Douglas daily dispatch. [volume] (Douglas, Ariz.) 1903-1961, 1927-10-07
HOOSER SCHOOLDAD WEAKENS'
in TWO INNINGS, Which SERVED.
TO DEFEAT PIRATES SECOND time.
BY ALAN J. GOULD
sSociated Press Shorts Editor


of an Alexander and skill of a Math-
ewson, tied the Pirates into a variety
Of bow knots today and pitched the
Yankees to their second straight
victory.
just as though he had been doing
this sort of thing all his life, George
Pipgras, of Slayton Mimi, stepped
into the spotlight glare of baSeball's
greatest classic, held the smuggling
Buccaneers to seven hits scattered in
as many innings and subdued the
National league champions to the
decisive tune OF s to 2.
Behind such brilliant mound work
as this, the Yankee steam roller didn't
need to do much execution. There
was no home run force to its drive
but it struck twice, in the third and
eighth innings, with sufficient power
to bring in three runs each time and
move the Yankees into commanding
lead as the battle scene Shifts to-
morrow to the home field of the
American league champions in New
York.
Vic Aldridge attempted the task OF
Checking the Yankees and putting the
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same fate as Ray KreIner. Outside
of two bad innings the HooSier school
master did a fairly good job, but,
these two lapSeS were enough to con-
vince him RS well as the board OF
strategy that curve balls are not as
much poison to the Yanks as they
had figured.
Vic's best looking curves were she'll
ed for three runs, enough to decide
the game, in the third inning on four
hits, two sacrifice flyS and an error
by Lloyd Waner He was finally
knocked out of the box in the eighth
as he lost control completely, sending
one run in with wild pitch and
filing the bags with two successive
passes before yielding to Mike Cven-
groS.
The situation was anything but en-
as he faced the top four of the
Yankee batting otcer but escaped
with only one hit and two runs
being registered, focing the home run
twins, Ruth and Gehrig, to rap rather
weakly to the infield for force outs,
While Aldridge was erratic in the
box ard the Pirates again displaying
defensive weakness, Pipgras stuck
steadily and effectively to as neat
a pitching job as the worlds series
has witnessed in some time. Except
for the ubiquitous Waner brothers
and the St6lid but heavy hitting Clyde
Barnhart, the Pirate outfield trio
the Yankee twirler had his foes
baffled with a clever change of pace
and exceptionally good control.
Lloyd Waner tailed both of the
Pirate runs. He trip1ed in the first
inning to score on Rarnhart's sac
rifice moist and scooted home in the
eighth on brother Paul'S sacrifice fly
after he had walked and raced to
third on Barnhart'S single.
Outside of these two brief sorties,
the Pirates attack was chiefly con-
spicuolls by its absence. The BUGS
got no more than one hit in any
inning. outside of the first and
eighth they didn't get a runner
beyond second base.
George Grantl1anl reached second
in the second inning on Ills single
and Joe Harris out but was stranded
by Gooch Granthaln opened the
seventh with a rafting double up
against the right field wall barely
three feet short of a home run-but
Harris was thrown out by Koenig
after which LazzRri broke up the rally
by grabbing Gooch's drive and doubt
ing Grantham at second. Traynor
also doubled, in the fourth, with one
out, but neither Gfanthanl nor Harris
had the punch to bring him home.
The eighth inning squirt OF tie
Pirates was putlctuated by another
and, SO far, the loudest demonstration
in behalf of Kiki Cuyler, "baniShed"
outfieIder, when Earl Smith was sent
in to bat for CNengroS. The crowd
OF $4,000, or most Of it, yelled for
Cuylels in no uncertain terms and
let loose "a chorus Of bcoSl and cat
calls as Smith bounded weakly to
Lou Gehrig.
The Yankees, whose play yesterday
was nearly as spotty as that Of the
Pirates, settled down today to give
an exhibition in all departments that
was up to their American league
championship standards They were
spry in the field, supporting Pipgras
perfectly, good on the bases and
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arose. The all around ,Snappy play
of the New Workers was in sharp
contrast with the shaky work of their
rivals.
The Pirates do not appear to have
regained their stride or recovered from
tn reactionary effects of their terrific
National league pennant fight. I'm
less they steady down and recover
their batting eyes they are not likely
to extend the Yankees. who now have
visions Of rafting off four straights
and equalIing the record of the Boston
Braves in 1914
The Yankees have had quite a
casualty list since the series started
but it hasn't affected their play.
Tony Lazzeri, who was doubtful
starter today because. of spralneo
wrist, was brilliant in the field as
well as at bat with two hits and a
sacrifice fly. Herb Pennock, hit and
painfully hurt over the left knee
by batted ball in practice the day
haf0re thn series is so far recovered