Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-02
GR|FFSEND LOSING
STREAK COP, 81
Johnson Pitches Them to
Victory Over Yankees.
Red Sox Here Today.
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.

; With their losing streak ended by
the So victory they meted out to
the Yankees in their farewell ap
pearance yesterday. the Nationals to-
! day tackle the Red Sox in the first
/ of set of three contests with re-
/ newed confidence in themselves and
| the determination. If possible, to
! equal in victories their consecutive
| loss record
| Washington's guests of today, to-
| morrow and Wednesday have not
| been going any too we'll themselves.
| the Red Sox. with two victories and
! ten d afeats, having had an even more
. disastrous trip through the west than
Washington 1t is likely either Shaw
or Harper viii pitch for Washington
in the opener. The latter has had
! fair degree of success against the
| Boston bunch. being the on-y local
/, a majority of his games from them.
| Neither has a wide margin of vic
! tories to his credit. however. while
| the champions of the word possess
| in Sam Jones. Babe Ruth, Ray Cald-
we'll and Bill James four boxmen who
! have always been poison to the Ma
! tionals.
| The Washington club has yet to
get verdict from Boston when OPP
/ posed by Jones. while Ruth. CaldWell.
| the former aHk. anu liS GO
! Tiger each have won more IMAM
twice as many games as they have
| lost when pitted against the locals.
Caldwell, in particular, has been a
terror to the capital team, both OF
| the victories he is credited with this
year being against it.
johnson Is Effective.
1t took a combination of effective
i 81 Vol
| son and Sme very opportune hitting
| at the expense of Allen Russell Tor
the Griffmen to stop the skldding
that cost them eleven games In
row and landed them down in sew
enth place. Johnson was way over
due for victory. having just lost four
games in a row, three of which were
charged against him when called on
to relieve a faltering mate in the
closing innings. Yesterday he never
was in danger. He allowed out one ne
hit up to the fourth. when his toss OF
bunt hit Pipp in the back, and after
the latter had been forced by Pratt,
Bodie and Russell got singles for one
run. The other Yank tally came in
the ninth on Lewis infield safety.
Pipp's double to center and Pratt's
out, but having a generous lead Wall
ter was not concerned.
The Griffs lost no time attacking
Russell. scoring in the opener on
Menosky's pass and steal and Rice'S
single. after Foster had hit safely
and died ,purloining second. Shanks'
single and McBride's triple gave them
another in the second. while trio of
Washington runners reached the
scoring block in the fifth. With one
away Johnson hit sharply to left and
scored on Judges mighty Wallop for
three bases to the scoreboard. Joe
tailed on Menoskey's single to right
after Foster had walked and Eddie
kept going to the plate when Vick's
peg to third to head him off went
with Nelson or Mogridge. who fol-
lowed Russell on the mound.
Mac Up to Old Tricks.
Higgins used two pinch hitters
Lamar failed in the fifth, but O'Doul.
sent in to bat for Nelson after Ruel
had singled in the eighth, shot a
safety to right. Ruel pulled up at
second, but didn't stay there long.
Agnew picking him off with peg to
Mcbride. The throw was wide. but tile
captain made one of his copyrighted
stalls and got his man. Johnson then
famed Wick and Fewster to bring his
strikeout record up to eight. the YAM
kee rightfielder being the victim of
four of them.
One-third of McBrides triple was a
regular hit, travelling on a line to left.
The other twothirds was due to the
ball taking a bad bound past Duffy
Lewis.
Bodie contributed some clever one
handed stops to hold hits by Foster
and Rice in the opener to singles.
Johnson stopped Frank Baker after
the home-run king had Toasted on the
offerings of the local pitchers for
twelve hits in eighteen times at bat
in the four preceding games. Baker
narrowly missed getting bingle in
the sixth, when Shanks leaped to
spear his vicious line drive.
The Captain Given Ovation.
George Mcbride was given an ova-
ton by the fans when he appeared at
bat for the first time. Rewarding them
with three-base hit that scored a