The Washington times., 1922-12-16
BY LOUIS A. BOUCHER.


Something has recently been said
Of the great falling off in pitching
efficiency shown by johnson
through the last three years. There
fore, 1t 10 worthy of note that the
slipping" pitcher won three 1-to-0
victories last year and one S-to-o
triumph. He was the only mem.
ber Of the Washington hurting
staff to hangup even ono 1-toe
On June IS johnson whitewashed
the Boston Red Sox, to O.. Ten
days later, juno 28, he did the same
thing to the chesty New York
Yankees. As for practice, he froze
the Mackmen. to 0. on June. %.
Then came q hiatus lasting until
August ~. when the great veteran
put the 1to.0 bee on the Chicago
White Sox.
johnson, just like every other
pitcher In tho majors, haa suf-
fered from the lively ball In use
and from tho rcgained confidence
Of tho bstsmen on that account
True, he has Lost. sonle Of his
speed. yet the sverage batsman
facipg him viii hardly notidD 1t,
OXV0Q8 Ou - I'M SO0y WUCah OOhkAs-
son wcakens faster than he once
The 1922 Griffmen won five
f-to-0 victories. George Mogridge
6eing on the hill in three Of them:
Olaf Erickson got one and 20 did
Francis.
sOn May 20 Erickson happened to
b feeling fit and ready and he
stepped out against the Boston
Red Eox. freezing them. Olaf was
. terrible inend-outer' last season.
but he did manage to win that
1Ito-O game. "bearing down" all the
way In wonderful fashion.
George Mogridge. the slender
eeuthsider. pitched his first 2.to-0
victory against st. Louis on July
IS. on August he repeated this
feat against the White Sox and on
September ( he slipped the same
dose to Connie Mack's young men
as they sought trouble on Labor
Ray Francis selected the Fourth
Hughey Duffy's Boston Red Sox.
but that triumph did not compare
with his stellar hurting against the
6t. Louis Browns on September 20,
when he turned them back, to D..
It was seldom that the toothpick.
chewing ysouthsider was 90 steady
or received 20 many runs behind
HIM.
Erickson, was tho. only Griff.
man In addition to johnson to /.
Eet away with o 8-to-o victory.
( He did lt on June 8 against his
Oh meal ticket, the Cleveland In
alAns. That was shout the 1ast
Z Rome he won against the IndIAns.
to, for they exploded MS jinx
pswers for good and Al last sum-
aner. @
yssebel ,Tecumseh Zachary's lone
whitewash victory was score Of
Ssto o and came at the expense Of
the Red eox On Juno l., That was
during the suddsn bsaated squirt the
0riffS made which brought them
op into, the nrst division.
Right at the start Of the season.
Tom Phillips whitewashed the Bos-
Ton RED 6ox. That gave him one
of his three victories and was one
Of the two complete games, he
pitched. Phillips gave his bril-
Nant exhibition ON April - in
Boston. his supporters driving over
ten runs behind him.
Philips later went to New York.
and, on . raw, blustery day.
pitched brilllantly against the cham.
pions. He was defeated. largely
through bad luck. He never again
looked - good a. he did that day.
and shortly faded out OF the bic
league picture. going to Joe Can
Unions Minneapolis Miliers.
\ Pitching shutouts couples luck
with the evcr-necessary skill. How.
ever. when . pitcher wins I to
or Q 2 to . triumph In these days
Of the lively ball. he 10 showing
be shown. This- goes also for the
pitcher opposing him.
~ Cobb told us one day IN
Detrolt IaSt season that George
MogTi1ge was the hardest pitcBer
In TIE American League 70 score
against. He was speaking, Of
cSurpe, frupn the Woll-IgnOwn ex.
per3cace 81 the Tigers against
MogrSdee. II there b one club
thai hoes 70 see George warm
1ng MP = b Detr0lt. He b usu-
sIF slow psasca for the junga-
Ths immediate future OF the
Washibgtou hurting corps 10 not %
GOOD With johnson aiiing through
I the winter, he may not b. avail.
able for many weeks after the cur
tain goes up IN April.
ysssbsI Tscunntsh zachary pitched
an lAst season with q loose liza,
Oent IN h1e left elbow. How he
Vleched % wel1 - one of the mys.
ter,es connected with the national
game. He msy suffer from II
again usxt summer and NOT do %
wen - he aid last year.
QeofgA Mogr1dgs has had his ton
Y silS removed This - supposed 70
{. make cosssldsrkble difI6rV(fe in his
J, pitching next seapnus However,
that remains to be seen.
Olaf Erickson needs no. oopecfaI