The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-08
JOHNSON TO TWIRL
SUNDAY CtASHF FOR
MANAGER GRIFFITH
BY JOE S. JACKSON.

DEROIT, June S.-Nothing is GER
tain about baseball, as baseball Is not
played hereabouts nowadays, save
that Walter Johnson will climb the
crag on the Sabbath day instead OF
making a weekend trip, though he
may even do a Saturday inning or two
Just to keep him from going stale He
has only worked three times this
week. getting an extra day on on
Friday to watch three other hurlers
lose on enough runs to win him a
double-header. The score, II neces-
sary. was 9 to 6.
In Detroit Johnson rates with Belle
Isle and the Ford factory as a popu-
lar objective for Sabbath sightseeing
tours. Twice he has pitched here be-
fore crowds Just inside $4,000. his two
marks having been exceeded on but
one occasion. That's why he's being
held back. Mr.. Griffith opposes com
merciaIism in baseball, but explains
that his pitching jewel shines more
artistically in a setting Of 10000 or
more fans.
shows En- the West.
All of which Is gladstone gossip TO
Mr.. Harry Harper and the family,
which Is accompanying him-the fam
lily, not the gossip. Harry, on this
trip, brought the folks for a view Of
the primitive west in all IT'S closeup
grandeur, and to see the Bufaloes in
their native Buffalo, the Indians on
their Cleveland reservation, and the
once foam-fanged Tigers, which still
roam at large in Detroit All OF these
are wild animals whose wildness
Harry frequently equals and some
times excels.
Mr.. Harper got nervous IN Friday
as he watched the Detroit and WASH
lngton pitchers handing out masses
like the press agents OF a show that
gets its coin out OF the concessions
They spread fourteen bases on balls
over the score book, and Harry wishes
to get in there today and will do so,
to show how much better he can do
before memory OF his rivals feats
has faded, detracting from his own
glory. It isn't really necessary for
Harry to show Detroit fans what he
can do in this line. They have seen
him.
Were Most Free-Handed.
As a gift-giving affair that Friday
thing was n wonder. In its second
iruing Boland walked two men on
ten pitched balls. and in the fifth
Jones and Dauss managed to put
two strikes pitched to them. Dauss
elaborated with Jones. taking up
the burden with one called ball on
the third Of these batters. Jones
had dore the same thing with Boland
in the third. when he started pitch
ing to Lavan, with two called balls
on the latter. after BOland had
passed Schultz and Morgan.
Washington had the bases flled
six times, all nine OF the Detroit
pitchers passes figuring in these sack
jamminEs. They were laden in the
third with none out; in the fourth
with two down, two hits being fol-
lowed by three bases on balls, so that
three men came Up with three on.
in the NTH with one oW, on three
bases on balls in row. and in the
seventh with two out on a hit. an
error and a walk.
Grinrs men managed to hit in three !
runs on all these chances. One was !
home, and the other two |
were forced in. Detroit got 1ve clean /
hits Off Doc Ayres. in the first round,
for four runs and winning lead, /
Almost all kinds OF baseball and not !
baseball figured in the others. But 4
what can you expect, with Altrock |
winning a game here. eonard pitch |
ing a nu-hitter on this same lot and /
then getting knocked out on his next /
start. and Carroll Jones who didn't /
get a safety all last season, macing |
Ayres for his major league maiden /
base hit? No answer.