Evening star., 1924-10-05


of the enemy camp that caused the
downfall of Washington.
Kelly, one of the most versatile
players on the New York club, a first
baseman who filled gap in the
Giants outfield in the late season
drive on which the pennant depended
and who finished the game yesterday
as a second baseman when strategy
dictated a realignment of his forces
by Manager McGraw with a fine bit Of
felding that nipped dangerous
Washington rally, met one of John
sons offerings solidly in the second
inning and sent 10 sailing over the
head OF Leon Goslin into the temporary
stand in front of the left field bleach
ers for the first run of the 1924
world series
veritable giant In stature Kelly
has license to manufacture blows OF
such dimensions for he is a hitter
with 1924 rating and collected no
fewer than "a circuit clouts during
the recent regular season. 1t could
be expected that he might whale a
ball over the head of Left Fielder
Leon Goslin of the Nationals and be-
yohd the confines of the playing field.
But 1t happened that the pitching
count on him at the time was three
balls and two strikes and it seemed
that johnson had taken the long
chance Of serving him one 'in the
Rroove'-straight over the center of
the plate.
No such explanation can be offered
OF the duplication of this feat by
Fred Terry in the fourth inning,
however, Terry is young in years,
comparative fiedgling in base ball,
and a player who boasts of the
modest average of .239 for the II
games In which he participated with
the Giants this season. johnson had
followed his record of one strike-out
10 an inning in the three preceding
ROUNDS by victimiZing both Ross
Young. topmost of Giant sluggers,
and the selfsame Kelly in that fourth
inning, when Terry came to bat and
mad made but one delivery, a wide
one, when the crash came that again
sent Goslin scurrying to the low rail-
ing in front of the field seats once
more to helplessly watch the bal,
sail out of reach over his head.
Then,s paradoxically enough, johnson
struck out Wilson to gain the dis
tinction of having retired the side on
strikes.
Nehf BnHies GriHs.
During this time the Nationals were
meeting with poor success in their
effort to break through the defensive
armor OF Nehf. a solitary single by
Judge in round being the extent of
their efforts at bat. They did not sue
ceed in getting a runner around the cir
cult until two innings later when Earl
McNeely. the young center fielder OBJ
tained from Sacramento in exchange
for the peppery Wild Matthews and
cash aggregating $4,000 paved the
way with a looping double near the
left field foul line and scored. after
Harris death had placed him on third
base, when Rice sent a roller to
Frisch at such a SLOW pace that no
play at the plate was possible
Johnson had a chance materially to
aid his own cause in the following G
frame when Peck's single through
young Lindstrcm at third base. fol-
lowed by Rogers theft of second,
and pass to Ruel brought the pitcher
up. but his drive toward right field
lacked force and Frisch was able to
get it with a leaping catch.
Gon.e strikes Ont.
Goslin failed in L pinch in the
eighth inning when he permitted
Nehf to hook a third strike over on
him with Rice at the middle cushion,
which he had attained by virtue of a
pass and fine bit of pilfering. but
the opportunity OF opportunities con-
fronted Johnson himself in the ninth.
Bluege had singled straight through
Lindstrom's legs and toted in the tying
run when Peck belted two-bagger to
left center. RuerS nfield retirement