Evening star., 1927-10-07

lofted to short center, where Wright
made nice running catch. taking
the ball over his shoulder while
chasing straight toward the fla gstaff.
Lloyd Waner made two bluffs at
bunting and when Umpire Moran
declined to call the second a strike
the entire Yankee inf1eld ran in to
protest. AS usual it gained them
nothing. The next delivery was low
and outside.
Then came pair of called strikes,
Whereupon LaZZeri tossed him out
Rhyme swung at Pennock's first de-
livery and succeeded only in raising a
little fly that Koenfg got under just
off the edge of the grass. Paul Waner
fouled strike and then lined in the
direction of left field. 1t was a. ter
rife smash that Dugan barely con-
trived to get in front of, Pennock $
spotless record thus being maintained.
Ruth took a couple of strikes, both
on the outside corner of the plate and
low. He looked over one ball and then
famed on a slow delivery 1t was
the second time the Babe had struck
out in the series Gehrig had one
strike called and fouled off another,
then took four straight balls for the
first walk of the pastime. Meusel took
a wide one and then bounded to Tray.
nor When the Pirate captain un-
eashed a throw high over the head Of
Joe Harris to the stand. Gehrig trot-
ted to third and Meusel reached Sec
ond. This set the stage for Lazzeri.
He took one strike and then three
balls, on the last of which Meadows
lost his footing and sprawled in the
box. Seemingly unhurt by the fall. Lee
resumed, and Tony. after fOuling
second strike. missed an outside hook
by the proverbial mile. This was his
second consecutive strkeout. But one
ball had been delivered to Dugan
when he bounded to Traynor whose
aim this time was accurate. and the
Yankee threat was squelched.
Wright displayed his disposition to
/ be patient, but finally popped to Gra-
bowski in front of the plate to open
the fifth inning Traynor died the
same way. except for his towering fly
GrabowSki chased back close to the
screen Barnhart waited for one to his
liking and then walloped to left CEN
ter where Combs got under the ball
after stern chase, and Pennock' s
record still was unmarried.
GrabOwski went right Utter Mea.
dows' stuff hut proceeded only in foul.
ing off a couple before lofting to
Wright. PennOck proved easy for his
pitching opponent tanning in short
order, and Combs died on a roller to
Meadows on the first ball pitched
Joe Harris took two strikes in
row at the outset of the sixth and
then bounced to Pennock, who tossed
him out. Gooch raised an easy fly to
Ruth on the first ball pitched. Meadows
also wasted no time on fly to Combs
in short right center. Thus far Is
Pirates had faced Pennock and been
retired in order.
koenig took one ball and then
bounded to Rhyme. Ruth crouched
eagerly after strike had been called
on him. then took a ball, and two
mighty lunges produced only fouls.
He ignored another wide one and then
succeeded in merely sending soft
bounder to Rhyme. 1t was slow
ball which fooled him. Meadows con.
tinued the slow ball treatment with
Gehrig. switched to fast one and
then resorted to q hook, which Lou
rif1ed to right center for two bases.
his second double of the series. Meusel
fouled 'off several before succumbing
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