Evening star., 1925-08-03

In the first game of his big league
career, johnson pitched for last
place club against team almost
on the verge of becoming American
League champion. He hurled eight
innings that day, granting only six
hits to an aggregation of powerful
sluggerS. then with the score to
against him, gave way to pinch
batter. Long Tom Hughes succeeded
Walter and the Detroit club went on
to win. TO ,.
Turns Tables on Cobb.
Ty Cobb, as a member of the old
Detroit club, had share in the de-
feat of the young pitcher Is years
ago. but yesterday Walter took his
revenge. He held the famous TyruS
hitless in three times at bat. The
only member of the visitors To solve
the veterans delivery successfully
was Bobby Jones. Bobby singled in
the fifth inning and again in the
seventh. Walter issued but two
passes and one of them was granted
Intentionally.
George Dauss opposed Johnson at
the outset of hostilities, but he made
way for pinch batter in the eighth,
and Ed Wells, southpaw. finished on
the hill for the Tigers. Dauss was
nicked for six safeties. including
triples by Buckley Harris and Joe
Judge. and walked one batter. Wells,
in one round of toll, yielded only a
hit and pass, but was victim of
some loose support.
The champs lost little time getting
on the right side of the ledger, scor-
ing in the initial inning. Stan Harris
sent mighty drive to right center for
three bases and continued home when
. Burke relayed Heilmann's return past
BaSsler at the plate.
Clinch Game in Fifth.
In the fifth stanza two more runs
went up for the Harrismen. With
Judge gone, Bluege sent a perfect
bunt .rward third and beat Dauss'
throw by couple of steps. Peck CON
tinued the good work with a ripping
single to left on the hitand-run sign
and Bluege. trying for home, landed
there safely when Wingo made a bad
throw to the plate. Peck reached
third on the heave. Muddy Ruel then
came through with a pretty squeeze
play bunt and while Jones was toss
Ing him out Rajah ambled over the
rubber.
Another pair of runs went up for
the Nationals in the eighth. Johnson
led off with a clean single into center
and McNeely negotiated "a pass to
first. Manager Harris sent them
along with d neat sacrifice toward
third. Rice followed with a fly to
Cobb and Walter got home, Cobb's
bum wing permitting him to score
with ease, while McNeely raced to
third.
Wells had taken Dauss' place in the
eighth, the result of h-hitter
batting for the veteran twirler, and
when the big Southpaw took his time
winding up, McNeely dashed for home
and completed the brilliant idea by
sliding under BaSsler as the ball
came in waist high.
Error Lets Tigers Score.
Barney turned the Tigers back in
order. in the first four innings, then
affairs looked bad in the fifth, but
only for a minute or two. With one
gone, Sam Rice made an inglorious
muff of Heilmann's easy fly. Blue
lofted to GoSlin for the second out.
but Jones hard single to right sent
Heilmann to the hot corner. An in
territorial base on balls to Bassier
filled the sacks, but the Goose got
under Dauss' fly for the third out
and the crowd heaved a sigh of relief.
In the seventh. though, the Tigers
offset a Griff rally. Cobb was given
a free passage to first, but Heilmann
skied to Rice. Blue then forced Tyrus
at second, Peck to Harris. Jones fol
lowed with "A single to center, and
when McNeely's perfect throw to
Bluege took a bad bound and rolled
into the Tiger dugout, Blue continued
home.