Show JOHNSON HAS FINE RECORD IN BASEBALL Veteran Senator Twirler Suffers Two Reverses Durin During Career Ii D By luLl HILLY S I CLEVELAND LEVELAND Jan 26 26 Since ELAND CLEVELAND C 1910 a matter mailer or et 17 11 years cars on only two occasions lons has Walter Johnson failed to 0 win via more moro genies games than he lostIn lost lostIn In 1920 anS an'S Injury so handicapped Johnson that he took part in only 21 games frames win win- win winning fling ning eight ard losing 10 games gaines year h lost one more genie gamo than he ho won the lie totals being 1 15 wins and anti 16 defeats Failure to reach reah UI the mat mark would mak make It seem that John John- Johnson son John son slipped badly last lall season eason As Asa Asa Asa a matter of teat fact Ca t it il wa the Wash Wash- Washington Washington ington club more lore then Johnson that hit the toboggan The records show that In 11 the of lila his defeats last season the margin of was wa-s one run In five others he lie was beat beat- beaten beaten cn en by two runs Thus It Is alt alt- ap apparent parent that I n Si little more help might have hU turned those 13 defeats into victories MANY TOUGH B BREAKS liS C So you OU c can n just toss toes to q out John John- Johnson's Johnson's sons John sons son's 1926 record a as a concrete Indication thai them he be ts fast ap- ap approaching ap approaching the has-been has class While Johnson Isn't the alter of 20 years ear ago ho lie Is still a mighty might pert pitcher so good that his addition would considerably strengthen th the pitching staff of any club In I I he majors Johnson lies has had some semite unusual experiences celi in his Is event event- eventful eventful ful Cui career as a big league star Back about abou 1910 when John John- Johnson son John son was at tl top tep t of C Ills his grm paine opposing managers figured 1 the tho odds all against their theil heir team win win- winning win winning ning when JoInson was an- an an announced as I llio he pitcher In order not to waste on one of the veteran stars against John John- Johnson son John son it became a custom for rival rl leaders to name ono one of their youngsters to work against Wai Wai- Waiter Wai- Wai Waiter ter tel It Is a matter oC of record that during one season tIght Light rookie pitchers some of whom thorn didn't last out the he year bested Walter alt r ANENT TO lX SPEED n I Speaking of ot Johnsoh recalls a I recent query unanswered as to whether Ley Leny Grove of oC the tho thoA A Athletics lh is as fast as J Jphnson oh was In his prime Grove Gro has pl plenty of swift on Ills his ball bali ulIn Nick Nici Iel Altrock's word for speed sprol sp d and without do- do detracting de detracting from his hia stuff I want to say right here hero that ov over a score of years 1 1 have havo hav never r um- um umpired um urn umpired back baek of or a pitcher so con con- consistently consistently fast js J Johnson Frank Frankly Waite Watte Johnson Is the only pitcher speed was so great Ireat that r I would 1 occasionally timid filid myself unconsciously blink blink- blinkIn inc In lag as ns the hill hall hail the plate At such totes tinn 1 J would s-ouid do what the ball baIl Insist I often orten do guess where It t was and probably say strike |