The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1925-10-12
JOHNSON HURLS
SHUT OUT CAME;
CHAMPIONS Win
Sunday Game Won by SEN
ators 4 to 0LCoslin Wins
Game with Home Run.


ton, Oct. 12.-While Walter John
son cooped the Pirates in the hol-
low of his hand yesterday. the Sen
ators lambasted Yde for a single
and two homeruns which, sand
wiched with an error, gave them
! four runs in the third inning, and
! the game by a score of to o.
Goslin's big bat won for the cham
pions.
Johnson tied the National League
champions in knots and Kept them
there throughout the game. He
was never in danger, pitching one
of the most brilliant games of the
series.
Yesterdays victory put the Sen
ators within one game of their sec
ond successive Worlds Series title
Break in Third.
Yde, a brilliant southpaw hurler,
was picked by Manager Bill Nc
Kechnie, of the Pirates, to stay the
tide of defeat. He seemed a little
unsteady in the first inning and it
looked as If he would be derricked
bullpen to warm up. Yde steadied
down, however, and, gaining con-
troll over his curves, turned the
Senators back with single safety
in the first two innings. Walter
johnson started the fireworks in
the big third inning. First man upI
in that frame, he poled out a long
i
when he tried to stretch the hit for
two bases. Rice followed with an
other single, Stan Harris slammed
la hot bounder between first and
second which Grantham field and
threw to second to catch Rice. |
Wright, who took the throw, drop
ped the ball and both runners were !
safe.
Then Goose" Goslin wandered /
into the scene with his big bat. |
Yde pitched to the big fellow and
he promptly slammed the ball into
the stands back of left field for
home run. driving Bucky and Rice
in ahead of him. 1t was the second
homer for the Goose" in the
present series and his fifth in
World Series games. Joe Harris |
also found Yde's pitching to his
liking and drove the pill into the
same leftfield stands for the circuit. |
making the fourth run for the in
ming.
Yde then lost control and Wake,
Judge. This was the end of Yde. |
He was called in by McKechnie and |
Morrison sent to the mound.
He was found for six hits, one a !
two -bagger by Muddy r, ell but was
not scored on. He had narrow
escape in the seventh. Bucky Har
ris started that frame with a singh
and was advanced to second by
Goslins single. After Joe Harris
had flied out, Judge hit roller
toward first advancing Bucky to
third, Goslin being caught at sec
ond Judge and Manager Harris
tried for double steal on Morri
sons windup. Morrison threw to
Grantham to trap Judge and the Pi-
rate first sacker threw to the plate
to nab Harris. The play was close
and the Senators protested when he
was called out
Johnson and Harris Star
! Johnson and Manager Harris
starred for the defense. The vet
eran HEAVIER yielded but six hits
in the nine innings, two Of which !
were in the infield. and all were
singles. The Pirates got but one
runner to third and one other as
far as second base. Carey walked
in the first and died there. Wright
got a life in the second on fielder's
choice, went to second on Grant |
hams infeld hit and third on
Goochs out. expiring there. But
three men faced Johnson in each
OF the third, fourth and fifth in
nings. In the sixth Carey got an
infield hit and stole second, dying
there. Traynor singled in the sew
enth and was doubled at first. In
the eighth Moore singled but died
at first base. Barnhart walked in
the ninth and was doubled at
second.
Bucky Harris pulled off several
circuit plays around second base
that killed off the Pirates efforts to
start rallies and lifted the crowd
to it's feet on two or three occas-
I ions. He got six putouts and seven
assists, starting two double Killings
as added thrillers. Harris began
his performance in the opening
frame. Cuyler hit a hot line drivei
between first and second that was
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