Evening star., 1921-06-06
TIGERS NOW LEAD
LEAGUE IN HITTING
Walter Johnson Shows Way
to go Victory Over Chi
cago on Sabbath.
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.

morrow, when the Detroit club
makes its initial appearance OF the
season here. Always one of the
most popular teams in the circuit
with Washington fandom. the Tigers
this season should prove an even
greater drawing card than usual, as
IT will be the first, appearance of Ty
Cobb in the role OF manager, and
the series will settle temporarily at
s1east which shall occupy third place
in the race for the pennant
= As result of the 80 victory to
which Walter Johnson led the Ma
tionalS over the White SoX yesterday.
while the BengalS were idle in Phil
d. Adelphia, McBride's men now have a
percentage exactly .001903 better than
that held by the Jungaleers.
= Tigers Need Only Pitching.
= The Tigers are a good deal like the
Nationals in that they need only con-
>Defensively they are adequate and on
attack they are merely topping all
other contenders with a club batting
average of .3c9, due largely to the
terrific clouting of Harry Heilmann
who leads all the sticksmiths with a
: mark of .429. seconded by the efforts
sof Cobb himself, who boasts the rath-
er nifty figures Of .410.
/, Today in the final of the set of five
sfilts with the White Sox. of which
gthe Nationals already have taken
three, it is expected that Harry Court
5ney will be given the opportunity to
register two victories in one series.
sfhe southpaw having received a -
verdict in the opener last Thursday.
Mulrennan. one of the most promis-
Sing of the recent additions to Glea-
sons hurting staff. will toll for the
visitors.
y johnson Shows Class.
y. Walter Johnson was unusually ef-
: fective against the White Sox yes
everything on the ball. and his con-
troll was excellent. AS result, the
pale-hosed brigade CLEANED only five
hits. and three of them were spread
nelding in the second would have held
!, the visitors to lone tally during the
game. That registered by the White
=Sox in the eighth. the only session in
which hits were punched against
Walter, was due to a single and
triple.
:, AS impressive as Johnsons mound
performance was the stickwork of the
club. Eighteen swats good for
twenty-six bases were added to the
SON led the attack with four singles
: in five trials. while O'Rourke and
Harris made three each Charity
was the only man in the lineup who
failed to break into the hit column.
Hodge. VINO opened on the mound for
the Sox. was a mark from the start
and was scored upon in each of the
first three innings. Three doubles
and triple in succession knocked
Shovel cold before man had been
. retired in the fourth and McWeeny
,sent to the mound. The latter was
smacked for one run Immediately, but
held the Nationals safe the remainder
+. of the way.
singles by Judge and Harris and
force-outs by Rice and Brewer tai
lied Judge in the opening inning,
Z and Shanks' triple, Gharrity's walk
and one-base raps by O'Reurke and
johnson added a pair of markers in
the second. In the third Brewer sin
gled and Miller doubled, but Shanks
popped to Collins and Brewer was
retired at the plate when Charity
tapped to Mulligan. O'Rourkes sin
gle counted Miller. however. and
Johnson's safety scored Charity.
T. Some Luck In Fourth.
The f1aring fourth ended Hodge and
the Nationals scoring. To start
a double when Collins lost the ball
in the sun, and Bucky crossed the
plate when Rice. attempting to dodge
Z a pitch. bumped P two-base Texas
Lacquer over Mulligan's head. Brewer
doubled to right center. but Rice
feared the ball would be caught and
made third only.
= Miller sent his mates home and
Hodge to the showers with a hearty
triple to the signboard extension in
center. Bing counted while Shanks
was being retired after slapping one
of McWeenys offerings. After Char
rity flied to left O'Rourke and John
son singled and Judge walked. filling
the bases. but Harris. up for the sec
ond time in the inning, waved at
third strike.
: Johnsons only pass of the game
put Hooper on in the second and
Falk's single sent Harry to third.
Strunk flied to Miller. but the latter
@relayed to O'Rourke instead of throw
ing directly to Charity and Hooper
easily scored Schalk's single and
Ernie Johnson's triple in the eighth
gave the White Sox their second
marker. In the ninth Walter subdued
Collins. Hooper and Falk. Chicago's
terrible three, to end a perfect day.
=; In the sixth inning Sam Rice con-
<tributed the fielding feature of the
game. when Mulligan slammed the
ball to deep right center Rice was
under way with smash and after a
lcng run barely managed to make
Eene-handed stab. Had it eluded the
=Helder Mulligan probably would have
been credited with triple. Ernie
johnson was on nrSt DaSe at the tlIfle
~ ORourke and Judge also figured in
some sparkling performances. In the
opening session Frank dashed toward
Second, with his gloved paw scooped
>Mulligan's nard smash. and. though
/tumbling. erased the White Sox rum
>ner at first. Judges stunt consisted
Eof a leaping grab of Hooper's liner
for an unassisted double play on Col
<iins in the fourth.
N Walter Johnson met the ball square
>1y in each of his five trips to the
plate In the sixth inning Strunk had
30 chase to the jury box to keep the
pitcher from a perfect batting record
. A foul tip rebounding from Umpire
Moriartys body protector almost sent
<Joe Judge down for the count in the
Fourth inning. The ball met Joe's
Jaw and dropped the first sacker. but
ne quickly regained his feet. Nick
Altrock was at hand to toll the sec
Eonds for a knockout
z Two of O'Rourke's three hits were
rank scratches. Sheely stopped
Franks tap in the first inning. but
~ as slow in getting to the sack. In
the fourth McWeeny failed to get a
zHrm grasp on the shortstop's fly
5:bunt.
y Miller and Brewer had plenty of
punch at bat. each getting a double.
while the former also tripled and
<1,rork singled Ring. looked mighty