New Britain herald., 1927-10-15
HORNSBY SEES DUEL
 WITH FACE MASKED
Sits Like Man Of Ice Through
 Fateful Series Game

10 exciting occurrences, few if any
 events or conditions are more ser
 Nlccahl2 than big athletic contests.
 m Whlrh thousands of people give
 Themselves up to the thrill that is
 provided by the struggles of the
 handful O. young men in the huge
 Hronas of sport. Men. women and
 children scream, shout and argue
 lnul it would seem that the func-
 tIoning Of the entire universe and
 all its units was depending exclu- siVrly on the outcome of the game.
 and on the other hand, when the Ndrlous moves on the diamond or
 gridiron or the squared circle Of
 th" prize ring are made with such perfection as to be almost monOton-
 ous, the cheering multitude is
 changed in a few seconds to q crowd of silent, sometimes scowline onlookars.
 Seated in the back row Of the
 press box at the Yankee Stadium, New York, during the last game of the Worlds Series last Saturday, was q man who might as well have Teen 10000 miles away from inc scene, one would judge hv his coun- tonancc, yet he is enc Of the lead ing characters in the great national game and in all probability could match his knowledge Of the sport with any group in tho large gathor- ing of experts. Certainly his skill on The diamond cannot be doubted, for
 Rogers IIornsby the subject of this study is famed throughout the country for his prowess at bat. on the bases and in the field.
 ''Pol,Cr Face" De Luxe
 There he sat throughout the game, from participation in which he was barred by matter of few percentage points in the standing of the National League clubs. and while excitement ragged throughout the spacious stadium, he never changed position nor permitted the expression on his aun-bron2ed face to alter. Occasionally. while the teams were changing positions be- tween innings. he found time to talk 10 'l'ill' Killcfer, another person of importanc" in the baseball world, but as soon as the hattcrs took their places al the plate and the pitchers made ready to serve up the Fall, he was all attention, his eyes Gltcd on the diamond, his soft brown hat pulled well down over lis eyes, but not onrr did his hands come ont of tn" pockets of his top coat 10 applaud q play. Much has been spoken and written Of poker faces" and undoubtedly many hundreds of thousands of them have been observed in various places and under widely differing circumstances. but Rogers Hornsby has one that certainly must be high ly rated. II is not stern enough 10 he unpleasant, but thorc is q certain profile, the coldness of the eyes and the firnnoss of tho mouth that ap- rrars to the observer 10 speak de fiauce of the Ihiiity Of any pcrson or any thing to change if.
 If h" Was q good subject for oh- as tn" all-important game progressed with gripping cycnncss for several innings, he was a perfect example of nerve control in the fatoul ninth inning, when tho Ma rionpl League entry literally threw the game and the CQance for the worlds championship away. Three men on haso, nobody out, and three heavy hitting Yankees awaiting their turn at the plate, while the packed stadium fairly shook with inc roars and cheers of the excited fan-this should b" enough 10 send ,hrill through the most hard cncd of sports followers. II was ,nouch, too. for on all sides could be socn old timers cdging forward fearful that they might miss the slightcS' detail of the grip ping drama about 10 be enacted. Any kind of a hit, an error, base on balls, q sacrifice fly. and tho winning run would com" in from third base. IL meant the champion ship, and the turning back of ap- rroNimucly $2o0,hoo which had Teen received on tn" advance sala of seats for the game tho following day.
 RcmaiuS Calm During Crisis
 Rogers Honsbv. successful sea sen as captain of the Giants behind him, just sat in his seat a he had been sitting all afternoon. He did not lean one bit farther towards the row in front of him. nor did he move over closer to Bill" l[illofor. He did not applaud, nor stamp, nor cheer. nor roar. He did not even speak, but he saw everything that was taking place and if there was any way of knowing what was rtn- ming through his mind, it might have been learned that thousands of situations similar to that which was being unfoldcd before him, were parading past, yet not move did he make. He had no typewriter bcfor" him. not even q sc0r"card to keep him busy. He COud have be- come just as excited as anyone else ln the stadium, but he did not. and ,.ven when his wife, who was stand ing behind hint, leaned oyer 10 re- mark to I\illofor: "Wcil. guess we can start for hom" soon, Bill Rogers did not even smile or turn his head. The "break" came. tho game was won and lost, and the mighty Slu@gcr, prominently men, toned as the successor 10 John J. McGraw at the helm of thc Giants in the National League, left his ..I--. L.. ln,Li :, LII