Evening Star Newspaper, September 23, 1925, Page 24

SPORTS. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY SEPT: EMBER 23, 1925. Nationals Making Smashing Stretch Drive : Pirates Are Given Edge at Shortstop | HAVE PLAYED AT .773 CLIP IN LAST 23 ENGAGEMENTS Rush Toward Flag Following Three Straight Losses in St. Louis Month Ago Has Brought 59-Point Gain Over A’s—Tribe Beaten, 3 to 2. BY JOHN B. KELLER. Nationals have been cond imming from the Brown W After absorbing those three defeats in a row in the Mound City, the Champs took a new lease on life that has brought them victory in 17 of 22 games plaved to a decision and lead over the runner-up Athletics from one-half game to eight and one-half percentage poi pects of clinching the American League flag vith- ¢ days at the lay, 3 to 2, in the iladelphia, the Macks lost another defeat for runner-up cl the Browus would mean the championship for the local aggregation if it should s » the set of battles with In their drive through the flag race stretch the Nationais have taken the Mmeasure decisively of four ciubs. In the last series in the \West for the Champs the White Sox were trounced for three b A’s were licked he y rents and the Red Sox bumped in two or three il Have Slammed Opposition. At Philadelphla the Natignals broke | even the Mackmen ‘In a four- | \ returned home to | times_in_as Macks were held to me battle, then th- | slammed for losses in two of three games and the Whit Sox in three of four games. Plenty o punch in that drive rting the Indian three-game serier sterday, the Nationals got away well. oy encountered some stubborn re ance in Emil Levison, a_right hand recruit pitcher working for th Tribe for the first time, but Stan Coveloskie, who did the heaving for the locals. proved entirely too strong for his former club. The Champs lost leader, Buc arri outset’ of hostilities. when he had a finger on his right hand severely lacerated by the spikes of Catcher Glenn Myatt. However, Everett Scott who went to shortstop when Spencer Adams was shifted to Bucky’s regular place at second base, added a deal of power to the National attack with a two-bagger and a single that drove in two of his team’s runs and put him in @ position to score the third. Covey in Fine Fettle. Coveleskle was in fine fettle and was really in trouble In only the two Indlan scoring Innings. He| ellowed but six singles, three scattered their stalwart almost at the through three frame, made in each |Ci instance after the two been retired. His two issued in the counting fr of the walks netted a run sacrifice and single followed. The other pass did not figure direct- 1y in the making of a run sent across by a fluky single after two Tribes- men were out. That in the sixth session. the only one in which the Indians were ehle to cluster as many as two safecies. Levison, who left the Reochester club Sundav to join the Tribe, made an impressive debut. He was nicked for ten swats, but only twice were the Natlonals able to bunch blows effectively. Levison’s control was good, only one p: going the way of the Natfonals and that meant noth- ing. His pitching was of the class that ordinarily would win and the Nationals had to toil strenuously for | practically everything they got out of the fray. The Natlonals threatened to score in the first inning, when, after Rice grounded to Hendricks, Bucky Har- ris lifted a double to right field. Gos Hin fouled to Myatt, but Judge scratch- ed a single past Levison to put his manager at the far corner. The two Natlonals essayed a double steal, but | Myatt’'s snap to .Spurgeon balked | udge. Joe and Bucky then dodged long the paths with the entire In- dfan infield and Myatt trying to make an out some place. Bucky's Finger Lacerated. Finally, Bucky thought he had a chance to get back to third bae and slid toward that sack head foremost. But the pursuing Myatt tagged the pilot just in time for a retirement, and unable to check his speed stepped on Bucky's outstretched right hand. Stopped by the weight of the big catcher, the momentum of Bucky's slide was sufficlent to twist his body around and the middle finger, caught under Myatt's spikes, was fearfully gashed. Both teams took advantage of scor- ing chances in the third inning. Levi- son walked to the round for the Indians and amieson sacrificed. Summa rifled a single to center to! tally the pitcher. In the Nationals'| batting turn, Covey was out of the way when Rice hit to right for one base. Deacon Scott then knocked a | two-bagger against the right field bar- | rier to check in Rice at the counting block. After Goslin lifted to Summa, Judge singled and Moon Harris stroll- | ed