The Washington times., 1925-10-13
PIRA les SHOW
THEIR REAL
ABILITY
big Train" Says Fifth Game
Found Buccaneers With
Terrific Punch
U WALTER I0HNsON

by WALTER JOHNSON
Vic Aldridge has again proved q
stumbling block IN our path. JUS
when we thought we had copied
this championship On five games
we came TO life to find Aidridge
winner Of his second game, ana he
earned Il just a. much AZ he did
the first. he has pitched alright
ball against us. We got eight hits
or him and had him in trouble
several times. but he was always
able to fight bis way out Of the
tight places and hold ua back.
The Pirates yesterday showed for
the Nfirst time their hitting ability.
their thirteen hits being real hits
and costly to Us. Excepting Aid.
ridge they all hit safely at least
once and we had our troubles. May
be those Pirates are the hitters
we've been told about ever since
we knew we were to play them IN
the series.
Dutch Ruether viii probably pitch
for us today In Pittsburgh against
beating Meadows again and coping
the title. We sure clipped yeetef'
day, though.
Covey worked himself out of 3
bad hole In that FIRST inning when
he forced Wright to bounce to the
infield with the bases filled and
two out. In tight places like that
experience counts Tor q whole lot
and Convey has plenty of that.
Wright II dangerous batsman but
Convey never gave him anything
worth while, finally DETECTING HIS
bounce 70 Buclxy for q soft assist
TO Judge.
Goslin CROSSED the Pirates when
he doubled in the first. The Pitts
burgh outfield were playing well 70
the right when the Goose lifted q
fly close to the foul line In left.
Wright made d great effort to get
under the ball but failed and Cos
lin got two Dagger. scoring Rice
and putting ~ in front right of
the reel.
covey had . Wild streak IN the
third and the Pirates were quick to
leap upon him. He passed Carey
with one out and Max stole second.
Cuyler drew pass and Barnhart's
long single to left scored Carey,
Then Cuyler and BaFnhart worked
q double steal successfully 90 that
Traynor's long ny brought Cuy!er
across the plate, putting the Pirates
In front.
Joe Judge showed the crowd some
OF his real merit in the fourth.
Smith and Moore had singled and
two were out when Carey slapped a
hot grounder down the first base
line Joe knocked the ball down,
swinging around to use his gloved
hand. He held the ball and know
In Tovaox1So rnf AZ NJ
to rise to his feet but just crawled
on his hands and knees to the bag
ahead of the runner. That was a
wonderful play and saved us from
a lot OF trouble. Judge does that
right along during the year but
making such q play in the world
series counts for more.
Good old Joe Harris put US back
in the game with his third homer
OF the series in the fourth driving
the ball over Barnhart's head among
the fans. That sure made us feel
good on the bench and he got q
fine reception when he came back.
Ruel and Bluege hit safely after
that but we could not get either Of
them home. The Pirates had
buckled down to business.
We lost a chance in the sixth
when Aldridge tanned Bluege. The
sign was out for Joe
Harris to dash for third and Ruel
tc second, but Ossie whitfield and
Joe Harris was easily cut off at
third. It was daring play and
had Bluege hit safely would have
put Us ahead. A team has to take
such chances every now and then
though they don't always go through
successfully. When they do you look
good. When they don't, well, you
don't look so good.
A pass to Moore, Carey's single
to left and Cuyler's bounce glancing
off Bluege's glove into short left
put the Pirates ahead in the seventh.
1t was one of those breaks that
just happened to go against us,
that's all, but there was no re-
hart lined a single to right, Bucky
decided to pull Covey, the veteran
giving away~ to Win BaIIou, a
youngster from Chattanooga who
has done good work for us this
year since coming to US. He famed
Traynor and then Cuyler was caught
off third on smart play by Muddy
Ruel. That stopped the Pirates
heaviest attack since the series got
under way.
Our bench went wild in rhe
seventh when Memo Leibold. hitting
for Ballou, doubled to right and
scored on Eice's sharp single 20
center. Bucky sent Sam up with
a sacrifice. Goslin flied md, after
Judge had walked, Joe Harris popped
to CuyIer, leaving US one run to
the bad. It was a tough break
for us to be stopped just when we
were going good.
1t looked all over when Wright
greeted Zach with q double IN the
eighth and scored on Mcfnnts' hot
single to- right. It looked ever,
worse I'M Nhe rinth when, with Two
nAlt RarnA nrf WALKED and Travranr