Evening star., 1921-04-18

johnson was solved to the extent of
ten safeties. including a trio of triples.
and on three occasions his support
wavered. In only a single inning did
men on the bases and once they had
them loaded. 1t was the fact that al
though frequently menaced he had the
stuff to invariably pull through that
made his performance stand out. He
really deserved shut-out victory. and
while the lone tally chalked up by the
AS with two out in the ninth inning
is recorded as having been earned. Duffy
Lewis really was to blame for it.
Gains the Needed Confidence.
Today Walter is a tired athlete. hav-
ing done more real work in one after
training season. His salary wing also
may be a wee bit stiff from the un-
usual sustained effort. but there are
no aches nor pains and with proper
rest he may be expected to return to
the hill in due time and give an even
performed and the confidence it gave
him. Those were the two things he
needed, especially confidence.
When that mighty flipper failed him
for the first time in his career last sum-
mer Johnson was just plain scared.
Spring training never has been the or
deal for Barney that it is for many hurl-
ers who have to carefully nurse and
coddle their wings to get them in shape
after a winter of inactivity He never
had sore arm before and when it did
cave on him he was more apprehensive
than the average moundsman, especial
ly considering that the nature Of his
ailment never was exactly determined.
Even when in his work at Tampa
and in the exhibition games down south
he worked without feeling any of the
pain he experienced last season he still
was dubious fearing that at any mo-
ment the dreaded twinges that caused
his early retirement in 1920 might re-
appear.
Mental Hazard In Carried.
Now. having gone the full route
in a grueling contest in which he
cal1y all the way. without an ache
of any description developing. his
apprehensions have been dissipated
The mental hazard has been carried
and he may be expected from this
time forward to prove effective in
the proportion to which his arm at
tains strength.
Walter cannot go on forever. it is
true. He never again will be able
to display the dazzling speed sus-
but il the hopeful promise of the
showing he made yesterday is borne
out he may reasonably be expected
to turn in twenty or more victories
this season. and there are not many
in the game today who can be relied
Johnson did not have much stuff
in the first inning and was nervous:
yes. nervous. Three hits shot OF
Mackian bats and O'Rourke tossed
in an error. yet the enemy failed to
score. over the remainder of the
one safety in any one inning ami
none at all when they could do any
damage.
Gets Out Of Jan in Opener.
Dykes started with a bingle and
was nipped stealing. Witt also hit
safely and reached second when
ORourke backed into centerf1eld and
muffed c. Walkers fly. He tried to
score when Brazill singled to left, but
Lewis cut him down at the plate, and
Dugan popped.
Welch hit into a double play after
]. Walker singled in the second
Wits triple in the third. J. Walkers
safety in the fourth was unsupported
and the fifth was barren, Galloway
and Dykes both falling victims to
strikes Witt connected for his sec
ond three-bagger in the sixth. He was
trapped on c. Walkers weak tap to
johnson, and. although Tilly sneaked
around to third. he was left there
when neither Braxfll nor Dugan could
hit the ball - Tar as the pitchers
box.
Sh0yD stun In the Pinch.
Johnson's most dangerous predicA-
Snent was in the seventh. when
ORourke fumbied Welch's grounder,
Galloway singled and Dykes drew .
pass, the only one Barney issued Here
the tieing runs were on the bases with
two out and Witt who had con-
neceed for . single and two triples his
drst three times up, at the plate.
johnson famed him on four pitched
balls, sneaking a hook over for the
decisive strike.
With two out in the eighth Shanks