to load the socks, but Bluege | popped to Spurgeon. { Two runs were registered by the Champs In the fifth that Rice opened by dragging a bunt past Levison for a singie. Levison, who finally fielded the ball, Insisted upon heaving and his wild throw past Hendrick let Rice con- tinue to the middle station. Scott’s single to center tallied Rice. The Deacon took second ag Goslin ground- | ed to Hendrick and ran home when Epurgeon allowed Judge's_grounder to go through the wickets. Moon Har- ris doubled to left-center, but Judge, who pulled up after passing third base, was snared by Hodapp, who took Sewell's relay of McNulty's fine throw. atters had were s. One when a Fluky Single Nets Run. Summa began the Indians’ sixth with a single through the hox. Rice caught McNulty's liner, but Sewell drew a pass. As Hendrick forced out | Sewell, Summa took fhird base. | Spurgeon then bounded the ball over | Covey’'s head and Adams, although getting it cleanly, could not throw to | Judge In thne to nip the batter, so Summa tallied. Thereafter the only Indian to reach first base was Sewell, who singled with two gone in the eighth. NEWARK BUYS PARK SITE. NEWARK, N. J., September 23 UP).—Purchase of a site for the New- ark International League club for $160,000 has been announced for Charles A. Davids, who recently pur- chased the franchise of the Reading, Pa., team. The property is in South- east Newark. A concrete stadium is to be erected immediately. “DUCO” (Genulne Dupont) Painting and Lettering the Champs gained considerable ground and || BASE BALL HAT a smashing drive toward a second successive pennant the ucting since they took that terrible s in St. Louis almost a month ago! one tie, and increased their league ts from 1 to 60. most ure indeed bright. By beating spening game of the series, while the ub in its remaining arguments with the Tribe. A COSTLY VICTORY e~caocoonc® T ——— c~comocoos Totals WASHINGTON. Fewca Ruel. ..., “oveleskle, . Totals o *Batted for Hod: Claveland. ... “Washington.. | Two-base hits—S. Harris, Scott, Sncrifiee—Jamieson. and. 6: W ls— M Lavison, 1: Struck t—By Levison, 4: by Coveleskle, 2. | CUmpires—Messrs.* Hildebrand ~and Evans. Time of game—I hour und 40 minates. | omomrioumiE el soommonnsel = ol mornomorme? &l cmimamiment ul oosooscmcur ol eosssecsost? a3 3] Slewee £ if 3. Rarris. Standing of the Clubs. AMERICAN LEAGUE. TOMORROW. Cleve. at Washington. Cleve. ut Washington. St. Louis at Phila. St. Louis at Phila. Detrolt at Boston. Detroit at Boston. Chicago at N. Y. Chicago at N. Y. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. ‘Washington, sl;h 5| . i Eitisbgh New York neinnati . Loul: s i1 [oa=h56s| sudppmug 3282 Chi 12 Ehil'ohia | 8/ 6l 6! _Lost . .154161168174/7781'8383] 1 | GAMES TODAY. GAMES TOMOREOW. New York at St. L. N. Y. at Pittsburgh. Brooklyn at Chicago. Bkiyn. at Cinclanati. Phila. ot Pittabursh. ° Boston at Cincinna(l. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. Fittsbureh, 14: Philadeiphis, 4. NewFric st Touta (ratm. 0" Boston-Cincinnatl (rain). e PIRATES SWAT BALL IN TRIMMING PHILS By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, September 28.—The Pittsburgh Pirates trlumphed over the Phils yesterday, 14 to 4, and gained a half game on the running-up Giants. The champion Washingtons, in the American League, moved up a full game on the Athletics as a result of a 3-to-2 trlumph over the Indlans. The Mackmen lost, 1 to 0, to St. Louls. The Pirates boosted their advantage by throwing out a barrage of 19 hits oft three Quaker hurlers, two of which were home runs by Hazen Cuyler. He also made two other hits. The Browns' close verdict over the Athletics, resulting from _brilliant hurling by Girard, kept the Sisler entry three full games ahead of De- troit in the fight for third place in the American League, despite a double de- cision taken by the Tygers over the Red Sox, 11 to 8 and 7 to 2. Twenty- six hits were collected by Cobb's men, 11 of them being clustered in the sec- ond game behind the former Haly Cross pitching star, Owen Carroll, who won his initial major league triumph in a full nineinning contest. A liberal sprinkling of home runs featured the splitting of a double- header by the Yankess and the White Sox, 11 to 6 and 4 to 2. Babe Ruth went hitles in both games, but Bob | Meusel bagged his thirtieth and thirty- first_circuit smashes of the year, one coming in each game. Paschal also made two homers, both in the first game. The Braves drew up to within two games of fifth place in the National, in spite of their idleness, as a fresult of the ninth successive defedt of 3rooklyn. The Robins went 12 in nings, only to suffer a setback at the hands of the Cubs, 3 to 2, being held to four hits by Alexander and Jones. . ROBINS LET TWO GO. CHICAGO, September 23 (#).