The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1918-05-27
Too Much johnson Hats
Hughey Jennings Tigers
'SmekebaIl King Hangs
Up New Season Record
Of Consecutive Score
less Innings.

walter johnson was right yesterday.
The Kansas Cyclone had his Barney
Breaking all round the Jungiers IN
this second Sunday battle at the
Florida Avenue Stadium and the Ma
flonals easily annexed this third game
OF the series by q 40 count. over
1900 fans witnessed the fray In which
the smoke ball king" hung up new
seasons record for forty consecutive
innings without being scored upon.
johnson set the Tigers down with
but three hits. and was only on Two
occasions forced to extend himself
but Walter was equal to the task
each time, nine fat zeros being the
Jugieers' allotment.
Opposed 70 johnson was Ray Kallio,
4 newcomer with Hughey Jennings
outfit. It took the Nationals seven
innings in which to take the steam
from Kallio, but the Griffmen did the
JOB right in this lucky frame, and
Cunningham was called upon to work
the eighth. Due to a little help from
one of Uncle Sans mail-carrying air.
planes, the Nationals managed TO
squeeze through with three tallies in
this chapter. ''Cy' Walker. who had
taken Ty Cobb's place in the center
garden at the beginning of this ses-
sion. had dreams Of bomb throwing
in No Mans Land. when this aircraft
was circlinS the park. The crash of
Johnson's bat against the horsehide
Partly awoke him from this trance
and with half-sleepy effort he pulled
an "a Ia Sunday School league" by
falling down while attempting to
camp under this long fly. What should
have been q sacrifice drive and a put
out. resulted in three sacks and helped
the Nationals toward their total
Ty Cobb, by a brilliant catch off
Fosters bat in the third inning. killed
off a rally by the Nationals. The
Georgia Peach raced in about twenty
yards and Owed head forward, grab
bling the horsehide about four inches
from the ground. The catch shook up
the fleet-footed Southerner to such an
after he had stolen second in the sixth
frame.
The Griffmen went to work on
Kallio in the first frame. Shotton
singled to center to start the affair
and moved up when Judge was pass
ed. Foster whitfield, but Milan doubled
to left and Shotton easily reached the
plate but Joe Judge was cut down by
q brilliant relay from Veach to Bush
to Stanage.
In the seventh Lavan opened with
a double and moved to the far corner
on Ainsmiths sacrifice. johnson crash
ed one of Kallio's fast ones in the
land of Walkers dreams which scored
Lavan and placed the big hurler on
the hot corner. Shotton drew a base
on balls and went to third when
Judge hit to right field. johnson
scored on the blow, but Judge at
tempted to stretch the drive into two
bases and was tagged out sliding in.
Foster followed with single to left
scoring Shotton.
johnson was compelled to put on
steam in tine opening frame when
Bush drew a pass and moved to the
half way point on Wits sacri1ce-
Cobb hit to leftfield but Shanks held
Donnie at third. Cobb was turned
back stealing and Veach fouled out
to Ainsmith.
Bobby Veach started the fourth
with a three-base knock to deep
right center. Heilman popped out to
Lavan, but Dresson was working I'M
der orders of the squeeze play. john
son and Ainsmith easily outguessed
the first sacker and Veach was run
down between the bag and the count
ing dish After this session johnson
set the Tigers down in order and was
never in danger