The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-10-07
CORSAIRS PIN
FADING HOPES
ON MEADOWS
ParaIyzed Pirates Cling to
Shred of Optimism as
They Reach East.
PENNOCK HUGS CHOICE
Yanks Confident of Cleaning
Up World Series in Four
Battles
BY FRANK GETTY
United Press Sports Editor

BY FRANK GETTY
United Press Sports Editor
NEW YORK, Oct. with the
Pittsburgh Pirates bound by the
chains of two consecutive, disheart-
ening defeats, the New York
Yankees and their practically hope
less adversaries came to town to-
hay to continue the one-sided world
series of 1927.
Far, far into the night as special
train whisked them eastward, the
Pittsburgh board of strategy laid
plans for the third game, and in
sisted: "We're not licked yet"
But the Yankees, having crushed
the Corsairs, 6 to 2, in the second
contest at Forbes field, were in high
good humor and hopeful of ending
the championship series no later
than Sunday.
Higgins at Last Optimistic
Even little Miller Higgins, who
never before has been known to
venture a prediction regarding the
success of his club, declared that the
Yankees seemed quite capable of
taking four straight games and
making this the shortest world Sc
rieS since 1914.
At noon Higgins announced that
Pennock would toe the slab for the
Yanks. Rhyme replaced Grantham
at second for the Pirates.
The Pirates are placing their trust
today in the strong right arm of
Lee Meadows.
Pin Faith on Meadows
'Lee has one good game in his
Ig;ystem. I feel sure Of it," said
DOME Bush. We'll give him better
support than we did Ray Kremer
and Vic Aldridge-and I think that
by tonight you'll find the series will
stand no more than two. to one
against U.s."
Forecast for New York is for
partly cloudy skies today, but the
weather bureau reported there was
little prospect of rain before night.
Mathematically, the chances of
the Pirates of pulling through to
win the world series are slim, indeed.
More than that, it require great
form reversal to bring the Buc-
cancers to the top.
Baseball fans who viewed the first
two games of the current world
series are beginning to wonder if
these Pirates are not the champion
kidders of the game. First, the
Ccrsairs kidded their National
League rivals out of the pennant,
i and now it seems almost as though
they have been kidding their home
town fans when they undertook to
beat a ball club like the New York
Yankees.
One Star Infielder
A first baseman who is game and
dangerous in a pinch, but slow
: afoot: a second baseman notoriously
weak on ground balls to his right;
a shortstop who fumbles when it is
most important not to; and a great
third baseman, who can not play
the whole game by himself. Such
is the way the Pirate inf1eld sizes
up after two games.
In the outfield, Clyde Barnhart,
) filling the spot where so many
would like to see "Kiki" Cuyler, has
held his own. The Waner brothers
have lived up to their regulations
as feetLfooted, able ball players,
and have accounted for most of
Pittsburgh's runs thus far, but it is
a coincidence that a misplay by
Paul let in the first run of the first
game and an error by Lloyd start
ed the Yankee scoring in the sec
ond game.
One thing denitely established in
the Yankees favor is that the
myth about their not being able to
hit curve ball pitching has been eX-
ploded definitely. The Yanks solved
Vic Aldridge's delivery in Thursday S
game after few innings and
wound up by driving him from the
mound.
Hill Yet TO IOu
Carmen Hill has fast curve ball
which the Yankees yet have not
looked over, and DOME Bush may
x use him in the fourth game. The
trouble with the Pirates thus far
has been that the defensive play of
their regulars has been enough to
discourage any pitcher.
All the Yanks were hitting in the
. second game except Babe Ruth and
Benny Bengough.
The Babe went without a hit, but
drove in run with a sacrifice fly,
and his three singles on Wednesday
keep him up among the batting
leaders for the series.
"I'm about ready to bust one for
q homer" admitted the big Yankee
slugger, as he climbed aboard the
ball clubs special train last night.
"I'm all in favor of short Sc