San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-12
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Although fandom generally is hail
ing Washington and Pittsburgh as the
contendcrs in the 1925 worlds series,
both clubs are far from the point at
which they may congratulate them,
selves on being sure winners.
Seven-game leads by both leaders
look big but Washington must win
fifteen games before it can be ma
dramatically certain of slice of thu
worlds series melon and the Pirates
must take twelve.
With both the Senators and Ath-
letics finishing the season with big
majority of their games in their own
parks, it is possible that the veteran
Mack may yet pull his club up to the
place where it can dispute Washing
toms title.
The New York Giants, with their
full lineup now available while the
Pirates have suffered the loss, proba-
bly, for the rest of the season, of John
Rawlings, still have an outside chance
to prove the truth of John McGraw S
adage that a club which won't be
beaten is hard to lick.
LOSERS GET SHARE.
The new arrangement of the world
series under which 80 per cent of the
share of the players-which is 80 per
cent Of the first four games-goes to
the remaining first division clubs, has
contributed greatly toward making
this years races the closest of the
history of either league and has gone
far toward discouraging the annual
practices of losing clubs of using the
last fifteen games of their schedule
to try recruits and generally an.
nounced that they are no longer in
terested in the fight at hand.
With the veteran Walter Johnson
in the box yesterday, the Senators
crept closer to the pennant by win
ming from Boston, to 4, a base on
balls with the sacks loaded in the
ninth forcing home the winning run.
The victory permitted the GrIffmcn
to keep a seven-game hold on first
place while the Mackmen took the
measure Of the Yankees, 3 to >.
Lefty Groves was on the mound
for the Athletics and, while the Hug
men totalled eleven hits, he kept them
well scattered.
With Judge X. NJ. lands, base
ball commissioner, spectator, the
Giants turned the tables on the Rob
ins, TO ., in the opener of a series.
Meantime, the Cardinals whacked out
5-to-3 decision over the Pirates, cut
ting Pittsburgh's lead TO seven games.
COTTER TO GIANTS.
Announcement was made of the
purchase of First-baseman Leo Cot
ter from the Louisville club of the
American Association, a former Cub
player, by the Giants. The New
Workers also bought o. G. Lacey,
second-baseman, and Outfielder ]. Car.
ter, both from the Richmond club o:
the Virginia League.
The Braves persisted hard on the
heels of the Cardinals for fifth place
but drawing an even break in a double
header with the Phillies. Boston took
the first game, to (, while Flctch.
er's club annexed the concluding ses-
sion, ! to =. Between the contests
Elks placed a tablet at Braves Field
dedicated to the memory of Norman
d. Boeckel, late third-basemau of the
team. The Elks also tooE up col
lection for the restoration of the his
toric frigate Constitution.
As the Browns idled with Tie White
Sox on account of rain, tine Bengal'
moved to within half game of thirt
place by polishing off the Indians, {
to 4. Detroit also took 3-to-1 LEAD
in the series.