New Britain herald., 1924-05-16


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 Why has Waiter Johnson lasted so long as big league pitcher? In all probability there was never q more popular idol than Johnson. Even partisan fans hate to see their favor ite team beat him. However the greatest test of a players popularity is measured among his fellow play CTS. It is not putting it too strongly to say that every American League player has the greatest admiration for Waiter Johnson.
 Eighteen years ago Johnson made his American League debut, an un- known rookie. His pitching made him famous overnight. He has con- sistently held that fame by his sterl- ing performances and his likeable manner. Of the players who were in the American League when Johnson made his debut. Ty Cobb alone re- mains. Every pitcher in the organi- zation at that time has passed out. Johnson has seen hundreds of twirl- CTS come and go.
 There are many reasons why Wal ter Johnson has cutlasted hundreds of big league pitchers, why after IS years of service he is still one of the outstanding stars of the American League.
 In the first place. Johnson lives right. Dissipation of any kind Is un- known to him. Baseball is his liveli- hood, his business, and he caters to it most carefully. Another potent fac tor in Johnson's long and successful career is his method of delivery. His free, easy, graceful style that places no great strain on the arm, has en- ahed him 10 go merrily on year after year, A jerky delivery can ruin more nitching arms than any other one thing.
 A desire to merely win rather than create individual performances has also helped Johnson defy Father Time.
 Once Johnson is given a working and tries to hold that lead with the least possible effort. If pressed he puts on extra steam. In one game Johnson had 10 strikeonts in the first five innings. IL looked as if he would surely break the American League record. In tho sixth inning his team mates gave liim a four-run lead. With x comfortable margin Johnson work cd under wraps the rest of the game and struck ont only two men in the last four innings. Johnson has outlasted sll other pitchers, first because nature endowed him with wonderful ability. and sec ondly because he has had the good judgment 10 conserve that ability.
 old man Alexander was in his usual form yesterday. hence the de- feat Of the skidding Giants.
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 luqu.. the temperance Cuban, was as temperamental as usual Hes- terdsy and got chased 10 the showers, but not before the Braves had bumped him sufficiently to have the lost game chalked up against him.
 Alix of Meriden defeated Arnoys of New Haven five out Of nine in the state bowling match last night,
 Al tfe same time, Fred Teller took seven out Of nine from Fido o'Bricn Of Hartford. Amherst defeated Wesleyan badly yesterday. taking so game from the tl,er boys.
 St Thomas seminary defeated Gil- bert High Of Winsted, 6to, yesterday. Darimouth's baseballers slapped iitlie Trinity all over the lot yesterday and Non easily, 17 10 c.
 Cuddy DeMarco and Lew Paluso, who meet in Waterbury on the :3d, will be preceded in the ring by Emil paluso and Young silverberg, Willie shugrue and Young Luby.
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