Salt Lake Telegram | 1926-10-02 | Page 1 | Yankees Capture First Came of Series

Capture First Game of Serie Garn Ganer r Only Ordy Three Hits Are Defeated 2 1 ilie Sherdel and Jesse tines aines Are New York Rival I toNY ONY GETS 1 i l' l HIT HITHe HITJe Be Je He Ruth Starts Rally in th With Single and andI andres I cores res the Winning Run RunEE KEE EE STADIUM I New York 2 Herb AP-Herb Herb Pennock held the Dais to three hits today while Yankee teammates led by Babe h h battled their way tt 10 a 2 1 1 vic- vic over ver the National league chamin chams cham- cham JiL s in the opening game of the series ORD CROWD t cl estimated record record breaking breaking po il of or fans in the mamO mam- mam O stadium saw sav the American 1 e titleholders gain gam a close and victory In a hazy but t spec spec- jar ar setting F k o two St. St Louis All Willie WiIlie Sherdel and Jess IBS s right right-hander who took tool up upI J I 1 lound und burden lurden for the Cardinals I. I the Yankees Had tallied the 1 ng run in the sixth Inning i ie New York southpaw yielded o 0 ly Iy run In the first Inning on onU onu u Ie Ic by Douthit and a scratch I Bottomley Thereafter he heI I e C Cardinals hitless until the h hr when Bottomley registered second hit SEE REE PASSES PASSE m- m ePs s 1 1 e ees ies es in th the first inning handed their first run run Combs ing on an infield out but a ap ap p p p batting attack in the sixth the winning run s. s abe pe Ruth started this rally with arp single ti tto left He went to ind nd on l neat sacrifice raced home on Lou Gehrig's mg single to right Lazzeri got 1 jow w w. en which Gehrig was trapped third and Lester Bell miscued Us U's grounder but the Cardinal inse se stopped further scoring l r TITLES LES DOWN erino k settling down at after tel the I nning permitted permuted only one man each first until the eighth when lulled himself out of a bad hole Jes s ses s to OFarrell and Douthit ed edwith with a sacrifice b by The damage but Earl Combs e o 0 the tho rescue to retire the side 1 fine running catch of a fly e Holm m batting for Southworth Southwort idel I although erratic pitched good ball ban until he retired in eighth in favor of a pinch hitter vers vels Haines retired the Yankees 1 flOh eighth without much trouble bile Ruth was a star in hi the I HUe lee kee attack his famous rival i 3 ers F Hornsby 1 failed faHed to The Cardinal leader got the theor c 0 t of or th the infield only onty once in 0 tImes limes at bat FIRST INNING po or r Walker Valker threw out the ball the h e gamo was on warmed up in the box boxe e Vi a flock fiock of photographers were ed from the the- playing field W gave a great cheer as asI e Ruth and his mates trotted on I eld ald r up Ball one high and C. C f Strike one called Ball two I J Foul loul strike 2 Pe Pennock nock was ng high bIg brg curve Foul b got a two-base two hit into inlo t J Douthit Is ordinarily a left- left J up Strike one d d Foul ul strike two South South- ii h 11 fouled the ball into tile the right right- 1 D Foul Ball one out- out threw out Southworth Douthit going to third Liby up The crowd cheered II leader The Yankee I 1 ISbY rd came In on the grass Foul Fout e on one Pennock threw out outS isby s y at first and Douthit was r at mini Bottomley up Ball at Ide Douthit scored on onar at ar single Just over Du- Du Bell up Strike one I hg g. g Ball one It was a pitch pitchout out Ig e trie e two Bell drove a long Continued on page 5 New York Takes First Game of Series by Score of 2 1 Continued on page 5 foul into the leftfield stands Ball two hl high hish h. h Ruth Buth came In and took Bells Bell's fly I V VONE ONE RUN HUN TWO HITS NO ER ER- FIRST INNING YANKEES Combs up Ball one outside Strike on one called Ball two U low Ball nail three inside and low Combs got ot a base on on n balls the fourth pitch being being- inside N Koenig Koenig- up Foul strike one Foul strike two t Koenig tried to bunt but fouled the ball Ball one outside out out- sl side e. e OFarrell tried to pick Combs off first Koenig filed flied out to Southworth Ruth up UI The crowd gave Ruth nuth a abig abig abig big hand band and the St St. Louis outfielders outfield outfield- ers era bac backed cd up against the fences Ball one inside Sherdel fed Ruth Buth Rutha a 3 slow one Ball two outside Ball three low and inside Ruth got a abase abase