PORTLAND, Ore. -- Walter Johnson bounced back from a poor outing in game one to pitch a complete game and Tris Speaker went 4-for-4 and hit a tie-breaking home run in the seventh as the Portland Beavers defeated the Hoodsport Raspberries 6-3 to even the Century League World Series at two games apiece.

Johnson, a 21-game winner for the Beavers during the American Century League regular season, gave up four runs in the first inning of the series opener and was knocked out in the fifth after giving up eight runs. Down two games to one, Portland manager Hughie Jennings went back to his ace for game four at Civic Stadium. Johnson came through with an eight-hitter. He allowed three earned runs, three walks, and struck out eight.

Cooper, the Razzie ace who blanked Portland on three hits in game one at Hoodsport, also came back on three days rest to start game four. He pitched well, going six innings and allowing nine hits and three earned runs. But the National Century League champs trailed Portland after six, Cooper was lifted for a pinch hitter, and while manager Wilbert Robinson's move worked, it was Hoodsport's ultimate undoing.

Down 3-1 to Johnson with Cooper scheduled to lead off the top of the seventh, Uncle Robby called on reserve outfielder Ross Youngs to pinch hit. Youngs delivered, crushing a liner over the head of Speaker in dead center field and blazing around the bases for a leadoff triple. Kiki Cuyler followed with a bloop double down the right field line to score Youngs and make it 3-2. Cuyler moved to third on Pie Traynor's infield out, and scored on Rogers Hornsby's long fly ball out to Speaker. The game was even at three.

With Cooper done, Robinson called on Jesse Barnes. Portland jumped on the righty immediately. Napoleon Lajoie led off the last of the seventh with a line drive single to right. Speaker followed with a towering homer into the right center field bleachers at Civic Stadium, and it was 5-3. Portland added an insurance run in the eighth on a two out single by Johnson and a double down the right field line by Eddie Collins that plated the Beaver hurler.

Speaker got things started for Portland in the first. With two out he hit his first of three doubles in the game, and scored on a base hit by Joe Jackson. He ignited another rally in the third with a one out double and eventually scored on a single by Wally Schang to make it 2-0.

Hoodsport got on the board against Johnson in the fourth. Hack Wilson led off with a single and moved to second on Jim Bottomley's high chopper to short. He scored on Chick Hafey's double to the gap in left center to make it 2-1.

Portland stretched the lead back to two runs with a tally in the fifth. Lajoie led off with a double to right center, and Speaker drove him home with a two-bagger to left.

Portland threatened to blow the game open here, but Cooper bore down and got out of a jam. After Speaker's RBI double, Jackson singled sharply to right to move Tris to third. Robinson drew the infield in, and his gamble paid off when Home Run Baker grounded right to Hornsby at second. The Rajah checked Speaker at third and then threw out Baker at first, with Jackson moving to second. With first open Cooper opted to walk Schang intentionally to set up the double play, and Sam Crawford obliged by grounding sharply to Hornsby, who started the twin killing to snuff the threat.

That allowed the Razzies to tie the game, but when the Beavers recaptured the lead in the seventh, it was all over. Johnson smelled victory and retired the last six Hoodsport batters.

Jennings agonized over his choice of starters for the game, and did not decide on Johnson until a few hours before game time.

"I finally decided to go with my best," Jennings said afterward. "This guy didn't win 21 by accident. So even though they got to him in the opener, I had to go with him. He was ready. I hope he's ready for game seven, too, if this thing goes that far."

Robinson would not second-guess his decision to go with Cooper on short rest.

"Wilbur is my horse," Uncle Robby said. "He was rested and felt good. You cain't 'spect to shut these guys out. They scored 900 runs, for chrissakes. But I had to pull him because we were down, and our pen couldn't stop 'em today. And Johnson really had his stuff."

Game five will be Monday in Portland. The Beavers will start Ed Walsh, who went 15-8 with a 3.90 ERA during the regular season. Hoodsport counters with Dolf Luque, who went 9-6 with a 3.64 ERA.

Neither manager expects his injured player to be ready for game five, but both are hoping that, with a day off before game six in Hoodsport, they'll be at full strength. Portland has been without Ty Cobb, who sprained his knee crashing into the wall in game one. Hoodsport is without shortstop Frank Frisch, who took a heater to the ribs in game three and has a severe bruise.