Evening star., 1921-07-21

McBride's band barely has b-,n able
to hold it's own in extra-innins games.
Yesterdays affair was the eleventh
overtime battle they have participated
in this season. OF this lot hve have
been placed on the right SIDE OF the
ledger and an equal number recorded
as defeats. with the odd one tie.
johnson Figures in Four.
johnson did the hu"ling in the
drawn battle. He has marathon de-
cision to his credit, and yesterdays
reverse was the second he has SUI
fered in contests gong longer than
the regulation period. Zachary was
, returned winner in two OF the long
. distance affairs. with Mogr.dge ana
Schacht getting brackets in the other
two. while Erickson has lost two long
game verdIcts anu Mogridge one. In
addition to the pair charged aga!ns:
Walter.
Johnson yesterday showed the ef-
fects of his two weeks Of idleness in
lack of control, and this. In the Last
analysis. was what beat him. On
hits yielded alone he had the better
I of his duel with Hub Leonard. being
located for only quartet OF scat
tered singles in the regulation period
while Leonard allowed seven, three OF
which Were punched in the second in
ming for Wash!ngton's lone run.
In the matter Of steadiness Leonard
had II all over the kansan, however.
issuing only one base on balls. as
against eight doled out by Walter.
who forced over the first Tiger run
by punching three of his gifts with a
safety in round five, while he paved
the way for his downfall with free
transportation in the fatal tenth.
PASSES Rival Pitcher.
1t was his slab opponent. who. in
cidentally, had gotten two Of the four
hits Walter had allowed up to that
time, who was the beneficiary in the
ultimate round. Leonard was forced
when Johnson seized Blues intended
sacrifice and fired to Harris at Sec
ond. STAINS pivot 10 Judge arriving
only fraction too late for a double
play. Bush whacke,i a single to righ,
which sent Blue to third. and the lat
ter was killed off when SilGnks made
pegged to Picinich. who ran the Tiger
back to third> where Howard nailed
him.
Then one Bobby Veach settled the
debate by walloping a liner that was
short but a few inches of carrying
home run.
Two doubles and a single of Leon
ard. all slaShing drives. netted the
Nationals but a single marker in round
TWO. A PAIR naO Deen Wheh
O'Rourke lined a ;wo-ply whnck to
deep left and scored on Picinich's sim
gle to right center. A duplication of
the O'Rourkian swat by johnson put
Val on third. with Walter on second
Judge then was whitfield on three
pitched balls.
; pass issued to Blue in the initial
session went for naught when the
latter was tagged by Picinich trying
to reach third on passed ball. Veach
got no farther than the gateway
after, starting the second with SAFE
in the third, while rapid-fire relay.
Milan to Harris to Shnnks. followed
Heilmann's fly to double up Shorten.
who walked in the fourth and swiped
passage to the midway.
Tigers Tie Count.
It was in the fifth the Tigers tied
it up. due solely to Johnson's inabil-
ity to get the ball over the plate.
With one away Jones walked and was
automatically retired when struck by
Bassler's smash. Leonard sing! I'd. and
Bassler was forced In with u tally
when Johnson found the p1tte on
swings with Blue and Bush It bat.
Walter then took Shorten's ci ack to
end the frame.
Following the third and thri Ugh the
ninth only three Griffmen read aed the
runways Shanks opened the fourth
second while the next three Nationals
lofted. Picinich got as far as the
midway in the seventh through his
single and Johnson's death. while
Shanks was stranded at first when he
singled with one down in the ninth.
O'Rourke being called out on strikes
and Picinich flying deep to Veach.
: Johnson was threatened only once
following the fifth through the regu-
lation period. and it was really not
l.
which he was hauled out of the hole
deserves more than passing mention.
for 1t was due to a perfect peg by
Rice, Which erased a Tiger at the
plate.
1t happened in the eighth. Bush
was credited with a single on a rap
which O'Rourke heaved wildly past
Judge. Donie making second. He
reached third on Shorten's sacrifice.