Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1925-08-06 | Page 9 | Rain Halts Contests in Big Leagues

I RAIN HALTS CONTESTS IN BIG LEAGUES Leaders Remain Quiet in inI I American Smith in Odd Stunt N NEW MEW EW YORK ORK Aug g s' s sA t P A R RI I I Le eril Jn Jr the th Am American km r cl an ant an 1 league pennant scrambled remained quiet yesterday rain had its Us Innings It I the tho tour four American league le g e ami am off the records r cordS entirely n and I nd no 4 a team In the tho first division or of the theN National N J lu swung bat Mt The Tle St. St Louis Louts Cardinals Cardinale S with wHit Manag Manager r Rogers Rogers' Rog t Hornsby deco deco- decorating decorating rating the tJi bench at the th request Of r President nt Headier r. r Increased their streak str et ak to four straight by y submerging the Bo ton Braves Draves under a a. a 14 4 to 2 floi Back Dack Smith Cardinal outfielder performed p rt one Oot of baseballs baseball's bas rare feats In this same game when ne ite grabbed an outfield fly and raced to the Infield to double a runner at first base Chicago o battling desperately to keep Its feet off oft the bottom of th the h ladder ads e r nosed sr out Philadelphia h I p pan 7 Id 6 r o error on on onan an easy pop P lP Irons from Grimm's Grimms bat bolt batIn boltIn batin In the ninth Inning allowed two Cubs Cub to saunter oyer o r the scoring rubber with the th tying and win win- winning winning ning fling runs Jimmy Ring fling former Cincinnati linger twirled deceptive baseball for tor the losers until the latter stages of the game when his wrinkles wore w Ironed out such consistency ncy that ho h was yanked 1 from the mound In favor Cavor of or Knight