Evening Star Newspaper, October 9, 1925, Page 26

26 SPORTS ST FRIDAY, OCTOBER SPORTS Series, Now All Even, Opens in Capital : Ferguson Will Get His Chance On Mound PECKINPAUGH IS BLAMED FOR THE WINNING TALLY Bluege’s Injury to Hurt Nationals—Kremer to Pitch for Buccaneers in First Tilt Here—Three Choice Chances Neglected by Nats, wnd purposes the 1925 world series was to start all over | O all inten again today at Clark Griffith Stadium, where the third tilt of the | set was scheduled to get under way at 2 o'clock. .. By grabbing the second coutest in Pittsburgh yesterday, 3 to 2, the | Pirates offset the victory Walter Johnson led his mates to in the opening | hattle at Smoketown and cl | cach contender needing three title in base ball and the Nationals greatly handicaped by the loss of Oss Blucge, their stellar third baseman, who stuck his head in the way of a pitched ball in the sixth inning yesterday and probably will be idle for one or more d Ferguson Selected. lieved that both managers, 1 Harris of the Griffmen and BUL | * of the Corsairs, would ad program of nominating pitchers. in which event i League standard Lear- s rep 1 by Alex Fer of New York und Boston box burden for thely rival., Ray Kremer. Dutch Rue- mil Vde were the logical alternates. sterday’s battle in the wetropolis ern Pennsylvania witnessed a: even larger throng than turned out for the initial combat and was, like the opener, a duel of flingers. with Stanislaus Coveleskie A spitball manipulator of the Nutionals, opposed Ly Vie Aldridge, er 1o the Buc- rom the Chicago Cubs. It st in which the fssue ever S in doubt und where honors were evenly divided between the con- testing chuckers. Covey Yielded Neven Hits. vielde more char sued but fr > edze ol Ainger given Tacts | | | BY DENMAN THOMPSON, | Sports Edifor. The Star. { the fifth, when singles by Peck and Ruel, followed by Covey's sacrificial bunt, which Aldridge ferried to Tray- nor too late to flag Rajah at third, loaded the bases with none out. All- ridge rose to the occasion he—. compelling Rice to bound Larmlessly 1o him and Stan Harils to ground to Wright behind the box. with resultant | force ylays at the plate, while Goslin was limited to a roller to Grantham. | Rice Started in Eighth. Again in the eighth Rice provided | a potential scoring wedge with w whack to center and was promptly | moved along by Stan Harris' sacrifice, | hut Goslin's best was a tap to the box, | and Moore got under Judge's little fly | in short right. Stlll another golden opportunity was presented {n the ninth, when Buddy Myer's single to left was sandwiched hetween free tickets to Joe Harris and | Peck, to once more crowd the corners with no putouts recorded. On this oceuston no sluggers were avatlable in the regu Ducky drew | her right-hand with the earried by ther Jeft-hand Y of w on his reser summoned to bat 1 a fiy to Cw cely, who was running for Myer held second lase, or Max got off a per- ynor at the far corner. then was drafted to club for Covey, but after looking over padr of good ones and one wide de livery Dutch missed his lunge for third strike, und the contest was gone beyond recall when Rice rapped to Moore, IT WAS A THRILLER one and Andric G n blows, with dnst his rival, pass, where nked two and hit another by the Freebonter in the caliver him, and indicts Roger responsible for tie Senatorial setbac for with only fair backing from the teran shortstopper Covey would have gotten nothing worse than an even break in the tion the struggle, with wh ve hup- mat shed Me. Joe Harris. @ solity 3 | dur | i the et | for added E the ° E. eocci-~23 ca. Pie Traynor with the cire day Joe Ju hand at the g and U the alie And culpability of Peck. ctritied the er whi e-ceccca-acoX w <hit Tack o the | Judge’s ck| _Pr was produced in round long drive | Moore, hat sailed into the temporary box | SareT: eats in right field for « Washin d tHat was maintained fourth inning., when one over dista Zaleose~=roim0eiX > SURIRIN - [P9N comsononT cmusoon? k| 0ce. Totuls =Run for 3. Harria in nipth inui +Batted for Kuel In ninth innin 2Baited for Coveleskie in ninth Inving. { Wushington... © 1 0 0 0 0 | Pittsburgh ©001600 | Mome runs—Judge. Wright, end | rifices—Covelcakie, Cusler, . H: Lelt ‘on_basex—Washington, Buses on bullv—0f ) O Aldridge, 2 (3. > the throw |pwagh). Ntrack out—By ki (Carey re Jmith): by Aldridee, € ¢ | . Coveleskle, Ruether). "Mit by By Aldridge (Bluege). Balk— Fassed ball—Ruel. = Umpires— Owens " (plate) .