New Britain herald., 1927-12-20

To Herb Pennock of the New York Yankees, goes all the credit for pitching the most courageous game l have ever seen & big leaguer register.
 This same Pennock, frail of stature, but with a heart of oak, has pitched many remarkable games during his career in the majors. Lacking the burning speed of south paws like Waddell and Grove. Pen mock, with far less stuff, ranks among the five greatest southpaWs of the last % years.
 In the last world series between New York and Pittsburgh, he gave one of his sterling performances when he Set down 22 of the Pirates in order. It seemed for a time as if he might pitch a perfect game.
 However, just prior to the start of the eighth session, the Tanks had enjoyed a batting rally that took about 10 minutes and Pennock, sit ting on the bench, so cooled off that he wasn't at his best when he re- turned to the rubber
 When one speaks of a courageous exhibition of pitching, the inference is that the game must have been a low score affair." featuring air tight hurling.
 Quite 10 the contrary, in the game where Pcnnock showed me there never was more lionhcarted pitcher, he was batted hard throughout And, after all, that is when it takes real courage to carry on.
 The game I have in mind was the sixth and crucial one of the 1925 world series. Pennock had won one game and saved another by his relief work. Selected to pitch the sixth game, with the count standing Yankees, 1t was apparent the New | York Americans had a great chance to triumph over the Giants, unless 1 Pcnnock had been ovorworked. 1 l had my doubts when Pennock stepped to the mound, for I feared three games in five days, two of which he started, would prove toe | great task After I saw him pitch for an inning, I was positive he was l far from the top of his game.
 It was evident from the way the i Giants slammed away at his offer ings that he didn't have his usual stuff. However, he did have his i customary poise and uncanny con- 1 trol.
 Babe Ruth staked Pcnnock to { one-run lead with a home run drive in the first inning but three slashinE hits by the Giants quickly eveneG the count in their half,
 Tn the fourth inning, two hits gave the Giants the run that sen 1 McGraw's team into the lead. 4 home run by Catcher Frank snyder in the sixth stretched the margl, to two runs.
 In every inning the Giants peckej away at Pennock's delivery. l seemed they would score in ever, session but always some brillian fielding feat or super pinch pitch ing by the slim southpaw would temporarily avert what seemed tt be impending disaster.
 Ten hits were made off pennock': delivery but they fail to tell th' story of inst how hard he wa battcd. Yet, through if all, h. never once wavcrrd. Realizing h. didn't have his stuff. he matched his wits with every batter and as : result was often in trouble trying t' make the opposition bite at baS balls.
 Pennocl kept rtageing away wheI most pitchers would have sait whats the uso.' and gotten care less. Tho break came in the eight inning. With the score standin!
 Al against tn" lants his team
 mates made five runs through combination of hits and bases ol balls. mostly the latter.
 New York Americans won tn
 game and the srries, 6-4, simpl
 because Pcmock never once los heart, even though he was batte,
 hard in every inning. I have neve
 seen more courageous exhibition
 Of pitching under such discourag