Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-10
Record Books in Sgging Way Another World Championship
YANKEES TERRIFIC PUNCH
GIVES THEM WORLD TITLE
Higgins to Have Great Club in American League
Race Next Year IL He Can Contrive to Keep His
Stars on Hospital List.

Koenig nor Lazzeri had made any effort
to hold Meanwhile to the bag as Ben
cough received the pitch. The Rabbit
of like a flash with Hoyt's queer chuck
sped around the runway and slid over
the plate just ahead of Paschars re-
turn of the sphere to the catcher.
For time the Cardinals managed to
hold their lead. mainly by supporting
Sherdel sensationally. But the break
against them came in the seventh and
the ball game was over The playing
through the ninth inning after that
break was mere formality.
Sherdel easily disposed of Koenig at
the beginning of the Yankees seventh
batting turn, and it seemed he would
put Ruth out of the way in jig time.
The little left-hander rif1ed a fast one
past the Bambino for a strike. then
followed with a slow one for another
called strike. Then Sherdel attempted
to get away with quick return, con-
trary to a world series rule. Umpire
Pfirman sensed the pitchers intent and
Immediately raised his hand, signifying
that play was suspended. OF course
the ball came on, and it was right
through the heart of the plate and
about waist high. But it meant moth
ing.
Pitch Meant Nothing.
There is a rule against the quick
return by a pitcher in a world series
game and Sherdel had violated it. And
the raising Of Phrman's hand to sig
Nifty that the pitch did not count was
in accord with suggestion made by
frankie Frisch, field captain of the
Cardinals, the day the series started in
New York. Even though Ruth had
swung at the pitch and knocked the
ball out of the park, it wouldn't have
meant anything" said the umpire after
the game. 1T simply wasn't part of
the game, that pitch. 1t was neither
ball nor a strike. Just nothing"
And there you are.
Pfirman was right. but the Cardinals
did not think so. They gathered about
him and protested against the ruling
with great vigor. Sherdel all but
frothed at the mouth, and Manager
Bill McKechnie, who rushed from the
Cardinal bench to join in the argument.
nearly talked himself into a f1t. The
three other umpires were called in and
each supported Pfirman After five
minutes of verbal battling the Red
Birds finally gave up the debate and
resumed their places af1eld. They were
the losers.
Sherdel was so shaken that he could
not find the plate with his next two
pitches. He found it with the next
one, though, but Ruth also found the
ball. And the game was deadlocked for
the second time. The Bambino had
lofted the sphere over the right field
pavilion. That took much of the heart
out OF the Cards, and what happened
| Immediately thereafter sapped what
| spirit remained. For Gehrig stepped
into one of Sherdels pitches for an
other homer, and the Yankees were
ahead for the first time during the day.
1t was plain that Sherdel was
through" Some may insist he was
IMPOSED by his argument with the
umpire, but he probably was about due
1or a good pummeling at that. He
hadn't been so good for some time.
And when Meusel followed Gehries
homer with a single out went the little
left-hander, licked for the second time
in the series.
Alexander proved no shining success
as relief worker. He was dashed for
double by Lazzeri right off the reel.
Inen Fr1Sch showed poor judgment in
trying to get Meusel at the plate instead
OF playing for the batter after picking
up RobertSon's grounder, and the Yanks
mad their fourth run of the game regis
tered with two of them still on the
runway A sacrifice fly by Combs got
one OF the runners over and virtually
sewed up the game for the New Workers.
The Yanks staged another home run
Splurge in the eighth to boost their
score total to seven. burst opened the
round with long looper that went into
the right field stand. Then the Babe
crashed his third of the day.
The Cards rallied feebly in the ninth
and got a marker with two hits and
some romping around the bases bv
Martin, running for the lazy Smith.
But it was merely the death rattle of
a club that since the seventh inning
had been beyond relief. The Yankees
had dubbed the life out of the Red
Birds.