Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-07
YANKS CARRY
Home HALFOF
Wins NEEDED
Pirates Fail to Uncov-
er Famous Attack in
First Two Games of
Series
BY BRIAN BELL

NASsOCtdtcu FEess sports Tlterb
NEW YORK, N. Y, Oct. 7.-PH
today with one half Of the world
championship won.
They may never win the other half
but they brought two games with
them from Pittsburgh and several
train loads Of experts who expect a
quick finish to the 1927 classic. Four
victories are necessary to win the
title. Yesterdays score was 6 to 2.
The National league pennant win
ners have not begun to win and
their play in the first two games has
suggested that they have not begun
to fight. The boldness that brought
the Buccaneers home in front in a
hectic closing struggle in the senior
league has been missing from their
make up in the opening games play
ed before a sympathetic crowd Of
home folk friendly enough until the
name Of Kiki Cuyler, the outfielder
who has been stood in a corner with
a Ounce cap on his head, is mention
ed.
Change Welcomed
Both games in Pittsburgh provoked
outbursts against Manager Bush's
policy Of keeping Cuyler out OF the
game. For that reason, he may well
come the change of scenery to New
York. The throng at the Yankee
Stadium this afternoon does not care
whether Cuyler plays or autographs
~baseballs, his principal occupation at
Forbes Field.
The Yankees needed the help of the
Pirates in winning the first game but
they made their W arrangements 70
capture the second. The Pirates
were willing to contribute some time
ly assistance yesterday and did heir
here and there but the Yanks would
have won anyway. In the opening
game, the American leaguers had to
call out the reserves to win the
game but in the second setto, the
starting lineup finished strong.
George Pipgras, who has been a
chattel of the Yanks off and on,
mostly off, for five years did the
job yesterday that Hoyt and Moore
accomplished between them the day
before. The Pirates adopted oppo-
site tactics. Where the Yankees in
troduced a sliding scale OF pitching
numbers, coming down from two 70
one, the Pirates went up u5'ng
three0esterday against two Wednes-
Aldridge Unsteady
Vic Aldridge was in and out in
his pitching and was finally out al
together in the eighth inning when
he turned the situation over to Mike
Cvengros with the bases full and only
one out. Two Of the three runners
Aldridge left on the bases scored,
but under the trying circumstances
the courageous little southpaw ac-
quilted himself with credit for lie
had to pitch to Combs, Kcenig, Ruth
and Gehrig.
George Pipgras, native of Iowa
but resident of Minnesota, struck 4
powerful blow for the middlewest
and placed himself squarely in line
for consideration as a world series
hero through his great pitching. u
Pipgras gets a chance to pitch again
and approaches the standard he sci
Yesterday, his name cannot be lifted
out Of consideration for mythical
world series hero awards.
Pipgras, who had to wait a long
time to get his world series chance
he will be % years old Christmas
week, showed the Pirates a fast bal
with such a good hop or it they ney.
er did get the combination for hit.
ting It. he gave only seven nltS anu
two runs TO the Corsairs, the sever
hits being distributed through as
many innings. The two runs were
scored through the medium Of sacri-
flee flies, one after a triple and the
other following a base on balls and .
single.
L. waner Shows How
Lloyd Waner, who showed his
mates how to score runs during the
/ championship season continued the
fast pace he set when he was playing
only for his regular salary, and car
ried both counters across the plate
The little O~klshoman also had q
great day in the field with seve-
putouts. He married his day some
what by an error permitting a run
to score, but in the light Of subse-
quent developments, this was uniml
portant.
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