Evening star., 1925-09-03
Gray Fails to Last Long.


ing the track for Mack s crumbling
clan, but the Champions made things
so warm for him that he got the gate
after Rice cleared d fully settled set
of sacks in the second inning. and
only Baumgartner of the trio of twirl-
ers who followed him got off Scott
free.
Stan Coveleskie had the AS com
pletely at his mercy for the better
part of the route. but tired toward
the close, and after being combed for
seven hits that netted five runs in the
last three frames, gave way to Zach.
ary, who snuffed the visitors in quick
order.
The Champions went at their task
in businesslike manner by chasing
in two tallies at the outset. McNeelv
opened with a solid shot to center and
pulled up at second when Gray FUN
bled Stan Harris SacritiCial tap Rice
lined directly to Miller, but Goslin
pumped safety over the middle cush-
ion just out of Galloway's reach that
scored McNeely, and Joe Harris came
through with swat 10 left that cash.
ed his boss. Bluege then hit into a
force play and Peck bounded to Hale.
Carry On Against Rommel.
Resuming where they left off. the
Griffmen attacked GRAY savageIy in
the second and drove him off the hill
scoring three runs with the aid of two
alien miscues. Ruel was forced bv
Covey after getting a life on Gal
loWay'S tumble, but McNeely's second
straight safety put the Pole on sec
ond, and both advanced a base when
Gray uncorked a wild pitch. A pass TO
Stan Harris crowded the corners. a11.J
they were emptied when Rice lined a
70
Ed Rommel took Gray'S place on the
hill and limited Goslin and Joe Harris
TO infield rollers.
A slit tally enabled the Champs to
maintain their run scoring streak in
the third, when three of the AS car
rled politeness to an extreme Peck
was at the midway by virtue of a
pass and RuelS death when Covel-
eskie lifted a little fly to short right.
Either Pool, Bishop or Miller could
have caught the ball, which fell un-
touched for a single that cashed
Peck.
Still another tally materialized in
the fourth when the Mackian defen-
sive wires again became crossed.
With one gone Rice reached second
when Pool wild -heaved his roller past
Rommel on first. Goslin then lifted
70 right and when Bishop collided
heavily with Miller the ball fell be-
tween them. Goose getting a cheap
double and Rice reaching third. from
where he counted. after Joe Harris
demise, on Blueges hot smash past
Hale
Covey Begins to Weaken
Although in a position to score in
four of the first six sessions it was
not till the seventh that the As
were able TO make the grade and
they then showed two runs over. due
largely TO a herculean clout by Coch-
rane. Miller beat out rap 10 Peck
in back of second and sprinted on TO
the midway when Stan Harris took
Rogers toss and heaved into the
local duSout in a futile effort to flag
the runner. Cochrane then lined 20
the extreme limits in right center for
three bases, scoring Miller and count
ing himself while Joe Harris and
Covey were retiring Pool.
Checked by Rommel in the fifth and
by Baumgartner in the sixth. the
Champions nicked Walberg for
marker in the seventh when Ruel
followed Peck's double with a single.
1t appeared for time this tally
would be badly needed as the fast
tiring Coveles5ie was mulcted for
three runs in the eighth on singles
by Simmons and Cochrane and dou-
bles by Miller and Pool. Ruel got his
battery mate out of this jam with
4 spectacular catch of GaIlowav's
foul, and after Perkins singled to
start the ninth Manager Harris ex-
cused CoVey and summoned Zachary,
who muffled the Mackian threat in
short order