New Britain herald., 1924-10-10
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Peckinpaugh's Loss Severe Handicap to Washington Harris Famous Hit Came With Three Balls and Two Strikes Called While Two Men Waited On Bases.
By Thn AssoeLatel rross.

By The Associated Press.
 Washington. Oct, 1o-It's only ball game; but when Washington and New York meet today in the seventh and deciding contest of the world series, the pulse of the nation will be at the balls and strikes.
 An informal half holiday will be celebrated before scoroboards and loud speakers of the streets and in corner stores in cities and villages,
 President Coolidge set the pace for excited and willing fandom when he shelved his official duties yesterday to slip out to the ballyard 10 watch "his ball club" fight for the honor and glory of the town, and he managed to do the same again today
 Playing like boys in whose arms and bats rested the honor of their school, "Bucky" Harris and his lads yesterday reused the first fan, first lady of the land, and 5000 others to enthusiasm by coming home with two and one victory over Arthur Nehf and the gang" from under Coogan's Bluff that has bullied the National league throughout four seasons.
 The casualties of shell-ridden "Pitcher's HilI' have been so heavy upon both baseball armies that the two generals will be compelled to trust their fortunes to youths of vir- tually untried capacity in today's deciding game. Curly" Ogden, who has not appeared in the series, will carry the standard of Washington; from a swarm of uncertain twirers, Manager McGraw will pick his start CT probably young Virgil Barnes, who was blasted from the mound on Tuesday
 If Ogden, fast ball pitcher, is set upon by the Giants, greedy for that brand of delivery, Manager Harris may call upon Mogridge, south paw who won Tuesday, and then upon "Firpo" Marberry, the relief expert who saved two of the Wash ington victories in the series. Me Graw will back Barnes with Me Qufllan, Watson and Ryan.
 None of these men is now a sen sutton; but before the day ends one of them may qualify as candidate for the hero of the series.
 Peckinpaugh, Zachary, Rice and Harris joined Gosin and Mogridgc as sensational candidates for honors in the game yesterday which, if wor sby the Giants, would have ended the series. But to Washington ' they are all heroes.
 "Old Tom" Zachary waited his southpaw floaters tauntingly before Giant bats. hungry for speed, de- feated Arthur Nehf in q splendid duel and won his second game of the series. Sam Rice made three sensational catches which held the straining McGrawmcn off the sacks while "Old Tom" was feathering hi' boldly waited at the plate unti Nehf's eighth pitched ball suited hi taste, whereupOn he came througl with one of the four Washington hits and drove in the tying an, winning runs.
 But it remained for Roger Peck inpaugh, veteran captain of tn Senators, who has been kept out 0 the last three games with a Char ley Horse" to explore the realms o drama left untouched in Waite Johnson's two appearances upon tn stage.
 I'll play tomorrow if I break tn leg" Peckinpaugh said in the Wash ingtOn clubhouse after Wednesday Giant victory had made a deter mined Senator stand compulsory Roger played yesterday; his infiel work returned to the series in spectacular 'Harris-to-P Peck-to Judge" double play and steadied tn entire team. His hit in the fit started the winning Washingto rally; his stop in the ninth checke a final Giant threat.
 Then, with his work well dom Peckinpaugh was carried from in field. He had not broken the lo but the final play on Kelly so az grayated the Charley Horse" th2 Washington's hero will pay for \ courage in pain. Today Rogor wi not he in the game; Taylor, himse a cripple, with an injured hand, wi play third and Blucgc will be Shiftc to short again.
 Nehf was inyinciblc in all hut or inning, allowing only four hits in il seven frames he pitched. Two ,
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