San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-31
MACKMEN MAKE
LAST STAND
IN SERIES
hila delphia Club viii
Open at Washington
Tuesday.

NEW YORK, Aug. 31.-Most ma
jor league clubs today are marking
time. only two games being scheduled.
Tomorrow big series begins at the
capital between Washington and
Philadelphia.
Washington increased its lead to
three and one-half games on the
Mackmen by defeating the White Sox
yesterday, to 6, while Detroit was
beating the Athletics. to 4, and max
ing complete sweep of the three-game
series. 1t was the seventh straight
victory for the Tigers and the sixth
setback in row for the Athletics.
The Yankees, minus Babe Ruth,
who was put out of a job indefinitely
by Manager Miller Higgins, closed
their Western invasion with defeat
i'm ST. Louis, 7-6. Lou Gehrig wall
loped his fifteenth home-run of the
year and batted in four OF the New
York ITALICS. The Hugmcn won but
four of the IA games since leaving
home.
Cleveland sewed up the series with
the Red Sox by winning, . to /,
punching three hits for two runs in
the ninth. aHs
Roadway in the National League PEN
nant scramble, taking shutout from
st. Louis in the second game of
double-header. s to o, after clinching
the opener. 3 to /. Pittsburgh, mean
while, was winning an exhibition game
from the Jersey City 1nternationals, A
to /. The Pirates continue in thJir
lead Of seven games. The Giants have
won eight games and lost eight in their
engagements with the Western clubs
Brooklyn polished off Cincinnati in
both sections of a double program, 4
to 3, in 10 innings, and 10 to s.
Rice, the Washington garden keep
er, and Sheely, the Chisox first-sacker.
staged a race in bringing in runs in
Chicago yesterday. Shelly started it
in the fIrst when his single scored
Mostil. Then Rice, in the third, sim
gled and sent Reuther over the mark
ing station. The White Sox first
bascman retortcd with q double that
scored Davis and Barrett, but Rice
won out in the, seventh with a triple
that pushed over SEVERED, Adams and
Stanley Harrie.
Jim BottOmlcy, the Cardinals clout-
ing first-sacker, bore much of the bur
den of st. Louis's win in the after
math Of the bargain bill in Gotham.
He drove in five Of the Cardinals
eight runs without making a base hit
bigger than single.
Rogers HOrnsby, the st. Louis
leader and homc-run socker extraor-
binary, went hitless in the first game
with New York but in the second he
smacked the sphere for everything but
one of his famous circuit drives. In
four trims to the plate he poled three
Dagger, two doubles and a single and
added a base theft for good meas
urc.
frankie Frisch, Giant keystone sack
custodian, won the first game for the
MeGrawmen. his homer in the first
driving in Southworth ahead Of him.
Mails was the victim.
Big Ed Rommel, one Of Connie
Mack's mainstays on the Athletes
hurting staff, turned wildman after
be relieved Walberg against the Tt
gers. After two had singled in success
sion in the third, four Tigers were is
sued free transportation TO first and
four runs happened as a result. In
the sixth the Tigers punched four hits
for three more runs.
The veteran Tyrus Cobb, who stayed
up late the night before while he was
dined and toasted by Detroit fans and
officials, went hitless.
The Reds lost two men in the course
Of their double bill with the Dodgers
Rixey was banished in the first for
protesting decision and Critz was
forced to retire in the second after
collision with Jacques Fournier. a
The veteran lack Wheat led the
Robins attack in the aftermath. In
five trips to the pan he poled a
homer. double and triple.