The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, October 4, 1927, Page 6

PAGE SIX THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE Pirates, Yankees Await Opening of World Series hting For Rickard This Winter Jack Dempsey Not to D Fighter Too Good SQUADS READY FOR START OF TITLE CONTEST Fans Wonder If Corsairs’ Pitching Can Still Gotham- ites’ Mighty Bats GEHRIG Show in Practice That Homers Can Be Made; Rain Brings Brief Respite RUTH, STUDIED) (Continued from page one) swer. It was pointed out that he- fore the master minding can start, the chairman of the board of strategy must have something to work on. If the runners don’t get | on the bases a mind on the bench, no matter how alert, cannot manu- facture a run, and if there is no breathing spell between base hits defensti is apt more or less futile. Ruth Gehrig Lead Yanks Leading the flying wedge of the | Yankees, Babe Ruth and Lou Geh- rig, who have 107 American league | home runs between them, were the objects of sharp scrutiny Pirate Pitchers. The Corsairs’ deep think- ers made no secret. of the fact that! the big feilows will not get good balls to hit. i The rival managers were expected to pnt their best pitching bets for- ward, Waite Hoyt for New York and Ray Kremer for Pittsburgh. Both are right handers and neither needs any introduction to the world series. Wiley Moore is slated to s the main Yankee pitching assign- ments with Hoyt. Moore has an anderslung ball called a “sinker,” which seems to change its mind be- tween mound and plate. Manager Bush points out that he also has Vic Aldridge, who has a reputation for never throwing a fast ball while he has a curve left. Proves It Can Be Done Although his Spepreniby was | limited in his first batting practice, | Ruth .helied’ two balls into the right field bleachers and grunted his satisfactior at showing early in the game that it can be done. Lou Gehrig struck a blow for a college education in gener:.1, and Columbia in particular, b: so getting tho rarge «und matching the Babe's Practice feai. In spite of the all-day drizzle Monday, breaking at times into 4 regular rain, the weather man sticks to his story that Wednesday and Thursday will be fair. If he is right, the series will be started tomorrow and continue through the next day, the scene being shifted to New York for games Friday, Saturday and Sunday, and returning here Monday if there is an excuse to keep play- ing. A seventh game, if necessary, will end the test where it begins— at Pittsburgh. How the Experts See It A survey of the amateur experts, barring the professional writers, shows able catching strength with the loquacious Earl Smith giving the home club a debatable edge, and the Pirates claiming a pitching advant- age which the Yankees refuse to concede. The infield strength is regarded as all even, the Yankees being stronger at the first two positions and the Pirates at the other two. The outfields offer argumentative grounds which can be settled only on the ball field. The Pirates have no Ruths and the Yankees have few if any Waners. The Yankees insist that they will hit the ball farther than the Pirates. The home guard counters with a claim that the Pirates will hit it oftener. “Kiki” Is Out of Series With the romance of the world series is its mystery. His name is Hazen Cuyler and he is expected to tit on the bench and look at enact- ment of a drama in which he played 8 stirring part in the last world series in which Pittsburgh played| ind poral with the pacon al wrap) up in a laurel wreat! draped about his brow. “Kiki” is a baseball prophet whose honor is greater among the fans than the management. Con- stant followers of the game in Pitts- burgh say that, despite the out- standing ability tnat was his a few short seasons ago, he will get no chance to demonstrate it in this ser- ies. Cuyler, it is said, did not like the 2 in the batting assigned him by is manager and did not slide when the boss thought he would have been more effective in a recumbent posi- ifighting for R to be For Indo Boxing Czar Says Has About Reconsidered His EX-CHAMPION WILL GET CHANCE AGAINST ‘TUNNEY If Initial Bout Is Successful, Bo: tember—Earnings From Previous Battles Total $1,500,- 000—Tunney’s Inco; New York, Oct. 4.—(AP)- sey have emerged from a busir ment that the former hea tricted by limited seating capa nsidered altogether his pla Tells Earn’ Supporting his objections Rickard revealed interesting figures regarding the earning BEST PLAYERS IN AMERICAN LEAGUE NAMED Billy Evans Gathers Opinions on Most Valuable Men in Each Position BY BILLY EVANS Who are the lealing performers in the / respective positions ? Seeking expert opinion on the subject. 