Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-10-04
PENNOCK INJURED
ON EVE Of SERIES
Star Yankee Pitcher Suffers
Ruptured Blood Vessel in
Batting Practice.

by the ASSOcldteu freSS.
PITTSBURGH, October 4.-Herb
Pennock, star Yankee southpaw. suf-
fered ruptured blood vessel in his
left leg today when he was struck by
line drive during practice at Forbes
Field. The ball hit him just above
the knee.
Pennock was serving them up when
the accident occurred. The line drive
was off the bat Of suboutfielder,
Cedric burst. The ball struck the
hurler about an inch and half above
the knee. He did not fall but was in
much pain as he limped TO the club
house. DIR. Schoell of st. Petersburg,
Fla, 4 Yankee fan, who was nearby,
examined Pennock and found the rup-
tured blood vessel. The inflammation
was spreading upward and the doctor
applied ice packs. According to the
doctor. the injury may not keep Pen
mock out OF the series. He added that
he could not determine the exact ef-
feet of the injury until tomorrow.
Mainstay of Yanks.
Pennock, who has never lost a
world series game, had been counted
on by Miller Higgins, Yankee man.
ager, for series service.
Pirates and Yankees camped today
on the outskirts of the battlefield and
waited for a coy sun to do it's duty in
driving out Forbes Field for the first
game of the world series tomorrow.
Rain yesterday brought rest to the
players, needed by the Pirates but
not by the Yankees, anxious to put
the finishing touches on their prepa-
rations. The rain came when the
Yankees had had only a few minutes
batting practice and kept the Pirates
off the field altogether.
However, the downpour brought no
rest to the carpenters building tempo
rary seats which have already been
! sold The craftsmen wrestled with
slippery hammers and saws as they
| built benches to seat 1000 more than
the big playing field normally offers
hospitality.
Experts on Job.
The sound of the hammers beat
| time to cry from the fans for tickets
and more tickets. But there were no
tickets except IN the hands of specu-
lators, who think they are worth much
more than their price tag would lndl-
cate The scalpers hope the sentimen-
| tai value of the pasteboardS Will be
realized before game time.
| With a day to pass before the nrst
act of the annual classic can be
staged, Pittsburgh was practically In
| the bands of the experts. Old IN
| habitants said the stronghold OF the
bold Buccaneers had never before
been subjected to such intensified ex-
perting.
Most Of the information came
straight from the feed box, many OF
the players using the hands that Will
! later WELD bats and toss curves TO
pound typewriters in giving the fans
| the low down" This information
has been valuable and consistent thus
| far. Every Yankee writer has pre-
dicted victory for the American
League, while the count was eVeneo
by the Pirate scribes, who to a man
pick the National League entry.
The fans, who seem to know a
good deal about the situation, are
weighing the credits and debts OF the
contesting clubs with careful thought,
arriving at the conclusion that TINS Is
the question mark at the END OF the
world series sentence.
Can the pitching of the Pirates
! still the mighty bats of the Yankees!'
Ruth and Gehrig Feared.
There were many questions that
tomorrow afternoon can answer, ano
then only in part. The duel of man
acerial minds was certain to be lnIer
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