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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-29
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and family. Take me out Of here
or I'll be blown to pieces" the Of
ficer pleaded.
Calm yourself, sir" counseled one
of the men "this job won't muss
your hair. We just want to show
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-29

calmly prepared to touch off the ex-
plcsive which had been placed in
the holes. They were quite gentle
manly about 1t.
Brown protested, 1--WE got a wife
Evening star., 1927-10-08
BUFFALO TEAM ROWS
OVER SERIES SP0ILS


BUFFALO, N. Y, October S.-A
clash between the players and man.
agement of the Buffalo International
League base ball team over the divi.
sion of the short end of the gate re.
ceipts of the little world series with
Toledo was disclosed today. Checks
rendered by President William E.
Robertson were turned back by the
members of the team.
A committee of the players com.
posed of Fred Brainard. Tyson and
Blackie Carter informed Robertson
that they would take up the issue
with Commissioner Lands and later
wired the high commissioner of base
ball asking for information as to their
rights In sharing the money.
President Robertson said that the
amount at issue was only about '$25.
He rendered each player a. check for
S706.25. They want $731.52 each. He
added that II the case came before the
base ball commissioner, he might be
forced to disclose facts (which ! must
refrain from diyulging at this time. I"
The wrangie over the money, it ap.
pears. dates back to a transforming
trip which the International League
champions took to Albany and Wilkes.
Barre before the opening Of the little
world series. President Robertson
said he did not believe the liissension
had anything to do with the loss Of
the championship series, although he
had heard that the players became
SO arbirtray that they tried to dictate
to Manager Clymer in the selection of
pitchers.
Evening star., 1927-10-08
BT JOHN Il. FOSTER.

NEW YORK, October S.-Revenge.
sweet revenge for the American
League and fame for themselves beck
oned to the New York Yankees today.
but light rain this morning made. it
possible they would have to- wait until
Sunday. By winning from the chas-
tened Pittsburgh Pirates today the
Yankees could take the world series
with four games in a row and wipe
out the sting of a National League
victory in four games in 1914 that has
ranked in the hearts of American
LeaSuerS ever since.
The Yanks can equal the record of
the Boston Nationals, who defeated
the Philadelphia Athletics in 1914 in
four games in succession. If they do,
the American League will give three
loud and resounding cheers, for ever
since that memorable defeat by the
Boston miracle team of 1914 a Ma
tlonal League man who has wished to
say something particularly nasty to
an American Lacquer has always re-
called the world series in which the
Boston Braves steam-rollerad the Ath.
letics.
Before the Yankees and the Pirates
squared off for the fourth game, Col
Evening star., 1927-10-08
By the Associated Press.

WIMBLEDON, England. October 8.
Helen Wills today is absolutely un.
beatable, says Betty Nuthall, the Brit.
ish tennis prodigy. in the Sunday Pic.
torial.
Miss Wills is a greater force than
Mile. Suzanne Lenglen ever was" she
AYERS in her article: What / Think of
Helen Wills
Miss Nuthall says:
"A sportswoman from the top of
her classic head to the tips of her toes.
Helen Wills, the lady lawn tennis
champion of the world has, think,
never been appreciated as she de-
serves to be in this country.
Opposite Of Suzanne.
Perhaps 1t was because she fol-
lowed so closely on the heels of Su.
zanne. who held the public imagina-
ton for SO many years. Suzanne al
ways was sprinsing surprises on us.
She was always, in her own amazing
way. picturesque.
Helen Is exactly the opposite-in
her own way. And it is way which
I, for one, admire and desire most to
emulate.
1T was a great day for me when
was privileged to play against her in
America. 1t will be a greater day. the
greatest day of my life, IL ever we
shake hands over the net and l have
won. Yes, l know / am flying high.
1t is Helen's glorious game that in
spires me to do so.
IT really think Miss Wills is the
hardest woman in the world to beat.
One of the reasons is, I am sure, that
she does not seem to be hard to beat
when you watch her playing-some.
body else. She seems 50 slow \and
Evening star., 1927-10-08
World Series Sidelights

