The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-10-08
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said he wouldn't. The Pirates
were the favored team in the Sec
ond game, in spite of their innocu-
Gus attempts to hit Walter Johnson
yesterday.
Another clear ana slightly warmer
morning graced the scene. It was
clear after the manner of a glass
of water following a flood. But
Pittsburgh has known worse and
needed not a raincoat. The official
forecast was cloudy with rain to-
night.
Pittsburgh Gloomy
This just about described the
civic countenance here Tor the
Pirates defeat In the series inaugu-
raj. They had been three ,sheeted
as the coming champions Of the
world and now the impression had
gained some ground that they
might be headed for the uIldisputed
championship of western PenDsyl-
vania.
Plenty of pre-series confidence
oozed out of Pittsburgh when the
club finished second in the opening
game. The Griffmen, as matter
OF fact, went from five to six
proposition today. However, those
bets were on the result of the
entire series. Even money pre-
vailed on today's. game and most
Of it was Pittsburgh.
Convey Won't Last is "Hot Tip"
This price was based on Stanley
Harris preserves choice OF Cove.
Ieskie to pitch the second game.
erIo nd swTn flaa
champions leading pitcher in July
and turned in "a fine season, as
far as the records went, but a
hot tip said that he wouldn't finish
today's game.
The Pole, they say, has been a
great seven-inning~ pitcher during
recent months, but, unfortunately,
Il is altogether probable that the
umpire will insist upon nine in
nings being played. The question
at issue, therefore, was whether
CoveIeskie would be able to go on
to the wire under his own power.
He had. however, a natural jump
on the Pirates from the fact that
he was about to show them new
spit ball. Most spit balls. as such,
are neither new or radically diff
eerent. They run pretty much TO
much of their effectiveness depends
on the manner of delivery and the
guile OF the man using it
Nothing But Spit On Ball
CoyeleslkIe. the writer has been
assured by American League UNI
pires, has ceased to trouble himself
about guile. They say he just
throws one splitter after another.
Nothing up his sleeve; the eye is
quicker than the hand, gentlemen.
Step forward and back your judg-.
ment.
It was regarded as probable.
therefore, that the Pole would do
well in the early innings with the
possibility imminent that a Pirate
uprising would come with the late
details. On how far the latter was
about to go with the thing and on
what, meantime, the. Harrismen
were doing with the Pirate pitcher
hung the outcome of the second,
game.
AIdridge Pirate Choice
The Pirate pitcher, according to
forecast, would be Vic A.dridge.
He is a smart hombre and old
beyond his years, which are plenty
enough. The general idea, in fact,
was that the game would see more
scoring than was the case in the
opener.
Another sell out crowd was in
prospect, lines having formed at
the gates leading into the general
admission sections shortly. before
midnight. In other words, Pitts
burgh saw what happened yester.
day but didn't exactly believe 1t.