The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-10-01
PIRATES BEAT
CINCINNATI TO
WIN NJ. FLAG
This Years World Series Nav
Set New Record For At.
tendance and Cash
TEAMS EVENLY MATCHED
Series Looms as Battle Be-
tween Yankee Artillery and
Pirate Sharpsho0ters
BY ALAN ]. GOULD

flLCSDurgn, Oct. u. 4F)-ASSem-
bling their forces he-c today for
the start of the world series on
Wednesday,, the Yankees and Pr
Ates, most colorful teams in base
ball, seem likely to have a nip and
tuck battle for the game premier
prize, with the outcome toss-up,
It their performances ove~ the last
month are accepted as a basis of
comparison.
The, Pittsburgh Pirates won their
way to the world series Saturday
when they defeated tn. Cincinnati
Reds. 8 to 6. With only two games
left t. play the Pirates ad to win
either the Saturday or Sunday
game to annex the National league
pennant. They took the Saturday
encounter but dropped the Sunday
game to Cincinnati, / % y.
The last three tussles for the
world championship I'll have gone
the limit Of seven games. It
wouldn't surpris. many Of the ex-
perts if this series also deyeloped
last-ditch figh If it does, attend
ance and financial records, estab-
lished on a new high leve, last year
when 30c,051 fans paid $l,2O7,8 1854
to see the Cardinals beat the Yam
KEGS, probably will be shattered
once more. with greater seating ca
pacities available.
Dope on Teams Merits
The last month Of play has usual
!, been the best guide of all in
doping" the relative merits of
series contenders. It affords a sig
nificant index Of rival strength
this eason, even though the Yam
KEGS, their pennant clinched ea.ly,.
breezed through most Of September
while the Pirates fought it out in
= hectic National league struggle
decided on next to the last day of
the season But the Yankees,
though minus a pennant incentive
from September Is n, put their full
strength into the fray in quest for
individuals and tea-. records.
Sizing up the rivals from this last
month point Of view, it looms as
battle between the Yankee artillery
and the p ates sharpshooters.
Emphasizing the tremendous
clubbing power of the American
league champions, their closing rec
ord discloses q big hitting edge in
their favor, especially, on long dis
lance clouts. while at the same
time revealing the Buccaneer hurl-
Ing staff as steadier and more eff
fective than their rival mounds
men.
In games won and lost there is
little 20 che ose, the Yankees again
showing q Sigh margin with 81
victories in 20 games over the Pc
riod from August 81 to the seasons
close. while the Pirates in their des.
perate fight to victory captured Is
out Of IS.
Yanks Strong at Bat
The secret ( Yankee success lay
chiefly in their bats, where Ruth
and his mates compiled an average
Of 1924, higher than the teams
whole season work. The Pirates.
showing q batting mark Of .289,
pulled through chiefly on the
pitching prowess Of four right hand
ers-Ray Kremer, Vic Aldridge,
Carmen Hill and John Miljus.
The Pirates, as fine an array of
hitters rs they are, boast no gun
ners Of the caliber Of Ruth or Geh-
rig, but the Yanks, on the other
hand, possessed no pitcher travelling
at Kremer's pace over the last
month Of campaigning.
The star Of the final Corsair
cruise. Kremer, hung up seven con-
secutive victories from September 2
to September Is. The big Califor-
nian twirled three shutouts during
this streak and twice let his oppon-
ents down will. the meager total Of
three hits; In his bid for an eighth
triumph, Kremer was knocked out
Of the box last Friday by the Reds, |
but this, the Pirates consider, was
Just IN off-day. He is slated for |
the opening assignment Wednesday
s their the e.! sue' arc ''nfi1s'heavily on
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