abase base on balls and the crowd hooted hooted hooted hoot hoot- ed Sherdel leusel up Sherdel tried to pick Combs of off second but Combs beat the throw to the bag bag- Ball one out out- side sale Strike one one swung Ball two outside Ball three high by came in and talked to Sherdel also walked and the bases were filled Gehrig Gehrig- up Strike one called Ball one out outside Combs scored when Gehrig forced I eusel now to Hornsby Hornsb Ruth going g to third Lazzeri up Ball Bali on one lo low Foul strike one Strike two t called Ball two outside Ball three in In- In side threw out Lazzeri at first ONE RUN NO O HITS NO O ER ER- ROnS I SECOND INNING CARDINALS Sherd Sherdel l worked nothing nothing- but Jut a I curve on the Yankees all during the first inning inning- but his control was bad I Hafey up Foul strike one tried to bunt Ball one outside Foul strike two t Koenig Koenig- made a wonderful pinyon on Hafey's seeming seeming seem seem- ing lag hit and with a long long- throw got him at first OFarrell up Ball one low Koenig also threw out OFarrell coming in fast to take slow roller UI up Strike one called Strike two called Pennock had his old drop droll hook working working- Lazzeri L Laz z- z zen zeri zerf took tool hopper and threw him rim out at first NO XO nu RUNS s NO HITS NO ER En- SECOND INNING YANKEES It was very gloomy and hard to follow the course ot of the ball Dugan up Ball Bali one outside Strike one called Foul strike two Ball two low Dugan Dug shot a single single single sin sin- gle into leftfield for the Yankees' Yankees first hit up Strike one called filed flied out to Hate Hafey 1 P Pennock up Strike one ope called Pennock sacrificed Sherdel taking his bunt and tagging tag him on the line Combs up Ball one outside e. e Hall Bali two outside Strike one called Douthit took Combs' Combs short fly Cly NO RUNS nUNS ONE HIT NO ER ER- THIRD INNING CARDINALS Sherdel up The Yankee ee outfield played a shallow outfield for Sher Sher- del det Strike one swung swung- Strike two swung swung- struck out aut on three pitched balls swinging wildly wildly wild wild- ly Iy for tire the third Douthit up Pennock lennock took Douthit's Douthit's Dout- Dout hits hit's bunt and with a fast throw nailed naHe his man at first Southworth up Ball one high and inside Southworth sent up upa a high hl h foul toul to who took toak the ball near neat NO RUNS nUNS NO HITS NO ER ER- Rons THIRD INNING YANKEES Koenig Koenig- up Koenig Koenig- sent a sharp single to left teft Ruth Buth up Ruth tried to sacrifice but forced Koenig Koenig- OFarrell to v. v l up Strike one called Ball one outside I It was a pitch pitchout out but Ruth held first Sherdel threw out at first Ruth Buth going g to second It was the hit hit- run and-run play Ruth Huth slid into second second second sec sec- ond and time was called until his hiM wearing apparel could be mended This gave the crowd a big big- laugh Gehrig GehrIg- uj up Strike one called Strike two called Sh Sherdel erdel fooled Gehrig on two wide curves Bailone Ball Bail Ballone one high and Inside Sherdel tried to catch Ruth off second but Ruth slid back to the bag hag safely lafey Hafey too took Gehrig's towering towering- fly NO RUNS ONE lIlT HIT NO 0 ER ER- FOURTH INNING CARDINALS I Hornsby up and again he got a abig abig abig big big- hand Koenig Koenig- threw oat oSt t the St. St Louis manager manag-er at first Bottomley up Strike one swung Foul strike two Bottomley truck struck out on three pitched balls letting lettinga a third strike sail over with his bat baton baton baton on his shoulder Bell up Ball one outside Ball BaIL two inside Foul strike one Bell nell tried to hit a cripple but fouled the ball t Ball three ou outside Bell got ot a walk Hafey up Koenig Koenig- t tossed out Hafey Gehrig making a nice pickup of Koenigs Koenig's low throw NO RUNS nUNS NO TIlTS lIlTS NO ER EH- Elt- Elt ROBS FOURTH INNING YANKEES Lazz Lazzeri rl up Strike one called Foul Fou strike two Ball one low and tad outside Lazzeri struck out missing missing- a curve by three feet Dugan up Ball one outside I Strike one called Ball nail two low Ball Bail three outside Th threw out Dugan up Ball one low Sev Sev- sent A fly out to H NO RUNS nUNS NO JIlTS HITS NO ER EU ROBS FIFTH INNING CARDINALS So far the Pitchers had the tle upper upper up up- per hand of the batters OFarrell