Evening star., 1926-10-02

side: it was q pitch-out, but Ruth
held first Sherdel threw out Meusei
at first, Ruth going to second; it was
the hit-and-run play. Ruth Slid into
second. and time was called until
his wearing apparel could be mended.
This gave the crowd big laugh: Gen
rig up: Strike /, called; strike z,
called. Sherdel fooled Gehrig on two
wide curves; ball /. high and inside;
Sherdel tried to catch Ruth OIL second.
but Ruth slid back to the bag safely;
Hafey took Gehrig's towering fly.
No runs, one hit, no errors.
FOURTH INNING.
ST. LOUIS-Horrsby up: Again he
got big hand; Koenig threw out the
Cardinals manager at first. Bottom
lev up: Strike /, swung; foul, strike
.; Bottomley struck out on three
pitched balls, letting a third strike
sail over with his bat on his shout
der. Bell up: Ball /, outside; ball z,
inside; foul. strike one; Bell tried TO
hit a cripple, but fouled the ball; ball
3. outside; Bell got a walk. Hafey up:
Koenig tossed out Hafey at first. Cen
rig making a nice pickup of koenig s
low throw. No runs, no hits, no er'
rors.
YANKEES-Lazzeri up: Strike l,
called; foul, strike 2; ball l, low ana
outside: Lazzeri struck out, missing
a curve by three feet. Dugan up: ball
!. outside; strike l. called; ball 2. low;
ball 3. outside; strike g, called; Theve-
now threw out Dugan. SEVERED up:
Ball l, low; SEVERED sent fly out to
Hafey. No runs, no hits, no errors.
FIFTH INNING.
ST. LOUIS-So far the pitchers
have had the upper hand or the pat
ters. O'Farrell up: Ball /, inside;
foul, strike 1: ball 2, outside; Meusel
gathered in OFarrells hoist. Theve-
now up: Foul, strike 1; SEVERED took
Thevenows bunt and tossed him out
at first. Sherdel up: Meusel took Sher-
del's pop fly back of short. No runs,
no hits, no errors.
YANKEES-Pennoc up: Pennock
got a hand. Strike l. called; ball l,
outside: Thevenow juggled Pennock' s
grounder, but threw him out. Combs
IN: Strike l, called; ball l, outside and
wide: ball 2. low; strike 2, called;
Combs singled into left. Koenig up:
Ball /, outside: strike l., called; koe-
mig hit into a double play. Thevenow
to Hornsby to Bottomley. No runs,
one hit, no errors.
SIXTH INNING.
ST. LOUIS-Douthit up: Ball l, in
side; Joe Dugan took Douthits grass
cutter and threw him out. South
| worth ups Ball /, low and outside;
strike 1. called; Southworth flied out
to Meusel. Hornsby up: Ball l, in
side; ball 2, inside: strike /, called;
| ball 3. inside; strike 2, called. Dugan
| made a nice play on Hornsby's diff
| cult hopper and tossed him out. No
| runs, no hits, no errors.
YANKEES-Ruthu up: Ruth singled
| past Bell, the Yankee hitter choking
| his bat. Meusel up: Meusel sacrificed,
| Sherdel to Bottomley. Ruth racing
for second. Gehrig up: Ruth scored on
Gehrig's sharp hit to right. LaZzerl
I'D: Ball /. outside; LazZeri singled
| past Thevenow and when Gehrig tried
| for third he was thrown out. Hafey to
Bell Lazzeri went to second on the
throw. Dugan up: Ball /. high; Bell
| iucgIed Dugan's grounder, Lazzeri
sliding safely into third. 1t is now
beginning to rain again. SEVERED up:
| Strike l, called; ball l, outside: ball
2. outside: SEVERED forced Dugan,
| Thevenow to Hornsby. one run, three
| hits. one error.
SEVENTH INNING.
ST. LOUIS-The crowd stood up
and began roofing for the Cardinals.
Bottomley up: Foul, strike /; Bottom
lev went out to Gehrig. unassisted.
, Bell up: Ball 1. high: Bell sent up a
foul which SEVERED shared. Hafey
up: Foul. strike 1; foul, strike 2; ball
l, high: Hafey struck out. swinging
weakly on a low curve. Pennock was
pitching magnificent ball, not a hit
being made off him since the first in
ming, when two were made. No runs,
| no hits, no errors.
YANKEES-Pennoc up: Strike /.
called; Pennock went out, Thevenow
to Bottomley. Combs up: Strike l,
called: ball 1. low; Hornsby made a
nice play on Combs roller and tossed
him out Koenig up: Koenig shot out
a fly to Hafey. No runs, no hits, no
errerS.
EIGHTH INNING.
ST. LOUIS-O'Farrel up: Strike /,
called; ball /. inside: strike 2, swung;
it was a foul; ball 2. outside: ball 3,
low; OFarrell walked, the fourth ball
being wide. Tehevenow up: Foul,