Evening star., 1927-10-07

~ EtOItE the series started Il
- was Yankee home run PROV.
ess and Pirate speed that was
IL much talked about. But in
two games the Yankees
haven't hit a homer nor have the Pi-
rates stolen a single base.
Nevertheless ii is the sprinting abil-
ity Of Lloyd Waner that has helped
him score two-thirds of the Pirates
runs--four out Of a total of six Buc
tallies. The Yankees are apt to see
Young Waner. or "Sprout," as the
players call him, on the bases any
time they look around. The experts
figure there is no way for the Yankees
to shut out the Pirates unless they
devise a system to keep "Sprout" off
the bases.
Even though they have had a few
lapses in the field. the Waner boys
have done enough at bat to convince
observers that they are born all
around stars. Paul. the elder. is lead
ing both teams at rat for two games,
with an average Of .571, compiled by
four hits in seven official times at
bat. Lloyd is leading run scorer, and
shares what little extra base hitting
hOnors there are so far with Lou
Gehrig. LLOYD and Lou have two hits
each, double and triple apiece.
Mark koenig. - world series goat"
year ago, is bidding for more heroic
EOnors Nus far. lie is leading the
Yankees at bat, garnering four hits
in nine lines at bat for an average
OF AT. and has scored the most runs,
three. Babe Ruth has an average of
wit N
.375, is the fourth Yankee in the So
lect hating circle. The Pirates have
only two hitting over 800. Paul
Waner is one and Clyde Barnhart is
the other, with mark Of .375.
Only one club has ever lost a world
series after winning the first two
games. Strangely enough that club
was the Yankees, now in the same po-
sition rs they were in 1921, when they
shut out the Giants in the first two
games. The series then was Il best
five out of nine game proposition and
the Giants won five of the last six
games to win the championship.
The first series record to fall came
when Babe Ruth started the first
game, making it his eighth champion.
ship battle and breaking his own
mark. Another. in fielding, was tied
by both clubs in the second game,
each having only five assists. The
Yankees set the record for fewest as.
slsts in 1921. Lloyd Waner, baCging
seven flies, came within one of tying
the record for most putouts, set by
Mike Donlin of the Giants in 1905 and
equalled by Ed Roush of Cincinnati
in 1919.
Commissioner Lands made an air. |
plane trip over Pittsburgh, circlng |
over Forbes Field. before the second |
game. Vic Aldridge, Pirate pitcher. |
made an ascension in the same yicin- |
ity later IN the day.
Dugan made remarkable catch of |
foul in the fourth. reach |
ing over the heads of spectators in |
a field box to grab the ball.
Pipgras had the Pirates hitting un-
der the ball and up in the air. So did |
Aldridge until he blew up in the eighth |
so that the rival fly chasers had n |
busy afternoon. Lloyd Waner and |
Earl Combs, the centerfielders, caught |
Il flies between them. Paul Waner |
gobbled 5.
Mark Koenig had luck in his favor
when he grabbed Traynor's smash
over second, to touch second for a
force-out of P. Waner. The Yankee
snortstop was running toward the bag
10 take possible throw, but scooped
up the grounder instead.
The crowd set up a terrific yell for
Cuyler, the "banished" Pirate out.
ielder. in the eighth inning when
Manager Bush, instead, sent Earl
smith to bat for Cvengros. The wells
turned to boos when Smith grounded
weekly to Gehrig.