1 put that question to 20 persons actively connected with the American League. This baseball jury was composed of managers, inst Aspirants in Heavyweight Di Match Him For Outdoor Bout Next Spring yyweight champion will not do any ard this winter. Rickard said today that Dempsey is too good an attra tion to be wasted on indoor bouts, where attendance is nst a half dozen or so aspirants in the heavyweight divi- merican League at their} or Bouts, Plan to Send Manassa Mauler ion—Will xer Will Meet Champion in Sep- me Near $1,200,000 Tex Rickard and Jack Demp- ness huddle with the announce- ust about Mauler city and that he had n to send the Man: ing Power to Dempsey fighting indoors, powers of the ex-champion and Tunney. Dating from the fight with Tunney, Rickard was instrumental, if lusive magnet, in draw- 37 cago battle last month. Demp: income from these three fights amounted to $1,531,500, is shaking the Bab honors, o Any Fig ked a ing e: $5,637 He drew $1.8 at Philadelphia in 1926; Ee His Vachoos Gadtani wrth eek He eased one right in the old groove Sharkey, and $2,658,660 in the Chi-| Just Nike that, and se uth & TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1997 und the bases. of the Babe, who is No. 4. including his share from motion pic-| ture rights. Tunney’s ring earnings for the year amounted to $1,209,000, Rick- ard said. As the challenger for the title a year ago Gene collected $204,- 000, including motion picture money. His reward for the Chicago defense was $1,000,000 and he received $15,- 000 for his interest in the motion pictures. Rickard said he planned to match Dempsey for an outdoor bout next spring. if successful in this con-' Against war | o— (By the Associated Press) players and umpires. — On only three positions were the score of experts a unit. They were unanimous in the belief that Babe Ruth is the best right fielder, Lou Gehrig the most valuable first base- man and Tony Lazzeri the class ckers, of jury I consulted, three catchers stand out in the Americar. League, Mickey Cochrane of he Athletics, Luke Sewell of Cleveland and Mud- dy Ruel of the Nationals. Cochrane received eight first choice votes, while Sewell and Ruel were tied for second at six each. The veteran Wally Schang, having a good year with the St. Louis Browns, also re- ceived connsideration. Lyons and Hoyt Picked Since it is customary to have at least two pitchers on an All-Star team, Tey Lyons of Chicago and Waite Hoyt of New York were elect-! ed to the honor. Lyons received 12 first choice votes, Hoyt 10. Since “Lefty” Grove was out- standing among the southpaws in the American League, he was a good third. The fact that Wilcy Moore, in his first year as a big! leaguer shoula be placed on the second team, is quite a tribute to, the Yinkee pitcher. The experts had no tiouble agree- ing on first and second base, the choice being unanimous Gehrig and Tony Lazzeri, of the Yankees. Joe Judge and George Sisler were tied for second choice among the first basemen, Harris was rated next to Tony Lazzeri_among the second sackers, with Charley Gehringer of the Detroit Tigers prominently men- tioned. 24 Kamm at Third For years, when speaking of the third basemen in the American League, Joe Dugan invariably got the call. It is different this sea. son. Injuries have greatly handi- capped Dugan and he has not been at his best. As a matter of fact, outstanding players at the difficult corner have been rathr scarce this year. Billy Kamm of Chicago is first choice with eight votes, while! Sammy Hale ranks next with six. While Joe Sewell has had bet- ter years at shortstop, he still has first call by a wide margin. With the Cleveland team in the ruck all season, Joe hasn’t had the incentive of former years, but even at that: he is still ranked the best at his position. Mark Yoenig of New York, a brilliant player, despite a tendency to be erratic, is rated sec- ond best, with Jackie Tavener of tion. Irrespective of the whys and wherefores, the fleet outfielder has done no optfielding in recent months and if the fans know whereof they speak he + ‘lI not—in a Pittsburgh uniform. Detroit and Joe Boley of Phila- delphia having their share of pee mirers, The Best '*=tfield If you are willing to take the word of the 20 experts, the best out- field in the American League would the players | for Lou! Stanley | test, Dempsey would fight later in the summer for a chance to get _an- other bout with Tunney for the title, which Tunney is scheduled to defend) next September, | BAUER WASN'T | VERY FAR OFF Pittsburgh, Oct. 4.