| Show Walter Johnson Is Honored By Washington I Veteran Twirler Gets Cash Award Tigers Bunch Hits in Ninth Braxton Is Losing Pitcher V Aug 3 By By The Associated Press Honors bc- bc two decades of brilliant base base- baseball baseball ball achievement were heaped Tues Thee Tuesday day upon Walter Johnson the capi als Idol of the and one f the great pitch pitch- pitchers ers of Besides a roaring demonstration from Irom his home town folk Colic Johnson re received re- re I front from the American league leigue he first distin- distin service I cross ever award award- awarded I ed any baseball 5 player It was of solid gold studded Walt Walt-er Johnson twenty ella dia diamonds month monds one for each year jear of his service To their hero of the ball field cap cap- capital ital gave a handsome silver service and will cause to be erected at Griffith stadium a permanent me mc- memorial morial In the form of a sun dial of bronze and marble From his team mates the big train received a silver water pitcher and tray while the Washington and Detroit clubs presented him with a check for representing the excess of the gate receipts on on John John- Johnson Johnson son day over the average receipts for week day baseball games HISTORY REPEATED After the presentation ceremonies Johnson walked to the box where 20 0 years ago to the day he faced the Detroit Tigers In irs his first major league game Again he pitched against a a. Detroit team and his fate vi was as much the same as It was on oil his first start Then he was WIlS taken out from the box late In the game and that hap hap- happened happened again Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday-In In the ninth and inning and his team lost by the same margin as on that other roe me- memorable morable day a single run Walter was charged with defeat then but not yesterday for Washington was lead lead- leadIng ing log 5 6 to 4 when he retired Although his fast ball has pst much of the speed and hop it had when he came out of Idaho a gang gang- gangling ling hog youth to write his name emper- emper on baseball history he was able to turn back six of the Tigers on strikes raising his record over o 20 years to This Is Ie the great great- greatest greatest est eat strike out record ever made As Johnson left the diamond to give way to a youngster Garland Braxton the crowd of more more- than twenty thousand rose and applauded him as It had repeatedly from the moment he appeared for batting practice practice practice tice in the early afternoon SPLENDID CROWD Washington made this a real day for tor Johnson and even eyen before noon crowds began storming the gates of the ball park and before the presen presen- presentation presentation presentation tation ceremonies began at the home plate the grandstands were jammed Secretary Kellogg In the absence of President Coolidge presented both the distinguished service cross and the silver service President Coolidge added his word of praise to the many others in a let let- letter letter letter ter sent from Rapid City South Da Da- Dakota Dakota Da- Da Dakota kota to General Anton Stephan chairman of the citizens' citizens committee I am sure that I speak for all when I say ray ay he Walter Johnson has been a wholesale Influence In clean living and clean sport the president president president dent wrote Your name stands for what Is best In sport Secretary Kellogg told the great pitcher and your personal p life is held as an example for the youth of the country You have helped to make baseball the great American game rivalling in interest every other sport and to extend Iu Its fame throughout the world word After there had been insistent cries for a speech from him Walter faced the microphone which carried his voice to the crowd through loud loudspeakers loudspeakers loudspeakers speakers and said Theres There's lots Id I'd like to say but I cant can't Its It's been a wonderful day and andI I want you rou all to know that I appreciate appreciate elate it I |
