The Washington herald., 1920-07-02
Wonderful Play BY Joe Judge
In Ninth Make Feat Posaable
~ Jack NYE.

Boston, July - waiter JOHNSON,
pitching ace of the American
League, mounted to the highest pin
nacle in the baseball hall OF fame
today.
Fourteen years of superlative
work In the major leagues had seen
the wonder man carve a niche for
himself among the immortals Of the
diamond that would only crumbie
with the fall of civilization, but his
remarkable record lacked one thing
to round II into perfection. Not
since his debut under the big tent
had the big Kansan pitched a no.
hit game until this afternoon. when
he treated the Boston fans to q
pitching performance that will long
be remembered.
Jinx shattered.
With johnson shattering the jinx
that has In past years turned him
back when approaching the goal Of
all slabmen. the Griffs defeated the
Red Sox by a score OF to In q
brilliant battle.
1t took almost perfect ball to win,
because Harry Harper. National
castoff, was also In great form. BY
dint OF determined work, the Griff-
men were able to register a single
run in the seventh, but on all other
occasions they found Harper their
master.
Johnson's twirling was the acme
Of perfection. In nine innings but
twenty-eight batters faced him. The
only opponents to reach first base
were Harry Hooper and Mike Me-
nosky. Both attained this ambition
In the seventh.
A misplay by Stanley Harris al
lowed Hooper to reach the bag. He
had driven a sharp grounder at the
second sacker. who. in his hurry to
make the throw. booted II. Harry
was forced at second on Menosky's
rap to Harris, and the effort to
double Mike at 6rst failed. Schang's
infield out left Menosky stranded.
His Speed.
The wonderful speed that has
made johnson so feared around the
circuit was apparent again today.
He struck out ten Bostonians. usu-
ally shooting the third strike past
before they could swing. Schang
and Harper each whitfield twice. and
in the ninth Karr and Eibel. pinch
hitters, were famed in succession.
Not once did Johnson issue a
pass. so perfect was his control.
The uncertainties of baseball
were demonstrated in the ninth,
when, with two out, Hooper came
near spelling Johnson's record. ana
| would have done so but for a won
| derful play by Joe Judge.
The hard hitting Boston star sent
n AriU "A 1f-h he q
| line. 1t passed over first base and
bounded out of bounds by at least
| ive yards. A groan went UP from
the bleachers, for the crowd was
pulling for a no-hit game. When
Judge started for the ball II SEEM
, ed an impossible chance, but he
speared 1t with his gloved hand
while on the run, made q quick
stop. and tossed IL to johnson, who
was covering nrst II was as SPAR
king a bit of fielding as one could
! care to see and brought forth a
great cheer from the stands.
This play was the signal for an
oltpouring on the field by the spec
| 'atvrs. They crowded around the
big pitch sr and Iatted him on the
tack. He was the hero of the hour.
Harper Elective.
Hsrper's effectiveness can be
! judged from the fact that in six Of
the innings the Washing ton team
had at least ore base hit, but in one
only could they register a sc0rc.
/ In addition to allowing seven hits.
most OF them driven through the in
aeId. Harper hit two batsmen. His
only base on balls was to johnson in
the eighth.
In the first inring. with two out.
Rice singled through the box and
stole. but Shanks succumbed to
Harper's curves. In the second
shanks. who gathered three Of the
Nationals seven safe hits. singled.
but was tossed cut by Schang when
he tried to stretch IL into a double.
PIcInich singled in tho third. but
was forced on Judges rap to Nc
NaIiy. Joe reached secono on Har-
per's wide throw 20 catch him Oft
ilrst, but there he remained.
Shanks singled again with two
olt in. the fourth, but was pegged
out by Walters en- an attempted de-
layed steal.
1t was the lucky seventh that
brought the Nationals their run.
Rice began II by driving a ball
through Harper for a clean single.
Roth attempted to lay one down. but
popped the ball right in front Of
McInnis. AS Stuffy prepared to re-
ceive 1t the sun blinded him and the
ball fell safe. Rice had hugged
first and McInnis picked the ball up