—The Brooklyn Nationals have released Dick Loftus, an outflelder, and Pitcher Hubbell to the Minneapolis American Association club in trade far a player to be named later. —_— TOKIO, September 23 (#).—The University of Chicago base ball team defeated the Waseda University nine today, 2 to 0. The attendance was estingated at 20.000. TODAY 3:00 P.M. American League Park | Washington vs. Cleveland, ‘ Tickets on Sale Base Ball CENTRAL AUTO WORKS 449451 Eyo St N.W. Frank! 6805 Park at 9:00 A M. Daily North 2707—North 2708 NAT. Photo Too Cold and Wet for Contest Today, Nats Play Two Tomorrow N scheduled clash. Rain and authorities of the local club to call o lay-off ought not to bother the Champs. NATIONALS and Indians will take the field for a double-header tomor- row, starting at 1:30 o’clock, as a result of a postponement of today's cold weather led the administrative ff the encounter this afternoon. The A series of accidents has jolted them considerably and they can stand idling for a time. GRIFFS NEED 3 GAMES; BUCS GET FLAG WITH 1 The Natfonals made another big stride toward the American League flag yesterday by heltlnf the Indians, while the Athletics lost to the Browns. The Champs now need only 3 victories in 11 starts to clinch the race, if the Athletics win the 10 games left to the latter. The standings then would be: Won. Lost. P, Nationals ......96 58 623377 Athletics .......95 59 616883 By beating the Phillies the Pirates can clinch the pennant today even if the Giants win al ten games it is still possible for them to play. The rain at St. Louls wiped out one more New York pennant hope, for yesterday's double-header must be played today, and the contest origi- nally scheduled for this date cannot be held this season, which clips a ame from the New York schedule. f the Pirates win 1 of their re- mal 8 games and the Giants close their race with 10 victories, the standings therefore will be: Won. Lost. P.C. ..93 61 603896 ..92 61 601307 WALKER WOULD GV SHADE RETURN BOUT NEW YORK, September 23 (#).— Negotiations for a return match be- tween Mickey Walker, world welter- weight champion, and Dave Shade of California, have been opened by Tex Rickard, promoter. Although no contracts have been drawn up, Rickard sald that Jack Kearns, Walker's manager, Is willing to sign, but that Leo P. Flynn, man- ager of Shade, has not yet been ap- proached. Flynn, however, is expected to seize the opportunity for another chance at the title. Official figures of Monday night's show reveal that a crowd of 32,000 paid $185,156 to see the fight. With the State and Federal taxes deducted, Rickard emerged with a net gate of $169,906.80. Of this Walker is understood to have recetved a flat guarantee of $100,000 with S8hade getting a 1214 per cent cut. WILLS OFFERED $150,000. ST. PAUL, Minn, September 23 P).—Billy Gibson, thanager of Gene Tunney, declared here that Tex Rick- ard had offered $150,000 to Harry Wills, negro heavyweight, for a match with Tunney, in New Jersey. RECORDS OF GRIFFMEN ©00000~0Omm~x! CYTTPEPOTRTA-FY Innings Won. Ferguson . Covelenkie Johnson )fi‘nt;l:!r Ty e Rossel $ER353 ¥ SPER pitehed. G2388a. somonnhaman Lost PRI GEORGETOWN FOOT BALL Season Tickets on Sale at Spalding’s Season ticket entitles holder to select and reserve any seat at all home games. Reservations may be made at ding’s, Griffith Stadium or wn Unfversity. Price, $10 EIGHT HOME GAMES With Walter Johnson, Roger Peck- inpaugh and Bucky Harris on the ualty list, it is just as well the Natlonals have not far to go to clinch the 1425 American League pennant. Their loss would make a big dent in any combination. Although Johnson’s charleyhorse is responding favorably to treatment, the big pitcher will not ascend the mound for some while. Peck's foot injury s not especially serfous, but serious enough to pre- vent risking his use for uny length Lo! tim in the remaining games of the ague season Bucky Out Until Big Series. Harris' middle finger of his right hand was so badly spiked vesterday he will not swing into action until the world serfes starts. So the Champs will have to complete their campaign with a patched infield and a pitching staff reduced by the loss of one of its brightest stars. Glenn Myatt's spikes would have been enough to put the Natlonals’ manager out of commission for the next two weeks, but, to make matters worse, the Indian catcher's steels sank into a finger already badly bat- tered by a mishap that occurred in Philadelphia two weeks ago. Bucky's finger had