Evening star., 1924-10-08
BENTLEY OPPOSES
JOHNSON IN FIFTH
CONTEST Of SERIES
McGraW Unable to Use Nehf
Against Washington Ace
Because of Injury.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
POLO GROUNDS, NEW YORK, Oc.
tober S.-Walter Johnson, veteran
star of the Washington pitching
staff. opposed Jack Bentley. Nc
Graw's great lefthander. in the fifth
game of the world series here today
Bentley was McGraw's hour
selection to pitch today in place OF
Art Eehf. winner of the first game
who is nursing a sore thumb. An
other crowd of approximately $4,000
was in the park to see the last game
Mere before the battle-ground shifts
to Washington for the sixth contest.
Bentley retired the Nationals in or
der in the first inning, Iindstrom
making a sensational leaping catch
of a line drive koff McNeely for the
first out, and the crowd gave John
son terrific ovation as he walked to
the box. If the fans were with
Washington in the first two games
here, it seemed certain they would be
even more partial to the American
Leaguers with the great pitcher on
the mound.
The teams meet in Washington to-
morrow for the sixth game Before
the game starts the clubowners of
the CoIteIOIES Teams VIII meet ana
toss a coin to decide the place of the
seventh game. if such is necessary.
To date McGraw has exhibited nine
members of his hurting staff. all ex-
cept his youngsters. Huntzinger and
Maun. Manager Harris has tried all
of his staff except Zahniser and
Ogden.
After a night of rain the sun came
out this morning, and indication were
that there would be good weather for
the world series game this afternoon.
Southpaws Victorious.
The first four sessions developed
into a battle of rights and lefts. with
the margin strongly in favor of the
southpaw swings. Yesterday Harris
evened up the fight by taking the fourth
round by q score Of to 4, the widest
margin Of the struggle. George Mo-
gridge, a left-handed pitcher, and
Goose Goslin. a port-sided batter, jab-
bed the Giants silly.
Meanwhile. the public is enjoying
the base ball battle of the century.
Yesterday, 1929 people, the largest
paid attendance which ever witnessed
a game at the Polo Grounds, cheered
the visiting Nationals even more than
the hometown Giants. Today anoth-
er record breaker is expected.
The purse for which the teams are
battling amounts to $248,319.38 Each
Giant will draw about $5,731 by win
ming or 1891 by losing. The win
ming Nationals figure awould be about
$6,477 and the losing amount 81 319.
In the first inning yesterday it ap-
peared as If Washington had completely
shot it's bolt in the first two games and
was done as a contender. Mogridge
walked two men and Bluege contrib
uted an error and the Giants were off
in front with a run.
Then, as Zachary, another left-handed
veteran with slow serve, had done on
Sunday, Mogridge proceeded to stand
the Giants on their heads. He allowed
only three hits in seven innings George
Kelly Tailed the only Giant run during
this period on two infield outs which
followed his double in the sixth.
Meanwhile Goose Goslin, the man who
puts the punch in Washington, but
whose efforts had only given Frisch a
chance to shine on Monday, discovered
means of circumventing the Giant
proposition. With two on in the third
inning Goose hit one so high and hard
that not only Frisch but Ross Young,
the Giant right-fielder. watched it soar
into the stands for a home run.
McNeely Helps Mats.
The lower three Of the Nationals bat
ting order were absolutely powerless.
but when Goose appeared there was ac-
ton. In the, fifth, McNeely, who with
Bluege came to life with three hits yes
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