The Washington times., 1927-10-08
Series Sidelights
By Les ConkIin

NEW YORK, Oct. S.-Years ago
Gil Dobie, the football coach who lie
popularity known as the prince of
pessimists. sent out reports on the
eve Of an important game that his
squad was shot to pieces by injuries
and that he was resigned to defeat.
Upon reading this propaganda. the
rival team would become careless
and overconfident and would be
showed under by Mr.. Dobie's alleged
cripples and inexperienced substi-
tutes by score Of something like
80 to 0.
The Pittsburgh Pirates apparently
have been hoaxed by this same
moss-covered strategem. This posi-
BILE explanation of their three
straight defeats by the supposedly
crippled Yankees Is borne out by
the following facts:
Herb Pennock, Yankee mound
ace, was reported incapacitated when
hit on the knee by a line drive
just before the series started. Hoyt,
another veteran pitcher, was
knocked out of the box In the
opener. At this stage. according
TO the New York pessimista. ali
that the Yanks had left in the way
OF pitchers was Wiley Moore and
George Pipgras, the two first.year
men corresponding to Mr.. Dobie,a
green substitutes.
What these second string hurlers
ana the injured Pennock did to the
Bucs Is now history. Moore saved
the first game, Pipgras won the sec.
0nd easily, and Pennock nearly per.
formed q no.hit miracle yesterday.
The first % Pittsburgh batters to
tace Pennock did not get close
enough to the ball to smell it.
But that Is not the half of II.
Mabel. In two collisions in the first
game Mark Koenig was knocked
dizzy and Tony Lazzeri injured his
wrist. Both were hors de combat,
according to doleful reports from
the Yankee camp.
The next day Koenig got three
hits and Lazzeri two. Yesterday
Mark collected two more bingles,
ana signor Lazzeri one. In add.
ton, both fielded like demons.
And 80 It appears that the Pirates
have been deluded by the same kind
OF bunk that Mr.. Dobie used to pass
out. They are hoping that today
Miller Higgins will start q healthy,
able-b0died hurler against them, for
they want naught to do with alleged
crippies and second-stringers.
Hoyt may prove a tartar, how.
ever. The blond undertaken Is wild
to get at the Pirates. In Pitts
burgh some one stole $500 from him
In his hotel room and he is ex-
ceedingly peeved at all things, in.
GLIDING baseball teams, connected
with the smoky city.
One way for Hoyt to retrieve his
losses would be to bet three century
notes on himself to win today's
game.
Carmen Hill probably will twirl for
the Pirates today. He may never
win a beauty contest, but he GER
tainly can throw a baseball.
Both Hill and Lee Meadows wear
goggles. Pittsburgh's club optician
explained that Meadows blew up yes
terday because he was wearing the
wrong kind OF glasses. 1t seems
that Meadows absentmindedIy don.
ned smoke colored glasses, which are
worn in the Smoky city, instead OF
the plain or garden variety Of cheat
ers which he uses in other cities.
Another abb for Meadows was
advanced by Prof. IvYtheyitch
Scratchem, noted Russian
astronomer, who saw the game.
During the second, third, fourth,
fifth and sixth innings, Meadows
allowed only one hit. This
marvellous effectiveness, he said,
was due to the fact that the
Yankee sluggers were blinded
by the rays OF the sun, reflected
into their eyes by Meadows
specs.
Gehrig's triple really won the
game. Ruth's homer was un,
necessary and fell under the CLASH
fication Of assault ana hatfarx, v-,ifh