~ McCormick ~ (first (second baxe) Rigier (third Time of gume—: hours and 4 d gave the hostl oper, which jroved fatal to the asp Harrismen Peck Drops Ball. as first_up in is frame, and ser toward she Peck but in < ng back. f the hall skipped from his Mwasp wnd dropped over his shoulder at his heels Moore zallope econd on the hit- and-run when bounded to Stan Har: nd then came Cuvler's cir cuit ¢ : Moore with an un- M of t tug t roller —F ates. order of batting, so Boss i | their riv: PITTSBURGH FAVORITES AGAIN OVER GRIFFMEN NEW YORK, October 9 (P).— The Pittsburgh Nationals again be- came favorites here at 11 to 10 to win the world series, after their victory over Washington jn the sec- ond game had squared the stand- ing of the teams. The betting, which had been light Wall street, became more ac e, with an abundance of Pitt: burgh money in sigh 'CUNNING SLAB WORK AND ERRORS DECIDE BY JOHN B. FOSTER. There was no cloud of gloom about the brows of the Plttsburgh Pirates nbed to even terms with the Nationals, with {when they arrived at Washington to- additional victories to achieve the highest | da: for the third game of the world ries. McKechnie their ctor, terday, wer that ~ which men, huoyed up by er the Natlonals yes- ar different outfit from Wednesday afternoon emerged defeatad from nine innings in which Wi Johnson made them looke like ringtail monkeys. It was a wise and cunning old pitch xho tied up the series standing, a pitcher who fully lived up to his repu tatlon of be money " hurler, re sourceful in a pinch, But what really paved the w the Joy of the Pittsburgh f: two fumbles at short the usual} reliable Peckinpaugh. Coveleskie pitched wh: been # winning game aided him with the bat hits in the field. The great feat of Aldridge was in the fifth inning, when Washington should have put the game on ice. l(‘ w @ greater feat than Johnson ac- complished in any one inning, but| Johnson had nothing similar to face. Peckinpaugh. Ruel and Coveleskie singled in succession, filling the b with none out. he poked a bunt toward third d Aldri 1 get Pe third without success. What a setting for Washingto Aldridge made tap weukly to himm and Peck was thrown out ut the pl Then Harrls hit a bounder and Ruel was forced at the plate. Goslin unded out to Grantham amd the act was over In the ninth the Washingtons had three on bases again with 1o one out, and although Aldridge did not get out | of it as well ax he did in the fifth,| cnly one run cored | irantham played astonishingly well | it first ba wo one-handed catches | saved what would have been damasg- ing errors CUBS, ONE UP ON SOX, ciror would have 1.his team nd not muffed at " INVADE RIVAL’S PARK : CHICAGO. in Chlcago’'s day inv October ity Comiskey the White 4 P Oue up the Cubs to Park, lair serfes, the aguers on T | vietory Lee Jomnes, southpaw hurler, v do mound duty for the Cul against the veteran righthander, Ur- aber of the White Sox Festerday’s flnancial results were Attendance, 14 teceipts, $12.802. omnilssioners s Players' pool. $5. LOS ANGE Jack Dempsey nasium suit sud be; preparation for houts here Saturday against ynn, vetersn fiveman, and one opponent. probably Jack Staffo Ruy Newr working out his exhibi ) werited ma A of Kiki's earn ed run. It a stff line drive tu right that struck the und ane bounded over the z in front of the v On ' 1 Peck have come over, 1v have left the end of the regulation p Griffmen eased a run ov frame. Peck erred hen he jugzled | BONg. the easy roller of Traynor, who fol- | lowed, and it appeared then the Buck might be about to en business on a wholes e flies by Wright and (Zamthan, which Myer and Ruel got under, ended it BY H. Hairs, ai cr. won the sccond chukke: was anybody's up to the final | moment yesterday. e the fans had to look carefully | shortstop on the | Washington team or W. C. Fields of | the Zi-gfeld Follies. On each fon Rajah handled ball ough trying | ubx, @ foor a clgar and a the sune time, | no town for j Pirate has e th pavlor tricks so 24 Sabbatini’s novel Pirates