Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-12
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While the crowd looked on and
marvelled at Johnson's pitching 1t
did not know that Barney went
through the last six innings with his
right thigh bound tightly in tape
where he had strained an old muscle
injury in trying to stretch his single
to a double in the third inning. For
that matter the injury apparently
had no visible effect on the effectlve-
ness of the veteran, but to those who
found it out in the clubhouse after
the game 1t revealed the great cour-
age that went hand in hand with the
skill, control and speed that once
more baffied the Pirate youngsters
at every turn.
Only Six Hits
Johnson allowed six safe blows to-
day. one more than in his first VIC
tory last Wednesday in Pittsburgh.
He also struck out only two this at
ternoon as compared with ten before.
but he was steadier this time. work.
ing easily and smoothly; always.
Johnson also had brilliant support
from his teammates, particularly
Bucky Harris and Muddy Ruel.
There was only one weak spot nj
any time in this defensive of the
Senators-at third base, where the
youngster, Buddy Myer, was nervous
and uncertain in his struggle to MIL
the shoes of Ossie Bluege, still out
of the game from the effects of being
"beaned" three days ago by Vic Aid
ridge
Meyers Was Unsteady
Meyers unsteadiness permitted two
scratch hits permitted two scratch
hits by the Pirates in the second in
ming and put Johnson in the only
real hole of the game, with runners
on second and third and two out
But Stan Harris snuffed out TINS
rallv when he grabbed Yde's bound
er for the third out
After that johnson was never In
trouble. In the last seven innings
only one Pirate got as far as sec
ond base-Max Carey, who scratched
an infield hit and stole the middle
bag in the sixth.
Reaches Goal Sought
1t was a great victory for Johnson
probably the greatest of all he has
scored in nineteen remarkable years
of major league service. For today
he reached a goal that has always
been his alma worlds series shut
out. He had pulled triumph out OF
the fire in the last game year ago
and he had won mis- first complete
game a few days ago in champion
ship conflict, allowing only one run,
but today he was at the peak at last.
The shutout king of all time. the
man who has twirled more scoreless
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other gem to hrs crown.
Twice however as the shadows
heightened across the diamond and
Johnson moved on to his greatest
glory, the dynamic young figure of
of fielding brilliance that nipped
budding outbreaks by the buccaneers
Harris Features
In the seventh Harris jumped
high to make wonderful one-hand
stab at Glenn Wright's drive and
doubled Pie Traynor off first after
the latter had opened the inning
with a sharp single to center, his
fourth safe blow in two games off
Johnson. Again in the ninth, after
Barnhart had revived Pirate hopes
a bit by working Johnson for a pass,
the young Washington manager
raced in to scoop up Traynor' S
tangling grounder, tag out Barnhart
on the baseline and complete an
other double play with a fast throw
to first. The final play of the game
also fell to Harris when he grabbed
Wright's poke, juggled it a moment,
then whipped the ball to Judge for
the putout.
Offensively, the Senators punched
their big efforts in one big inning,
the third, when they drove Yde from
the box, but it was only by the mar
rowest of margins that they were
stopped from scoring in two other
innings off "Jughandle Johnny
Morrison and Babe Adams, who
scaled a worlds series peak for the
first time since he pitched the Pr
ates to triumph in three games over
Detroit in 1909.
The damage in the third frame
would have been heavier but for
Walter j. hnson's vain attempt to
make a second base on his sharp hit
to right which opened the inning. He
was easily retired but the big bar
rage soon enveloped Yde. Sam Rice
Eddie Moore stopped with a diving
lunge and Wright missed a chance
for a double play that would have
retired the side when he muffed
Grantham's throw to second on Stan
Harris grounder.
This set the stage with men on
first and second for Goslin and the
Goose brought the crowd to it's feet
cheering wildly when he caught one
of Yde's curves and shot toward the
left field b1eachers. It grazed Barn
hart's finger tips but few on and
bounded high over the short barrier.
The roar for this had hardly subsid-
ed when Joe Harris slashed an even
mightier wallop high into the same
left field stands for his second hon.
err of the series.
Yde is Yanked
Taps were sounded for Yde when,
he walked Judge, and Morrison's
curves checked the Senators without
further scoring after he had hit Ruel
in the back with one wild heave
There was no further threat on
the part of the Senators until the
seventh when Stan Harris and Goslin
drove out successive singles. Judge
forced Goslin, however, and a
moment later, Stan Harris was
nipped at the plate on an attempted
double steal, with Judge, although
the closeness of the decision brought
a howl from the stands and a kick
from the champions.
Against Adams in the eighth,
Ruel lashed out a double for his
third hit of the game and went to