Evening star., 1932-09-28
BY DE\MAN THOMPSON,

NEW YORK, September %
The New York Yankees were
leading the Chicago Cubs in the
opening game of the world series
here this afternoon in the fifth
inning.
The score was to 2.
Rain delayed the start of the
game Is minutes. breaking over
the field as the players finished
their Warmlng-up preliminarieS.
The storm soon subsidized, however,
and the classic got under way a.
las pm.
Only 10000 fans, the smallest
crowd in the history of a world
series, was in the stands as play
was called
FIRST INNING.
CHICAGO-WIth a count of two
and one. Herman looped a clean single
to center Ruffing followed two wide
Cnes with a pair of strikes on English.
The next was almost a wild pitch.
After another ball and a couple of
fouls. English lined safety to right.
Putn fumbled the grounding ball and
English made third, as Herman scored
the first tally OF the pastlme. Ruth was
charged with an error. Cuyler was
even up with Rufing at two and two
when he swung for a third strike Ruf-
flng got Stephenson in a hole with two
straight strikes. Stephenson then came
through with clean safety over sec
ond, scoring English with the Cubs
second run. Rufflng famed Moore in
handy fashion for the second out
Grimm got a big hand when he came
tn no lot Ar Nv irt l1lr h i'm
Ruffng performed the feat of tanning
the side. Two runs, three hits, one
error, one left.
NEW YORK Bush started well
against Combs with two straight strikes
and after tossing two wide ones Slip
ped over a third strike. SeWell was
also IN the hole when he lifted an easy
foul to Grimm. Ruth was cheered when
he came up. He took a strike. passed
up Two wide ones and then bounded
sharply to Grimm. No runs, no hits, no
errors, none left
SECOND INNING.
CHICAGO - After fOuling several.
Hartnett missed with lusty swing for
the third strike Rulfing made bare
hand stop of Koenig'S hot smash and
tagged him at first Bush sent an easy
roller to Gehrig. No runs, no hits. no
errors. none left.
NEW YORK-Gehrig swung at the
FIST pitch and rolled softly to Her
man Lazzeri's bunt resulted in a lit
lie roller to the box Carl Reynolds
fICnd, Bill Dickey, also was first bail
hitter. He raised an easy fly to Guy
ler No runs, no hits, no errors none
LETT
THIRD INNING.
CHICAGO Herman bounced softly
to RufTing. SeWeu tossed out English
With a count of two and two, Cuyler
lined a safety over CrOSettiS head
After one strike, Stephenson took wide
one and Cuylor stole second aided by
DickeJ'S poor throw. Stephenson then
Iofted to Combs. No runs. one hi. no
errors. one left.
NEW YORK Chapman's best was a
high fly to Stephenson. CroSetti was
set down on strikes. Rulings towering
fy settled in StephensOn'S hand. No
runs, no hits, no errors, none left,
FOURTH INNING.
CHICAGO-Moore waited for a full
ccun, ard then popped to SeWeu.
GRIMM went down swinging for the
.roCn4 time Hartne,t lined a safety
20 lett on which he made second easily.
R-Mng was ordered TO pass KOenig
p.Yr0sely. which he Ola as the crowd
rocd Rulings first three pitches to
Buh were wide. Bush got a fourth
beu. which loaded the bases. This put
il up to Herman. who Walloped to left.
Whe.e Chapman mace nice running
c-tch NO runs, one hit. no errors.
three left.
NEW YORK-Bush walked Combs on
five pitched balls, his first pass. Sewell
bounded TO Grimm, who grabbed the
ball and toed first. Ruth took
VIDE ones, and then rlfed a slnele
to right for the first safety off Bush,
Combs scoring easily from second with
the first Yankee run. Gehrig was even
with Bush at two and two when he
caught one on his bat and sent it
soaring into right field stand for a
home run, scoring Ruth ahead and
putting the Yankees in the lead, 3 to ?.
English tossed out La2zeri. Dickey
rolled weakly to Bush. Three runs. two
hits. no errors. none left
FIFTH INNING.
English famed. Cuyler
suffered a like fate. Stephenson sent
Combs far back for his fly. No runs,
no hits. no errors. none left.
NEW YORK Chapman got a life
when English fumbled his bounder and
then tossed high to Grimm. CrOsetti
bunted in front of the plate and Chap
man was safe at second when Hart
netts throw pulled Koen,g of of the
bag Rulings bunt was gobbled up
by Hartnett, who fired to English, fore
ing Chapman at third. Combs hit into
q double play. Herman to Koenig to
Grimm. No runs, not hits, one error,
one left.