th occasion beut out slipped in f on Cuyler’s third with he linzered. for, this point drew issued. he wus for whacl 1o Peck hiree splendid forded the Nations: lected by them, atier quelled in the third midway by virtue Aldridge’s balk One of the choicest of . five pool 1 t in the zi urgh pess Cov wher only o I the unmphe opening clash old kie C'oogan, but y terday it was demonstrated that a lit- te child shall lead them, und thasea man may be old and still be criminally carel ss. these was in MATCH YOUR ODD COATS——| with our special Specialists in the Care of Automobiles Pe(‘k _Also M;;5t Player in National League Valuable I. PHILLIPS. 4 Roger Peckinpa + in the world series in a game that round, but was Pittsburgh's at the ed by and Kiki Roger. voted the most valuable player in the American League a iew | Wedn ago, became the most valuable in the National League in a crucial jon a rec Kiki Cuyler, 4 lad who was wonder- a_rubber tube when oldtimers like Walter Johnson, Coveleskie and Pecl inpaugh wera out wifining ball games, knows that a stitch in time saves nine hit in time saves ball g is stil Scout. but wh lovks gentlemen he To! 1l about that “one good deed a da 1y when he faced Walter he respecied the motto, but he looked aui Coveleskie he dzcided that whatever zood deed he had done toward old age - previous would have to be good enough for the rest of the month. 0 he knocked out a home run, scor- Moore and winning the ball game. n hen t TROUSERS $4.6 Thousands of | and Winter Wei Duco Cleaning and Polishing Preserves and Prolongs the Life of Any Duco Surface We do not on the usua thoroughl then apply ing polish. 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In the will be re material av uch of Peck last that the e w jah finally had to hobble bick into the line-up when he should e been on crutches, Ralph Miller proving efully k £aD. while 1 ha The Nationals are now to ce first-str the able to nose out Mc. «'s clan under the efrcum: led in October, lLive every r ¢ will repeat visis ady M | Biu duties w s eunel yesterda gritty youns y titute better fixed g performers Supp: thit current ek itsel whe the t the Griffmen er who is ac- worthy substitute for the ular. Myer had little to on_defense in his three {nnings { yesterday. an easy fly from the bat of | Wright, ‘which he caught with confi dent asurance being his lone fielding chance, while he delivered clean rap to left which figured in scoring that ast-nning run on his only time at do Myer reported fate in August a g the result of an ope lood polson resulting in % game » Lut Mas mp health with the p although <t under in fine shape to gi of himself, h to the Nationals sick chap as ation following from_a spike “w o Or dily in and. WS infe <t we atest hand| ¥ I into unfform has impressed since his fellow and until or n resume the Cham- I their loyal followers have sfaction ¢ bLe offsct in thut Lec mav uot 1 for :n in the series. ed Johnton in the openir ontest orbes Field, has been sub- |ject to an urm ailment which has | bothered him eve <eason until this | year, and his strenuous exertions of v are said to have brought rrence of the trouble. is known that Dr. Knight | muscle specialist of Rochester, N bees,” who op n whether it was Peck-|ing why he had to take milk through | was in attendance on Meadows |18 d to have urged that the bi make no effort to use {arm for at least a week. | | Pec faulty flelding yesterday, | when he was guilty of a brace of {hobbles. on top of the wild throw he joust, fur- he un- of base Lall, for the veteran | expected to prove strength afield and | steadiness for his mat hix messed-up difficult, his erro having been due to carelessness based a tower of n example of either of hances yesterd: was is a finely made and very smart- 1y proportioned collar. 