The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-10-08
RALLY IN 9TH
BREAKSTIET0
GIVE VICTORY
Senator's Score First With
Judges Homer-Wright's
HCmer Brings Tie
PIRATES GET 2 MORE
WashingtOn'S Ninth Inning
Rally Falls Short of
Enough to Win

Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Oct. b.
up)-A home run by "Kiki" Cuyler,
Pirate outfielder, scoring Moore
ahead Of him in the eighth inning
gave the Pirates a victory over
Washington today in the second
game of the world series and squared
the count at one game apiece. i"
score was to 2.
PIRATES WERE CONFIDENT
The battle for the 1925 world
baseball championship entered its
second phase today with the Wash
ington Senators one up over the
Pittsburg Pirates.
Weather conditions we're even bet
ter than yesterday as the two teams
took the field to warm up for tus-
sic that was expected to find another
pair ot rival righthanded pitching
veterans, Stanley Covele skic and Vic
Aldridge, opposed to each other. The
sun shone down warmly on the
scene and there was balmy touch
to the air that made the early ar
rivals mostly the occupants of the
hlenchcrs and press box more COM
the snappy breeze that filtered
through the park.
Tribute to Christv Mathcwson
The stars and stripes of the CEN
ter field flagpolc were at half mast
to remind the fans that baseball
overnight had lost one Of its great
- fi~ureS in the death of Christy
Mathewson.
Appropriate resolutions in Math-
CwsoN's memory had been passed
earlier in the day by the Baseball
Writer'S Association Of America and
Comni Ssioner Lands announced
that silent tribute probably will be
paid to big Six" before the start OF
today'S game. Similar tribute with
perhaps more elaborate ceremony
will take place in connection with
Saturdays game at Washington.
Pittsburg Confident
I .,tShurg's SQUAD was the frs,
to take the field for practice and
there was no evidence in their snap
py work Of detection ovcr ycstcr-
days opening defeat. If anything
the spirit Of the National League
champions seemed to have been
boosted overnight in the confidence
that they would turn the tables on
the world champions this afternoon
"Thcre's only one Walter John
SON. said Manager McKechnie, in
reference to the battling work of
the Washington ace yesterday. "Wc
couldn't do anything with him. but
this is another day and we're out to
square things up"
Strong In Batting Drill
III ~ r1nr
curved them over for the Pirates in
batting drill. The regulars went
after his offerings with snap tina,
indicated the heavy artillery was
prepared to do its utmost damage
when the game begins.
"kiki" Cuyler, Glenn Wright, and
"Pie" Traynor, the latter the only
one of the Pirate sluggers to find
the range yesterday, all drove the
ball to the far outer reaches in
practice as the bleache rites, jam.
ming the left center field section
kept up vocal accompaniment.
Manager Harris lost no time in
confirming expectations that, Cove.
leskie. product Of the Pennsylvania;
coal mine district and famous spit
ball twirler, would take the mound
for the Senators.
Definite selection of Aldridge to
pitch for the Pirates was announced
by McKechnie only 20 minutes be-
fore starting time.
Another crowd filling the parks
capacity of $4,000 was on hand for
fresh tussle between pitching We
tcrans-Stanley Coyeleskie, spitball
star of the Senators, and Vic AL
bridge of the Pirates.
The weather was warmer than on
the opening day but the skies were
bit overcast as the game started,
with haze spreading over the field
that promised to help deceptive
twirling shoots.
The rival lineups outside the box
were unchanged.
A battery Of photographers sur
rounded Coveleskie as he warmed up
while another group took snapshots
of Vic Aldridge as he got into con-
dition for Pittsburg. Coveleskie did
not seem to show any difficulty in
his pitching motion because of a
recent muscle strain in his back. AL
bridge employed wide curve and
it was evident that ne was going to
follow the plan Of Meadows in feed
ing the Senators constantly with de-
ceptive hooks. This was considered
good strategy by McKechnie because
the American League is mainly fast
ball league. it's pitchers depending
on speed largely.
While the pitchers were warming
the big crowd was kept in good hum.
or by the antics of Nick Altrock and
Al Schacht. They put on their row.
ing and boxing stunts which drew
7 big laugh.
Five minutes before game time
Umpire Owens called the two clubs
to the plate where they lined up.
The players of each club wore
mourning bands on their left arms
for Christy Mathewson. Led by a
hand the two clubs in parallel lines
marched across the field from the
home plate to deep center field,
where exercises were held briefly in
honor Of the late president Of the
Boston Braves.
There was a solemn hush among
the fans as the two clubs faced each
other in the field. The band play
ed Nearer Ny God to Thee" while
thc immense crowd stood standing
with uncovered heads. The band
then played the "Star Spangled Ban
ner" while the colors were raised