Evening star., 1922-06-24

1t may be that Walter Johnson is
slipping fast, as the critics insist. but it
would be difficult to convince the more
than 10000 who turned out to welcome
the return Of the Nationals on the
combination Of Boy Scouts and Ladies'
day that such is the case, Barney had a
lot Of zip on his fast ball and splendid
control of hook. He fairly earned his
victory. but 1t was not attained without
a struggle. for Fred Heimach gave him
the stoutest kind of opposition until the
final frame.
johnson Threatened Twice.
Johnson was threatened twice, having
the bases loaded on him through three
successive bingles, with none out, in the
second, while one alien reached the mlu-
way, with one gone, in the fourth. his
southpaw hill rival did even better Tor
seven frames yielding only two singles
and being in danger only once, IN the
fifth, when passed ball followed
bingie.
When the blow-off came. in the eighth,
il was decisive and conclusive. Eddle
Goebel started it with a ponderous wal
lop over Bing Miller's dome to the nag
pole for circuit of the bases rms
titanic tap took the starch out OF
Heimach. who followed by issuing MS
only mass to picinict. Val reached sec
end on Bluege's neat sacrifice and scored
on a solid shot to center by johnson.
Walter took an extra base when Miller
messed up his drive, and tailed on a
swat to right center by Judge.
Mackian Menace Is NiPped.
Snappy collaboration between
Shanks and Picinich, in effectlng a
double play, checked the Mackmen
in the second when they had Il golden
opportunity to accomplish something:
McCIowan riffied d safety over second
for starter. moved up on Miller
sharp single to left and when Per
fny h
the corners were crowded with no
body out. Galloway then raised a
fly to left center that Shanks got
under. MCGOWAN started from third
with the catch. Picinich had to back
up a couple of steps for the throw,
but dived for the plate and got a
close decision. Johnson then whifed
Dykes.
The third round was similar to the
first for the Macks, in that they were
set down in order. Walker attained
to the midway in the fourth on his
single and McGowan's sacrifice, only
to be left when Johnson slipped
third strike over on Miller and Per-
kins lofted to Shanks.
Two more uheventful rounds
brought the seventh, when Miller
singled with one down, but two flies
by Perkins and Galloway were easily
taken care Of One gone in the eighth,
Heimach drew the only walk off john
son, but got no farther than the l1ri-
tiaI station, Young and Johnston dy-
ing aerially. walker, MCGOWAN and
Miller did nothing in the ninth.
Grins Helpless TIL Eighth.
For seven innings the Nationals
were able to accomplish even less
against Heimach than the AS did
with Johnson. Rice singled in the
opener and was tagged on McGowan's S
heave to Young when he tried to
stretch it. Galloway's wild throw
gave Harris a life in the second.
whereupon Goebel famed and Picin-
ich rolled to Dykes. In the sixth
Goebel singled to center with one
away and reached second on passed
ball, only to be stranded when
Picinich whitfield and Bluege died on
an infield roller that Heimach de-
fected to Young. These We're the
only Griffs to reach the runways un-
ill they staged their productive rally
in the eighth.