Evening star., 1924-10-05
FIGHTING FINISH BY SENATOR'S
STIRS GREAT CROWD TO FRENZY
Johnson En,erges Hero in Defeat in One of Came
Most Thrilling Dramatic BattIes-Ciants
PrOue Their MettIe.

It went for a single, but 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 Bentley
walked. filling the bases, and South
worth ran for him.
Momentarily the rally was checked
when Frisch hit to Harris and Gowdy
was forced out at the Plate, but Young.
who had struck out pre viouSly three
times. came through with short single
to center and Nehf crossed the plate.
Kelly brought in Southworth with what
proved the winning run when he lifted
sacrifice fly to Goslin. TRY filled
the bases again with an infied single,
but johnson forced Wilson to fly out
and end the rally.
Harris Drives i'm One.
johnson was withdrawn in favor of
pinch-hitter. Shirley, as the Senators
came to bat for the last time. 1t was
a last ditch stand and the crowd was
thrown into another frenzy when Jack
son dropped ShirIey's high fly and the
runner reached second. McNeely flew
out but Harris, Washington's battling
manager. punched q sinE.e to center
that sent Shirley over the plate. Rice
followed With II sharp drive to left
center and Harris raced to third, but
Rice, trying to stretch his hit, was
thrown out at second.
This miSdirected piece of strategy
cost the Nationals a chance to tie
the score for it was the second out
and Harris chances of scoring the
tying run were blasted when Goslin
was thrown out on fine stop and
throw of Kelly, called into the infield
in the closing inning. Had Rice been
held to single. Harris proba bly,
would have been able to score on Cos
lin's blow. which came within inches
of being "a safe hit.
Lost Some Opportunities.
This break in their last rally was
typical of the opportunities lost by
the Nationals at several stages of the
game. Nehfs wildnesS in the early
part of the game threatened several
times to cause him trouble but with
men on bases the Nationals could not
produce decisive punch. making but
one safe hit, single by Judge, in the
first five innings off Nehf's deceptive
shoots. McNeely, doubling to start
the sixth, brought the Nationals first
run across on successive infield outs
but in the seventh and eighth innings
three men were left on the paths.
Though he was hit hard, yielding a
total of II safe hits against an al
lowance of 10 by Nehf. johnson was
masterful until the fatal twelfth.
Often he had the heaviest guns of the
Giant attack swinging wildly at his
fast ball He struck out men in
eight of the first II innings, includ-
ing Young and Wilson three times
apiece, but 1t seemed the irony of
fate that Kelly and Terry. -lunging
wildly, should connect for the home
runs that started the Giants toward
victory. In the fourth. when Terry
got his circuit blow, the only other
three men to face Johnson struck
out.
Giants Show MettIe.
The tension that has surrounded
the world series, the attempted
bribery that brought about the ban
ishment of O'Connell and Dolan and
set the match to new base ball
conflagration, had cast its shadow
over yeste rday's game but in the
heat of playing conflict, it seemed
lost.
The morale of the Giants. as they
fought yesterday. apparently has
been unShaken by their ordeal, and
the crowd yesterday, far from show
ing any hostility. gave ample proof
that it was ready to accept the
situation.
Today, the clubs will go into the
second stage of their battle, which,
on the basis of rival strength yester-
day. looms as likely to go the limit
before a decision is reached.
Washington is expected to send it's
southpaw star, Zachary. to the mound
in an effort to even the series, while
McGraw. having scored with his ace
yesterday. was planning to rely on
his veteran right handler, Hugh
McQuillan.