The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-11
.D MASTER CROWNS
 HIS CAREER AT LAST
Veely's Double Sends Ruel Home From Sec
 ond Base In Eth To Beat Giants
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 try. joined with the rabid throng Andom in that tremendous out Fashionably dressed women, ed one another in joy, cheer lead sprang up as if by magic, while s were thrown into the air with ndon. For more than an hour after game, the crowd swirled about the and the club house, where the Sen Is were given. n continual ovation over to the celebration of their nearly mobbed.
 might the nations capital gave it. est, baseball achievement, one of Ereatest any team has ever gained. as a victory that not only stirred country's hub but undoubtedly magnetically throughout the to the crossroads and the boule- for it seemed the whole nation poted for "Bucky" Harris and his It band and shared Washington's oy in the triumphant outcome.
 Recalls 1912 Series
 Ter has basebalrs premier crown Zpn under circumstances so re- yye as those this afternoon in the W snd deciding game of a series W Aswayed back and forth with liancy, uncertain until the last lling moment. Not since the famous B of 1912 have American and Ma league rivals fought with such ty and courage for the title, and 4 Aepough, it was the Giants who E gn to defeat this time as they
 ars ago before the Boston Red kas a shattering setback for John aw, gray-haired, veteran pilot of Plants, turned back on the thres- of the greatest goal of his career Rfourth worlds crown which would I've put him beyond all rivals-but it 1so was a marvellous victory for seacky" Harris, black haired, dynamic Hung leader of the Senators.
 Harris, 27 years old and the young manager that ever led a major he team to the top, was a domi- flashing figure iff>his teams tri- and gained through the brilliance |S IS tactics and individual play a in baseball that few leaders have IT held. As.
 I1arris rallied his men to their vicA, kious, successful finish when it lned that disaster would overcome ir staunch spirit. Two setbacks for ir greatest hurling ace, Walter John and the loss for the greater part { the series of their veteran short ID, Roger Peckinpaugh, might have inted the courage of any but the knators. In the face of the heaviest krt of odds and trailing the National ague champions two games to three, ashington came back and before the \ sident and home crowd evened the les yesterday and won it today.
 kn the final analysis 1t was the never- lie spirit instilled by Harris, the ehehable twill to victory" that ed almost thing of fate and pulled am through. It was a fight from for the Senators from start to
 Always the road to victory was aNd they overcame many ob-
 efore finally conquering the
 -itten in Final Game.
 1oIe story of the series, in real gls written into the final game, sr in it, the Senators, their make-shift efenee crumbling mOmentarily, yield N lead that seemed insurniountable |ntil they rallied in the eighth, tied De score and then fought off the Giants htiI the twelfth and it's victorious cul- knation.
 he game sparkled with the most aiag sort of play, terrific hitting, tactlsAf' defensive work, brilliant cratic pitching, good and bad base One dramatic moment followed Aek from the sudden withdrawal of Ogden, Washington first
 after he had pitched to only
 n in the opening inning, un-
 Iran Johnson, the "Old mas 4. to the rescue in the last
 S.
 E hey" had sustained two
 King setbacks at the hands 4Innts, and it seemed the irony
 would keep him from the goal fe time. But this afternoon John arne back. He was Johnson Of prime when the situation was the dangerous, and the smoke ball had failed him twice before lifted veteran to his greatest glory and team to triumph.
 Was Under Fire.
 Johnson was under fire in those last N ' snnings, for the Giants fought to 8 , final ditch. Twice when they threat ". Johnson walked Ross Young pur- slx to get George Kelly, and twice K .saned in the pinch. Frisch, SipIing with one out in the ninth, was third and Young on first when Kelly hiffed for the first time and Meusel Dsed the inning by grounding out. \ aubIe play checked the Giants in the .lth. but in the eleventh, SOuthwOrth, Srning for Groh, pinch hitter, and Ing were on second and first, with out, when Kelly again was vic f Johnson's fast ball.
 twelfth saw Johnson hold back charge after Meusel opened single before the Senators broke after themselves threatening in
 Md eleventh innings.
 sub third sacker, started
 last drive harmlessly
 6unded out to Frisch, but
 gnel, who had failed to gel
 today's game, brought tho
 It's feet with a double dowu
 eld line, after Gowdy, veteran
 5ackstop, had inglOriously
 an easy foul pop that would
 etired Ruel. Where they hat he steadier, the Giants now wert Bling and Johnson got safely tC when Jackson fumbled his sharI der. Ruel was held at second, bu McNeely had fouled off the firs of Jack Bentley, Giant southpaw aught the next one for drive that bed over Lindstrom's head anC eled to left field for double.
 Miss Peckinpaugh
 ehind this great moment for thu dtors, however, was a bitter strug one in which it seemed only Facle would pull them through. Fol innings they were helpless before shnrr hrna Einu cllrvea of "Zeke'