Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-12
JOHNSON Wins own
GAME WITH TRIPLE
Scores Only Run of Pitching
Duel With Bagby on Shanks'
Timely Single.
GRIFFS FIELD BRILLIANTLY
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.

eSrgt. Jim Bagby, the Sixth city's
famous noodle ball expert. used every
atom Of power in his strong arm. stout
heart and wise old head in an effort to
subjugate the Senatorial array yester-
day. but he was pitted against a past
master in the art of hurting the horse
hide and emerged second best from a
mound duel with Walter johnson. the
figures after eight and one-half in
nings of tense pastiming reading
Washington. 1: Cleveland. 0.
The aforesaid ]. B. not only
worked with all the finesse of the
cagey box artist that he is but at
tempted to blaze the trail to the count
ing block by twice crashing into safe
territory with his bat. only to have his
mates fail in their efforts to follow his
example. In this respect Johnson was
the more fortunate, in that, after
spanking one of Bagby's occasional
''swifts' to the left-feld bleachers in
the sixth for three-fourths of the cir
cult. he was enabled to tally after
shotton and Lavan both had been dis
posed of. when Shanks followed pass
to Schultz with a clean single to CEN
Ter 6agny effectiveness against south
with two out and Schultz up it appear
ed that Johnson's mighty swat would
go for naught, but Bagby failed in
trying to make Schultz offer at balls
just outside the corners, and the vet
Gran ex-Cub drew a pass. bringing up
Shanks. right-handed hitter, who
waited until he was served something
besides a fadeaway and then poled the
Dali on line over second base
shanks Bulwark of Strength.
This same Shanks was the most
prominent factor I'm Johnson's fifth
victory Of the season, aside from
Walter himself. as every one of the
four chances he had required judg-
ment as well as speed to corral. and
the catch he made OF a line drive from
Turner's bat in the sixth with Bayby
and Chapman on ahead of him was
nothing more nor less than a piece of
road agents work Shanks was not
senatorial pot from boiling over how
ever. as Morgan Immediately there
after sprinted out into center field to
mag Speakers low looper and Johnny
toi!e. over second base in the eighth
would have made a good headliner Tor
Barnum q Bailey's center ring
Terry Turner. who always performs
taliantly against Johnson despite the
TACT that he bats with one foot on the
well known bench. cracked out a
single in the opening stanza b,u died
trying to steal after Speaker had skied
to Schultz.
"A pass Spoke" coaxed out of John
son III the fourth WIS the only other
til e az Indian raped at the door un-
I'll the previously mentioned sixth. when
dropped a hit into right which he
stretched to two bases by fast leg
work Chapman stroiled and things
looked ominous for Johnson until
Shanks and Morgan spectac,:larly took
care Of Turner and Speaker. respective
ly. Bagby's second hit in the eighth,
followed by another walk for Chap
p, MAN put xe,s it up to Turner but the
ferrfed ahead of him to first
Indians Dangerous in Ninth.
The Indians best effort was reserved
for the moth. however. and in this
frame they came within inches of ty-
right into 1.avan's paws. but Roth's
single to right was clean and bobby.
pilfered the middle cushion. Wamby
died aerially. but johnson was una BILE
walked. whereupon Wood poked the
ball past Foster to Lavan in deep
short the doctor made a great bare
hand stop and attempted to force Will
peg. Wood getting credit for a binele.
Roth meanwhile never hesitated in hi 8
dash around third and headed for the
plate. but Ainsmith dug Morgan hur-
ried throw out Of the dirt and put the
hall on the sliding Roth for the out
which ended the contest.
The Tribes list of five errors looms
large in the box score, but none was
p factor in the manufacture of the
f:rins' lone tally. although three of
them figured in putting Bagby in
jeopardy. One came in the third, when
Speaker allowed Johnsons single to
roll through his legs. Walter was the
first National to get on the paths, and
he went as far as second. but there
ton could not help him. Schultz got
life on walk in the fourth. but was
cut down stealing. and Judge reached