not recovered from the bruising it received when mmy Halels drive, and so the wound suffered yesterday is not apt to heal so quickly as one inflicted on a finger in normal condition. Two club physicians and Tratner Martin treated Bucky's finger im- mediately after the accident yester- day, then the manager was removed to Garfield Hospital, where the wound again was cleansed and stitched. In such a wound danger of infection is great, and it will have to be watched carefully. Any such complication probably would keep the manager and second sacker of the Champs out of the classic series with the Pirates. While Peck is out of the lin: his shortfield position will be taken | care of by Everett Scott. The Deacon gave a good account of himself in that place yvesterday in addition to proving quite effective in attack. Spencer Adams will replace Bucky Harris at the middle station. With these two capable understudies work- ing, the infield should continue to function well. up Clarence Thomas, young southpaw pitcher, purchased from Nashville, re- ported to the Champs yesterday and went through a_ brief workout. He was the lest of the new material due to join the Champs this season. Thomas has had only a few months of professional experiencee, but made a good record while hurling for the Volunteers. Manager Harris had no chance to look at the youngster in yesterday's drill, but will inspect his wares before the week ends. Mule Shirley, utility first sacker, who was farmed to Jersey City in July, visited the Nationals yesterday and announced he will remain here for the world ‘series. Mule, after a poor start with the Skeeters, finished strongly and expects to regain his berth as substitute first baseman with the Champs next Spring. Sam Rice and Joe Sewell made bril- liant piays afield yesterday. In the sixth inning with” Summa on first base, Rice ran far to his right for a low catch of McNulty's liner that reg- istered the initial out of the frame. Sewell, in the seventh, went far back into left field for a catch that kept a third successive hit from Scott, Judge and Rice shared with Scott the hitting honors of the Nationals. Joe got a brace of singles, and Sam made a line single in the third inning and beat out a bunt in the fifth. Summa_ was the lone Indian to get a pair of hits. While Judge was at bat in the fifth inning an Airedale pup rushed onto the field. Play had to be suspended while the frisky canine clrcled the hases. Finally it was chased from the grounds by the combined forces of athlote RACES TODAY AT Havre de Grace EASTERN SHORE HANDICAP $15,000 Added 6 OTHER RACES Specjal B. & 0. traln of steel ronrl\tr‘ leaves Union Siation 13 o’clock noon. Parior and Dining Car Special Penna. B. R, train of steel conches leaves Union Station 12:10 P.M.—Direct to course. Eastern S Rt s0d_rad e dock, $1.63, Including Governmeat FIRST RACE AT 2:30 P.M. struck by | Rl PECKINPAUGH- FLETCHER PICKS BUCS TO DEFEAT GRIFFMEN PITTS Arthur Phillies New York G BURGH, September 23 (#).— manager of the ormer member of the ants, likes the Pirates better than Washington in the coming world series. He said so here. Tom a strictly impartial stand- point,” said he, “I think the Pirates will win the series. They have a bet- ter punch and are superior to Wash- ington in several, ways. -Even should they get off to @ poor start early in the series they have so many good points that they could jump off poorly, falter a little and then win out by hit- ting the stride that has made them famous all over the circuit. “I defy any club to beat them when they travel at the clip lhur showed us in Philadelphia not so long ago. It is _hard to mention all the good qualities of the Pittsburgh Club. 1 look for Cuyler and Traynor to sparkle in the big games. Also Wright. “The speed of the Pirates, coupled with their hitting, should put’them over if they get a little better than fair pitching. “The pitchers are capable of big things, although they have been up- certain at times. All should be in good form for the series. I look for Mead- ows, Kremer and Aldridge to give a good account of themselves against ‘Washington. Johnson and Coveleskie are likely to prove the biggest stum- bling blocks to Pirate batsmen, but I doubt whether this pair can stop them. —e MEADOWBROOK FOUR WINS. PHILADELPHIA, September 28 (#).