Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-09

Texas Aggies Down Se1Uame; Bayl0yB Bears Defeated

E1Gu team scored a run An AhC
opening inning and Ruth caught n
OF Hills slow curves in the fifth
and sent il high and far into the
right field bleachers, scoring Earl
Combs ahead Of him with a brace
settle the game.
II was a lowering drive, not AS
much of the rifle shot variety that
yesterday, but still a typical Ruthfan
smash and one that aroused the
widest demonstration.
The Pirates were meanwhile lac
ing Moore's sinker ball, but getting
nowhere because CT the stonewall de-
tense put up by Dugan, Koenig, Lar
! zeri and Gehrig. Twice double plays
choked off Pirate rallies in the
third and fifth innings, but for no
apparent reason whatever, the
Yankees lost their surefire fielding
skill in the seventh.
Pirates Rally
Moore himself paved the way for
the Pirate rally in this inning, when,
on Smiths roller to Gehrig, he
muffed the first baseman's throw a.
he stepped on the bag. Instantly
there was commotion on the Pirate
bench and reinforcements were
rushed in. The fans, like those in
Pittsburgh, yelled voicerfously for
Xxi Cuyler, outfielder, as Yde, re-
serve pitcher. was sent in to run
for Smith and Freddie Brickell sub
stituted for Hill at bat.
Ii was not because Of this strategy
that Brickell got on base. however,
for Lazzeri, with a double play in
sight made his first error of the
series, booting Brickell's grounder.
Lloyd Waner sacrificed both run
ners along and there was a mighty
cheer for the Pirates as Barnhart
drove a long single to center. Yde
scored but Brickell, in doubt about
the ball, started back TO second and
then -etraced his steps too late to
90 further than third on the hit.
Paul Waner, however, brought over
Brickell with the tying run on q
sacrifice hoist TO Combs and the
stands were in another uproar.
The Pirates were making a gallant
comeback and the fans. whether or
not the majority were there to root
the Yankees in, gave the Corsairs as
big n hand al they aver got in their
home town.
Fans Cheer Pirates
Perhaps the crowds reaction was
more because of the Pirates were the
underdogs, fighting a seemingly
hopeless fight, but more likely il
was typical Of Gotham's impartiality
and desire for enthusiasm whatever
the cause.
At n rate, the Pirates seemed
[ o take on a new lease in their base
ball life, even il it was coming a
trifle late. They were displaying
more dash and confidence than they
had in any of the previous three
games. But, as IL turned out, the
final flash was not enough and the
Pirates lost at the end, as they had
from the start, chiefly on their
own lapses.
They had a chance to break the
3-3 tie in the eighth inning, as did
the Yankees but the rival pitchers,
Miljus and Moore, each struck out
with two men on bases. IL looked
like questionable strategy by Man
ager DOME Bush to send Miljus to
bat in the eighth, with men on first
and second and two out. A pinch
hitter there. Cuyler, perhaps, might
have put the Corsairs into the lead.
IL looked like the spot TO throw all
available u into the battle,
but Bush gambled with his pitcher
and lost.
Babe Furnished Thrills
The Yankees outhit and outplayed
the Pirates. except for their sur
prising seventh inning lapse, the
Z-lwv 4frnn 4Aa Nan Val s~E.aII IL
Tense cracked in the entire series,
but il was Babe Ruth's bat that dealt
the mightiest blows for the Ameri-
can league champions.
Yesterday the Babes homer was
more artistic than essential. Today,
as il turned out, his second circuit
clout Saved the game. enabling the
Yankees to hold the Pirates to a tie,
until the eyeEtful ninth.
Ruth brought Combs home in the
first inning with the first Yankee
run, after Earl had singled and ad-
vanced on koenig's one base blow.
Combs, who helped himself to three
hits during the afternoon, was again
conveniently on base when the Babe
landed his mighty stroke in the
bleachers in the fifth.
Again in the ninth Ruth was up
there swinging his mace with men
acing gestures, with two runners on
base, but this time caution was the
better part of valor for the Pirates
and Miljus Intentionally passed the
Babe en- orders from Manager Bush.
The sight Of the Babe perhaps was
partly responsible for Miljus first
wild pitch. moving Combs and
Koenig up o base.
Ii was just as well that Ruth was
hitting them for the rest OF the
Yankee sluggers, outside of Combs,
Koenig and Collins did nothing TO
distinguish themselves at bat. Lou
Gehrig, who gave the Babe q hot
chase for home u honors during
the season not only failed to con-
meet in the series for more than a
triple, but he famed twice in the
pinches today.
Tragic End
In the first inning Gehrig rs
well as Meusel and Lazzeri, struck
out on Hills slow curve or floaters
and in the ninth, Columbia Lou beat
the air as he came up with the bases
full.
II was q great change for Gehrig
10 inject q finishing wallop but he
was unable 20 seize It as Milius
fooled him with curves. II was the
same story for Meusel. next up, who
struck out for the second time in
the game and for the fifth time in
two days.
Ii was a tragic finale for Miljus
70 undo this fine work with a wild
pitch but il was typical. in q dis
from the start OF the series. At few
moments of the battle were the Cor
sairs. tired by their hard pennant
fight, able TO match their powerful
foes in hitting, fielding skill or pitch
ing. While the Yankees made only
one pitching substitution. that in the
first game, the Pirates saw every one
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