San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-07
BIG LEAD OF
SENAT ORS
INCREASED
Eleventh Straight Loss for
Athletics Comes by
FL Score.
BY the Associated Press.

sHIBE PARK, PHILADELPHIA,
Sept 7-Walter johnson pitched
Washington to victory over the Ath-
letics. to 1, in the morning game Of
today's holiday doubleheader.
1t was the eleventh straight setback
for the crumbling Mackmen and
stretched TO eight games the margin
between them and the league-leadins
champions.
While the crowd of 10000 gave vent
to its enthusiasm in worlds series
fashion. the Senators went out in
order in the first inning, two fine
stops by Chick Galloway, Athletics
shortstop, helping to do it.
With two out in the Athletics half
Bill Lamar rammed a single to center
which McNeely stopped with a head
long dive but "Waterbucket AT Sim
mons skied to Rice for the third out.
The second inning was featurelesS
but Groves wildness put him in n
hole in the third. He walked Rucl,
who was forced by johnson, then
passed Stanley Harris after McNeely
had flied out. The count was three
and two on Rice before he grounded
to Bishop for the third out.
PECK SNAPS ONE.
A marvellous diving catch of line
drive off Lamar's bat by the veteran
shortstop, Peckinpaugh, cut off two
potential runs for the Athletics in
their half of the third.
With one down. Groves singled and
went to third on CochranG's smashing
double down the left field foul line
after Bishop had flied out. Lamar hit
sayagely at the first ball and drove 1t
on a line to Peck's left. 1t looked like
a certain single but Peck dived, and
speared the ball with his gloved hand
as he slid to the ground.
Both teams went out quickly in the
fou III but Washington took one run
LED. in the fifth. johnson singled to
center with one out. advanced on a
walk TO Stanley Harris. after McNeeiy
flied to Simmons. and scored on Rice
sharp blow to right. Harris scurred to
third on the hit but was left when
Goslin whitfield.
HALE FIELDING STAR.
Peck doubled in Washington's half
Of the sixth but two were out and
RueI lofted to Simmons for the third
victim.
Hale made q wonderful bare-handed
stop of n slashing drive by Joe Harris
in this frame, digging the ball out of
the dirt and throwing the batter out
by a close margin.
After going hitless in the fourth
and fifth, the Athletics threatened
when Bishop led off by beating out a
hunt in the sixth and advanced to
second on Cochrane's roller to John
son. The two sluggers, Lamar and
Simmons, however, were easy victims
on flies.
johnson had beautiful control and
was forcing most of the AS to pop
EN- up.
Joe Harris increased Washington's
lead to 20 in the eighth when he
smashed homcrun into the upper
left field tier. No one was on base.
TIGHT PITCHING.
This followed the checking of scor-
ing threats by both clubs in the sew
enth. Groves, for the second time,
famed Goslin in pinch. whiting the
Senator slugger for the third out
with McNeely on third and Stanley
Harris on second.
Hale singled with one out in the
Mackmen half Of the seventh and stole
second but was stranded by Miller
and Galloway.
The Athletics staged thrilling
rally in the ninth, scoring one run,
but It was nipped when Miller over
ran third base and was tagged for the
third out.
Simmons started the inning with a
single. He was forced by Holt and
Hale famed but Miller singled. Jim
Poole batted for Galloway and drove
a long liner to the left field corner.
Holt scored easily. Miller checked
himself after rounding third but fell
trying to get back to the base and
was tagged by Bluege.
French. pinch hitting for Groves,
opened the Athletics eighth with II
single. but Bishop and Cochrane flew
out and Lamar died on a tap TO
Johnson.
Baungartner took the mound for
the Macks in the ninth and was
touched for a single by johnson, the
third straight hit by the Washington
pitcher. McNeely popped into a
double play, Holt unassisted, but Stan
ley Harris was hit by n pitched ball
and Rice singled before Goslin was
retired on a roller to Holt for the
third out.
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