'Z.Of Cluett,Peabody & Co,lnc. | On theSide Lines With the Sporting Editor BY DENMAN THOMPSON. N the loss of Eluege the Nationals have been dealt a blow comparable to that suffered in the world series last Fall, when Peckinpaugh's damaged leg put_him out of service in the third game of the set | against the Although the extent of the injury received by B! Aldridge’s ning yesterday probably will not be definite and it ma trom | s of such a low | 1ccount | getting | in fact, seemingly OF TITLE SERIE (By the Associated Press.) STANDING. ' Won. Lost. T 3" 1 FIRST GAME, Washington, 4: Plttsburgh, SECOND GAME. Pittsburgh, 3: Washington, . FINANCES. Pet. 100 | Washington ... . ashington 08 Pittsburgh .. the receipts were §13 id uttendance for the firal tw nd the total re- ceipty, JUNIOR SERIES CLUBS TAKE REST AT 3-ALL s the Assoriated Press BALTIMOKI, Md., { Kentucky Colonels | titlists of the American wl the Baltimore Orioles mplons of the In League, rested today in thelr quest of the junior worll base ball crown conquests that have left the | teums deadlocked with three victories Louisville, Association, seven-time rnational after cach. After played splitting the four contests Louisville, the teams divided in honors in the two games here Wed nesday and Thursday. To win the series one team must galn five vic. i i | arnshaw brought the “s back in the running vesterday when he repulsed the invaders with but five hits, while his mate: ed Bd Holley for nine and a 5:3 con quest. The play sparkled afield, with the visitors providing the crowning touch in a t triple 1Y seen the ound: Play will re: and continu Ship is decided WINS 180-MILE AIR RACE. FIELD. N. Y., October H. Le Maaitre, French won the 180-mile en- troph¥ race. the inter- - the ional air plane 15 times mile course at an aver- 129.1 miles an hour. e when e was in the sixth in- known for a day or so. Yet usually” have rendered athletes unfit | ay weil be doubted that Oss will ap- “high har at lon overconfidence. Rog | pected to make an 1 shortcomin: Lefore [ 1shed With but o single to Gosk: to the pan and | b in as many t and Bucky fhus tar ive up to their clubbing reputations, as have Grantham and Moore of the pilot | Pirates, who have vet to burst into |around the | the hit column age speed ¢ s the fluky Texas He n t up, Goose have faile Was gh t Wednesday ided four and now 2354 Goslin, was uffy neth Melnnis of the 1 Dutch: onals, have failed n the role of pinch-hitti struck out Wednesd: did likewise y from wl expected | ted, hus not h | chance in the outtield and { only one hit in eight times at excep the single ored wh d MelInnis et Enthusiasm over the series 1iude daredevils of several youthful Pitts- the game started n a dozen of thein t clock over h Johnson struck out on three pitched 1 them called strikes. Yesterday same inst Cove took @ at the last tiield stands, LEWIS WINS OVER MUNN IN TWO OF THREE FALLS TULSA, a9 P —Ed S to w swin, nothi Is have faced series to death he third tussle. With the count three and two neither Aldri nor Mead ows las hesitated to fe curve balls. Okla.. October g s, clain 1 hea feated 3 falls of three Lewis took the first fall in 28 min- utes with a head lock. Munn the sec- ond in 17 minutes with a crotch hold “nd Lewis (he tinal fail in 1% minutes with the d KID LEWIS DISQUALIFIED FGR FOULING FRENCHMAN ONDON [V " L terweight the 1 night. e delivered i low blow. and Thuru fell 1o the floor in agony. Lewis was disqualified. BOB FOX CAPTURES RING TITLE AS REDDICK FOULS STETTLER, Alberta, October 9 (%), —Bob of Stettler last night won the Camadian light-heavyweight nship fro Reddick of S| n. when Red- it the end of itting low Prophets teady for it critics the be ur remained Peckinpaugh d ver to his tesm League. to commit Peck Vo the American » Loblles in one O 1 i champi Frenchinan round Bobmol vis of Atneric P s time in 1 tters were The left side | scintillates. Wright and T; | youths, have made good on every- | thing that had been said of theni | flashing in the field and at the bat. It was ‘Traynor who scored the Wednesday with a ht's circnit smash ore, te infield aynor, two homer erd; i tied the Home runs have started the | in both games—in fact they have heen | the first h v Joe Har | poted on ixhttield n the second Le feut m chew dick was Jdisqualified e vers in com> from Tlinois the home State of and New York has | California 15 and Ohio and M 14 hav Smith thefts, by Washington steal a by | burgh boasts two {and Grantham. Two sprint vet to Pitts “threats” in the persons of “I'maveteransmoker—Iknow! For real honest-to-goodness cigar satisfaction give me a full flavored ADMIRATION Cigar. Good to the last puff. Light up and smile!” On Sale Here, There and