—The press box or “dugout,” in back of Forbes field home plate will hold between 400 and 500 ex- perts and 280 gallons of water, statisticians estimate, if there is a repetition of the 1925 world series weather in Pittsburgh. { The speed of the Pirates on the base paths promises to give Yankee infielders something to worry about. Lloyd Waner is rated the fastest man in the | H National League down to the Local Man, Who piney indie eack ote beats aut a i in Apri field raps consistently, forcing eae Seaneinesetar Sue) Sirsiedl throws. Waner has Hits Close to Mark beaten 10 seconds for 100 yards. George Grantham, another flash on the paths, has several times duplicated Ty Cobb's stunt of scoring from first on a single. Art Bauer, clerk at the Bismarck; hotel, wasn’t so far off, after all,| in his prediction as to what teams! would be leading when the Laseball Season ended. Bauer, the middle of April, picked Philadelphia to place first in the American league race and New {York first in the battle for the Na- tional gonfalon, He had Pittsburgh, ' jthe winner of this yea:’s National: Pie Traynor believes he can out-eat Babe Ruth if not out-hit him. The Pirate captain, go- ing away “still hungry” from a Chamber of Commerce luncheon, averred he could “eat the Babe under the table.” Ruth may ac- cept the challenge —after the series, WILL ileague pennant, booked to finish |second and New York, American league winner, in second place on} the list. His predictions of how the teams jwould stand at the end of the sea- son, and how they finished, follows: ERECT PLANT Three Coaches to Pit Their Teams Series Sidelights — Dickinson—A briquetting plant at Lehigh promises to be erected soon. Construction work is about to start on ‘a $200,000 plant, according to George Herman Ruth, who happened to be batting, took a nice swing i The Bambino hid tied his 1921 home run record, with 59 home runs. her Tate and Umpire Bill Dineen behind the plate. s hand as he crosses the plate. Numbers 1, 2 and 3 are respectively Ruether, Combs and Koenig, who scored ahead Below, Lou Gehrig (Number >), Ruth's 1 for home run Those ot Former Mentors 4 i] *Hagel, Indiana Head, to Bring levies held entierly in loors, due to the jismal weather. Blocking practice for the linemen was str>s .d mostly is , His Men Against Stage’s and some new plays fcr the decep- ‘tion of Kansas were run through | Players Saturday at Chicago ft signal practice. McKaskel, a —Clark’s Gridders to Play;regular guard, was the only casu- y Ity of Saturday, and he is expected Against Zuppke Proteges— pack shortly. Dorais, Rockne Players to| The Iowa jinx is being di | Clash at Detroit again for the benefit of Ohio next Saturday. Only one victory| Au tne Bierce aie ah te PIA idays ! ordon e, makes the | Chicago, Oct. 4.—4)—Three of ‘Ohio prospects. despite a wealth of {the middlewest’s football contest of fine material, none too glowing. next Saturday will bring together fowa has won three and tied one to! coaches - with fond memories fj match the lone Ohio victory in that | their player days who now are ex i period. erting every effort to deefat thei: | The Oklahoma Aggies, champions Loner Come es és ne of the Of, the Missouri Valley conference | hi al is fey sh behets eg Stay N© last year, are already within a few! Chica Me eines cos i ee hours ride of their Saturday battle ee) hee : a ago, field With Minnesota, They are complet-| Ppa aie agg ag) tage field ing their training at the Carleton Saturday in the role of a hostile college gridiror at Northfield, Minn. opponent when he leads the Indiana Coach Spears used Knoerr at full. | Mae, cieyen against his former heck Eten , in return for his ex- mentor’s squad. y ‘ . Potsy Clark, new head coach at scent showing against North Da-| Butter, takes bia panetlin vere Pe alma mater at Illinois Saturday, for |Joesting, saving the’ all-American | another try at Zuppke. Years ago,!5°° g, t while Zuopke was scouting for Towa | fullback for his conference foes. in the Yale bowl, the Butler team surprised and defeated Illinois. WHITEE WAY IS STARTED At Detroit next Saturday, Char-|' Beulah—Work of installing the ley Dorais and Knute Rockne, who fixtures for the white way lighting formed a great forw.rd pass com-|system of Beulah has been started. bination for Notre Dame years ago; Beulah is the first town in that will meet. o q and jvicinity to put in that system of Rockne at end will test out their|street lights. pupils’ passing ability. Detroit held ASHLEY BEATS WISHEK TEAM Score 45-0 Victory Over Oppon- ents — Smashing Offensive, Accurate Passing Features Ashley, N. D., Oct. (Special to the Tribune)—By a to 0 score, Ashley trimmed the Wishek high hool gridders here Saturday in the season’s initial home game. Although Wishek players fought hard, they were unable to withstand the smashing offensive of the Ash- men, who scored almost at will. he Ashley Yne has been com- pletely rebuilt after the Bismarck game and the, new