The Washington times., 1925-09-12
Pittsburgh

The Pittsburgh Pirates need
twelve more victories to assure
themselves Of playing in the world
series They have nineteen more
games to play. If the Giants should
win all their remaining seventeen,
the Pirate would still be in front as
follows:
Pirates ........... 96 So .623
Giants ....9 5 SO SIT
: President Clark c. Griffith and
Secretary E. B. Eynon, jr., are to-
day in Philadelphia comforting with
Judge Lands over the details of
the approaching world series. The
Mackmen, Giants and Pirates are
also represented at this conference.
The Boston club says farewell to
Washington for the 1895 season
with today's game. Hints are rife
that a new manager will lead the
Red Sox into the Capital next
spring, but that may be all wet.
It is a cinch, though. that new
battle front will be presented by the
Sox in 1926. The present team can
never start another campaign.
The Griffmen have now won
thirteen out Of seventeen games
played with the Red SOx. The
old master. Walter johnson, aided
~ Oscar Fuhr. hung up that thir-
teenth triumph yesterday, 5 to 4.
The champions COPIED their VIC
tory in the last of the ninth. some.
thing that kept everybody inside
the park right through to the end.
The Sox had tied the score in their
half and threatened to drag the
q int A<Y&r
With the Boston outfielders all
swung over to right field, Goose
Goslin showed a two-bagger to the
great open spaces in left field for
a beginner that set the fans wild
with delight. Joe Judge hunted per.
fectly to Phil Todt, whose peg to
Prothro was a bit late. letting Cos
lin reach the hot corner safely.
Hank SEVERED, up for McNeely, was
purposely passed. Wow Things
looked interesting. with three on,
nobody out and but one run to get.
Ossie Bluege. who had done
nothing all day and done it well,
was the next to face Fuhr. Ossie5A
long suit is silent patience. He
called upon all his reserves Of silent
patience and when he was issued
a free ticket trotted down to that
first sack as Goslin was forced over
the plate with the deciding run.
It was a rather flat ending. but 1T
gave the champions a win and kent
them stepping along with the Mack
men.
johnson faced Ehmke As the
game opened. johnson was there
At the close, but his great rival
vanished for q pinch hitter in the
ninth. WashingtOn's veteran
was hit hard in spots, Doc ProtIro
being especially venomOus with
MS triple and two singles.
Rices- double. Goslin's walk.
Judges single and a wild heave by
Ehmke gave the. Griffs a run in
the first and they added another
In the fifth when Rice singled. stole
and counted as Bucly Harris
jounced single to left.
The Red Sox had been COM
pletely baffled by Johnsons stuff
for five innings, but they got all
fired busy in the sixth, tying the
score. With one out Roy Carlyle
boosted the onion over that tall
fence in right field. 1t made the
fans gasp. They gasped still more
when Todt followed with a double
TO center and Prothro walIoped a
triple to the corner in left. The
count was even when Johnson dis
posed of the next two lads.
The seventh saw the champions
take the lead again when Bucky
Harris beat out a bunt to Wamby
and Goose Goslin turned loose a
tremendous drive over the right
field wall
The Red Sox still had a kick
left, however, and they proved it
by tying the score in the ninth
for the second time. Prothro led
off by beating out bunt to Judge.
Wamby singled to center. johnson
famed Rothrock ana Val Picinich
fouled to Ruel. Williams, hitting
for Ehmke. bounced a single to
Judge. filling the bases. Rosenthal.
the newcomer from the Texas
league, whipped a single to right
and Prothro and Wamby were over
with the tying runs. Johnson
stopped that stuff by tanning Flag
stead and the champions went in
win in their half