The Washington herald., 1921-08-19
johnson Allows Four Hits;
Iron Man Driven Off Mound
Smith Opens Game With Home Run and Pa
rade Continues Barney Hurls in Great
Form-Ban johnson Sees Game.

oEOA1 oLA<AAN . r ANN 81. LCC 10
No. Aug. fs.-The Nationals dis
posedsvof a familiar pitching jinx
with ease today. and crushed the
Browns to the extent Of Is to in
the second game Of the series. With
the victory. the Griffs frightened
their grip on third place to the
extept Of three and one-half games,
which assures them of that resi-
denceRor at least a week and
probably for the remainder Of the
pixie Davis was the member. of
Lee FohPs staff Who wilted. Last
week. he gained considerable fame
by sweeping through with q l9-in-,
ningsconquest. and finishing that
spectacular contest with nine hit
less innings. 1t was an entirely
different story today. with Earl
smith opening with a drive into
the Hght-field bleachers. and from
then ON IL was a gallop for. the
Nationals.
Thsr ability to bunch hits against
the pitchers used by the browns
was Remarkable. for they did not
waste a single blow out of the col
lection of fifteen. and out Of the
nine -times they attacked from the
plate they had five hitless innings.
sBarney Hurts Brilliantly.
But there was n triumphant
march in the other four. with the
transforming in packages 'of three
treys. and a big four. AS early as
the first inning settled the result.
Walar Johnson was the pitcher,
and giving Walter three in the FIRST,
not Hrgetting another trey In the
second. is just like calling, on the
days combat. But President John-
son was a spectator, and the attn
letes had to conform with the book
of rules and finish to the end OF the
ninth,
Fence Buster Brewer was the only
member who failed to enter the
base-hit column. He tried on four
swings. but saw four grounders
gobbled in by McManus. Picinich
and Brewer were the only third
placers who failed to swing around
the circuit. As for base hits, there
wererthree apiece for Harris, Judge
AID Miller. and they poked one liner
after another out to unSuarded
territory.
The Browns did not have as much
as a single squirt. Johnson was so
effective and perfect today that he
spread four hits to the opposition
with-the only score resulting from
Bill Jacobson's burning smash over
the hft field wall. Jake was the
only member of the home gang 10
travel past second base and but one
otheH touched the center cushion.
Not a free ticket. an error Tor
Judgs, So the Browns sent but five
base Fuhners away from the oehcn'
smith Raps Homer.
The Nationals did not waste a sec
ond in getting hep to DiNie's wide
curves. Smith reached for the sec
ond pitch and il landed in the
bleacher seats. Harris, Judge and
Nllek put singles in left. Harris
scoring, but Miller was cut down
irving for a double. After Brewer
eronSded to McManus, Shanks sin
gled to Center. scoring Judge. After
Davfswallced Lamotte~he was called
off the rubber and Burwen ap-
peared
Thd1 Second saw another big
round,Y with Johnson opening with
:. popitnfield single. He was forced
BY miller. The parade followed.
Harrisl Judge and Miller singled.
PROVEN walked and Shanks drove
deep ~ Tobin for three runs
Thaj1 first stir by the Browns came
in thepfifth on Jacobson's homer,
but !tfiis ace was picked up with
fhree,ljmore in the sixth for the
Nationals. Gerber made a low
shrow,,ion johnson. Smith singled
TO cehter. Harris repeated. Judge
was there with another single. -Four
runs and Foil switched to Southpaw
PaIurAro in the seventh. He had
two ,ciNhers but in the ninth Miller
sinRigH, Shanks walked. Lamotte
and RSinich singled for three runs,
ending the days swatfest for the
aggressive third placers.
niN -
IesuFohI will have to dig into
his HAk of recruits for tomorrow's
pitchsH, while Courtney probably
will 90 TO the post for the Griffss g
itIIF -F
M1H,ride and Dixie Davis almost
eam9hito blows when the Browns
pitchsE was yanked IN the nrss
inning, Mac was dishing out some
hot words which Dixie resented
and lilly the appearance Of Umpire
iCon14SIy prevented a Knockout VIC
tory ifor either side.
iitl
PresEdeft johnson was a spec
tatorybday. He sat with Magnate
Eau ,ioy the home side for four
innngA and finished in company
.withs,President Griffith.
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