Evening star., 1919-05-12
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Yanks HitIess From First to
Eleventh in Twelve Inning
RunIess Contest.
GET ONLY TWO IN GAME
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.


NEW YORK, May 12.-Waiter
johnson has pitched some remark
able ball games in the thirteen sea
sons he has been a member of the
Washington club, but it is doubtful
If in his long list of noteworthy feats
he ever turned in performance
more meritorious than that OF yes
terday. To relate that he held such
an array of sluggers as the YANKEES
to two hits in twelve innings does
not begin to tell the story, and that
victory should be withheld from him
after such a sterling exhibition IS the
saddest part of all. yet that is what
transpired, for when Umpire 4sneen
called the game after two and one
half hours of battling naught but
ciphers were chalked up for either
Griffmen and Yanks. More than 5000
fans turned out despite that IT was. a
bleak, raw day.
The contest was called few min
utes to o'clock BY" Umpire DineeR
under instructions from President
Rupert of the New. York club. .w.ho q
enormously believed that the new
Sunday amusement law compelled
games to stop at 6 o'clock. Light
conditions were almost as good as
when the game started.
Later, after the bats were bagged.
the players under the showers. and
most of the crowd had started home
ward, club officials declared that an
error had been made and that the
law provided only that games start at
2 o'clock and made no mention of the
stopping time. 49,
The day was made to order for
johnson. The absence of sunlight
made 1t difficult to follow the course
nj h "a or ha
displayed more smoke. He used more
curves than is his custom, however,
and mixed them up in such fashion
that he had the alien batsmen con-
tinually crossed up. Nine of them
were set down by the strike-out
route, and he walked but one. In
the twelve rounds only thirty seven
batsmen faced him. Furthermore. he
was given faultless support, the Ma
tionals for the second time this sea-
son going through a contest without
committing an error.
All told, four Yankees reached
first base, but only one of them,
the opener and pulled a delayed
steal, reached second or was even
: allowed to remain on the paths. This
was the only real chance Higgins
crew had to score. There was one
out at the time, and Johnson famed
Iipp anu 0dheT liILeO 10 MenOSky.
Thenceforth not a Yank reached first
base until the TENTH when, with two
down, Walter issued his only free
ticket to Baker. The former home
run artist was tagged stealing.
In the eleventh Pratt led of with
the only other hit obtained off john
SON. He was forced at second by
tagged pilfering. Between the
opener. when Peck singled, to the
eleventh, when Pratt got his safety,
nine full innings, the Yanks were
set down in order.
As the records are compiled johnson
will get no credit for a no-hit game
something he never has been quite
able to attain. by the way-but there
IT was. just the same, nine >consecu-
tive innings without a sign of a hit
ana only twenty-seven men facing
him. ,..,.
Now for the other side of the pic
ture: Against the one Yank left on
They made eight hits. received the
benefit of four passes and five Yam
kee m.splays gave Griffmen title to
hrst base. yet they could not score
The walks. misplays and hits all were
punched, too. On no fewer than three
occasions did an inning close with the
bases loaded with Nationals, and a
pair of them were stranded in two
other rounds. In one session. the
eighth, the Griffs garnered three hits
and a walk, but to no avail.
Considering the number of tight
places he was in. the hurling exhibi-
tion given by Jack Quinn was even
more noteworthy than Johnson's.
Walter never had anything to worry
him, but Quinn constantly was in hot
water, and he proved his gameness by
repeatedly pitching himself out of the
hole. In only four of the twelve
frames did the Nationals fail to get
one or more runners on the paths
Twice they were cut down at the
plate. Twice double plays snuffed
their chances and once Quinn famed
Agnew with the sacks all populated.
Sam had three chances to bust I'D the
game with any kind of a hit.
and Janvrin had five. After three
failures to come through Agnew was
yanked in favor of Charity with the
sacks 1ammed in the eighth. Ed pro-
dueed line drive that seemed tick
eted for two bases and a clean-un
But Peck 1eaped high and yanked il
down
Gharrity stayed right in the game
20 DO the catching, and performed the
task in a highly creditable manner.
Not only did he hold johnson up in
good style, but on the only two occa-
sions efforts were made to take lib
ertfes with his throwing arm his neps
were straight and true, Baker and
Lewis both being snuffed at second bv
wide margins. Griff would make nd
mistake by using the Beloit boy back
Of the bat often.
II was Johnson's' second extra-in-
ming game of the season. he having
beaten the Macknnen in a tbirteane,
round duel with Scott Perry on omen
ng day at home. Walter established a
-ecord Tor overtime affairs last sea
on. when he participated in fifteen of
nem, winning eight and losing seven.
esterday. and admitted after the bat
le he was dog-tired Last year walter
iltched one-hit game, holding the
igers 10 single bingle on June 9. In
IL MS other contests he allowed four
Lr more safeties
Jack Quinn's showing was no sur
rise to those familiar with the record
the veteran spitball artist who.
men IN the american League before,
hooked up with Johnson on a number
II occasions and had more than the
"rdinary amount of luck in beating
I'M With all due credit to the ster
ing performance Quinn gave yester-
"ay ne must nave had a horseshoe
oncealed about his person to escape
dereat. His exact age is shrouded in
mystery. but for man who is re-
ported to have a grandson In the
Army his feat this spring. after an
absence of four or five years from the
pig show. of winning two games and
holding johnson to a twelve-round tie
his third constitutes an entry for
he book under heading of ..i,oma
Jacks
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