In the air his favorite section ducks.
The entire section was on Its feet be-
fore the Babes smash had passed the
infield.
Ruth didn't look SO good against
Meadows. The Pirate moundsman
was putting his speed on the bad balls
just to mix things up, and the ones
that crossed the plate were floaters.
Cvengros tried to slip one by, and
while he failed on Ruth, he succeeded
against the next two batters. Gehrig
and Meusel.
Pennock is the only. pitcher on rec
ord with two three-hit games to HIS
credit in world series competition, his
first being against the Cardinals last
year.
The Yankee twOrun rally in the
first inning of the third game was
helped along by still shaky Pirate
defense. although no errors were
chalked up against the Bucs. Koe.
nig's hit was badly handled by Hal
Rhine, making his. debut at second
base, while Gehrig's triple bobbed
around between Barnbart and Lloyd
latter made the throw in. Only a
final relay by Wright kept Gehrig
from scoring. - =. -. .-..:
There was q mild demonstration by
the Yankees in the fourth against
called ball on Lloyd Waner. who ap.
peared to have tried to bunt. Aided
by this decision. Lloyd had three
straight balls, but Pennock put the
next three over the plate and the Pi-
rate outfielder grounded to Lazzeri.
A fine spear Of line drive off Paul
Waner's bat by Dugan enabled Pen
mock to close his fourth straight in.
ming without an enemy foot resting
safely on first base, and a neat run.
ming catch by Earl Combs of Barn
hart had the same effect in the fifth.
Babe Ruth lungcd at and missed a
slow ball. outside. when he struck
out in the fourth. Lazzeri, in the
same inning. also missed slow curve,
outside. by foot as he was famed by
Meadows for the second time.
Meadows had the Yankee sluggers,
with the exception of Ruth. baffied by
his change Of pace in the first six in.
nings. whiting Meusel as we'll as Lag
zeri twice each with slow curves or
f1oaters.
Evening star., 1927-10-08
CORSAIRS REACHLOW EBB
AFTER THIRD DOWNFALL
Ruth, Pennock and Gate Receipts Set Records in
8.to.l Lacing of Piisburgh-Besi Cane
of Series So Far Sees Smart Play.

into the open-faced seats in right field.
scoring Combs and kcen.g ahe"d and
placing himself in tie with Gehrig.
his side partner in maulins. in the
business of driving in runs in this
series with four.
Despite the lop.sided score. this third
game was by far the most Interesting
to date for reasons not yet mentioned.
These involved fielding, and the
Yankees almost exclusively. for aside
from one fancy stop by Pie Traynor
at the expense of PennOck in the
eighth. which made amends for an
earlier wild chuck by the Pirate cap
tain that luckily for him did not prove
costly. all the defensive laurels were
attained by the Hugmen.
One of the best bits was a one hand
scoop and throw by Dugan of Rhymes
bid for hunt single in the seventh.
when Pennock still was on his way to
no-htt game. Ranking close behind
this vas the feat of LaZzeri in going
behind second base in the eighth to
clutch bounder from Pinch Hitter
Spef,cer's bat with a Pirate on the
runway, followed by a retiring throw.
and the long gallop that Combs made
to get under a drive by Barnhart to
left-center in the fifth also is deserving
OF mention.
Evening star., 1927-10-08
BUCCANEERS GET WORSE
WITH EVERY TROUNCINC
Pittsburgh Bats Land solidly But Twice in First
Seven Frames of Third Came-Few Reser-
vations Made for Smoketown Tits.

