Evening star., 1925-10-13
Covelesllie Is Vetoed.

Coveiesllie Is Vetoed.
The Pirates vetoed the veteran Pol
ish spitballer last week in the iron and
steel belt and yesterday ne stayed
vetoed.
Harris, the boy marvel of the Poto-
mac, had called on most of his pitchers
and it seemed he might have to drag
In Walter Johnson. Zachary, Mar
berry and a youngster whose picture
is in the souvenir scorebooks under
the caption "Winifred Ballou" all fol
lowed CoVeleSkie To the pitchers hill,
but they helped very little. although
Eallou came in in tight place and
mad the thrill Of striking out Traynor.
Tried Hard to Win.
Striking ont a Pittsburgh player
wouldn't have been counted as a thrill
up 10 Yesterday. but then il was quite
a trick.
The HarrisianS tried hard to win
the most exciting battle of the some
what torpid series. They came from
behind to tie the score once and they
nearly did it a second time. Even up
10 the last diving moments of the game
there We're hopes.
for the Nationals. but a big thing for
The railroads, Pittsburghs business
men and Barney DreyfuSs in partic-
ular. He will not have to refund any
money for todaES game and possibly
put for Wednesdays
The discovery yesterday that Il bat
could he used to hit a base bali seemed
to impress the Pirates amazingly. Each
one was telling the other about this
last night and producing the box score
Is admissible evidence.
Coarse Hairs Really Think.
The prtof that this was not strictly
speaking a series between the Quick
and the Dumb. as indicated in the first
four games. stirred the Pirates like
mouse in seminary and last night
they were q very aggressive. not to
say CoCllY crew.
The Coarse Hairs think they have
q better chance to win the next two
than Washington. hut they are very
late in starting To think. Up to yes
terday this was supposed 10 have
been u lost art with them.
Their theory is that the Washing
tons now have only Ferguson, Mar
berry and some lefthanders. Harris
tried lefthander. Zachary, on them
Yesterday. but Zachary was SO
roughly treated that he was yanked
ont at the earliest possible moment.
This was not early enough by one
run.
Meadows All Ready.
Pittsburgh still has Lee Meadows.
the spectacled pitcher with the look
af a parlor intellectual, and as his
first game against Johnson would
have won games out OF 10. the
Nationals regard him as slightly
poisonous.
John McGraw held conference
with Bucl13- Harris just before the
game. and there is a disposition to
attach some of the blame for the de-
feat to this chat. McGraw has been
wrong about 50 many things this
season that it is only fair to assume
what he told Harris was the apple
Sauce, too.
Next To McCiraw the responsibility
should so to President Coolidge. The
first duty of any President to his ball
tenn is not to keep 1t standing
around in the damp while he teaches
electric horses to SOW their wild volts.
Coolidge Quits Field.
The President not only delayed the
game. but walked out on his team
after Pittsburgh, had boarded the
lugser and taken a 2-to-1 lead in the
third.
This was something of a surprise.
AZ the President was not used at all
in the sunday game and was thought
10 be in excellent condition TO go the
full nine innings after one days rest.
,yust before the President entered
,he feId the band ulaved "Ill See You