off the series to Con-
ME Mack's Athletics by to 2.
Elmer Myers, one of the Athletics
tall. rangy right handlers. gave the
Griffmen but four hits. These came
early in the game and were thickly
interspersed with passes. but when
swats were needed. Myers seemed to
have in his keeping the goat" of the
Nationals.
Walter johnson made his second
start of the series and did not appear
to have a whole lot of stun. Walter
was rumpled up for twelve hits, but
was also the victim of a whole lot of
wild and woolly fielding.
No less than six errors are charged
the Nationals, enough to take the heart
out of any twirler, but getting right
down to cases only one miscue fig
ured directly in the Athletics scor-
ing.
The Washington club played way be-
low it's usual form. In fact the Ma
tionals looked like bush leaguers out
here today; they couldn't hit, they
couldn't field and Johnson couldn't
seem to pitch. That's the real story
OF the deteat IN nutShell
Barber Gets Homer.
For some unknown reason Griffith
shook up his batting order. using Ray
Morgan as lead-off man, benching
Danny Moeller and playing Turney
Barber in right field.
Barber connected for a huke home
run in the second inning, which put
the Griffmen in the lead for the time
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out.
There was a high wind blowing
across the field from the north and the
Much of Washington's poor fielding.
according to the players, was attrib-
uted to these conditions.
Ray Morgan pulled the novel stunt
OF coming to bat four times and draw
ing as many bases on balls.
Little witt, the Athletics short
stop. was the demon slugger for his
team. coming across with a pair OF
doubles, a single and a sacrifice fly
scoring a run and driving in one.
Morgan Starts Walking.
The game opened nicely for the Ma
tionals. Morgan watched four bad
ones sail past and stole second. but a
little bit of hard luck attended Ed
die Fosters efforts when he attempted
to pull off the hit and run, for the
ball, as it sped toward left field
hit Morgan on the leg. Ray. accord
ing to the rules, was declared out
Foster a minute later was caught
stealing and when Milan fouled &c
Schang the side was retired.
The Nationals selected the second
inning for scoring purposes. Rondeau
et, F,,r A1v ~ he hol
witt. who fumbled, ana the Frencu.
man was safe at first base. Judge
flied to Thompson. Barber smash ed
out a high fly to left center. The
wind carried the ball out of Thomp-
sons reach and 1t bounded into the
left field bleachers. Barber trotted
around the bases behind Rondeau and
the figures read, Washington 2; Phila-
delphia, l.
After Rondeau had singled safely tc
start Washingtons fourth. Judge was
passed and a chance to put over runs
looked mighty promising. Barber
however. forced Rondeau at THIRD
with a sharp grounder to the pitcher
and when Ainsmith hit into a double
play the stuff was off.
johnson Makes Single.
with one down in the Nationals hall
OF the nfth, waiter Johnson Shot sin
gle to left field and Morgan drew {
pass, but here was no help Forthcoming
from Foster and Milan, the next two
batters.
After the fifth inning the Nationals
were helpless before Myers. 1t was mo-
until the eighth that a Washington
runner could get on the bags. Morgan
opened this chapter by walking for thu
fourth time. Foster hit into a doubl
play, and when Walsh camped unde
Milan's fly the side was out.
The Athletics virtually won the game
in the fifth inning by tossing a quartz
of hits and a couple of sacrifices into
the chapter and putting over two runs
Pick singled for a starter. Thompson
sacrificed and Myers cracked the bal
safely to right center scoring Pick. Or
this play Myers went to third base, anC
scored when Witt gave Rondeau a long
fly. Walsh and Strunk both followed
with clean blows, but this ammunition
was wasted, as Schang made the fina
out with a foul fly to Ainsmith.
Walter johnson did not survive tn,
eighth inning. Two hits in row, 6
grounder to Judge, which was slammed
to Foster in an attempt to force Strunk,
resulted in all hands being safe. Nc
Tnnis singled scoring Strunk, and at this
stage johnson was taken out and Joe
Boehling substituted. Boehling was in q
tcklish position with the bases loaded
and nobody out, but he came across in
mastery style retiring the side runless
The score:
WASHINGTON. ABB R H BIB sB sH so PoA