more than comfortable lead were
the Pirates able to solve Pennock's
pitching successfully. Glenn Wright
almost got hit at the outset of the
eighth inning with grounder to deep
hort, but Mark koenig's strong wing
Jagged the Buc at first base. Then
Capt. Pie Traynor became the first of
his club to reach the initial sack when
he drove the ball between Dugan and
S""ni~ to safety.
Barnhart's sound double to right.
center that followed averted a Pitts.
burgh shutout, and really ended the
attack Of the National I.eaguers. al
though Lloyd Waner singled with one
gone In the ninth to become the third
Pirate to see the runway during the
game. 1t surely was not an offensive.
this three-hit affair, that one could ex-
pect Of a club that led the National
League with the fail and was reputed
to be the humming hot stuff at bat.
Meadows HurIs Well.
The Pirates got some pretty good
pitching out of Lee Meadows, be-
specialized veteran. who started for
them. After a trying first inning in
which singles by Combs and Koenig
and a lusty triple by Lou Gehrig
netted the Yankees two runs, Lee per.
mitted but one blow in the next five
frames. That was a double by Gehrig
with two out in the sixth
He had passed Gehrig with one out
in the fourth. and wild chuck by
Traynor after scooping up Bob
Meusers grounder quickly had Yanks
at third and second bases, but Lee
showed his pitching mettle by whiting
nj 1@tt
nothing more than grounder to
Traynor ,
But Meadows got into considsra BILE
trouble in the seventh, when he picked
up Dugan's bunt and failed to get the
ball to Wright in time to force out
Lazzeri. who had singled. Then Hal
Rhyne. substitute that DOME Bush,
PIRATE manager, for some unknown
reason used instead of George Gran.
than at second base for the first time
in the series, added to Meadows diff.
nculties when he was content to flag
Pinch Batter Cedric burst at first in
stead OF making certain out of
Du9an at second, with a chance re.
naming for double play.
p After that. Rhyme grabbed Pen.
nock's slow one and threw to the plate
too late to get Lazzeri. That seemed
all the fanks needed to start one of
their big rounds. and before the orgy
ended six runs were registered.
Combs drove a single by Rhyme to
tally Dugan and Koenig's double
scored Pennock. The two.bagger also
chased Meadows and brought Mike
Cvengros to the hill for the second
time in the series.
When he was with the White Sox.
little Mike was supposed to be poison
for Ruth. But the Bambino. who had
once been famed by Meadows ami
was unable to get the ball by the in.
field the two other times he faced the
Pittsburgh starter. picked this spot to
raise the record for world series
homers established last year BY him.
self to nine.
When the Babe parked the ball higl,
in the right field stand he just about
sounded the death knell of the Pirates
in this series. Anything left to be
beaten out of them very likely was
beaten out by Ruth's. homer.
Evening star., 1927-10-08

Oy tHe ASSOciateu fTeSS.
"HE third game went q long
way toward establishing the
Yankees as the greatest base
Il ball team of all time. and 1t
also knocked a superstitution
of two years standing into a cooked
hat. In 1925 Bucky Harris refused to
put in Dutch Ruether, his only start
ing pitcher who had not seen service.
because it was common belief that
the Pirates were death on left hand
ers. Herb Pennock personally at
tended to the matter of establishing
the fallacy.
Last yea- Tommy Thevenow. a
weak hitter through the regular Ma
tional League season, led all the
series players in batting. Mark
Koenig, who finished the American
.2S6, has hit for 1852 in three series
games. Lou Gehrig alone tops him
with an even 500.
Paul Waner, Barnhart and Ruth are
all hitting at the same elip--.364 with
ii times at bat and 4 hits, but
Ruth, with a reputation Of being the
American Leagues leading run
scorer, has crossed the plate three
times while Waner and Barnhart
had not scored in the three series
contests.
Ruth has Init his sixty.first of the
season, but it doesn't go. down in
the American League record books as
such. The Babe isn't worrying. how
ever, and believes the so will be good
enough in his league for q while.
Tire fans had almost forgotten about
Heinie Groh until he came up in the
ninth with that bottle bat, choked
half way up. and his odd batting
stance. His best was a weak pop
fly to Pennock.
The right.fieId crowd at the Yankee
Stadium is we'll acquainted with Ruth.
Every time the Bambino hits one up
Evening star., 1927-10-08


