Evening star., 1924-09-05

ure OF the hery-hOSed bunch OF BOS'
their wrath and registered one of tn
such help is warmly welcomed by the
The Bucks were to go through only
light practice today. but tomorrow
hostlities will be resumed in the
Georgia Avenue Park. Manager Har-
ris expects to call upon George Roch-
ester Mogridge. one of his two south
paws. to fire at the visitors. George
has pitched two games against the
Red Sox this season to an even break.
Just who will go to the slab for the
Fohlmen is uncertain. Lee has been
using so much mound material in the
past few days that he has to guess
about 'em almost as much as those
outside the club.
Johnson'S Average .s6O.
That victory over the Red SoX made
Johnson's record for the year read
10 wins and defeats, a winning per-
centage of .76o. Pitchers rating above
200 for a season are rare in major
league base ball There were but
two in the American League last sea-
son who went through a schedule
comparable with Johnsons in this
campaign TO break 200, and but one
in 1922
Walters easiest victim. this year
has been Mack'S club. OF six games
against them he has won five. He
has faced the White SoX three times
and never lost to them. His records
against the Yankees and. Tigers read
three triumphs in four starts. The
Browns have bowed to him two time s
in as many games and the Indians
twice in three contests. The Red SoX
had downed him twice before he beat
them yesterday.
Johnson's last defeat was handed
y I'll, h-
Then Cobbs bunch noSed out the Ma
tionals. to 3. after being licked )
to for seven innings. a wild throw
by a Buck infielder paved the way to
a trio of Tiger tallies in the eighth.
Since then he has won nine games.
Walter has been in 81 games this
season. starting all of them, as Man
ager Harris has not deemed it wise
to use the veteran as relief hurler.
The great kanSan has enough to do
on the hill without being subjected to
frequent warm-ups on the side line
when mates falter. Walter has hurled
sixteen complete games.
johnson was somewhat spotty in
his pitching when he broke the spell
the Red Sox had held over him since
the start of the season. but he did
not need to be at his best, for the
Bucks were in a savage hitting mood
and punished three of the visiting
hurlers. Walter was touched for
nine hits in seven innings, but man.
aged to do some really fine hurting
on two occasions when the Red SoX
filled the sacks.
His best inning was the sixth, in
which the first two batters to face
him singled But the next fouled out
and Fred Ezzell famed. Val Picinich.
Walters former battery mate, drew
pass. to jam all the stations. Here
Lee Fohl sent the venerable Shano
Collins to the plate to bat for Cur
tbs Fullerton. Red SoX starting hurler,
and Shane ingloriously whitfield.
johnson took seven Red SoX over
the strikeout route during his term,
twice tanning Bill Wambsganss and
EzZeII. He also granted three bases
on balls and uncorked a wild pitch.
The seven whiffs raised to 3.203 his
strikeout record for his big league
career. With the game we'll in hand.
Harris replaced johnson with Allen
Russell after the seventh session.
and the Red Sox did not bother the
spitballer greatly.
Bucks Slam Ball.
The Bucks hammered three pitch.
ers soundly. Johnson aiding much In
the attack with double and two
singles in four times at bat. Fuller
ION was 'TedCHeu, LOT tlSht pio"S III
five frames. Then Chester Ross,
young left handler. gave up five in
the sixth inning. Jack Winters.
orthodox finger. finished for the Red
Sox and was pounded for seven hits,
to raise the Bucks total for the
game to 90.
Harris and company began scoring
in the third round. With one gone
johnson doubled and took third as
q
between passes to Harris and Goslin
sent Walter home, and Judge, with
one base blow, Tailed Harris and
Rice and sent Goslin to third.
Bluege's single scored Goose.
Singles by Johnson and McNeeiy.
Harris out and Rice'S intield one
baser accounted for two markers in
the fourth That was all the count
ing off Fullerton, but the Bucks had
a merry time at the expense OF Ross
in the sixth.
McNeely opened that frame with
blow that became triple when
Neach lost the ball in the sun.
Harris single scored Earl Rice
popped out. but GoslinS single and
passed ball put Harris at third, from
where he Tailed after Boone caught
Judges long fly. Bluege's -baser
Knocked Goose home.
Hit winters In Seventh.
The last flock of Buck scores were
made off Winters in the seventh.
johnson started the frame with
single, McNeely beat out a bunt and
Harris dragged a bunt by Wamby'
filling the bases. Rice's two-bagger
drove in two tallies, and after Gosiin
and Shirley had been disposed OF
Taylor scratched a nit that scored
Harris.
The Red Sox did their registering
in four rounds. Boone's walk and
Veach's triple were good for a run
off Johnson in the fourth. In the
fifth, singles by Picinich and Fuller
ton, a wild pitch and d fielder's choice
made a tally. Flagstead's single, a
hit batter, fielder's choice and
Joe Harris rap manufactured the
third marker CLEANED off Walter.
Russell was reached for a pair OF
runs in the ninth. With Boone out
of the way, Joe Harris strolled.
Taylor made two-base wild toss
after fielding Veach's grounder neatly,
and Clarke singled Joe Harris home
and Veach to third. Bobby crossed
the plate after Goslin caught EzzeHs
high one.
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