The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-10-06
PIRATE HOPES
HIGH, DESPITE
FIRST DEFEAT
DOME Bush Pins His Faith on
Vic AIdridge to QueIl
Murderers' Row.
HUG MAY. START ROOKIE
Pipgrass Tentatively Slated
for Slab Toll; Yankees
1916 Favorites.

for Slab Toll; Yankees
1916 Favorites.
PITTSBURGH, Oct. 6.-Perti-
nent facts on the second game of
the world series today:
Contestants-Pittsburgh Pirates,
National League winners, and New
York Yankees, American League
champions.
Place-Forbes field, Pittsburgh.
Tine-12:30 p. M, Indianapolis
time.
Probable Batteries - Aldridge
and Gooch, Pittsburgh; Pipgras
and Bengough, New York.
Umpires-Nallin at the plate,
Moran at first, Ormsby at second
and Quigley at third.
Weather-Clear.
BY FRANK GETTY
United Press Sports Editor
PITTSBURGH, Oct. 8. = The
start of the second world series
game finds Pirate hopes still high.
A mathematical advantage en-
loved by the New York Yankees as
a result of their to victory in the
opening game of the world series Is
discounted by Pittsburgh optimism.
Great optimists, these Pirate fans.
They remind one of those mythical
ragged urchins popularity supposed
to have pleaded with certain men,
ber of the notorious Black SoX some
seven seasons or so ago.
"Say it amt true, Joe; say it amt
true"
Yanks Are Fayorites
The American League champions
have become 10 to favorites over
the Pirates by winning the first
game, but you can't make these
Pittsburghers believe it.
Game little DOME Bush refused
today to take that first defeat to
heart.
what does it amount ,to?" de-
manded the manager of the Buc-
cancers, truculently. Don't you
realize that for the last four years
the club which has won the open
ing game has lost the series?"
Such happens to be the case.
Each championship series from that
Of 1928 to the present date has
gone eventually to the club which
was beaten in the first game.
And so while Miller Higgins,
shrewd little manager of the
Yankees planned cheerfully to take
a chance and start one of his young
pitchers, George Pipgras, in the sec
ond game, DOME Bush consoled him
self with statistics and summoned
his chastened Corsair crew early to
Forbes Field for what is known, as
skull practice"
Aldridge to Hurl
First of all, the Pirate manager
announced that he has called upon
Vic Aldridge for pitching duty in an
effort to even the series.
Then DOME had a few things to
say to his regulars, who made such
a disappointing hodge-podge of the
first contest
"Skull practice" was no lovefest
for the National League champions
today. Bush was righteously bitter
7er one or two phases of the
opening game-a game which the
Pirates so easily might have won.
And DOME is no man to hesitate
to tell the chief offenders all about
it.
The Pittsburgh manager himself
has not escaped criticism for his
Judgment in permitting Remy
Kremer, beaten pitcher, to bat in
the fifth inning. And many con-
tended that DOME should have
taken a chance on pinch hitter
rather than let his relief twirler,
John Niljus, lead off in the seventh
Only Second Guessing
Second guesses usually are best in
baseball, however, and majority
opinion credits the diminutive DOME
with fast thinking.
Higgins CANDLES on a rookie pitch
er, Bush is sending his one best bet
against the Yankees.
There are conflicting views as to
what is going to happen, after the
weak hitting of the American
Leaguers in the opener. One view is
that the New York club is in bat
ting slump-witness their failure tc
hit Ray Kremer and John Miljus.
The other view is that murder
ers' row." after its off day, will start
smashing the ball to all corners OF
Forbes field, including some hooks
and crannies in the right field
stands, where a well-planted base
ball automatically sprouts into q
home run.
Vic Aldridge, when right, has just
the fast curve ball to puzzle the
Yanks.
On the other hand, the Yanks,
when right, can hit anything.
The outcome of the second game
depends upon the answer to the
question: Who will be right at the
right time?