Evening star., 1937-10-08
b0MbERS START
BLAST IN OPENING
INNING OF GAME
Dickey's Triple and Sell.
kinks One -Baser Most
Potent Blows.
SCHUMACHER LIFTED
FOR PINCH.BATTER
Ripple Singles and Races Home
on McCarthy's Double in
Seventh Inning.
BY FRANCIS E. STAN,

BY FRANCIS E. STAN,
Stan CORRESPONDENT of The Star.
NEW YORK, October 8.-The
Yankees made it three straight VIC
tories in the world series this after
noon when they defeated the Giants
at the Polo Grounds.
The score was to /.
FIRST INNING.
YANKEES-Crosetti walked on four
pitches and the Giants infield came
in to argue with Umpire Basil on his
judgment on calling the balls. Ripple
came in fast for Rolfe's ast-dropping
fly. Schumacher's first pitch to Di
Maggie was a wild pitch, and Crosetti
raced to third. Di Maggie struck out.
Whitehead took Gehrig's high bounder
and threw him out. No runs.
GIANTS-Crosetti's nice stop of
Moore's smash retired him at first.
Bartell flied to Di Maggie. Di Maggie
raced back for Otis long fly. No runs.
Yankees, o; Giants. o.
SECOND INNING.
YANKEES-Chiozza ran almost to
the bleachers barrier in center field
for Dickey's tremendous drive. Sell
kirk walked. Hoag singled to left. Sell
kirk stopping at second. Lazzeri sin
gled sharply to center, scoring Selkirk
and sending Hoag to third Pearson
walked on four straight balls, filling
the bases Schumacher threw two
balls to Crosetti before getting across
q called strike. The count went to
three and one. but Schumacher finally
forced Crosetti to hit, and he bounded
sharply to OFT. The third baseman
made a nice stop and nailed Hoag at
the plate with throw to Danning.
The peg was too high for Danning.
however, to throw in time to double
up Crosetti at first base. Rolfe fouled
to Danning. One run.
GIANTS-Ripple grounded out to
Gehrig. Mccarthy lined to Di Maggie.
Chiozza fouled to Rolfe. No runs.
Yankees. /: Giants, 0.
THIRD INNING.
YANKEES-Di Maggie sent Chiozza
back to bleacher barrier for his long
fly. Gehrig lined down the right-held
foul line, and it caromed off the fence
into Ripple's hands for a single.
Gehrig was trapped between first and
second as he rounded the bag, but
when Ripple threw to Mccarthy he
broke for second and beat the throw.
Dickey tripled off the left-fleld wall,
scoring Gehrig. Selkirk slammed
first pitch to right field for a single,
scoring Dickey. Hoag sacrificed, OFT
to Mccarthy. Lazzeri was purposely
passed. Schumacher threw three
straight balls to Pearson. and then
whipped across three called strikes.
Two runs.
GIANTS-Danning popped to Laz-
zeri. Gehrig went back nearly to the
boxes in right field for Whiteheads
foul. Schumacher took a third strike.
no runs.
Yankees, 8; Giants. 0.
FOURTH INNING.
YANKEES-Ott threw out Crosetti.
Rolfe drove to right field, and when
Ripple made an unpardonably poor
throw to second base, Rolfe stretched
it into two-bagger. Di Maggie beat
out slow roller to OFT, Rolfe taking
third. Gehrig flied to Moore, Rolfe
scoring after the catch. Dickey forced
Di Maggie, Whitehead to Bartell.
One run.
GIANTS-Crosetti threw out Moore
after the count had gone to three and
two. Bartell went out the same way.
OFT went down swinging. No runs.
Yankees, 4; Giants, 0.
FIFTH INNING.
YANKEES-Selkirk grounded to
Mccarthy, who fumbled for an error.
Recovering the ball, Mccarthy at
tempted to throw to Schumacher. COW
ering first, and when the ball struck
Selkirk and bounded away, the run
ner took second base, and Mccarthy
was charged with two errors. Hoag
singled to center, Selkirk taking third.
When Chiozza fumbled for an error,
Selkirk broke for home and scored.
Lazzeri struck out. Schumacher threw
out Pearson, Hoag taking second.
Crosetti flied to Moore. One run.
GIANTS-Crosetti threw out Ripple.
Mccarthy rolled to Lazzeri. Chiozza
bunted down the first base line, and
beat Pearson's throw for the first hit.
Danning forced Chiozza, Crosetti to
Lazzeri No runs.
Yankees, S; Giants, o.
SIXTH INNING.
YANKEES-Whitehead and Ripple
could not decide which would take
Rolfe's short fly in right field, and it
fell safely for double. Bartell threw
(See BASE BALL, Page A-2.)