—The Meadowbrook Long Island polo team defeated Point Judith, Rhode Island, 12 goals to 9, in the final round of the tournament for the President’s Cup. The match was played at the Philadelphia Country Club. e GLT‘N—- medium. height PHILTEX. The new fashionable semi-soft, banded col- lar. Wilt, wrinkle and 38 eents—3 for $1.00 B:x [LTE —— | YOUTHFUL WRIGHT RATED SUPERIOR TO PECKINPAUGH | Juvenile Corsair’s Long Distance Hitting Ability and Freedom From Injuries Regarded as Making Him More Valuable Than Veteran. Doping the World Series Article IV. BY FREDERICK G. LIEB, ‘World Series Official Scorer, 1922-1923-1924, Former President Base Ball Write: D run-hitting G'enn Wright for their inpaugh, on the Washington infield, Pittsburgh is entitled to the edge at shortstop, where the Pirates have the brilliant, home- infield ace. Though this is only Wright’s second year in the league, this 23-year-old boy comes pretty close to being the best shortstop in the It is taking nothing from Peck, two majors. 11 years older, to place him second to such a spectacular young performer as Wright. Wright plays as deep a short as any man now in the game, can take a ball to his right or left, backs up Traynor, and thinks nothing of running to the second base side of the bag for grounders or line drives. He swings a mean bat with one of his long hitter, as he do a ball so far. Bu After having trouble early in the season, had a great vear. He and | | a great pair at second, and Bluege, | Peck and Harris are the greatest trio | in base ball for getting off double plays. With the passing of vears,! Roger has lost little in his ability to too, and ps. In e one the nee has cover ground. He still can peg them |1 out from deep short the same as when he was a voungster with the Yankees a dozen years ago. Peck Timely Hitter. Never a great hitter, Peck is a handy man with the war club in the | pinch. Despite the fact that most of | his drives go to left, y down | the third ba i bs | have a hard t He | will give Hal Tray with his slashing s be third baseman and the bag Though Peck is h ) points le than Wright. he actually ha - ond best average of his long and hon orable career. Roger is tapping the ball for .285. Only once, in 1919, when he hit .305, has he been over the .300 | mark. | Peckinpaugh’s injury during the last | world series almost cost his team the | world series, as Washington was bad- | 1v fixed for utility strength in Ralph | Miller and young Taylor, a novice who had a broken hand in the bar gain. Since the early part of the Se: son, Peck's legs have held up well, but Washington has I | Scott, former Yankee and Red Sox reserve. | ‘Wright Seldom Is Hurt. So far young Wright has been prac- | tically immnune from injury, for the Pirate shortstop has missed scarcely an inning since he started his minor league career four vears ago Peck rather disappointed his ad- mirers in the first Yankee-Giant world series of 1921, as he fell down repeat- edly in the pinch, hitting only .179. His error in the eighth game let in the only run scored by the Giants. Last autumn Roger was atoning beautiful- | 1y for his world series failure of 1 as he was hitting .417 against Mc- | Graw's pitchers when a charleyhorse put him out of the series, Both teams are wonderfully well off | for inflelds. We have found that Wash- | ington has a distinct advantage at | en the | the se ec swinger and when he s Peckinpangh | Wrighe { holding is likely to break out at any time _some respects, he is a deceptive impression of a man who can drive a ball, it g THE RIVAL SHORTSTOPS WHAT THEY HAVE DONE IN FOR) SERIES. Roger Peckinpaugh. Team. G.AB.R. H. SB.HR. Av, anks. ... 8 2 5 0 10 178 ationals... 4 12 1 5 1 0 417 ER WHAT THEY HAVE DONE THIS SEASON. 122 410 66 121 12 4 205 o 1A B 178 3 18 312 (inciuding games of Sept. 17.) first, 2 small margin at second and held Pittsburgh to an even break at third. The Pirates, especially strong on the left side of the diamond, take the margin at shortstop, which still leaves Washington slightly ahead for the entire infield. For speed in get ting off plays, there have been few in- lds in base ball to match the inner quartet of the present World Cham pions. (Copsright. 1925.) VICTORY OF PRINTERS CREATES TRIPLE TIE A three-cornered tle having resulted in Section A of the week-day leagues’ -off when the Union Printers trounced the Headquarters Marines, 10 to 3, in the final game of the series for the city base ball title, managers of the three teams have arranged to settle the issue tomorrow and Friday. Tomorrow at 4 o'clock on _the Washington Terminal dfamond, Che: nut Farms and Typo teams will clash, the winner encountering the ines in the iinal on Friday. Early next week the victor will meet the Government Printing Office nine that captured Section B _honors. While Norman Hutchinson was the Marines {n check from the mound yesterday, the Typo ters got to Stolle for 13 hits. 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