Evening star., 1936-10-02
BY FRANCIS E. STAN.


STAFF Correspondent of The Star.
NEW YORK, October 2-The Yam.
KEGS, American League champions
we're leading the Giants, Nationa
League titleholders, at the Pole
Grounds this afternoon in the seconc
game of the world series in the
FIFTH inning.
The score was ga.
$1,000 in Stands.
A warm sun provided a comfortable
contrast to the opening game weather
and a capacity crowd Of $4,000 was
or hand.
President Roosevelt, rolling into the
park to wild cheers, was among The
throng as Vernon (Goofy) Gomez of
the Yankees and Hal Schumacher of
the Giants began to warm up for
pitching duty. AS in the opener, won
by the National Leaguers on Wednes-
day, today again was to test SOUTH
paw and a right handler in the box,
but in contrast to the first game the
Yanks were shooting with a oorl-
slider in Gomez and the Giants we're
using the Highlander.
The arrival of the President and a
party of 49 presented grave. prob
lem to Giant officials in that box seats
for the entire series long since had
been sold. When the Chief Execu-
tive and his party motored into the
grounds from the center-field gate.
however, there were seats just behind
the Giants dugout, illustrating the re-
sourcefulneSs of ball club secretary.
Both Tested in Series.
Both Gomez and Schumacher have
been tested under world series fire
in the past and both have emerged
with brilliant records. Gomez last
series appearance was in 1882, when
he defeated the Chicago Cubs, to 2,
in game also witnessed by RooSe-
welt. Schumacher is we'll remembered
by Washington fans for the 6-to-1
victory he carved out over the Ma
tionls in 1888
FIRST INNING.
YANKEES - Schumacher's first
pitch to Crosetti was a strike, and
Umpire Harry Geisel, behind the plate
halted the game, took the ball from
Mancuso and presented it to President
Roosevelt on the next pitch. Crosetti
singled to left. Rolfe walked, Schu-
macher getting only one ball over the
plate. Di Maggie swung at the first
ball. then bunted perfectly down the
flrst-base line for a hit, filling the
bases. Gehrig hit the first ball and
sent fly to OFT, Crosetti scoring after
the catch and Rolfe going to third.
6chumacher's first delivery to Dickey
glanced off Mancuso's glove for a wild
pitch, Di Maggie taking second. With
a count of three and two, Dickey flied
to Leiber, whose throw to the plate was
too late TO catch Rolfe, who scored,
but Di Maggie was doubled trying to
reach third when jackson cut off Lei
ber's throw and whipped the ball to
Bartell. Two runs.
GIANTS-Moore went down swing
ing, with Gomez making only four
pitches. Bartell also struck out, after
the count had gone two strikes and one
ball. Terry hit the first pitch for a
single to center. Leiber walked on
four straight pitches. OFT watched two
balls go by and flied to Di Maggie.
No runs.
Yankees, 2; Giants, 0.
SECOND INNING.
YANKEES-Selkirk watched three
balls and two strikes go by, and finally
walked. Southpaw AL Smith, who
started to warm up in the first inning,
again climbed of the bench in the
bullpen and started to throw. Powell
took a ball and lined to OFT. With
two-and-one count on Lazzeri, Selkirk
was out stealing, Mancuso to White
head. The Yanks protested that Laz-
zeri had fouled the pitch on which
Selkirk had broke, but Umpire Geisel
maintained that the batter had missed
completely. Schumacher's next three
pitches were wide and Lazzeri walked.
Gomez went down swinging after q
two-and-two count. No runs.
GIANTS-Mancuso walked on five
pitches. Whitehead hit a three-and-
two pitch, and Selkirk banged into
the fight-fleld wall to catch his fiy.
Also hitting after q three-and-t
count, jackson lifted a short fly to
Selkirk. Schumacher walked. Moore
took . strike, missed the next, and
when Gomez's third pitch struck the
ground in front of the plate and
bounded away, Mancuso scored and