Evening star., 1924-10-08

say TINS mo- itlilS NolGti illiS MS y
ward the world series game he wa!
the Polo Grounds.
And Johnson is man of few
always. If he thinks he is i'll goo
National League champions in the f
championship OF the world, he pr
jolly himself or any one else into f;
so certain about himself
Against the Giants in Washington
last week, johnson did not pitch his
real game. He was too deliberate, too
studied in his work. He pressed too
much on every pitch, and rlainly
showed his nervousness, Johnson felt
that the eyes of the base ball world
were upon him in his first world
series engagement, and his perform
anre suffered thereby.
But that is gone now, and with
his club very much in the running fol-
the games greatest title after days
of furious batting. Johnson seems
ready to be himself in a ball contest
Manager Harris announced that Wal
ter would be his choice today, and
when Walter works he will be pitch
ing solely to win ball game for the
Nationals. He will not be pitching to
win for a host of admirers as we'll.
There was no feeling of depression
among the Nationals after their de-
feat here Monday, and there was no
excess of JOY after the 7-to-4 victory
yesterday in the fourth game, which
deadlocked the series
Happy Over Triumph.
The men were nappv over the
triumph, but took their success calmly.
They bore themselves like athletes
who had expected nothing else and
raised no undue fuss when it came
There really was not as much talk
ing and general confusion in the
clubs dressing room after yester-
days contest AS is customary after
almost any engagement during the
championship campaign in the league.
The men look upon this world series
as serious business and conduct them
selves on and off the :iSld accordingly
They know they have Il splendid
chance TO capture world iaurels and
they hope to make the most of it.
Perhaps the Mats do not constitute IA
great ball cub as greatness goes but
they do constitute one Of the gamest
clubs that ever existed. Success does not
go to their heads. Winning pIeases
them, OF courss, but it does not make
them blow their own trI'~r"ets.
The Mats DO their p NsAe; on the ball
field. not in c'ubhouses alter games
Those Giants We're not going to
throw them past Gosiin al the time
remarked Trainer Mike Martin after
Yesterdays game. Hes 100 keen bat
ter to be marks for them in this series
Ihat was fine exhibition he gave
Goose ls Big Noiar.
Goose was the big no:sa in the attack
that stung Barnes, Howard BIZ xtn and
Wayland Dean the trio of right-ha nders
John McGraw sent against the Mats in
the second tilt of the series at the POO
Grounds. All he got in four times at
bat was three singles and Il home run
and two of the blows drove in four Nat
runs, as many as the Charts could get
collectively, while th" last of Goose's
wallops started the making of a run.
ihat homer Goose got in the third in
ming off Barnes while McNeeIy and Har-
ris were roostfng on the bases was a
smash to the lower grandstand in right
It was terrific ciout. and would have
been good for at least two bases on any
big league ball field not pinched by
stands.
Goslin'S work at bat was 50 good in
the fourth game that il raised his aver
age for the series from .210 to .36S.
Some jumpi Goose also did well afield
yesterday. He had three chances in left,
and each one hard One was long liner
tN HiiSOf tTdt DltktQ tTOSlin against
the barrier in front of the left-field
stands. 1t was sparkling piece of field
ing.
NcNeeiy and BIuege shine.
Earl McNeely and Bluege also did
some sound slalnming at the expense
of the Giants pitt hers. McNeely,
who had gotten but enc safety in the
three preceding games. and Bluege,
who had made but two, each regis
tered three hits yesterday, figuring
prominently in the scoring.
Mogridge lis Exubernnt.
There was not a man among the
Mats happier than George Mogridge
after the winning. Thought by many
to be through for the season as
pitcher, to be entirely too uncertain
TO be risked in a world series game,
George had stepped on the slab and
pitched one of his best games Of the
year. He had every right to feel
happy. when George gets as much
on his fast one as he had on it
against the Giants, he is unbeatable"
averred Harris, following the contest.
He showed me SO much when he was
warming up before the game that |
decided then and there Mogridge was
the man to send in, and he upheld
my 1uuSiHtHl III great Slyle, wv
1t was the first game in which
Mogridge had pitched so long for
more than month, but George had
plenty of confidence yesterday, and
gave fine account of himself until
he began firing in the eighth. 1t was
Il wonderful day for the veteran
southpaw.
''We had a Frank Frisch of our own
today" said Memo Leibold after the
Giants were licked. And / guess he
did not play a great game" Memo
was referring to Bucky Harris. who
gave an exhibition of second baSing
quite as remarkable as that given by
Frisch for the Giants when they won
Mondays game.
Harris Is Cheered.
Harris work brought cheers from
the mass of fans in the Polo Grounds
repeatedly. His playing in the eighth
inning was remarkab able. When he
rushed well in back of second base,
scooped up grounder and. while
awhirIing, threw to Judge to retire
Gowdy. the mob roared. But they
roared even louder when Bucky
rushed almost to the foul line for a
one-handed stab of Frisch's sizzler
that had burned past Judge. and got
the ball to Joe at first base ahead
of the Fordham Flosh. They were the
plays of a champion.
Bucky had ten chances all told, and
handled every one wonderfully well.
He made those New York fans who
did not know what a really great Sec
ond sacker he is, realize it at last.
Peck May Not Get Back.
Roger Peckinpaugh's charley horse