New Britain herald., 1928-10-09
YANKEE YOUNGSTERS ARE
ANXIOUS TO RESUME PLAY
Gate to Baseball Fame Was Wide Open Before Series
Started-Al of Them Have Had Their Chances and
Have Risen to the Occasion = Leo Durocher Is
Making Good In His First Appearance - Would
Rather See Lazzeri and Koenig At Keystone Sack.

St Louis. No., Oct. (UP)-The
youngsters among the New York
Yankees looked forward eagerly to
today's game, doubly bent upon
making the most OF what may be
their last chance to star against the
Cardinals in 1928.
The gate to basebal's hall of fame
was wide open for the less famous
Yankee players before the series
started, but once the series got I'M
der way Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig
have blocked the passage with their
Iponderous frames.
About the only place to find the
names of Cedric burst, Ben Pasc hal,
Benny Bengough, Gene Robertson
and Leo Durocher these days is in
the box score.
Henry Johnson, The Yankees
young right handed pitcher. who had
visions OF pitching game against
the Cardinals. or at least getting into
the series as relief pitcher, has
seen the world series thus far from
"the bull pen." Johnson's last chance
to get In the series virtually slipped
AWAY when Tom Zachary pitched the
Yankees to victory in the third
game. II was Johnson's great pitch
tng against the Philadelphia Ath-
letics that enabled the Yankees to
win the American league pennani
and he had hoped to share a similar
fate in the world series.
burst. alternating in center field
with Paschal in place of the injured
Earle Combs. has had a little taste
of acclaim and criticism. Facing
alexander in the second game, burst
Mingled twice and boosted a 200 per
cent batting average when he was
relieved by Paschal after Mitchell, IA
6outhpaw. replaced Alexander. In
the third game. burst charged Bot
tomley's line drive to center and
permitted the Cardinals to get away
to two run lead when the ball roll
ed to the center field wall for a
triple. burst was really not to
blame because glazing sun caused
him to lose sight of the ball, but if
the Yankees had lost burst un-
houbtedly would have been the goat
bf the game.
Paschal has had little chance TO
stand out, but delivered a timely hit
in the second game with the bases
l1,l
chances without an error. none of
them hard.
Praise for Benny Bengough. who
has turned in three perfect games
behind the bat for the Yankees, has
been confined mostly to the three
Yani.ee pitchers. Hoyt. Pipgras and
Zachary. who have benefited from
his smart work. Bengough has been
digging wild pitches out of the dirt.
bteadying Pipgras and Zachary when
they were in danger. directing de-
fensive plays. and generally making
himself one of the most useful play
ers in the series. if one Of the least
conspicuous.
Leo Durocher. the 81 year old
rookie, who is playing his first full
season with the Yankees. knows he
tan make good In his first world
series n he is called on. Durocher
has finished all three games for Tony
l.azzeri, who rests his injured
tohulder when the Yanks get ahead.
but has handled only two chances,
both perfectly. In his only appear
Ance at bat, Durocher struck out
Durocher Is known around the
American league as the freshest
rookie In baseball. The Yankees still
talk about when he took Ty Cobb for
4 ride In one of the early Athletic
Yankee series.
Although admitting he would give
game, Durocher would rather see
koenig and Lazzeri around second,
because they're the best keystone
combination in base ball"
Gene Robertson, the midget third
baseman. has one stellar play to his
credit-a diving stop Of hard drive
In the second game. Robertson
stopped the ball by diving full length
to his right and then regained his
teet in time to make perfect throw.
He made an error in the third game,
but it was on a hard play. In six
times at bat, he has made one hit.
Another Yankee pitcher who help
ed keep the Yankees in front during
the last days of the American league
pennant race who may not see action
IN the series. is Fred Heimach, the
FORMER Athletics southpaw brought
up from st. Paul near the end of the
season.