Show t Walter Johnson Admits Hes He's Slipping But Blames Instead of Arm Legs I I I 1 s 1 q C 4 h t ts s 1 i c I JOHNSON I By NEA Service WASHINGTON AUg ls iL-Ia 11 Walter ter Johnson solos going back Walter alter admits It himself so there can be no doubt about It At times Johnson looks as aj good goodas goodas as e er c er but his pitching lael lacks the theold theold 1 old consistency that made him aim the greatest pitcher of ot his day Johnson has been pitching plinking Inthe In Inthe Inthe the American league since 1907 Ho 10 Hohas has haa always been on a losing team neve never with a great club As a re- re suit in order to win he was wa's forced to press his hLa pitching to the limit toI I When hen n a a tar star t r pitcher begins b to go goback goback back bach the blame IG is ula In laid to an ailing arm Listen Lieten to what John Johnson on has hlll to my y on this point Of Ot course courso 1 I am am not as af good as asI I was 10 or 15 18 year yean igo ugo Age Are tell tells tellIn In baseball quicker then than any other sport Im going back and nail no one it better than I do Jo It may surprise you howe er howe cr to know kno I tha that I figure It is rr- rr n legs nOt nat my throwing arm thAt inc most Unless a 0 pitchers legs lesa ci al e strong an and able ahle to stand st up under the constant train strain of at on Ott every ball baIJ pitched he cant can't get et hi stuff on the t-e ball My legs are tar far far more some than my my arm Some dayS day they se m Ec-m Tn too well weak to support W n in inbody body after I hae hAic ha e gone eone four or ot five live at ot top speed and batters tell lell m inS nio after lu games ames that t I had u a 3 much stuff as ever over In those games my legs have always tell relt troD strong It s a Il a a pair of weak legs 1055 rather than an ailing arm arIa that Ie I robbing ma me of oC much or of o my time old speed |