Evening star., 1928-10-04
Babe Doubles in First Ahead
of Gehrig's 2-Bagger and
Repeats in Fourth Before
Circuit WaIIop of Mate.
HOYT HOLDS ST. LOUIS
SLUGGERS TO 3 HITS
New York Gets OFF to Flying Start
for Championship - Bottomley
Gets 4-Bagger-Sherdel Works
for National Team and Sue
cumbs Under Extra Base Blows.


for National Team and Sue
cumbs Under Extra Base Blows.
YANKEE STADIUM, New York,
october 4.-The New York YAM
KEGS drew first blood in the world
series by taking the opening game
from the st. Louis Cardinals.
The score was to /.
The first score of the game came
when Ruth doubled and Gehrig came
uu behind him with another double
which hit the right-field bleacher fence.
Meusel got home run in the fourth
after Ruth got his second double.
Botton1ley matched Meusels long hit
by home run in the seventh inning.
Hoyt. pitching superhly, held the
Cardinals to three hits.
FIRST INNING.
CARDINALS-Hoyt warmed up lei
surely in the box. Douthit up. Umpire
Owens insisted that every photographer
be off the field before he permitted
Hoyt to pitch the first ball. Douthit
polished his bat with some dirt and
stepDed to the plate. Ball l. inside;
strike l, called; this was fast one on
the inside: foul, strike Q; ball 2. high,
inside; Doutlit went out, LazEeri to
Gehrig. High ZIP. The Yankee infield
came in close. Foul, strike /; High sent
I'm a high fly to Paschal. Frisch up.
The crowd applauded the New YORK
how. Ball /. high, outside; strike /,
called: this was a drop curve over tne
Mate: ball Q. high; ball 3, outside: strike
3. called. Koenig threw out Frisch al
first. No runs.
YANKEES -Pascnsl up. Strike l.
called: bail /, outside; this was hoat-
er. foul strike Q: this was a long drive
into the left field stands; Paschal nleo
ont to Hafey. Koenig up. Strike /,
called: strike 2, called; Sherdel was
working the corner OF the plate, botn
inside and outside; ball /, outside; :;
bali 2. outside; Hafey took Koenlg's
fiy. Ruth up. The Cardinal outfelders
backed up. Ball /, inside; strike l,
called; ball 2, inside; Ruth got double
into right for the first hit OF the game.
Gehrig up. Strike /, called; pan l;
outside: strike 2, called; ball 2, low ana
outside: Ruth scored on Gehrig's double
10 the right field bleacher fence. Meusel
up. Strike /, swung ball l, outside:
strike 2, called: ball 2. inside; Meusel
had to- duck this one; foul; Meusel
sent up high one to Frisch. One run.
cUr0Nn TNrNTNC.
CARDINALS-The boys in the right
field bleachers cheered Ruth to the
echo. Bottomley up. Ball |, outside;
strike /, called; Hoyt used the hoater +;
ball 2, outside; ball 3, high; strike 2,
swung; Bottomley tried to hit the
cripple, but missed it; foul; foul: Bot
tor1iey was given a base on balls, the
fourth pitched being low and on the in
side. Haley up Foul, strike /; strike
2. swung; Hafey famed, taking third
called strike Harper up. Ball /, in
side: foul, strike /; the Cardinals were
working the hit-and-run play, but Har-
per fculed the ball; Harper flied out
to Paschal Wilson up. Ball l, outside;
Hoyt tossed out Wilson first. No runs.
YANKEES-Lazzeri up. Hafey gath
cred in Lazzeri's long fly near the LETT
field barrier. Dugan up. Ball /, out
side: strike /, swung; foul, strike 2;
bali 2. low: Frisch tossed out Dugan
Bengough up. Strike /, called. ball
outside and low: FriSch took Ben
coughs hopper and tossed him out
No runs.
THIRD INNING.
CARDINALS-Maranville up. Strike
l. called: ball /. high; ball 2, outside
ball 8. inside strike 2. called: foul; foul
Ruth took Maranville's fly Sherdel up
Ball /, inside; strike /, called; Sherde
fouled out to Dugan. Douthlt up
Bengough took Douthit's pop fly ovel
near the Cards bench for thrilling
catch. No runs.
YANKEES-Hoyt up. Ball 1. low
outside: Maranville made a wonder
full one-hand catch of Hoyt's pop fou
near the left-field boxes. Paschal up
Strike /. called; ball /. outside; ball 2
inside; Douthit shared PaschaPS higt
fly. Koenig up. Foul, strike /; strik'
2. called; Frisch tossed out Koenig
No runs.
FOURTH INNING.
CARDINALS-The crowd cheereC
Maranville as he walked to the bench
High up. Strike /, called; ball /, out
side: ball 3 high; foul, strike q; ball 8
outside. High famed. swinging for tn
third strike. Frisch up. Strike
called. Frisch popped out to Ben
cough. who raced to the screen to maxi
the catch. Bottomley up. Ball /, in
side; foul, strike l. Bottomley GROUNDED
out to Gehrig, unassisted. No runs
YANKEES-Ruthu up: strike /. called
Ruth got a double into center f1elC
hooking one of Sherdels slow ball
Gehrig up; ball /, outside; ball g. out
side; Sherdel tossed out Gehrig at first
Ruth holding second. Meusel up; ba
/, low, outside: ball Q, low, outside
foul. strike /; Ruth and Meusel score
on Meusers home run into the rigt
field bleachers. The crowd vent int
an uproar. Lazzeri up: bali /, outside
n foul strike /; Lszzeri popped to Wi
sox back of the plate. Dugan up: ba
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