San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-07
RAIN QUEERS
PITTSBURGH
WORKOUT
Bill McKechnie Finally Ad-
mits There'll Be a
Series.
BY WARREN w. BROWN


PITTSBURGH, Pa, Oct. Al
good baseball experts, play writers
friends of the management, and sc
on, will tell you that the worlds Sc
ries is to 60 to the club that get:
the breaks" A very good thought
and q very safe one, as it prepares
thinking person for fall in either
direction, and gives him a chance &c
preserve his dignity, If not his bal
ance, no matter which club-in this
case the Pirates or the Senators-am-
blcs home in front.
Washington got the first break
of the series Tuesday and, as the Sc
ries hadn't started, you can see for
yourself what matter of news il Is.
1t rained in Pittsburgh, drizzly,
coy, soaking rain. that chung TO what
ever objects it fell upon, like a man
with a local hotel reservation clings
TO il. come what may.
But the rain didn't start until after
the Senators, aged and infirm. whole
and hearty, whoever and Whatever
they happen to be, INDUCED in the
sprightliest sort of workout, a work
out that sent the squad off the field
with ~bring on the Pirates" look
in their eye that BODIES no good for
the hirelings of Barney Dreyfuss.
THEN 1T HAPPENED.
The rain which, so far. had dis
played more courtesy than should be
expected in Pittsburgh, held off until
the Senators had reached their hotel,
and were preparing to find out who
had won the first race at Laurel, or
to spend their time as Senators do
who have no interest in the first at
Laurel.
Then the rain came down upon Pitts
burgh like the rush of out-of-town Wis
ifors, and proceeded TO soak up the
surroundings like said out-of-town Wis
itors, having been thrown for a loss
at many a hotel desk, would have
istration clerks.
1t was part Of the Pirates plan Of
campaign to have nice workout in
the afternoon, to sort of complete the
day, which had begun with some bat
ting practice early in the morning,
before the Senators reached the park.
about IL o'clock. But the rain had
it otherwise, and the rain won.
To be sure, no great amount of i'm
portance should be attached to the fact
that the Pirates missed a practice on
account of rain, and the Senators did
not. Any person of Pittsburgh. and
not a few from other sections of the
National League. will tell you for the
asking that the Pirates don't need any
practice to clean up on the American
League champions. Which is interest.
ing, if true.
The usual hurrah Of the worlds
series opening is in the air. Outside
of the fact that Meadows for Pitts
burgh, and johnson for Washing
ton, are likely to be the batteries, il
it doesn't rain, and 5000 will sit in
on proceedings, after Governor Pin
chot losses out the first ball, it's just
another worlds series.
The Pirates rule a slight fayorite
with those Of a speculative turn of
mind. but it worries Bucky Harris
and his gang not at all.
BILL ADMITS SERIES.
The Pirates, though apparently
deeply concerned with studying the
Senators habits on the field, and at
the dinner table. are confident in their
own way.
They have three nifty pitchers in
Meadows, Aldridge and Kremer, who
probably will be used in that order.
and Morrison is handy man to have
around. too.
Bill McKechnie. manager of the Ma
fional League champions, is not in a
falkative mood.
~We didn't scout the Pirates" Har-
ris said last night. "What would be-