n YEW YORK, October S.-Game
No. is in the bag of the
VI Yankees due to the mastery
/ pitching of Herb Pennock and
the terrific roar of the Yankee
attack. The score was to /.
This contest was a gilt-edge battle
until the seventh inning, when the
Yankees gave 1t one e-sided complexion
by adding six runs to the pair they
scored in the first The game belonged
to either team until then. as the Yam
KEGS pair of markers could not be con.
sidered safe margin.
Pennock. due to a long rest, was in
his usual tmoney) form. For while
it looked as if he might deliver a no.
run. no-hit, no-man-reach-fir game,
but this hope was dashed when Pie
Traynor singled and Barnhart slashed
double with one out in the eighth.
To Meadows goes the credit Of pitch
ing much better game of ball than
either of his predecessors, kremer and
Aldridge. Also to him goes the honor
OF pitching the gameat inning shown
to date. After Gehrig walked with one
out in the fourth. Pie Traynor made
filing second and third bases. Here
Meadows went to work on Lazzeri
like a master. With the count two
balls and one strike on the Italian.
Meadows went sprawling in delivering
O fast curve ball. That made the
count three and one. Then, just as
imperturbable as Alexander against
the Yankees last year, Meadows slip
ped over a perfect second strike and
then cut hook over the outside cor.
ner of the plate, which I4azzeri chased
and missed with his swing.
New York's heavy artillery lost no
time getting under way, Combs. lead.
ing off, scratched single to center.
and was pushed to second on Koenig' S
high bounder over Meadows head,
which Hal Rhyme fumbled into a
scratch single. Ruth popped out. and
then Gehrig produced one Of his
terrific high drives to left center. He
relayed throw in trying to stretch the
smash into home run.
DOME Bush tried hard to bolster up
his defense by sending Rhyme to
second in place of Grantham, but the
switch proved Improbable. as Rhyme
was mixed up in several of the closest
plays Of the game and did not dispose
Of them in maj jor league style, par
ticularly in the seventh inning when
the Yanks made six runs. Second
base, unfortunately, has been the
weakest link in the Pirates defense.
Joe Dugan and Tony Lazzeri lent a
brilliant touch to Yankee infisld ma
neuvers. Dugan made the outstandin"
infield play of the series when h..
fielded Rhymes bunt with one ham;
and retired the runner with a perfect
throw to Gehrig in the seventh.
Others may insist the best play was
made by Lazzeri with his stop and
throw on Spencer's drive in the
eighth, play that Napoleon Lajoie
could not have improved upon.
A few phases stand out prominently
Evening star., 1927-10-08
RUPERT SEEKS REVENGE
In WHITEWASH VICTORY
Yank Owner Says He Doesn't Care About Money.
Wants to Equal Boston Braves Record-Cnyler's
Play Hardly Could Have Helped.

