The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-09


Extremely popular wherever he
plays, johnson is even more popu.
lar than that in New York, and he
had most Of the 10000 fans packing
the Polo Grounds yesterday pulling
for him to win. Yet, looking at
that game with q sober eye, It ID
easy to see that Jack Bentley out
pitched the Old Master and the
Giants were too much for him TO
conquer. It was not all J0llnson's
weakness. 1t was partly because
OF the weakness Of his supporters.
But there was a day in Johnson
baseball life when weak support
meant almost nothing to him. That
him, TO 2, and now need but q
single victory to become champions
Of the world
johnson was found for thirteen
safe hits. He hit q man and passed
two, but he was not Wild. He was
hit hard, the Giants taking appar.
ent delight in meeting his fast ball
and letting the hook go by.
Nevertheless, backed by q weaken
ed infield, johnson gave the Giants
q hard fight for seven innings. The
strain was telling on him as the
game went on and In the eighth he
was weak. indeed. In that one
frame the Giants scored as many
runs as they had in all the game
before.
The fighting Griffs batBled hard
all the way and, Is they made
their way through the crowd aft
err the defeat, they were cheered
all the way from the dugOut to
the clubhouse in centerfleld. They
had proved themselves worthy
fOemen and Johnson has gone
down honestly and honoFably.
The Giants took q one.run lead
In the third with q BIT Of luck.
Jackson scratched q lift to BIueee
and reached third on Bentley's
slashing single to right, He scored
when Lindstron1 beat out slow
roller to Miller.
It fell to that same Miller to tie
up the score I'm the next inning
with a real hit down the first
base line. bringing Judge over
from second base.
A fluke home run put the
Giants back in the lead in the
fifth and foreshadowed the defeat
that was coming to Washington's
great pitcher. Gowdy opened va
single to right and then Jack
Bentley sent up q towetlng fly
to right field.
Sam Rice came in and camped
under that ball. It seemed years
for II to come down and Sam
stood there, gazing ct 1t. It was
TO be q simple catch and Bentley
remained at the plate. with Gowdy
on first base.
Then, as though drawn on q
thread, that ball dropped into the
grandstand not a foot from the
foul line, nor a foot inside the
railing. 1t was q Polo Grounds
home run and Gowdy and Bentley
slowly circled the bases.
But Goose Goslin didn't intend
to stay cut OF the spotlight. He
had 10 have his daily home run
and 50 when the eighth inning
came along he busted loose,
hanlInering long liner UP
among the joyful customers Ia
the right field stand. His clout
was cheered even more loudly
than was Bentley's.
To put the finishing touches on
THE combat, the Giants grabbed
three tallies in the eighth and sad
dened fans began moving toward
the many exits. They had seen the
end of the great Walter Johnson In
world series; they had seen him
going down with grim look on his
face, fighting to the end, and they
were sad.
Kelly opened with q single to left.
Then johnson passed Terry. Wilson
rolled toward third base, intending
sacrifice. johnson fumbled that
little roller, losing q play at third
base and getting an error from
the scorers. The bases were Jam-
med. There was none out. The
Giant rOoters were roaring for
runs.
Travis Jackson sent Goslin Tar
back toward the fence for his
fly ana over came Kelly. Miller
seized Gcwdy's hot one and cut off
Wilson ct second. Hope appeared
in the Washington dugotit, only 10
vanish when Hugh McQuillan,
throwing his bat at the bali, sent q