The Washington herald., 1919-07-25
Walter Johnson Pr0pes
Too Much for Athletics
Quaker City Clan Forced to
Admit Barney" Is
Some Hnler.
King Barney was right today.


And when Barney was right, Con-
ME Mack and his $1,000 infield had a
tough time approaching him. so
speaking. along with regular line of
fans. so who expect the down-trod-
de warriors from Philadelphia to
catch up to the speeding Griffmen.
with the mighty Walter johnson in
the pivot The victory was a scant one
as, one tally scored by the National ?
in the opening frame did the trick.
but only phenomenal fielding play
saved the day on four occasions for
both clubs.
The big Kansas train was shooting
them by the visiting batters with so
much whiz-bang fire that even the
slugging George Burns and Amos
Strunk were forced to repeat what
Ty Cobb has many. many times said.
You can't hit what you can't see."
These few words speak a mouthful
as the Kingpin of the Smokehouss
was better than ever after his four
day lay-off. and the way he breezed
them through made Connie and his
tribe look like Government Leaguers
Three words will tell the entire
defeat of the Mackmen: too much
Johnson" It is an old headline, but
II is better placed here than ever as
Walt was himself today and just
kept the visitors guessing through
out the battle as only one man got
as far as the third corner off his
slants. Opposed to the sharp-shoot-
ing expert was Wallace Kinney OF
southpaw ability. This cocked-eyed
artist of the southpaw. singing
easily desired a better fate than
that which his teammates gave him
as he held the Nationals in check
after the first frame, but his team
mates refused to encroach along
the. boundary line covered by "Fa-
TINA" Foster and Picinich.
Eight of the Macks took the count
from johnson by the strike-out
route during the pastime while the
mighty Barney put a one. two. three
crasher over in the third frame,
tanning KOpp. Thomas and Walker.
Barney allowed but five bingIes dur
ing the pastime and Kopp was the
only native of the slow-town that
was passed. The Denison. Texas.
yOungster gave a regular Mary
Pickford" performance on the hill
and it was a shame that he could not
be given an even break with the
Griffith Ace as he sure twisted his
portside slants when hits meant
runs.
For the visitors. in the first, Kopp
walked and Walker scratched a hit
through the inner works, but neither
saw third base. as both Strunk and
Burns hoisted out Old Man Turner
hit after one was down, in the second.
for two bases and advanced to third
on McAvoy's infield out, but Kinney
himself was not equal to the occa-
sion and flew out to Menosky. In the
fourth, Burns hit after one was down.
but the side was retired when Per-
kins and Turner popped to the in
field.
With two out in the fifth. Kopp
scratched a bingle toward Janvrin,
but everything was OFF when Thomas
lifted to Rice. Strunk hit in the
sixth. but was doubled out when
Picinich made wonderful two
base hit and run which Burns missed
by striking out. Perkins doubled in
the Athletics final frame. with two
out. and Connie figured to grab the
battle out of the fire by sending in
Burrows as a pinchrunner. but Tur-
ner grounded down Shanks to Judge.
Here's how the Griffmen gathered
the lone tally for Walter Judge
started the Nationals first frame
with a double to right field wall. and
Foster advanced him with an infield
hit Rice lifted a long fly to StrInk.
and Judge romped over.