Evening star., 1927-10-06
By DENMAN THOMPSON,
Sports Editor. The star.

rTTSRIrRGH. October 6.-Gloon
similar to tho smoky haze tina
hahituallv hovers over Pitts
burrh was noticeable in tn
demcanor of Pirate fans a.
they gathered for the second pa'tie
of their set with the Yankees.
II was not alone the fact that Dome
Eush and his cohorts had been num-
hlcd in the opener at Forbes Fleld yes
teYday. ; to !. in the inaugural lhat
means so much in set Whefe ohly
four wins are needed for decision.
b,,t the manner in which this result
was attained that so depressingly af-
fected followers of the Buccaneers.
They saw their faVorites, While out
batting the visitors by margin Oh
Q 10 6, fail largely because OF oe-
tciencies that developed IN defehSe'
both in the box and atield. where the
,-orsairs we're rated the stronger OF
the two contenderS.
Although Matte Hovt. who started
on Tho hin for the Yanks, met the
eap,n fate as Remy kremer in fallinS
~ 60 the distance and the relief pltch-
ing 0f Wiley Moore and John Mlllus
was cnlallv effective, it was What
hapnencd during the period the orlSt
mi Fingers held sway that SO olSap'
pointed Pirate adherents.
Kremer's support Shaky.
Consider round 8, for instance, the
frame which proved the deciding fac-
TOR in the struggle. They entered this
on even terms at a run apiece
achieved in the opening frame a sih'
Gle hv Ruth and Gehrigs Ie%as
three bases.
when Paul Waner just failed to reach
the han in his headlong dive account
Cd for the initial Yankee marker ana
i Was offset when Lloyd Naner was
hit hy a pitched ball. galloped to thlrd
on Brother Pauls sturdy doubie 10
right and counted on long ny 10
Combs in center by Wright.
I-sinc his Justly renowned curve
hau with good success after ms III
different start. kremer had taken care
of Combs in the fourth when the mrs.
crack in the defensive armor pehlnu
him qnneared. when Grantham- KICK
cd an offering from the bat OF koenlS'
Ruth's second successive safety,
crack that Streaked past Grantham'
nut Koenig on third, and kremer then
wabhlrd TO the extent OF passing
Gehrig to fill the bases.
He tried hard TO get his bearings
and settle down with Meusel faclng
him. hut was unable to locate the
plate properly in a sufficient numner
of deliveries, with the result tnat
koe1ic was forced in with tally.
Ruth then reached the counting block
as Lazzeri forced Meusel, and with
Ducan up. when Lazzeri set sail for
second. Smith very expertly bluffed
n throw to the middle cushion and
switched to peg TO Traynor that had
Gehrig caught dead to rights. but the
Pirate receiver Just as ineXpertly then
muffed his third baseman's return
throw, with the result that the Yam
KEGS possessed margin of three tai
lies wholly unearned.
Stage Set for Rally.
Nothing daunted, the Pirates set
nbout the task of retrieving this dam
ace in their end of the frame, and
when Kremer opened with a real
double to right and Meusel obligingly
muffed a liner from Barnhart that
was right in his hands, the stage was
set for Paul Waner, whose second
straight safety, line single to center,
scored Kremer. Wright and Traynor
then drilled into force plays that halt
scoring was resumed-in the fifth in
ninC--it was the Yanks who did it.
This was accomplished through the
medium Of stiff sock to right center
by Koenig that Paul Waner did we'll
to hold to two bases. Ruth's roller on
which Grantham beat him in a race to
first base and Gehrig's long fly to
right.
The Pirates launched another Of
fensive in the fag end of this frame.
ringing the bell on double Lloyd
Waner slid past Dugan down the left
fiald line and Barnhart's shot to left.
But though Brother Paul came through
with his third successive safety. a
smash off Hoyt's glove. and Wright
delivered a long fly that moved Barn
hart tn third. the offensive was
squelched when Combs got under Tray
nor's sturdy loft.
Lazzeri's wallop that carried over
Barnhardt's head for two bases to open
the sixth was the signal for Kremer's
departure. John Miljus, Serb by ex-
traction and a veteran of the World
War. then had his right-handed self
thrust into the picture and acquitted
himself with great credit by stopping
the Yankees cold.
A1Lef DuSan SacflTlceu 1IaZZerl TO
third and Collins drew a walk, Hoyt
hit into double play and the only
other Yank to get on the runway was
Ruth with his third hit in round
and the Babe promptly was picked off
first and run down.
HOyt Weakens i'm Eighth.
Hoyt appeared to gain in strength
after the fifth. retiring the Bucs in
order for the next two sessions, but
in the eighth when Paul Waner con
nected for a terrific liner directly to
Neusel and Wright and Traynor fol
lowed with clean singles, Pilot Hug