New Britain herald., 1927-10-04

Pittsburgh. Oct 1 lP9 - Pirates md Yankees camped today on the outskirts Of the battlefield and wait cd for a coy sgn 10 do its duty in drying out Forbes field for th" first game of the world series tomorrow.
 Rain yesterday brought rest 10 the players, needed hy the Pirates but not by the Yankees. anxious to put the finishing touches in their pre- 7arations. The rain cam" when th, Yankees had had only a few min utes' batting practice and kept the Pirates off tho field altogether
 However, tho doWnpour brought no rest to tho carpenters building temporary seats which have already been sold, The craftsmen wrestlcd with slippery hammers and saws as they built benches 10 seat 4.oUo more than the biz playing field normally offers hospitality.
 The sound of the hammers beat time 10 a cry from the fans for tickets, and more tickets. But there were no tickets except in the hands of speculators, who think they arc worth much more than their price tag would indicate.
 With a day to pass before the first act on the annual classic can he staged in Pittsburgh was practically in the hands of the experts
 Most Of tho information camo straight from the feed box. many of tho players using tho hands that will later u-iold hats and toss curves fans the How down" This informa- ton has been valuable and consist ent thus far Every Yankee writer has predicted victory for the Amer lcan league while tn" count was evened by the Pirate scribes who 10 3 man pick the National league entry.
 The fans arc weighing the credits and debits of the coDtcstng clubs with careful thought, arriving at in" conclusion that this is the question mark at the end of the world series sentence:
 Gan tho pitching Of the Pirates still the mighty bats of the Yankces""
 There were many questions that only Wednesday afternoon can au- swer and then only in part The duel of mana Ceral minds was cer- tain 70 be interesting as tRo two mighty atoms." nonie Bush and Nilcr Hrrggins, crossed wits. Bush has an inch or so in height and sev- era pounds weight advantage over Hu"gins.
 L"adng tho flying wedge of the Yankees. Babe Ruth and Lou Geh- rig. who hit 1u7 American league home runs between them, were tn" objects of sharp scrutiny by Pirat" pitchers. The torsairs' deep think CTS made no secret of the fact that the big fellows will not get good balls 10 hit.
 The Pirates batting aces, Paul Waner ani his brother, Lloyd, mahu up in speed what they lack in weight and tho homefolk were con fdent that the Oklahoma twins" would he able to hold their own NI'Ai nut II HIlI fI'lllS Ill NIili' pI giving away hundred pounds Of tonnage.
 Starting Pitchers
 Tho rival managers were expected 10 put their best pitching bets for ward. Waite Hoyt for New York and Ray kr"mcr for Pittsburgh. Roth ar, rjgnt hand.rs and neither nc"d~d any introduction to the world series.
 Wiley Moore the best advertis"- mont in baseball for the long dis 1ancn rcirphon" since he WAS bought from the Grc"uVill" club Of h" Sal ly" loag1lc through that medium. is slated 10 share tho main Yankee pitching assignment with jolt. Moore has an undor-slung ball call "d "sinker" which seems to change its mind between mound and plato, Manager Bush points out that h. also has Vie AldriIg", who has 4 reputation for never throwing a fast