34 Ports':''. TBE EVENTYft STATf. WASITTNOTON: TY. C.. FRIDAY; OCTOBER' 7. 1027. SPORTS.' Pirates Face Nearly Hopeless Task: Yankees Mediocre Play Is Enough to Win MUST TAKE FOUR OF FIVE Composite Score of Two Games PLAY OF BUCS QUALIFIES World Series Sidelights - 1 Uy Aesocleted REMAINING TITLE TILTS the Free.. THEM TO BE BRICKLAYEBS the series started it Kutli and Gehrig both had the Ideal NEW YORK YANKEES. was Yankee home run prow- setting— bases full—for their home-run speed Player. Ci. Ali. H. li. ah.HK.MI.RR. SB. SO. H.Av. PO. A. E. F A ess ami I’irate that was act in the eighth, hut neither was ( Oltlbs, cf 2 8 I 1 II II 0 0 II 0 0 .125 !» <• 0 1.000 much talked about. But in able to get tho ball off tho ground Koenig, BKFOKK or Yankee Field Added Handicap to National League J ss 2 9 3 4 1 o 0 0 0 0 1 Hi 5 3 0 1.000 Buslimen Only Going Through Motions of Base Hall two Raines the Yankees out of the infield. Ruth, rs 2 7 2 3 0 0 0 11 0 1 .pjfi h 0 0 1.000 haven't hit a homer nor have the Pi- Gehrig, lb 2 5 2 2 11 0 2 2 0 0 .100 15 I 0 1.000 rates stolen a single base. The Pirates and the Tank***, tech Champions—Dugan's Fieldbox Catch and L. Metisel. If 2 8 1 2 0 0 0 0 11 2 .250 4 0 I .800 and Must Awaken or Get Unmerciful Beating. making only five assists, tied f>,> Lazzeri, 2h 2 8 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .375 17 0 1.000 Nevertheless it is the sprinting nbil- I world series record for fewest chances Waner's Sparkling Snare Furnish Real Thrills. Dugan. 3b 3 8 l 1 o o 0 l 0 0 0 .125 1 0 0 f.OOO ity of Lloyd Waner tiiat has helped "f this sort. The Yankees aet Collins, c 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 3 0 0 1.000 Pipgras Makes Them Look Foolish. him score two-thirds of the Pirates' mark on October 31, 1321. Rengntigh, c 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 4 0 0 1.000 runs—four out of a total of six Rue Kutlt's first strikeout of the series Hoyt, p 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 .... tallies. The Yankees are apt to see came in the opening THOMPSON. end tally when issued his only Moore, p 11 0 0 0 .000 0 0 1 000 you "Sprout.” as the inning of the seo BY DENMAN Pipgras V 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 BY JOHN B. KFIXER. failures afield as they were Wednes- nut Waner. or oml game. Aldridges Star. pass of the game Lloyd Waner, and d I’lpgras, 1 3 0 1 0 1.000 rail him, on the bases any sharp-breaking Snort* Editor. The to 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .333 2 but otie of the worst players YORK*. October 7.—Unless . day, errors experts curves had the Babe guessing. He October 7.—'With a long fly by Brother Paul followed a charged against them hurt their time they look around. The let one .slip by, YORK. single by Barnhart. Total* 05 If i; 3 1 0 5 8 l 1 .202 .54 15 1 .030 the Pirates acquired consider- cause figure there is no way for the Yankees fouled off another and their backs to the wall as a re- ’ to a great extent, when Lloyd Wn.ner missed a The Pirates were retired in order able more base ball intelli- to shut out tho unless they third. sult of th?lr second straight PITTSRI RGH gence way let Koenig’s single get away in the Pirates by Tipgras in tbe ninth inning and in„ PIRATES. on their here last devise a system to keep "Sprout" off Tony f.azzeri, hands of Player. <i, At, NEW third round. Combs tallied from first Yankee second sacked defeat at the the , AH. It. H. !ib. 3Ii.IIH.NiI.HR. SB. SO. B PO. A. E. F.A. night than displayed * the rounds between their scoring ses they in run that tied the home club’s | the bases. played the game with a bandaged left Pittsburgh yester- L. cf. ... 2 71 0 0 0 .280 with the NEWYankees in , Waner. 