Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-06
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him famous, johnson struck out IL
of the Giants. and in nine of the IL
innings, baff1ed them with the craft
and smoke Of his delivery. But
two mighty home runs by Kelly and
Terry, thrusts that came with the
suddenness Of lightning. and a saw
age drive in the twelfth inning.
brought about the veterans undoiny.
For eight innings johnson matched
his wonderful speed, mis- puzzling
change of pace, with the southpaw
skill of Nehf. The Giant star, despite
sporadic streaks of wildness, had the
better of a duel that was closely
waged but unspectacular. Then came
the ninth, and the Senators, break
ing through the defense that had held
them at bay, tied the score and
threw the game into a wild extra
inning tusSle.
Judge had started the ninth in
ming auspiciously by striking out,
when Bluege, young third baseman,
brought the crowd to it's feet with a
single that Jackson got his ylove on
but could not handle. Peckinpaugh,
veteran shortstop. followed with a
line smash to left center and Bluege
scurried over the plate with the ty-
ing run amid a wild outburst that
iIdilNu lIC SdiIlC 1Ol ScNStdl
until the outfie!d could be cleared of
cushion shower.
Peckinpaugh rested on second
with a prospect of scoring the win
ming run. and when he advanced to
third on RueIs out. the crowd called
for Johnson, as he strobe to the
plate, to win his own game. 1t was
the second opportunity for heroic
batting achievement that had been
opened to the great pitcher, b<,
though he tried hard, he could not
break through. This time he raised
a short fly that Kelly grabbed in
short center field. Two innings pre-
viously. with men on first and sec
ond and two out, johnson smashed
drive that seemed headed for safe
ty in right center. but Frank Frisch.
Giant captain, leaped high and
brought down the ball to choke off
the rally.
Both teams lost chances to score
in the tenth, Frisch getting to sec
ond for the Giants on his hit and
steal, while Harris and Rice slugged
in succession for the Senators, the
former reaching third, only to be
strande when Goslin and Judge, the
clubs heavy artillery, were checked
by Nehf.
The 18th passed quickly. with nei-
ther side threatening, then came the
twelfth and Johnson, just when it
seemed he was growing stronger I'M
der the tenseness of the struggle,
wilted. Hank Gowdy, veteran CATCH
err, started the Giants victorious
| tally when he walked, johnson, hit
ting him in the back with the fourth
ball. Nehf lifted a short fly to GEN.
ter. which McNeely threw wildly to
| the infield in his haste and Gowdy
| raced TO third and Nehf to second.
Sensing that the break of the game
had come, McGraw called on his re-
serves and sent Jack Bentley to bat
for, Lindstrom. young third baseman.
The strategy succeeded when Bent
! ley walked, filing the bases, and
Southworth ran for him.
Momentarily the rally was checked
when Frisch hit to Harris and Cow
| dy was forced out at the plate. and
, Young. who had struck out previ-
! ously three times, came through with
a short single to center and Nehf
crossed the plate. Kelly brought in
Southworth with what proved the
winning run when he lifted a sacri-
flee to Goslin. Terry filled the bases
again with an infield single but
| johnson forced Wilson to fly out and
end the rally.
johnson was withdrawn in favor
| of pinch hitter. Shirley, as the
! Senator's came to bat for the last
| time. 1t was Che last ditch stand
. end the crowd was thrown into an
i other frenzy when Jackson dropped
Shirley's high fly and the runner
| reached second McNeely flew out,
! but Harris, Washington's batting
manager. punched a single to center
i that sent Shirley over the plate.
! Rice followed with a sharp drive to
left center and Harris raced to third,
but Rice. trying to stretch his hit,
was thrown out at second.
This INSTRUCTED piece of strategy
| cost the Senators 4 chance to tie the
score. for it was the second out and
| Harris chances CT scoring the tying
run were BLASTED when Goslin was
| thrown out Oh fine stop and throw
by Kelly. called into the infield in
the closing inning. Had Rice held
, to a single, Harris probably would
| have cen able to score on Goslin' s
| blow. which came within inches of
being safe hit.
This break in their last rally was
| typical of the opportunities lost by
tue senators at several stages of the
| game. Nehf's wildness in the early
par of the game threatened several
, times TO cause him trouble. but wit h
| men on bases the Senators could not
piodrCe a decisive punch. making
but one safe hit. sirsle by Judge
in the first five innings off Nehf's
| deceptive shoots.
| Johnson was mastnifuf until the
! fatal twelfth. He struck out men
! IN eight of the first II innings. in
| Guiding Young and Wilson three