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Show NO CHANCE TO WIN. NEW YORK. Dec. 2S- Six limes during the 101S baseball season Walter Wal-ter Johnson, of the Washington club, took part in games which he had no chance to win. These were the games 'in which the Washington club could ! not score a ruu for the famous box-jman. box-jman. Ernie Lanigan has delved into the jdope book and has found out Hint John-'son John-'son has taken part in thirty-three of : these games in the past seven seasons, averaging close to five shutouts each year. This figure puts Johnson at the i head of the list of pitchers unlucky in batting support, as no oilier pitcher in the game has taken so many shutouts. Johnson was blanked three times in 1912, four in 1013 and again in 1914, six In 1915, five in 1916 and again In 1917, and six times during the 191S (campaign. |