2 I I 0 8 0 I .917 Pittsburgh in games ¦ the first two of ’ sions. Although they accumulated five I initial-inning probably wrist, which he sprained mix-up day, 6 to 2. the Pirates today pre- , Barnhart. If 2 8 ft 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .375 4 0 0 1.000 the world series, this 1927 score and that in a swats, not more than one was evolved renewal of I Kven though they have had a few with George Grantham in the do battle at the home of the Waner. rs. ... 2 7 0 11 1 0 0 1 .571 8 0 0 1.000 did much to upset Vic Aldridge, who opener, pared to any single inning, as Pipgras IP. 0 0 the annual diamond classic will come j lapses in the field, the Waner hoys Leaguers here in what was in and Wright, ss 2 0 I 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .107 1 5 .857 had been none too steady on the hill American was displaying perfect control and his £ 0 I to an end in Col. Jake Ilupperts ¦ h ive done enough at bat to convince I.loyd Waner, in manhandling Kn«. adjudged by men base ball wise as an • Traynor. 3b 2 8 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 4 3 0 1.000 massive stadium. from the start. single mates fielding like machines behind observers that they are born all- nig's in the third inning, dis- Grantham, 2b. ... 2 7 0 0 .280 0 all but hopeless effort to stave off trim there little chance for the 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 5 1 .917 For a ball club, the Pirates in the Aldridge in Much Trouble. around stars. Paul. The elder, is load- played the same nervousness loss of the 1027 battle for the base was Harris, lb 2 8 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 11 2 0 1.000 series opener Wednesday ¦ nflcld* Bucs to tally. were fine slab the Pirates ing both tennis at hat for two games. ! that brother Paul had in the first ball championship of the world. •Smith, c 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4 11 .833 bricklayers and sec- On the were even i by! spite being Aside from their two scoring frames yesterday in the than Wednesday, wlnm i with an average of .571. compiled i game In of taken to task To emerge victorious it would Gooch, 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 7 1 0 .100(1 ond (tjimo when they took ti-tn-2 weaker on Ray I now the Bucs failed to get a man beyond i a hurled a miserable game be I four hits in seven official times at I | overnight on this score bv ••.Dad" be necessary for the Buccaneers to 1 liremer, p 1 2 l l 1 o 0 0 0 0 I .500 0 0 0 drubbing one would believe that Kronier !j Lloyd leading scorer, I.loyd second base. Their best opportunity Mil as Miljus* came to bis relief. Aid ! hat. is run and i i Waner. atoned for his early take four of the next five games ’ jus, p 1 l o 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 1 2 0 1.000 bricklayers it might be doubtful if I fore shares what little base hitting ! mistake by grabbing Combs’ long fly to stage a rally, aside from the fourth Aldridge, p 1 > 0 0 0 .000 0 i | ridge lacked control throughout J extra | played, for the Hugmen need hut two 1 o 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.000 they could recognize a brick. All < his! honors there so far with Jam on the run in the sixth, with two inning when Dugan’s previonsly-re- Cvengros, term of and third innings ; are j j on additional triumphs to assure them • p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 o o Donie Bush’s outfit did in the second ' I seven one i Gehrig. Lloyd base. catch helped nullify a yesterday. lie was in ! and T.mi have two hits of the title, and from what lias been ferred-to to ' Dawson, p 1 ft o o o 0 0 0 0 0 0 .... 0 o o set to with the Yanks was to go j trouble all ' double by Traynor. was in the seventh ! through the third frame and had i each, a double and triple apiece. being shown in the two contests thus far i •Brickell 1 | 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 through the motions of playing a ball ; to After laced for four hits, re* when Grantham responded to the en- game.