Jacob Rupert. the owner of til
fanks. confided few sentiments to
this correspondent.
hope my team wins this series in
four successive games" Rupert said.
Il want that honor for myself and for
the American League. The money
end OF 1t / don't care copper about.
| think that have one of the greatest
ball clubs ever organized. and when
we have knocked out the National
League record of 1914 shall be more
sure than ever that this hall club of
mine is one of the best teams that,
any owner ever had in major league
base ball"
If the Yankees win the fourth game
of this series the show is all over and
the shouting will be we'll nigh deafen.
ing. except in Pittsburgh. where there
is left one Of the shortest bands of
rooters who ever backed a ball club.
This attitude of the Pittsburgh fans
is due to the usual yowls about tickets
and the fact that the Pirates have not
used Kiki Cuyler in this old world
series.
1t is all personal issue. CuyIer
did not play ball to suit the manager
of the Pittsburgh team. The reasons
ascribed by Manager DOME Bush are
quite strong enough to keep a played
on the bench, il manager wishes to
do that sort of thing. but the fans are
quite sure that Cuyler is better ball
player than somebody else and there.
fore should be playing.
AS a matter of cold fact. it Is difficult
to see where Cuyler could have done
anything to help the Pirates in these
games. considering the way they have
been played. The fault is not in the
Pirate outfield now and it is not I'm the
pinch hitters. as pinch hitters after all
hut occasionally turn the tide of ball
garles.
What ails the Pirates is that they
have not been able to bat against ths
New York pitchers successfully. al.
though 1t was freely predicted they
would. The Yanks have been batting
far superior to the Pirates. who have
swung their sticks against the air and
dented it seriously but once. That
was the first game. and in two in.
nings of that game the Pirates could
have won had they been able to hit
the ball with any effectiveness. The
YankS have won because they did bat
when hits were needed.
Artistically the third game was the
most beautiful of the series. The
Pirates were held without hit for
seven innings and the fans in the
stands were sending up prayers that
Herb PennOck might pitch world
series no-hit game. Joe Dugan saved
Pennock In the seventh when he made
% miraculous stop of Rhymes bunt
down the third-base line. A fast play.
er like Lloyd Waner would have
beaten the ball to first. even with all
the skill that Dugan threw into ths
play, but Rhyme was one step too
SLOW
With one out in the eighth, Pie
Traynor hit for a single into left field,
and even though the Yanks were win.
ming. the noisy crowd settled down,
GUM and sad. The no-hit game in a
world series was not to materialize.
In some respects it was the best game
ever pitched IN a world series. Pen.
mock had complete command of every
resource he possessed. and his con.
troll was superb. 49,. .ax
Evening star., 1927-10-08
CHESS STARS ADJOURN
GAME AFTER al MOVES

BUENOS AIRES, October 8 LR.-
Jose r. Capablanca and Alexander
Alekhine adjourned the eleventh game
OF their match for the world chess
championship after 41 moves They
will resume this evening.
Experts who watched the play said
the game was most complicated. 1t
appeared difficult to analyze. even for
the players themselves. Capablanca
taking l hour as minutes to make one
move and Alekhine hours 10 min
utes
Evening star., 1927-10-08
Helen Wills Praised for Her
Net Skill and Sportsmanship

deliberate. almost to an irritating ex.
tent But that slow deliberation is
not reflected in her shots when they
come over Lacking some of the dead
ly accuracy of Suzanne. she is the
hardest hitter of all the woman play
ers, and that devastating cross-court
drive Of hers has to be faced to be
believed"
Greater Than LengIen.
Miss Nuthall writes hundred words
about Miss Wills poker face" then
goes on to say:
How will she be beaten, If ever
she Is beaten before she retires? My
own opinion is that as match player,
and particularly when she is up
against it she is greater force tha n
Suzanne ever was. At the moment
she is. on her day. absolutely and en-
tircly unbeatable. How is that to be
overcome?
II hope l shall not be thought pre-
sumptuous in making the suggestion.
Helen will be beaten when some one
learns to take the lightning shot of
hers
"One thing is sure. If Helen does
go down, she will do so with just as
charming a grace, just as great Il
craftsmanship as she wins. for she is
n really great-hearted player"
Evening star., 1927-10-08
Scuttling of Pirates Is Due
To Lazzeri's Play at Second

in this series. The first one is the
batting form of the Yankees. They
are at their best. On the other hand.
the Pirates are slumping badly at bat.
From managerial standpoint 1 can
sympathize with DOME Bush, because
a batting slump combined with a
pitching slump is nothing but fatal.
The Pirates must win the next two
games il they expect to stage another
game in this series in Pittsburgh.
Winning the next two games is
unlikely.
Evening star., 1927-10-08

VtSIIIIS UI UuIIIVS.
First game-Yankees. 5: Pirates. 4
Second game-Yankees, 6; Pirates. >
Third game-Yankees. g.; Pirates, l
Third Game Figures.
6O.695.
Receipts, S2O9.665.
Players pool, S106,929.15.
council. $31 .449.75.
Each clubs share, S17,S21.53.
Each leagues share, S17,S21.53
Three Games Totals.
1876.
Receipts, S575,120.
Players pool, S293.311.2O.
council, SS6.26S.
Each clubs share, S4S,885oO.
Each leagues share, S4S,S85.2O.
Evening star., 1927-10-08
YANKEE FIGHTER BEATEN.

