Evening star., 1925-10-11

Ii Pittsburgh WINS today and
possibility the tie may be played off
Ice Skates Needed.
It was by far the most exciting
game of the goofyweather series, but
the fans found it hard to get hot over
it when suffering from chilblains and
frOst-nipped ears.
Both teams entered the field equal
choices. AS neither had had any eX-
perience as icemen. AS the entrance
of Winter was unexpected. both
teams were caught unawares and
had to change their plans for morn
ing practice. Stanley Harris put his
men through a snappy morning work
out in a hockey rink. Manager Nc
Kechnie took his team to a lecture
by Capt. Bartlett, the Arctic explorer.
The only person present who
showed real intelligence was Presi-
dent Coolidge, who didn't arrive at
the ball field until just before game
time. The President didn't spend his
boyhood in Vermont without learning
not to go out in a cold Wave until it's
absolutely necessary.
Smiths Homer Wasn't.
Calvin threw the first ball. but 1t
was poor toss. He is no cold-weath-
er pitcher.
'Ou" Smith, the cantanlerous
youngster who catches for the Pirates
and spends much of his time trying
to annoy the visiting batsmen.
thought he made u home run in the
eighth that tied the score. In fact,
MIR. Smith still thinks SO. So do some
IF the innocent bystanders.
"On" socked a ball into the center
field temporary stands just over the
Cav c1,{r
fielder, leaned over the fence and
came up with a base ball. He was
Down long enough to come up with a
,ase of them.
Either Mr.. Rice had made a mar
velous catch or he had done some
marvellous recovering of punts. The
umpire ruled that he had made the
catch. Mr.. Smith trotted around the
bases and insisted that Mr.. Rice, un.
der the influence Of the foot ball
weather. had merely interpreted the
ball as an off-side kick and fallen
on It. But as Mr.. Smith makes 1t a
'>oint Of disputing everything, all the
force of his position Is lost when he
has a real basis for an argument.
Rice Needed Penalizing.
Many of the. fans, including his
coarse hair associates, figured the
least the umpire should have done
was to have put the ball in play
again on the 45-yard line and penal
, zed Rice for holding.
The Pirates nearly tied the score
in the ninth. In fact they nearly
won the ball game. With one out.
Moore and Carey singled. Mr.. Mar
berry, called in in the eighth as a
relief pitcher, hit Kiki Cuyler on the
theory Il mean on the arm) each
team should have one man in the
1ut and Barnhart at the bat the
Pirate fans got so excited they for
got they were developing pneumonia.
But Barnhart fouled out and then
came the high spot Of the game.
Mr.. Marberry, who only pitches the
rear end of game. was the hero of it.
after he had given Barnhart three
balls and no strikes and was In a
hole 80 feet deep, he pitched himself
mt of 1t by putting over two strikes.
This left Barnhart In the hole. And
Barnhart then flied out. leaving the
three men on bases with no place to
60 but to their dressing rooms.
Runs on DribbIes.
AS their dressing rooms were ever
SOAuCk tAldA LilC tuCy WCIS
very loath to go there.
The Nationals won today's game b,
light hitting at. moments when tn,
Pirates looked for heavy hitting. Ir
fact, some Of the hitting that brought
them runs was the lightest possible
with any implement except an um.
brella. In the inning that won fol
Washington Stanley Harris advanced
runner and got to first on drib
bling little tap along the third base
line and the next batter, Goose Cos.
lin, who was expected to sock ou
a second homer. drihbled another on,
that was too slow for rapid fielding
Two runs resulted.
This evening there was a repor
the Pirate manager had filed a nro.
test with Judge Lands against tn.
outcome of today's game. He claim.
the Nationals wore warmer under.
shirts than the commissioners rules
allow.
Judge Landis was in no mood te
consider protests. He had gone t.
the game early and raped on the
steampipes for more heat withou
getting any answer
The only protest he viii entertain