New Britain herald., 1928-10-05


Louis Cardinals today found them
selves just where they were at this
stage of the world series two years
ago, and although the Red Birds
have a new manager now. the tactics
adopted will be the same as in 1926,
Grizzled old Grover Cleveland Alex
ander has been summoned to do
something about it-if 1t doesn't
rain.
With the Cardinals standing
game behind in 1928. as they were in
1926, the McKechnie mind worked
in the same way the Hornsby base
hall brain functioned-send old Pete
In there to wave his magic wand OF
perfect control at the hard hitting
Yankees, off to a one game lead in
the, series.
The nomination Of the ancient
Alexander was made by Manager
McKechnie after he had seen his
National league champions turned
back In the first test, and 1t was
subject to revision only in case
weather bureau forecast OF cloudy,
followed by showers, should pan out.
If the day is dark with poor visi-
bility from the home plate jess
Haines was ready to display his fast
ball with q hop and a knuckle ball,
hard to see on a clear day. leaving
Alex to open at ST. Louis Sunday.
rain or shine.
Manager Higgins threatened to
cross the advance calculations which
named George Pipgras as his choice
for the second game by sending Tom
Zachary, the rejuvenated left hand
er, who can throw slow balls as slow
az the slowest.
The Yankees found themselves Off
to q good start in the series because
Waite Hoyt pitched unbeatable ball
and the Yankee cripples threw
aside their crutches long enough to
manufacture runs from extra base
hits. Wee Willie Sherdel allowed
the American leaguers only four
safeties in his seven innings of duty
but three of them were doubles and
the other home run, accounting for
three runs. Three singles came along
later at the expense of Sylvester
johnson to make the Yankee total
four. but Wee Willie had left the
scene then. Sherdel's motto seemed
to be that If he must allow hits they
would be good ones.
The Cardinals best was three hits
and only one run. Jim Bottomley
personally carrying the lone card
counter round by virtue of lusty
home run.
Waite Hoyt will not know until
November il he passed an eNamln-
alton he stood last week to become
a qualified mortician in New YORK
state but 30 far az the Cardinals are
concerned he is elected right now.
The Brooklyn undertaken buried
the team that beat him in the clos
ir game of the 1926 world series
and showed that this Is another day
by permitting only Bottomley to get
past first. The Cardinals could
make no impression on the sturdy
Hoyt and his Al victory was a just
verdict. Only six Cardinals were
able to boast OF a speaking acqualnt-
ance with Lou Gehrig at first base
Three hits, including Bottomley's
terrific smash, and three passes
opened the door to the first base but
for all but Bottomley it was imme-
diately closed.
The big Cardinals first sackei
scored his teams only run. made
two-thirds of its hits and drew one
third of the passes Hoyt issued.
The iimping decrepit Babe Ruth
was the big gun of the Yankee at.
tack. He was able assisted by LOT
Gehrig and Bob -'eusel. Meusel was
the only thor ughy ablebodiet
member Of the trio in the game, sc
he was able to drive one Of Sherdel':
curves out OF the playing field will
Ruth on base. With bad leg
Ruth's best was to hit two double:
and q single, score two runs ant
score. Gehrig's swollen lip SLOWED
him up 30 that he could hit in onl,
two Of the Yankees four runs.
Ruth, whom the most pessimisti'
expected to see in a wheel chair be
fore the game was over, moVet
through under his own power an'
limped only when he was scorln;
ahead of Meusel on a hit into tn
far-away bleachers.
Hoyt showed fast ball that grew
faster AZ the game went along, am
although his control was a bit shak
in the eighth, when he issued hi
third pass, he got Douthit in a hol
and struck him out when the out
fielder helped him by being SO fla
from the plate on the third strik
that he could not have reached
had he been SO inclined.
With Hoyt's great pitching an
the ability of the Yankees to hit TO
extra bases in the pinches consid
cred, the first game of the worl
series was not an artistic exhibition
Three fielding plays stood out. T."
by the winners and one by the los
erS.
A catch Of foul from Douthit
catcher. as he hurdled the bats
front Of the Cardinal bench, and
sensational stop and throw froi
Mark koenig of a ball that left til
bat of Frank Frisch labelled bas
hit were the outstanding defensi'
efforts of the Yankees.
Rabbit Maranville, appearing
the classic after an absence OF
years, contributed the most sparl
ling bit of business for the Care
mails. He dashed to the stands
grab q foul from Hoyt with OF
hand.
With the pitching selections f
the second game narrowed to foi
it was certain that pitchers for bo'
sides will be men who know the
way about in world series pla