SALEM. Mass, October s P).-
Pierre Gandon of Paris. describe as
the middleweight champion of France,
knocked out George Allen of Boston
in the second round here last night.
Allen was floored three times.
Evening star., 1927-10-08

ASHEV1LLE, N. c., October R.--
Coupling hard-driving line with the
work of three brilliant backs, Presby.
terlan College yesterday flashed to a
l4-to.7 victory over Wake Forest.
Evening star., 1927-10-08
AUBURN DIRECTOR QUITS.

AUEURN. Ala. October @.-
Coach David B. Morey. director of
athletics at the Alabama Polytechnic
Institute for the past three years,
has resigned. He said his resigna-
ton would be effective following the
game with Florida today.
Evening star., 1927-10-08
NORTHERNS LIST GAME.

Northerns will meet Marine Bar.
racks foot ballers tomorrow afternoon
at 3 o'clock on Tidal Basin field.
Northerns are to report there at 2
o'clock,
Evening star., 1927-10-08
EY JOHN B. KELLER.

NEW YORK. October Base ball
moguls. writer's and fans following the
Yankees and the Pirates in this world
series aren't hurryiny to make reserva.
tions for trains to Pittsburgh. After
the National League champions took
third successive jolt on the chin
yesterday in the first of the Tits OF
the annual classic staged In Yankee
Stadium. all hands. except perhaps the
Pittsburgh players. figure the winners
of the American League flag are bound
to cop the set on their home lot.
In taking their third licking. to l..
the Pirates looked even weaker than in
the two games played in Pittsburgh
and they certainly looked weak in
those. Only the most ardent Pirate
fan could believe the club has enough
to bring it victory in the two remain
ing engagements here and force the
series back to the Steel City.
While the Yanks were winning their
third straight. Il third traditional tale
concerning the proves of the Pirates
was shown to be as mythical as the
two others so often related before this
series got under way. Just as the New
York batters had revealed the highly
touted curves Of the Pittsburgh pitch
ers held no terror for them, and as the
Pirates themselves had revealed they
were not winged Merceries on the base
paths, as their hackers had endeavored
to lead the American Leaguers to be.
lieve, 80 Herb Pennock exploded the
story that no southpaw pitcher could
hope to cope with the busting Buc'
cancers.
Portside Poison Is Myth.
And how the veteran star. Of several
world series and the portside ace OF
the Yankee mound corps made the
ancient story all wrong. Right from
the start of the game he simply
chucked the Pirates all he had in
pitching way and made them like It,.
During the first seven innings Of the
game when they were going out in
order. the Bucs met the ball solidly
but twice. In the fourth frame. the
lefthand batting Paul Waner, swing
ing late. socked vicious liner directly
at Thirdsacker Joe Dugan. In the
fifth inning. Clyde Barnhart got hold
of one of Pennock's pitches nicely and
smote 1t to the far reaches Of left.
center. but Earl Combs after a hard
run MANAGED to drag down the sphere.
Not until after he had tired himself
on the bases ard his club had assumed
Evening star., 1927-10-08
Bobby Mitchell. a star with tb

Bobby Mitchell, q star with the
Cincinnati Reds Of so years ago, il
said to have been the first left.handed
pitcher in professional base ball. Now
past his SEVENTEEN year. Mitchell con-
tinues to take . keen interest In the
pastime.
Evening star., 1927-10-08

Geh1ig. Combs Hit
kOenig Left