Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-02
HERE IS PLAY
BY PLAY STORY
OF FIRST GAME
Analysis Shows Penn0ck
Pitched Brilliant, Ball
Throughout.
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III" st. Louis center fielder came
from he dugout swinging three bata
The crowd was estimated at 10000
Senator Wadsworth threw out the
first bal Willie Shcrdri was pre-
>ented with huge bouquet of
flowers by st. Louis fans.
Colonel Rupert, owner of the Yam
KEGS also was presented With Il big
floral horse shoe.
The Ianks ran on the field, draw
ing tremendous cheer. Pennock
""nt TO the pitcher's box and threw
five balls. Douthit walked to the
plate. Game started at ] 80 p. IN.
First Inning
Ct Louis: Douthit up, ball one,
high. Strike one, called. Ball ~"
inside. Foul, strike two. Foul.
pouthit doubled off right field wall
Southworth up. Strike one. call
cd. Foul, strike two. Ball one,
wide. Ball two, low Southwoth
out, Lazzeri to Gehrig. Douthit
Went TO thlfd.
Hornsby up. Hornsby got Il
tremendous ovation. Foul, strike
one Hornsby out, Pennock to
Gchrig on an easy chance, Douthit
holding third. Bottomley up, Ball
one, wide. Douthit scored when
Bottomlev singled through koenig.
It was hard csanee and koenig
didn t attempt throw.
l.. Bell no. Strike one, called.
Ball one. Foul, strike two. Ball
two, high Bell flied to Ruth.
One run. two hits, no errors.
koenig made desperate effort
70 get Bottomlev 5 hard bounder but
he was clear out of position and
could not make the throw.
The Cards were hitting hard ut
every pitch
Yankees: Coombs up. Bah one.
wide. Strike one, called, Ball two,
wide. Ball three, low and inside.
Combs walked on an inside ball.
koenig up. Foul, strike one. Foul
bunt, strike two. Ball, one, high.
Combs was almost nippcd off first
but made the bag. Koenig flied to
Southworth, Combs holding first.
Ruth up. The outfielders backed
to the fences. Ball one. low Ball,
two. outside. Ball three, low and
inside. Ruth walked and the
crowd booed.
Muesel up. Combs was. almost
nipped off second by fast throw.
Ball one, outside, on Meusel, Strike
one, swung. Ball two, outside and
low. Ball three, high. 0 'Farrel went
to the box for conference will
Sherdel and Hornsbv trotted in to
ioin them. Meusel walked, filling
the bases.
There were no st. Louis pitchers
warming up.
Gehrig up. Strike one. called.
Ball one, outside. Gehrig forced
Meusel at second, Thevenow to
Hornsby, Combs scoring.
Lazzeri up. Ball one, low. Foul,
strike one. Strike two, called. l4az-
aeri squawked at the decision. Ball
two, wide. Ball three, low. Laz-
zeri out, Thcvenow to Bottomlev on
a close play.
One run, no hits, no errors.
Sherdel was wild and unsteady
throughout the whole inning and IT
was his own fault that the Yankees
tied the score.
Second Inning
St. Louis: Hafey up. Foul, strike
one. He tried to bunt. Ball one, IN
side. Foul. strike two. Hafey out,
K6cnig to Gehrig on beautiful stop
and throw.
O'Farrell up. Ball one, outside.
O Farrell out, Koenig to Gehrl9, on
another fast play by the HanN
shortstop. Thevenow up. Strike on
called. Strike two called. They"
out. Lazerri To Gehrig.
No runs, no hits, no errors.
The two Youngsters of the 1anN
infield, Koenig and La1zer, disth-
puishcd themselves by brilliant
fielding as their first chances IN q
world S series game.
New York: Dusan up, Ball one,
outside. Ball two, wide, Strike
ono called. II was growing dark.