Everywhere 10c and 15¢ 2 for 25¢ 3 for 50¢ pound- | the first | the the | BUCKY THINKS HE’LL MAKE IT A SAD DAY FOR PIRATES Rangy Right-Hander Is Primed for Fray—Left- Handers to Go Against Smoke Town Lads. Buddy Myer Cool Under Fire. BY JOHN B. KELLER. ' UST how capable Alex Ferguson is as a pitcher is to be demonstrated J this afternoon in the first Washington game of the 1925 world serics. And if Alex is as good as Bucky Harris, National pilot, belicves, the rangy right-hander will make it a sorry day for the Pirates. : [ feel that Ferguson is primed to do some splendid hurling against this Pittsburgh club and 1 am going to turn him loose in the first game at home,” Harris remarked after that 3-to-2 defeat jor the Nationals in Pittsburgh yesterday. “He showed me enough against the Tygers and the White Sox shortly after we got him from the Yankces to make me believe he is a regular pitcher. Expect Big Surprise. “I have said befors that T figured Alex 10 be one of the pitehing sur- | struck by the ball and concluded that prises of the series, and 1 am not | there was no fracture. They expected gambling in picking him as the Wash- | Ossie to be able to return to the series | ingtongpitcher for the third game. de | Lut not until he had rested for a day | spite Jdeas me of the - Nations y 9 | League supporters 1 have. Algx Myer Cool in Actlon. |a good Let for me." 2 | Buddy Myer, the Mississippi young { Physically, Ferguson looks much bet- | ster, who was sent to third base after ter now than when he joined the Nu- | Biuege was knocked out of commis- { tionals the second week of August. »n, was remarkably cool in actfon. A |Then he had a “lean and hungry | player in his first year in professional | look.” and was so pale it did not seem | base ball and under the big tent mot | possibie that he had been through sev- | more than six weeks, he conducted eral months of athletic endeavor out | himself like a veteran. Myer took ex | of doors, but Alex prob has picked | cellent care of his only chance, & pop - | up 20 pounds since he became a Na-ify Jifted by Glenn Wright in the elghth { tional, and insists he is much stron; inning, and in his one turn atbat the {and wuch more fit to go the route | JoRG." (Cinger caught Pie Traynor than when with the Yankees this vear | fot footed by rifiing a grounder to and the Red §ox | ward left field. The fine third-sacker Although there bas been a deal of | of the Pirates had no chance to start talk about the terrible way the Pirates | g et o { punish southpaw slabmen, Bucky Har- | “opd'Soliies who attended the games | ris has paid little attention to it, evi- [ ¢\"plochurgh are hoping Washingtor | dently will provide more color for their str Will Get a Southpaw. ries than the Smoky City crowds did It was apathetic thing that at “These tended each of the Pitteburgh engage ments. There was ro world series un- roar 1l the first daxr and not Even in that cighth 1en the Pirates sewed up t was no more din th: ed from a 20.090 gat oters. There was not one 40.000 - crow in Pittsburgh. The Washingt though. are likely to whoop it greater extent. and the Plrates n examination as both the Nationals | made as thorough possible immediately after Ossie w Plrates are to nave | pders to | vil don’t think t h their bats,” | today. sth Duteh Ruethe | Zac! have plenty up their left | g tleeves to make it interesting for the | Natlonal League champions. iioth of | these lefthanders are ready to g T am not bothered a bit by storfes that they will be helples That at vesterday has minished the confidence tlonals in themselves the 1 and eves an of the club fizures skie pitched well enough ) win and realizes that twice a hit e would have swung the game the other | ATINEY way. There was nothing decisive in the defeat, and the men feel that in > they will prove " to the Pirates | DIAMOND CLASH BOCKED. Bethesda base ba of northern Yir County, re to battle Arlingtc n and hampions einia and M gomery tive are scheduled ternocn at the e's pitches Aldr this mor ‘ EYuip Your Car With :PA RI s | NEW TIRES | s MONTHS TO PAY! ‘ PROBEY GARTERS TIRE STORES i NO METAL CAN TOUCH YOU 2104 Pa. Ave. N. W. 25cto $1 .. g i 1200 H St. N. E. 9th & P Sts. N. 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