New Britain herald., 1927-10-05

Pittsburgh, Oct. EpNWorld se- ries guessing gave way today to solid facts as the Pittsburgh Pirates and New York Yankees went out 10 say t with baseball bats and curves.
 Opening os the series found every one satisfied but a large number Of fans and Herb Pennock. Many Of the cheer leaders during the regular championship season had no definite and certain plans for getting in the park today. and the star Yankee left handler was limping about with bruised knee.
 There were not enough tickets to 20 around, for Forhes Field, home Of the National League champions, can seat only a few hundred over 4O.od0 under normal conditions, with standing room for several thousand more. Many of the faithful fans Were wondering how they could make arrangements to witness the first test of the problem whether the craft Of Pirate pitchers can still the far famed attack of the Yankees.
 Hundreds who failed to get tick cts stood and waited throughout the night for the gates to open this morning. They earned their places in the temporary stands erected outside the park but commanding fine view of the field.
 Pennock's injury, suffered in bat ting practice yesterday when he was struck above the knee by liner from the left handed bat of Cedric Durst, appeared serious, although : his physician declared that the left handler, who has never been charged with a worlds series defeat will be ready to work when the teams move 10 New York.
 Some of the pitchers team mates shook their heads in doubt,
 If Pennoek should be denied par ticipation in the series he will lose an opportunity to tie or break the record of Jack Coombs, former pitch CT for the Philadelphia Athletics and Brooklyn Nationals who won five world series games and was not de- feated Coombs won three for the Athletics in 1910, one the next year and one in 1916 for Brooklyn. Pen mock won two games for the Yankees in 1923 and two last year. He pitch ed three innings for the Athletics in 1914. but the performance did not mean anything in the world series records
 Even without the services of Pen ' h.. 1c' rAit tcb ne ta r good shape with Hoyt Moore Shocker and Pipgras capable of as suming the full burden if need be.
 Ray kremer, big, strong and smart, was expected to prove the keystone of the Pittsburgh defense, The huge Californian, named to start the ball rolling for the Pirates, was forced out of the game by in- iuries in early season and got back just in time to play a decisive part in the victory drive of the Corsairs He was informally and unofficially named by Pittsburgh fans to pitch two game, regardless of the length Of the service and thu ee of it goes the limit,
 To follow Kremer the Pirates have Vic Aldrdge. Carmen Hill ant Lee Meadows to start and John Mil. jus, with a great change of pace standing in the front rank of the rescue squad.
 The Yankees went into the cham pionship tussle bolstered by a sligh edge in popular support, won by their reputation for long distance hitting. The sports world loves the wallop and the Yankees have 1t Th' Pirates are no mean hitters but they do not slam the ball high and fal away as do the Yankees.
 ConcedIng the power of the Amer ican league attack. the Nationa leaguers counter with a conviction that they will be able to prove tha the best offense is not the best de fense in baseball The Buccaneer! believe that they match the slug ging of the Yankees with speed l the series would be decided by ; relay race the home team would win.
 Arrival of the opening day va welcomed by players and fans alike the players rom q mental stand point and the fans who stood in lin, all night, for physical reasons. Tn hundreds Of men and a fow women who occupied box soats' outsid the park that they might later si in beacAer seats IHslle love thei baseball
 The box seats were sold by hoy and men and brought prices grow ing higher as the night wore on Running largely 10 soap boxes the, could be purchased early in the eve uirc for -5 or %n cents but aft, midnight they became much G@1rNl
 Jack Ouslow, coach for the pi rates last season, who HOW holds tn same position with the Washing @toi Senator's, qualified as an expert oN both clubs
 An even series Jack called fl as started The Pirates have th speed and some great pitchers sal Jack, but the Yanl5-rs are not 8 slow as some people think and To Of tLe boys aro dead wrong on on thing. They cannot b, curye-b1lle 10 death. They win hit curve ball plenty Of them"
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