Evening star., 1925-09-12

This year the veteran has baff1ed
ali opposing clubs. His best record
has been against the Red Sox. He
has defeated them three times this
year and has yet to lose to them.
The Yankees he has beaten twice and
has not been beaten by them. John
son has done much to put the Ma
tionals where they are by establish
ing record of wins against de-
feats in contests with the Athletics.
Good Record Against West.
Pitching against the Western clubs
of the circuit Walter has won 10
games and lost 4, one to each of the
outfits. He has defeated the White
Sox three times and has done the
same to the Tigers. The Browns he
has vanquished twice, also the In
dians. Quite q record for a pitcher
that many base ball critics have been
trying to pass out Of the picture for
the past seven years.
Johnson did not find 1t so easy yes
terday to keep clean his record for
work against the Red Sox this year
He was opposed by Lee Fohps right
hand ace, Howard Ehmke, during the
first eight innings of the fray, and
Ehmke yielded so few runs that the
Red SoX were able to match them by
taking advantage of the only two oc-
castons that Walter showed any real
signs of slipping.
An early National lead of two tai
lies was balanced by the Red Sox
with sharp attack headed by Roy
Carlyle's loft over the right-field wall
IN the sixth inning. After Goose
Goslin's round-tripper knocked over
the same barrier had netted the Ma
ttonals two more markers in the
seventh, the Red SoX punched four
singles, three of them fiuky, in the
ninth, to deadlock the fray for the
second time.
Decisive Run Forced Home.
But the generosity of Oscar Fuhr,
southpaw slabman, who hurled for
the visitors in the ninth, put the
game on the right side of the book
for the Champs. Oscar. with a pass.
forced home the decisive tally before
man had been retired.
Johnson was reached for IL safeties
totaling IT bases and gave up one
pass. The walk went to ST Rosenthal.
new outf1elder of the Red Sox, when
he opened the first inning. In three
of the five innings the Fohlmen got
wallops they clustered them Ehmke
gave up a dozen hits-being nicked
safely in each Of his eight innings
Two passes ana hit batter. Hits
off him were punched in three frames
and scoring resulted each time. Fuhr
lost when he was hit for a two-bagger
and issued two passes in the ninth
Ehmke's wild heave past Phil Todt
at first base gave the Nationals a
marker in the first inning. Sam Rice
opened the Champs starting frame
with a two-bagger to left Bucky
Harris tried to sacrifice, but pop
bunted to Doc Prothro. Goslin drew
g. pass and Ehmke attempted to nab
the Goose off first. Howards g third
throw went to the field box wall and
Rice rushed to the plate. Gosnn got
to third safely, but when a heave
from Todt, who had retrieved the
ball, eluded Prothro the Goose tried
to score. He was cut down at the
plate, Prothro to Picinich.
The second National tally came in
the fifth when Rice scratched a single
past Prothro after Johnson had fouled
to Todt. S, m swiped second and
counted when Bucky Harris poled a
single to left.
Sox Get Into Game.
Then the Red Sox, who in their part
Of the fifth had put two on with sim
giles after one was out, got busy. Ira
Flagstead was out Of the way in the
sixth when Carlyle, erstwhile Ma
tional. lifted the ball over the right