up Ball one Inside Foul strike one Ball two out out- side Ie 1 gathered In rell's hoist up Foul strike one Se took bunt and tossed him out at first up Me 1 sel took Sherdel's Sherdel's Sherdel's Sher- Sher dels del's pop fly back of or short shott NO RUNS BUNS NO HITS NO ERRORS ER ER- ROBS Hons I FIFTH INNING YANKEES Pennock up Ull Pennock lennock got a hand Strike one ne called Ball one out out- side juggled Pennock's grounder but threw him out Combs up Strike one called Ball one outside and wide Ball B two t low Strike two called Combs singled sin into left Koenig up Ball one outside Strike one called tailed Koenig hit into a double play to tei Hornsby Hornsby Hornsby Horns Horns- by to Bottomley I NO RUNS O ONE E HIT NO 0 ER ER- SIXTH INNING CARDINALS Douthit up Ball one Inside Joe Dugan took Douthit's grass- grass I cutter and threw him out Southworth up Ball Bal one low and outside Strike one called Southworth flied filed out to Hornsby up Ball one Inside Ball two inside Strike one called Ball Dali three inside Strike two c called Dusan DUJan made a nice play on Hornsby's difficult hopper and tossed him out NO RUNS HUNS NO HITS NO ER ER- SIXTH INNING YANKEES Ruth UI up Ruth singled past Bell Hell The Yankee pe hitter choked his bat I I I 1 Up leusel sa sacrificed I Sherdel to Bottomley Ruth racing racing- for tor second up Ruth scored on Gehrig's Gehrig's Geh Geh- I rigs rig's sharp hit lilt to right Lazzeri up Ball Bait one ou outside side La singled past and when Gehrig tried for third he was thrown out Hafey Batey to Bell Lazzeri Laz Laz- zen zeri zerl went vent to second on the throw Dugan up Ball one high h. Bell jugg-I jugg juggled d Dugans Dugan's grounder Lazzeri sliding ng safely into third It is now beginning to rain again up Strike one call called d Ball on one outside Ball two outI out out- side Sever ld forced Dugan to Hornsby ONE RUN nUN THREE HITS ONE O ERROR I I I SEVENTH INNING CARDINALS I The crowd sod up and b began gan rooting rooting- for the Cardinals Bottomley up Foul strike one Bottomley went out to Gehrig un un- un- un assisted Bell up Ball one high Bell sent up a foul foul which snared Hafey up Foul strike one Foul strike two Ball one high h. Hafey struck out Jut swinging sWinging- weald weakly on a It curve S Penno Pennock was pitching pitching- magnificent mag ball not a hit being made off him since the first Inning Inning- when two were made NO RUNS NO HITS NO ER ER- ROBS SEVENTH INNING YANKEES Pennock up Strike one called Pennock went out to Lo Bottomley Combs up Strike one called Ball one one low Hornsby made mace anice anice a anice nice play on Combs' Combs roller and tossed him out Koenig up Koenig Koenig- shot out a fly to Hafey NO RUNS NO HITS NO ER ER- ROBS nORS EIGHTH INNING CARDINALS OFarrell up Strike one called Ball one inside Strike two swung Foul Ball two outside Ball three low OFarrell got gut a base on on balls the fourth ball being wide up Foul strike one tried to sacrifice now sacrificed Dugan to Flowers lowers batting for Sherdel Flowers up Strike one called Pennock took Flowers' Flowers grounder rounder and OFarrell was run down the play being Pennock to Lazzeri to Dugan Flowers went to second on the th-e play Douthit up Ball one outside Ball two high Ball three low Douthit got goi a base on balls Holm batted for Southworth Holm up Ball Bali one high Foul s Strike one B Ball ll two high h and In In- In side Combs m made de a fine cath of Holms Holm's short fly NO RUNS NO o HITS NO ER- ER ORS PORS EIGHTH INNING YANKEES Ruth up Ruth limped a little as he came to the plate Meanwhile Meanwhile Mean Mean- while there was a delay as the StLouis St Sl Louis pitcher walked across the field from the bull pen Haines flames now in the box for St St. Louis I IBall Ball three side Strike two called teasel r. i a ticket to first Hist Gehrig up Strike one called Gehrig flied out to Hafey Lazzeri up Bill one ona hi high h. h Haines trIed d to catch euel 1 off first Lazzeri Laz Laz- zen zed grounded out to Bottomley who touched him as he lie dashed Lothe to Lo the bag INO NO RUNS RUl'S NO O HITS NO ER ER- ERI NINTH INNING CARDINALS Holm pla played ed for the Cardinals in the ast inning up jp Hornsby flied filed out outto outto outto to Combs Bottomley up Bottomley singled into right light for his second hit lilt Bell up Bill Ball one out ilp Foul