San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-04
MAJOR LEADERS
SEE FLAG
VISIONS
Pirates and Athletics Pull
ing Away From
Closest Rivals.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Aug. 4-World series
discussion gripped Pittsburgh and
Philadelphia again today as the leaders
in the National and American Leagues
sat more snugly in their pace-making
saddles.
The doughty Pirates cut loose with
both hands yesterday and twice tipped
over the Phillies in bristling engage
ments, scores of 80 prevailing in both
contests. Reinforcements Of the Pr
rates drive were contributed at st.
Louis where the Cardinals pounded
Greenfield and Scott of the Giants for
7-to-7 victory. The net result i'm
proved Pittsburgh's lead by game and
a half.
1t required II innings for the Nc
Kechnie team to accomplish the sec
ond fall of the bout, but Philadelphia's
Athletics went one session more to
defeat the Chicago White Sox, to 2.
after brilliant pitching pitching duel
between Rommel and Faber.
SENATORS SET BACK.
Detroit's Tigers continued their
comeback against the Washington SEN
ators, to the advantage of the Mack.
men, by reaching forth a OBTAINING
paw TO set back the champions in
Washington.
OF the nine games played yesterday
in both circuits, five we're decided by
scores of 80. In addition TO the two
Philadelphia Pittsburgh contests and
the Chicago-Athletics battle, the De-
troit- Washington and New York-Cleve.
Land tits were decided by same fig.
ures.
Detroit and Washington, between
them, amassed no more than 16 hits.
Sam Jones OF the Yankees scattered
seven Cleveland hits for only two runs.
Blake gave only six hits to the
brooklyn Robins as the Chicago Cubs
posted a 7-to-4 triumph over Zach
Wheat and Company, while five bin
glas constituted the extent Of Cincin-
MATHS liberties with the slab offerings
Of Pitcher Cooney.
GOOD PITCHING.
Boston could gather but seven
hits off Jake May Of the Reds, but
they clustered several of the safcties
in the sixth to score three times for
81 victory.
Yangilder and Gard Of the Browns
shared the honors in st. Louis pitch
ing class against the Boston Red Sox,
allowing the Hub team only five hits.
All the bingles were made against Gil
ard in the first half of the game.
Ehmke went the route for the losers
but not because he enjoyed IT, Seven
teen safe slams were made off his de-
livery by the western club.
Homerun sluggers Of the National
League, who have been using the short
left field bleacher at Cubs park to
sweeten their circuit drive records,
will have their last opportunity to
take advantage of this mark. Tomor-
row work of removing 100 feet of
bleachers-approxim 1900 seats
will be started and, while the work is
in progress, a drive into this terri
tory will be good for only two bases.
"Goose" Goslin Of the Senators had
a perfect day at bat against the Zig.
'ers. He collected four hits off Pitcher
Holloway, one of which was n triple. |
Aside from Goose" the world cham
pions were unable to do much clout-
ing. -
Manager Rogers Hornsby Of the
Cardinals could not restain himself
after being called out on strikes for
the second time in the game against |
the Giants, and protested so strenu- |
Ously that he was banished for the |
day by Umpire Sweeney.
Ed Rommell, star Of the Athletics |
pitching staff, gave great exhibition |
of pitching in the ninth inning of the |
game against the White Sox and pre-
vented the Chicago club scoring when
il had the bases filled with none out.
The next man lined out. On the next
play, n White Sox player was forced
at the plate and the third out resulted
from a foul.
SHERIFF Blake chalkcd up his third
consecutive victory when he beat the
Dodgers. His last victory was over
the Giants on July 20. He was tnken
out Of the first game with the Reds
July %, with the score tied and Percy
Jones was touched for homer which
decided the game in the twelfth in
ming.
Dick Cox cracked out his third home
run in three days in Cubs park
against Chicago. Two of his blows
won for the Dodgers, and his batting
Of yesterday tied the score for awhile.
Sam Jones, in defeating the In
dams, hung up his fourteenth victory
Of the season and started the Yam
KEGS off on another winning streak OF
one straight. The best TIE Yankees
have ever accomplished was four in
row.
"Babe" Ruth had n tough time try
ing 10 connect with Garland Buckeyes
offerings. The 250-pound Cleveland
hurler was smashed for eleven hits by
The Bambinos' teammates, but Babe
himself was struck out three times in
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