The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-06-04


Of the day, was No. $3.50 in John
sons major league career.
Barney has now won 412 victories
for the Washington club. He has
been defeated 273 times. No other
pitcher still in the harness, not
even old Pete Alexander, approaches
him in class over such, a lengthy
span.
Coming fresh from the wiIds
Of Idaho, johnson flashed such
speed over his first few years
seen. IL was not till Clark
winning team I'm 1912 that John
son had the proper support for
3 man of his skill.
In 1912 Johnson won 16 consecu-
tive victories, staging a great race
with Bullet" Joe Bush for the
honor and finally ending in a. tie
with him. That Is straight is
still the American Leagues record.
In 1913 he pitched Sc innings
without allowing a run, Then
came little Pete Compton and the
Browns and the record run was at
an end. In all of Johnson's great.
est years the Browns were more
bothersome to him than any other
club in the circuit and today he
VIII be called upon to face the
same gang from the Mound City.
johnson lacks the speed Of his
earlier years, but he uses more
head-Work nowadays. He has de-
veloped one OF the best hooks in
baseball and his control, never poor,
Is beautiful to watch. Barney is
going down the hill. undoubtedly,
but he seems to be setting his own
pace. Nobody is giving him much
Of shove.
Lizzie Lisenbee's success
against the Yankees has started
them all chattering. Buster
Gehrig, tor one, cannot seem to
understand how Lizzie gets
away with 1t.
He may seem to have a hook. ,"
seys the Yanks' first-sacker, but
he hasn't much of one. He has
pretty good speed, but 1 think
most Of his success against US is
Nu6 10 a Slnker.
Lizzie, meanwhile, just grins and,
like Br'er Rabbit, don't say
muffin"
Washington fans have been as.
founded over the. batting failure
this spring Of Sam Rice, for years
Q star batsman with the Griffmen.
A year ago now Sam was clouting
the ball up around the $40 mark;
today he is lowering around 200.
But Rice is not alone.
Hetnie Manush was the batting
champion in 1925. At this time he
was hitting for .377; today he is so
points below that. Bib Falk was
crashing the ball for .S45 a year
ago; today he is below the 800
line. Joe Sewell, for years the one
real smuggling shortfielder, was slap.
ping the ball for 800 a year ago:
today he's hitting around .2SO.
The same thing is true of a mum.
Der Of National League batting
stars, notably Bubbles Hargrave,
Christensen and Bressler, Of the |
Reds; Earl Smith, the Pirates
talkative backstop; Ed Roush, Of the |
Giants, and Lester Bell, Of the Car |
dinals. A year ago they were
batting leaders; today they are far
down among the also rams.
Sam Rice Is due back in the
lineup to-day to stay till he
either wins or loses. Manager
Harris, In his struggle to start
his team into q winning stride,
has had Rice in and out and
now is putting him back into
the lineup.
Stanley Coveleskie IL back from |
his visit to Boneseter Reese at |
Youngstown, Ohio, and says he be. |
Heves his salary wing will be all |
O. K. as soon as certain soreness |
disappears. Reese's manipulations
uually leave sore spots, but Covey |
hopes to start game next week /
against the Cleveland Indians.
Dick Coffman, who lost his first |
game in four starts with Jersey City |
on Thursday at Baltimore, saw his
old team mats drop that game to |
Walter Stewart and the Browns, He
had a brief conference with Presi. |
dent Griffith assuring the Washing.
ton magnate Of his intention to make |
a regular job for himself at Tampa
next spring.
When Coffman turned back the
Newark Bears last Sunday, his third |,
consecutive victory, Spencer Abbott
the Shelters manager, wired Griffith |
a fancy offer for the young hurler.
This was politely, but firmly, turned |
down.
'If Coffman is worth anything to
Jersey City, he ought to be worth
more to me-" explains President
Griffith.
Joe Judge will hardly return 10
the game until Tuesday, when
the Cleveland Indians come to
town. His charleyhorse is real
painful, keeping Josephus hob.
bling.
Once more the Griffs are below the
800 mark. They lose a game for
every one they win. In other words.
tin they snap out of that, they are
going absolutely nowhere.
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