The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-08-28

BIG TRAIN
LIVES ON
ONE
Johnson Falls Victim to Joe
Bush After Tiresome Ride
on Rattlers
BY LOUIS A. BOUCHER

CHICAGO, Aug. 28.-Walter
johnson is on his way home to
Washington today bearing with
him the knowledge that he was
offered up as a sacrifice to the
god of baseball in that last game
Of the year in st. Louis.
He viii rest at his home in
order to oppose the Athletics at
the Griffith Stadium next Tues
day, but he viii again fall before
the foe if given the support he
received against the Browns.
Just one hit was chalked up
against Bullet Joe" Bush by the
champions and Johnson got that
himself in the sixth.
The Browns copied, 5 to 0, the
champions losing their fourth
straight game for the first time
this season.
Johnson pitched well enough to
have won ordinarily In spite of the
fact that hesllad spent three nights
In succession on trains. Monday
night he was riding from Detroit
to st. Louis. Tuesday night from
st. Louis to CoffeyvilIe, Kan, and
Wednesday night from CoffeyvilIe
back again to st. Louis. Last
night he was on his way making
four straight nights aboard the
rattlers. Yet some blokes say bali
players have a cinch.
The Browns could not score for
8 the first four innings, though an
error by Peck. Benefits infield
hit and a pass to Robertson filled
the sacks in the second, Bush $
long foVFfiy to Goslin ending the
frame
Robertson led OFF in the fifth with
triple over McNeely's head against
the bleacher wall in right center.
The Californian appeared fenceIshy
else he might have grabbed the
paH Harry Rice's double to right
scored Robertson with the run that
looked larger and larger until the
explosion in the eighth when the
sent their supporters home happy.
Sister opened that eighth with
single to center, Jacobson push
ing him along with a sacrifice.
McManus brought him home with
double to left and Benefits
single to right scored McNIanus.
Hargrave tripled over McNeely's
head, scoring Bennett, and
hobertS0n's sweet rap to right
scored HargraVe with the fourth
and final tally of the frame and
game as Bush rolled into a double
play.
There is little to be said for the
champions. They, were helpless as
so many children before the amaz-
ing speed and change of pace ex-
hibited by Joe Bush. Joe Harris
walked and died stealing in the
second. never even hitting the dirt.
Peck lived on LaMotte's tumble in
the third only to be doubled by
Johnson. Bucky Harris and Goose
Goslin walked in the fourth only to
have Joe Harris raise a pitifully
puny pop fly to Bush, ending
everything.
anything with the bat. poled a two
Dagger up against the bleacher wall
as a starter in the sixth and was
almost Immediately run down and
killed when McNeely rolled to La
Motto. McNeely showed considerable
dumbness in overrunning first base
and being quickly doubled up on
Robertson's fling to Sister. For the
aext three innings the champions
were helpless, going out in order.
Bush's victory was his first
against the Griffmen this year
and he surely deserved it. He
issued three passes. allowed but
one hit and breeZed two. Sixteen
of his victims expired on fly balls,
showing what he was doing with
his famous fork ball.
Dutch Ruether hit for Joe Harris
= in the seventh and finished the
game at first base Harris has
lame shoulder and if unable to play
today will watch Ruether play the
bag. The pitcher will have to Dor
row a mitt though. He used Sis
Iers yesterday, having none of mis-
own.
Alex Ferguson is carded to pitch
todays first game against the
White Sox. He will have a hope
less task. however, unless given
SOME runs. The best pitching IN
tbs world is valueless unless runs
are scored to aid.