Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-14
WORLDS SERIES
Continued from Pace Cne)

Washington had seen that one badly
needed triumph escape from their grip
escaping them after it had seemed
Walter Johnson's shut out game of
Sunday had adjusted the laurel
wreaths for their brows.
1t was only by something around the
margin of a foot today, however, that
the Senators lost their chance for
decisive victory, for only that slim
distance prevented Joe Harris from
getting a home run and tying the
score in the ninth inning on one of the
most terrific hits of the series-a tow
ering drive that sailed far over Max
Carey's head in center field, landing on
the fly close to the top of the lar
bleachers barrier. 1t was held to only
a double and Harris was stranded at
the middle bag, but in any other sec
tor of Forbes Field 1t would have
been a circuit clout by comfortable
margin.
This was among the fortunes or mis-
fortunes of war. however-Clyde Barn
hart of the Pirates himself missing
homer by almost as clase margin
after Moores big blow in the NTH
and the Senators tonight are shaping
their plans around the tall figure OF
the big Kansas farmer, Walter John
son. for the final stand in defense OF
their championship.
johnson, hero of two victories so
far, will go back to the box tomor-
row with only two days of rest and
still a bit handicapped by a
"Charleyhorse" in his right leg.
Washington hopes, as they were in
the final analysis last year and as
they have been all through this
years struggle will be pinned on
Old Barney, the lion-hearted and
iron armed veteran of ID years or
campaigning, as he seeks laurels
that not only would give the title
to Washington once more but put
johnson himself in a niche occupied
heretofore only by Christy Mathew
son, Jack Coombs,, Babe Adams. now
in the Pittsburgh background, and
Stanley Coveleskie, whose failure
to come through again for the Sen
ators has been bitter blow to the
Washington clan.
With johnson to rely upon and a
southpaw ace still in the hole
Dutch Ruether-Washin has a
powerful hand for the final show
down, whereas the Pirates, in the
flush of victory, must turn to solve
a precarious pitching situation.
Lee Meadows, bespectacled veter-
an whose shoulder, gone bad since
the first game, underwent slight
operation last night, is out of the
series altogether so that Manager
McKechnie must choose tomorrow
between the curves of "Jughandle
Johnny Morrison. thus far acting
only as relief hurler, and Oldham,
q portsider, INFESTED in world series
fire.
Today, however, there were no
pitching worries for McKechnie, af-
ter Kremer, product of the Pacific
Coast league. had gotten the first
few kinks out of his arm. The cool
young Highlander was found for a
home run by Goslin in the first in
ning-the Goose's third circuit blow
of this series and his sixth in two
years-while' Peckinpaugh's double
on the hit and run play scored
Bluege in. the second, but after that
Senators did no damage.
Six hits altogether were the most
the Washington club could collect
and in the last seven innings they
were held to three, two of these fig
uring in threats that came in the
eighth and ninth innings to give the
game few closing thrills.
Bucky Harris rushed IN a platoon
of reirforcements in the eighth in a
desperate effort to turn the tide af-
ter Hank SEVERED, playing his first
game behind the bat in RuePs place,
had opened the inning with single.
Harris went so far as to pull him
self out of the game in favor of a
pinch hitter, Bob Veach, with Nc
Nicely on third and two out. but
Bob's best was a feeble tap to Moore
and the squirt was checked.
The Senator's had their heavy ar
tillery at the plate in the ninth but
Goslin, after slashing a half dozen or
so fouls into various parts Of the
stands, skied out and the height of
the centerfield barrier was bit too
much for Joe Harris. mighty cIout.
Still the tying run was on second but
Kremer. steady and effective, forced
Joe Judge to pop out to Wright
while Pie Traynor easily handled
Bluege's splash for the final out that
sent an echo Of wild and frenzied
cheering over the surrounding Wales
Alex Ferguson, who pitched the
Senator's to victory in the third game
last Saturday, twirled almost as eff
fectively as his Pirate rival for the
seven innings he stayed on the
mound before yielding to a pinch hit
ter but his defeat was due almost as
much to his own loss of control and
lapse in the defensive work of
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