Evening star., 1925-10-14

warlike maneuvers. They have been
docile. very. Licked TO a nicely b.
that mountain from Kansas.
Walter Perry Johnson. A week ae".
they came from the hiding places I"
gain an advantage the next daT, only
TO sail away in disorder later With it"
guns of Ferguson. Marherry and
Johnson pouring hot shot upon them.
This was the situation when a N@;-
eran lieutenant. Stuffy MCInnis. came
forth in the ranks of the Pirates. n"
it was who led renewed fight against
Washington and waSed the contest
so fiercely that today finds them on
even terms after two straight vie
tories
Each side has won thee skirmish-
- found, steady Cuu: ! Carle fro'l
.aneA 4. cen.oi.< Ia lie eshor7ed
and IN all has bee" 'rcessful SO far.
Johnson ! ;eady.
But again Johnson has been sum
moned and today handles the guns
for the Harrismen. after only TWO
DAYS rest from toll.
Il am ready" he said after yester-
DAYS 3-to-2 victory for the Pirates at
Forbes Field II should have at least
another day. but | can assure the Pi-
win
Twice johnson has turned them
back relying more on a fast break
ing curve and change of pace than
on his terrific speed. lie won last
Wednesday. 4 to !, and he repeated
Sunday in Washington, to o. Eight
cen INNINGS the Pirates have made
il ihts and one run from his de
livery. homer by Pie Traynor in
p,yt In
game johnson fell below his standard
Of the first. despite the fact that he
scored a shutout, and he admitted It
freely.
Il need four or five days in between
games now to be at my best he
said after his second victory.
Today he goes TO the mound in what
may prove his last world series etrugs
gle, pitted against a base ball pomhi.
nation that hits often and in every
direction when in proper tune. That
hitting has been going on to sofne
extent in the last two games and has
brought the world series Of 1928 10
even terms, after the Pirate hopes
seemed vanished. The final struggle
will be one of highly bats against a
remarkable right arm.
Aldridge Also Ready.
Vie Aldridge hero OF two triumpLs.
has volunteered to lead the Pirates In
the last battle and may be the choice.
although Mckechnie announced after
yesterdays contest that either Johnny
Morrison or Red oldham. a left
handler. would go to the mound at the
start.
1t was the consensus, however.
that Mckechnie would rely on right
handler. either Morrison or AIdridge
From the South came a hero in yes
terday's Struggle-a lad known as q
ca pahle hitter, but whose fielding was
expected to be no better than medi-
ocre. 1t was Memphis" Eddie Moores
long smash in the fifth which carried
over the left-feld screen that gave
the Pirates their winning run. Moore
had been far from winning threat"
the sacks every time there was an
opportunity, scored the first run as
we'll as the last. besides fielding well.
The homer from the bat of Moore
brought confidence to Ray kremer
and for the remainder Of the game
the Nationals virtually were helpless
except for a time in the eighth inning
when McNeely got to third and in the
ninth when Joe Harris propelled
home run had it gone in any other
direction The Californian went
through more than five innings with
out being threatened and in the last
seven innings only three hits were
made.
Alex Ferguson might we'll have re
peated his Washington performance
but for Moore's fourhase shot. He
pitched a steady game throughout, but
encountered the Pirates when their
bats were slightly more powerful than
on previous occasions. besides getting
shaky support at times from his own
mates.