The Washington herald., 1922-06-11
JOHNSON STARTS,
BUT Is WILD, and
FRANCIS FINISHES
Tigers Win After South
paws Wild Pitch Scores
The Tieing Run.


Of the season. johnson and Francis.
pitching for Washington. gave
twelve bases on balls, while Old
ham and Ehmke, hurling for De-
troit. gave seven. a total of nineteen
Detroit made eleven hits for a
total Of fourteen bases and Wash
ington got eight hits totaIing four
teen bases.
Three men reached first base be-
cause of errors
Forty-one men got on the bases
during the game and only nine
scored. Walter Johnson led every
pitcher on lot. The famous vet
eran gave nine bases on balls and
allowed four scattered singles. But
Detroit scored only two runs off
him. After he walked two with
one out in the sixth he was re-
moved in favor OF Francis.
HeiImann Drives Homer.
Red" Oldham, who can usually
do as he pleases against Washing
ton. was cracked for a brace OF
runs in the first inning. Washing
ton did not score again until the
eighth and their runs came after
Oldham was lifted in favor OF
Ehmke. Oldham left the scene
after he walked two batsmen.
Smith cracked the first ball that
Ehmke pitched for a triple and the
nit scored two runs Washington
did not score after that.
Detroit pied the count at two in
the sixth and Heilmann drove the
oall into right field bleachers IN
the seventh. giving Detroit a lead
of a run. Washington took the lead
again in the eighth when Smith got
his triple of Ehmke with two on.
In tneir half of the inning the
Tigers tied it up again when Blue
scored on a wild pitch. The ninth
was scoreless and in the tenth an
error by LaMotte and singles by
Cobb and Veach gave the Tigers a
victory
It was a fine game for the crowd,
but tough one in every other way.
Scoring opportunities came in
abundance and were missed.
johnson Wild as Hawk.
Johnson started with plenty of
speed but no control. He was three
and one with nearly every batter.
However. today Johnson disproved
one theory about his pitching, and
that was in the matter of control
Ball players always said that when
Johnson is wild any club can beat
him Well, Johnson was never
wilder than today. and the Tigers
could neither hit him nor score on
him Oldham was slow getting his
start. He walked BIuege to start
the game and Harris singled. Rice
then cracked out a two-bagger on
which Bluege scored and Harris
reached third. Judge lifted a fly
20 left. Veach muffed the ban and
Harris counted. Goebel bunted
into a double play. trying to sac
-rifce. and Judge was cut down
trying to steal
Jones' scratch single was wasted
in the first. Heilmann walked to
start the second. and after Cutshaw
and Rigney flied, Bassler also
walked. Oldham lifted a scratch
single TO center. scoring Heilmann.
on a delayed throw. Rice got a
and Bassler was pinched OFF second.
The Nationals might have done some
damage in the third had not Bluege
been over ambitious. He tried to
take three bases on his long drive
to center ard was cut down at third
on Delayed throw. Rice got a
pass. but nothing came of it,
Barney .'Theres in Pinch,
In the home half Jones and Cobb
walked with one down. but Veach
and Heilmann were easy.
Both threatened in the fourth.
Goebel singled, Smith sacrificed, and
Picinich walked, but LaMotte poked
into double play. For Detroit
Rigney walked and Bassler singled
with one gone Oldham flied and
Blue walked. filling bases, but the
great walter struck out Jones.
Not a National reached first in
the NTH. but Detroit again got two
on without scoring. Cobb walked.
Neach and Heilmann, who were TO
be the deciding factors, later on
MED out again. Cutshaw singled but
Rigney flied
Judge trdpled to right with one
down in the sixth but Oldham
struck out Goebel and Jones threw
out Smith.
In this inning johnson departed.
He walked Bassler. Oldham dumped
the ball in front of the plate to sac
rlnce but Picinich whipped to Sec
ond, forcing out Bassler and Ear
ris nearly doubled Oldham at first.
Blue also walked. johnson looked
tired The Nationals held a consul
tation and he was taken out.
Francis becoming the relief pitcher,
Haney here renlaced Topas and
walked. filling the bases. Cobb
grounded to Harris and Oldham
scored on the out Veach ended the
inning with a grounder to Judge.
Homer Puts Tigers in Front.
Charity led off in the seventh
and drove through Haney. La
motto sacrificed and Francis
grounded. Charity reaching third,
Bluege walked but Harris blew the
chance, forcing Bluege at second.
Heilr1ann was the first batsman
up in the seventh. He drove a liner
into the right field bleachers for
four bases. putting Detroit in the
lead. Cutshaw and Rigney were
disposed Of and then Bassler
walked again. He took second on a
wild pitch. Oldham raped a single
into left but when Bassler tried to
score Smith whipped him out at
the plate.
The Grirs apparently won 1t in
the eighth. Rice walked. Judge
flied and Goebel walked Cobb
also walked. He walked from
center field to the box. Ehmke,
too, walked. He walked from
the bull pen to the box. olu-