The Washington herald., 1920-06-28
Johnson Is Inuincible and
GrDfs Win Seuenth Straight
By JACK NYE.

unnecessary cruelty on the part OF
C. Calvin Griffith to have sent Wal
ter Johnson in to browbeat the
downtrodden Mackmen yesterday.
But the peerless pitcher was pining
away for exercise, SO what else
could the National boss do but let
him have his way?
The turn of events proved dis
astrous to the visitors, for the big
boy was at his topmost form, let
ting the foe down with three hits
and blanking In easy fashion. The
score was to o, as the Grtnmen
used their bats with damaging et-
feet upon the offerings of Moore
and Rommel.
sJudging from yesterdays per-
formance, Barney Is himself again,
which means much to the team IN
its fight to catch the leaders In the
pennant chase.
Tilly Walker raped a clean dou-
BILE to left in the first round, but
from that time on not another hit
was registered until the ninth
when Thomas and Walker singled.
Save for the three hits. the only
man to dent first base during the
afternoon was Thomas, who gained
. life in the sixth on en- error by
Jimmy O'Neill,
johnson In Form.
whipping his fast one across
with an old time zip and mixing In
His curve and slow one when least
expected, Johnson made the Mack
men look foolish at the bat. he
worked with the precision OF CLOCK
work and was never in the hole.
oh
not an enemy receiving a base on
balls.
With johnson pitching his best
and the team as a whole hitting
with their usual class, there waA
nothing to mar the afternoon for
the fans who crowded the stands
10 see the Griffs hang up their
seventh straight victory at the ex-
pense of the cellar occupants.
Thirteen hits were registered by
the Nationals, including triples by
Shannon, O'Neill and Picinich. Nine
cf these came during the tenure OF
Office of Moore. who worked hard
against hopeless odds. He retired
in the seventh after injuring his fin-
ger and was succeeded by Rommel,
who had no better luck.
O'Neilrs error marked the only
misplay of the locals. With this eX-
ception the fielding was OF the
sparkling brand.
1t fell to Sam Rice to contribute
the brightest spot in the work
afeld, when he raced across into left
field territory and took in Welch's
powerful drive. The ball had both
distance and altitude. Rice got un-
der steam as soon as it left the bat
and began a mighty effort to reach
il. His remarkable speed served its
purpose, for he nipped the ball out
Of the ozone while still sprinting.
Few outfielders in the league could
have reached the ball, and the fans
emitted a spontaneous roar of ap-
plause.
Moore Puzzles Grins.
For -four rounds Moore held the
Griffmen back from the plate, but
they unlimbered their batteries In
the fifth for a couple of runs and
trio of hits. Shannon led the attack
with a triple far over the head or
the fleet Strunk. Moore made a Won
derfuf stop on O'Neil's hot one and
pegged him out, holding Shannon
on third, but Picinich slammed one
over Walker for three bases, scoring
the second sacker. Johnson follow
ed with a long sacrifice fly to center,
scoring his battery mate. Judge fol-
lowed with a hit to right, but Milan
hit into a double play.
Three more tallies came in the
seventh, when Moore retired with
a wounded paw. With one out,
Johnson singled and advanced a
base when Judge also got a base
hit when he batted the ball against
the heel of Umpire Friel. Not
claiming to be a modern Achilles,
Friel refused to allow the blow to
worry him.
1t was here that Rommel entered
the box, and Milan, appreciating the
Circumstance whic hgave him q
hight-hander to face instead OF a
southpaw, drove a single to right,
scoring Johnson. Judge also count
ed when Welch's throw to the plate
evaded Myatt. and Zeb came to a
halt at third. On Rice's tap to
Rommel, Zeb was run down, but
prolonged his demise long enough
ito allow Sam to caper around to
third. from whence he counted on
Roth's double.
Two In the Eighth.
Two runs in the eighth brought
the total to seven. Shannon regis
tered single to right, and romped
in when O'Nfell punched a drive
down the left-feld line for three
sacks. Rice walked, but was forced
on Johnson's tap. Judge forced
Barney, but O'Niell counted on the
out.
Mr.. McGillicuddy's board of STRAIT
egy is absolved from all blame for
yesterdays loss, as no amount of
strategy would have availed against
the stuff that Johnson was handing
out.