San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-25

StTlcS WIN inc Olahto' ohS ~
games remain TO be played by Me-
Graw's entry, while the Corsairs
have 3S and long stretch at home.
Nothing but a diamond miracle can
break the hold Of McKenchie's men
on the 1925 bunting, as critics view
the situation.
The final blow dealt New York
yesterday by the Pirates, o to z,
not only left the Giants six games
behind first place, but found their
defense almost wrecked. The in
ner works cracked in the fifth. An
infield fly went for a sacrifice as
Cuyler sneaked home while Jack
son held the ball. Three errors were
made on easy chances. Their disor-
ganized aspect indicated the resigna-
ton of the fOur.time title-hOlders
to the passing Of the pennant from
the masthead at the Polo Grounds.
As Pittsburgh retired, the Giants
looked down the standing and saw
Cincinnati coming along only two
and One.half games behind. The
Reds lost an opportunity to gam
more yesterday by willing before
the brilliant pitching of Graham Of
Boston, So.
Washington and Philadelphia,
separated only by single game Mt
the top of the American standing,
both were belted in the West yeSter-
day. The leading Senators lost TO
Detroit, 1874. Three Washington
bOxmen were shelled with Is hits by
the Tigers. Manager Eddie Collins,
on crutches as the result Of a strain
ed ligament, directed the White
SOX to a 81 victory over the MaclHs,
who made only four hits off Blank
cnship.
Babe Ruth's third homo run in
as many days, failed to rouse the
limping Yankees, who lost their fifth
straight TO Cleveland, 5 TO I. Van
glider blanked the Boston Red SOX,
40, for the Browns, allowing only
six hits.
The st. Louis Cardinals. smother
ing the Phillies under n blanket of
20 hits to win twice. 14-5 and Ga,
frightened their grip on fourth place
in the National as the Robins split
even with the Cubs. Chicago lost
the opener. 6-13. in spite Of a
shower of IL hits but, with 10 bin
giles, won the second, 11-6.
BlanlIenship, in holding the Ath-
letics to four hits, registered his
ninth consecutive victory. o..
Barney Friberg. former Cub, who
has been playing the keystone sack
for the Phillies, took a whirl at
pitching. He walked three Cardin-
ais, struck out one and was touched
for four hits in four innings.
Jimmy BOttomley Of the Cards,
had a pretty fair day at bat in the
double header with the Phillies. In
the first contest, he smashed cut
five hits, including brace OF dOu-
bles, in five times at bat, and came
back with two more blows, one a
four.bagger, in the second game.
Eleven Cubs were banished by
Umpire Wilson during the first
game between the Dodgers and Cubs
for noisily protesting decisions.
Jack Fournier Of the Dodgers and
Tommy Griffith of the Cubs knock
ed out homers in both games Of the
double-header. Griffith went into
the first game as a pinch-hitter.. In
the second contest, in addition 10 his
four.bagger, he poled double and
a single.
A 99-pound watermelon was re-
ceived BY President Comiskey OF the
White SOx from Anon G. Carter,
Of Fort Worth, Texas.
Umpire Brick Owens had a close
call from being hit by a thrown bat
yesterday. Bill Lamar of the Ath-
letics, tapped to Blankenship in the
last inning and this so peeved the
slugger that he threw his bat high
in the air and in the direction Of
first base. Owens was at first base
a few feet away from a Philadel-
phia coacher. Both eOacher and
umpire retreated and Earl Shelley,
who was about TO take the peg TO
first, saw the Eat and ducled out Of
danger. Lamar was called out and
ordered off the field. His conduct
probably will cost his club his sery-
ices for three or four days.