combination proved highly satisfactory. Coach Van Wyk gave all his players a chance to show their wares in Satur- day’s game and some likely mater- ial seemed evident for next year. During the last quarter of the game, the Ashley men unloosed 4 running - passing attack which Wishek could not stop. Pudwill, Kranzlar, Geidt and Wes- enburger played the best in the line, while Becker, Meidinger and Bender were the best ground gain- er: ‘d Forrest displayed good generalship and executed some splendid passes. Herr was the Wishck star, both on offense and defense, ‘i Try our modern high pres- sure greasing service for all cars—prices reasonable—Short Stop Station. PITCHING IS BIG SERIES FACTOR: HELPS VICTORY Success Usually Crowns Clut With Twirling Aces—Pirates Look Best This Year RAY KREMER MAY START Hoyt Expected to Handle Yan- kee Burden—Aldridge and Miljus Rank High Pittsburgh, Oct. 4—(AP)—Pitch. ing is usually an uncertain although decisive factor in world series com- petition. Victory, on the average, has gone to the club with one or two twirling aces. The records are full of the triumphs that come in baseball’s classic through the feats of Mathew- son, Coombs, Adams, Coveleskie and Alexander. If pitching is to be the turning influence in this week’s battle, the s seem to have a better chance ory than the Yankees. Ruth, Gehrig and their mates may mow down the Corsair cirvers but on form, both for the season as well as during the past month, the Pi- rate pitchers appear a_ better equipped lot than the Yankees staff, Earned Runs Few Off Bucs The average of earned runs off the Pirate hurlers for the last month has been only 2.46 a game, off the Yankees 3.34. It will be chiefly a battle of right handers, at any rate. Dutch Reuther isn't likely to try his southpaw slants at all against the Bucs, and Herb Pennock, although he never has been beaten in a world series, has not_measured up to the usual jform. The Pirate southpaws, Yde and Cvengros, are both reserves. Two right handers, Ray Kremer for the Pirates and Waite Hoyt for the Yankees, are expected to start and the second game probably will jWitness another starboard exhibi- jtion between Wilcy Moore and Vic | Aldridge. | Kremer Has Best Record Kremer, with seven victories in a row in September, has the best rec- ord of any of the contending pitchers in the last month. Strong and with lots of stuff, the Californian is the main Buccaneer bet. Aldridge, the Hoosier schoolmas- ter, and John Miljus, late season ac- jquisition from Seattle, ranked next to Kremer in recent form, Both may get preference over Lee Meadows, veteran moundsman and ; Carmen Hill, bespectacled star, in Mahager Bush’s selections. Against these five aces, the Yan- kees will toss Hoyt, Moore, Urban Shocker, Pennock and poonebly George Pipgras, who has shown as brilliant form as any of his older and more experienced mates in the last month. Moore, one of the 1927 sensations, is a veteran, even though in his first year as a major leaguer. Notice of Annual Meeting of the Bismarck Community Chest The Annuai Meeting of the members of the Bismarck Com- munity Chest tor the election of directors and the transac- tion of such other business as may properly come before it will be held Tuesday, October 11th, at 8:00 p. m. in the roome of the Association of Com- the Army to six points Saturday and is out to give a good account of itself against Rockne’s ramblers. Wisconsin Practices Indoors practice Monday American O. H. Diercks, ‘ secretary of the Predicted Finished} Lehigh Briquetting company, who Philadelphia _First New York , recently visited Dickinson on busi- New York Second Philadelphia | ness. The Wiscons: Detroit Third Washington Washington Fourth Detroit Cleveland Fifth Chicago, St. Louis Sixth Cleveland Chicago Seventh St. Louis Boston Eighth Boston National New York First Pittsburgh {Pittsburgh Second St. Louis ! Cincinatti Third New York St. Louis Fourth Chicago Chicago Fifth Cincinnati ‘Brooklyn Sixth Brooklyn | i Boston Seventh Boston | {Philadelphia Eighth Philadelphia | See ee i ear ere ae ge ea | | Fights Last Night | OO (By The Associated Press) Mitwanleae—0ey Clein, Milwau-| Kes: pe from Billy Bonillas, Taft, | alif., Trenton, N, J.—Vince Dundee, ' Baltimore, and Joe Reno, Trenton, drew, 10. Slyvan Bass, Baltimore, ; knocked out Jimmy Carroll, Jersey City, 3. i Toronto—Larry Gains, Toronto, | won from Joe Lohman, Toledo, 10. Chicago—Babe Ruth, Loui: ; Won from Cecil Payne, Eri ville, : Pa, tent, you've got, cigar chr coming when you try a Le Palins. For it's $$$ $$ $_____________o H P Listen in on KFYR be eompneed of Goslin of Washing- Ge cnet c pa 'T ton in left, Simmons of Philadelphia ' 10. 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