Evening star., 1927-10-07
BY JOHN b. FOSTER.


NEW YORK, October Amid the
plaudits of the hysterical metropolis
the conquering Yankees came home
today, convinced that they already are
practically elevated to the throne a>
the base ball champions of the world
The bewildered Pirates entered the
hostile Yankee Stadium this afternoon
for the third game of the world series
beaten twice. but still determined tC
make a fight of it.
There Is a fine chance for the New
York team to win this series in four
games in succession. Pittsburgh can
still play base ball, but the Pirates
seem to need a dose of tonic exactly
as they We're dosed with it after the
unpropitious start they made against
Washington in the 1925 series.
The Pirates won in 1925. and gave
Bill McKechnie opportunity to make
that famous speech in which he
averred that his was not yellow
team. But if color has nothing to do
with this 1927 team of Pirates sec
ond baSeman and a first baseman have
something to do with it, and the doc
tor is needed with a prescription for
the right side of the Pittsburgh in
field.
Miller Higgins has played his cards
smarter than DOME Bush and the
Yankees have played much smarter
and much brighter base ball than the
Pirates in the first two games. Yet
the New York players at no time have
been extended. They have mulled
their way along grinding the opposi-
ton underneath them and there never
has come Il time when they were
called upon to stave off fierce resist
ance.
Must Prove His Wisdom.
Bush thought best to come back
with Vic Aldridge as his pitcher for
the second game. The wisdom of his
choice was much doubted. After Kre-
mer had been licked in the first game,
it seemed better policy to use Carmen
Hill on the home grounds in the sec
ond fracas. Bush didn't think so. In
the long run 1t may be proved that he
is right, but the run will be very long
and the burden of proof at this mo-
ment is on the Pittsburgh manager.
Higgins rides on the chariot with
the populace throwing bouquets at
him and with his mind filled with
sweet content and prospects for 1928.
He won a rather tight game with Hoyt
in the opener. with the assistance of
Farmer Moore of Oklahoma and he
won a sloppy and easy game with
Pipgras yesterday.
Higgins was confronted with
situation that upset his plans to some
extent when Herb Pennock was hurt
in practice, but he had his future
moves better planned than Bush had
planned his. Higgins has been con-
sufting different line of stars.
f Pipgras carried the Yankees to
success in a game that was sprinkled
here and there with the different
kinds of cheese that were spilled by
the National League champions. Pip
gras pitched an almost perfect game
for New York and the Pirates played
into his hand with no batting ability
that was worth a hoot.
Had Bush possessed the same con-
fidence in John Miljds that Higgins
had in George Pipgras. the Pirates
leader might have reserved Miljus
for a full game. It could have been
no worse than Thursdays perform
ance and 1t might have been much |
better.
Second Base Weakness.
In the first game the top Of the
Pittsburgh batting order did the bet
ter execution. In the second game
the top of the Pittsburgh batting
order executed as effectively. The
bottom of the Pittsburgh batting
aroused itself a little when Grant
ham got out of his batting lethargy,
but taken as a whole the batting or
der below Paul Waner has not cut |
either ice or poached eggs in this
series so far
The principal weakness of the Pitts