New Britain herald., 1924-10-09
Harris and His Team De- termined to Battle the !. Giants to Last Ditch Johnson's Defeat Comes as Crushing Blow.
By The Associated Press.

By The Associated Press
 Washington, Oct. 9.-Groggy and all cut up, Kid Washington, cham
 pion of the American league, en-
 gagged in battle with the Gotham Giant, strong man of the National. for possession of baseballs fairest prize, the worlds championship, is home today to expire or to fight to live anther day.
 Roger Peckinpaugh, veteran short stop, whose absence from the contest was again sharply felt in the Giant to victory of yesterday, will make . heroic effort to get back today to engage in the battle, which, if won by the Giants, will end the series at four games to two but which would tie up the issue at three games each and make another contest necessary if Washington wins.
 Manager Harris, immediately af- after yesterdays battle won the toss and Washington. was awarded the seventh battle if one is played.
 To clinch the series today. Man. ager McGraw will continue his suc- cessful left-hand strategy and use Arthur Nehf who won the first game from Johnson but whose hand, in- jured in that contest prevented him from taking his regular turn yester- day. McGraw is of the opinion that Nehf will be able to start today but stated that Virgil Barnes, who was knocked put Tuesday, would be given another opportunity if Nehf was not ready.
 Manager Harris will gamble his remaining chips on Tom Zachary whose curving magic haffled the Giants Sunday until he weakened. If Tom repeats today and is good until the late innings, "Firpo" Marberry will be rushed to the rescue and Mogridge, another port-sider whose good pitching was a prelude to the second senatorial victory, will be saved for the final.
 uS StIlGS lldS DtCu Iull UL ul dillGi and melodrama but the most touch- ing picture of baseball history, prob ably, was drawn yesterday when the ambition of lifetime was denied to Walter Johnson, a heroic figure whose achievements and healthy in- fiuence will forever stand in relief on the frieze picturing the developments of the game.
 After IS years of great hurling, with losing club, Johnson entered his first world series with the added glory of being named the most valu- able player to his club in the Amer ican league. The entire country wanted to see Johnson win world series game, and there were times when a variation of two feet in a patted ball would have insured vic- tory.
 T couldn't hold them" Johnson said after the game. T had two chances but couldn't come through, and may not play next year"
 In the early stages of the game 1t seemed that the fates would smile on the veteran. Bentley was none too steady in the second and two men got on the sacks although neither scored. In the third, the first three Washington batters hit but none reached third. Johnson, the first oI the trio, was thrown out trying to stretch his single into a double. Two hits gave the Senators a run In the fourth but Bentley frightened ana Goose Goslin's third home run of the series, which tied the record set last year by Babe Ruth, was the only other tally given to Johnson.
 Meanwhile the little god of chance shifted its smile from Johnson to the Giants. In the third three scratchy singles sent in run and left men on second and third; double play shut off further scoring. In the next lh- ming Terry hit a hearty three base hit but was caught on the base line by Sir Walter himself after the latter 1 felded Wilson's tap.
 Miller, who played third while Bluege went to short in the absence of Peckinpaugh, was nervous and so , afflicted by a bad hand that his work | was a depressing instead of a steady Ing influence. Still Johnson kept 1 curving and speeding away. In the sixth Gowdy singled past second and the crushing blow fell-a high fly over the stands by Bentley, home run by a few feet.
 With two men on in the seventh . Harris sent a fly deep into right . but Young backed almost against the