San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-12
By DAMON RUNYON
Copyright, Isss. by Universal Service.

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4 WASHINGTON, Oct. 12.-Yonder
stood Walter johnson, the old king OF
the modern moundmen, one Of the
mightiest men that ever swept base
ball across the pitching distances, and
in his majestic presence the sluggers
of the Pittsburgh Pirates were again
strangely dwarfed.
They were but tiny little men, run
ming here and there, vainly, futilely. in
the shadow of the giant, like the Lilli-
.putians in Gulliver's Travels. They
fell before him in the fourth game OF
the worlds series Of 1925 by a score
Of to o.
This series seems to be about over.
The Washington club of the American
league took a lead of three games 10
one over the champions of the Nation
al League, and, if the Senators win
again today, the annual baseball strug-
sie comes TO a close.
While johnson was holding the
Pirates in the hollow Of his oily old
glove Sunday afternoon, Goose" Cos
lin hit a home-rm into the left field
bleachers with two runners on the
bases.
ANOTHER FOLLOWS.
~Moon-face, Joe Harris, the heav-
lest hitter Of the series so far, i'm
mediately followed him with another
homer, which was interesting but not
important as far as the result was con-
cerned.
This was the third inning. A four
run lead was security that enabled
johnson TO fairly toy with the Pirates
from then on. He held them TO six
hits, only two of which went out of
4. the infield. and he held his bistering
speed in reserve. He struck out only
two men, and passed two.
( Perhaps Goose" Goslin, the big left
fielder of the Washington club, was
irritated by the reports that he would
be sold TO the Boston Red Sox along
with Roger Peckinpaugh, and wished
10 show this community what II will
lose if he goes away.
"Gooee's" friends say he cannot get
along with Bucky Harris, the Wash
ington manager. Bucky Harris
friends say he cannot get along with
Goose" Thus there seems TO be a
slight clash. Two artistic tempera-
'ments rarely jibe.
{ BUCKY MORE IMPORTANT.
Z 1t is said that Bucky Harris has
stated that either he or Goose" Cos
lin must quit this town because it
isn't large enough 10 hold them both,
although it is a large city, at that.
IL seems 10 be the consensus Of Opin-
jon that Bucky Harris is the more
important citizen of the two, save at
those rare intervals such as the third
inning of Sunday afternoons game
1t was in that inning that Goose
gGoslin confronted the left-handed
pitching Of Emil Yde, Of the Pirates,
with one out and two runners on.
Oddly enough, one of these runners
was Bucky Harris himself He was
on first, and Sam Rice was on sec
ond.
Goose Goslin wasted no time in
pitching parley with Emil Yde-pro-
nounced something like sneeze-
"e-dee." he whaled the first ball
whipped at him from across Emil
fyde's shoulder, and smashed it into
the left field bleachers on the first
bounce.
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-Goose." j have no doubt that at
That particular moment, Bucky Har-
'ris was glad Goose" Goslin . as still
in Washington. The $4,000 other citi-
zens OF the city were certainly glad
of IL and made known their feelings
IN an eruption Of cheers that echoed
far out across the landscape.
on THE FLY.
A moment later they sent addition
al cheers chasing nfter the echoes az
doc Harrif-he Of the knotty muscles
and the large. round countenance-
bumped another drive into the same
bifachers where -Goose's" drive wound
u Joe Harris punch went in on
&line.
s.This has certainly been a series of
kcme-runs. As ! remarked in an
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