Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 26, Number 235, Decatur, Adams County, 4 October 1928 — Page 8

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BIG BASEBALL CLASSIC OPENS THIS AFTERNOON 80,000 Fans Expected To See Yankees And Cardinals Clash In Opener By Morris De Haven Tracy UP Staff Correspondent New York. Oct. 4- <U.R) —This is the day on which some SO,OOO people who like a baseball game better than they like five dollars will try to cram themselves into the Yankee stadium and eat a carload of peanut.s And while they are doing it, other people, numbered by the millions, gathered around newspaper scoreboards, in theaters and at the radio, will follow the doings with as much eagerness and enthusiasm as if they themselves were there. For this is the first day of the world’s series—a sort of an unofficial holiday for wealthy employers and for office boys with sickly grandmothers: and for a goodly proportion of those < lasses of American citizenry which are ranged in between. The weather man has promised conditions well nigh ideal for such an as

fair. There was an early morning tingle in the air, which whispered a little of frost and gave promise of a dear, cool, crisp afternoon. The prophets said there wouldn't he much breeze. Last week when the pennant races in the two leagues were at their height, New York was wild with baseball frenzy. Then, when it w r as all settled, things quieted down, and last night down town one had to look for an excited fan. Even around those hotels where the teams are quartered or where baseball folk are wont to stay, there was an atmosphere of ex-

ceeding quiet. But the real dyed-in-the-wool ball fan is not the man who lives in handsome hotels. The baseball fanatics were in thousands of homes last night, all over the city. Nursing tickets for which they had paid fine prices to the scalpers. Others were out before the sun was up this morning, treading over the . elevated and the subways to the Yan- I kee stadium. There they will join | the always Interesting line, awaiting I the opening of the sale of bleacher seats at noon today. Some were there I all night long. t Around town the betting odds re-I mained unchanged during the day, with the Cardinals 5 to 3 favorites There was lots of other betting, some of which w’as like this: Seven to 10 against the Cardinals winning the first game. Twelve to five that the Cardinals do not win the first two games. Seventeen to 5 that the Yankees do not win the first two games. Ten to one against the Cardinals winning the series in four straight games. It was estimated on the basis of demands for tickets that there would he 80,000 spectators at the opening game. Forty thousand seats have been hold in advance. Last night there wasn’t a place in New York where a seat could be purchased except at speculators' prices The scalpers were asking as high as SSO for sets of three tickets which had a box office value of $16.50. All days yesterday there were great preparations going on out at the stadium. The ground keepers manicured the playing field late in the day, until it looked smooth enough to dance upon. Others swept out the stands until they were as clean as a kitchen floor —that is the kitchen floor when the housewife has been away for approximately six weeks. Ushers and guards and ticket takers to the number of approximately 1,000 received their badges and their Instructions. Down under the stands, wagons brought in a carload of goobers and olive-skinned Sicilians began tucking them away in sacks. It's quite a job to pack a carload of peanuts into bags, particularly the size of bags they use f.r peanuts at world’s series. If the crowd succeeds in eating its carload of peanuts today, there'll be another carload ready for tomorrow. The peanut kings say that 80,000 people ought to eat a carload a day and they are ready to provide them. o Overloaded With Pipet Protests by players of Goulburn, Australia, against the type of trophies awarded to tournament winners by the tennis association has caused the officials to decide to give successful contestants open orders hereafter. One player stated that in recent years he had won 14 pipes despite the fact that he never smokes. o Set the Habit—Trade at Home, It Pays

Oil-Tackle Play * * 'ffJK Powerful Weapon -■ X?' 49 " " X ' / / rfOOWo e./1/t * < t /A* F / II A a h By SOL METZGER A successful off-tackle play is with out question the most powerful weapon in football. Every coach works on it overtime. Leaders like Rockne, Zuppke. Warner, Alexander and oth ers develop various schemes from freeing the runner between an opposing end and tackle, for once a good one gets by the line at this point any old game may be broken up then and there. Hugo Bezdek has his ideas on this play and at times Penn State has run it to perfection. Without fine interference from both line and backfield it cannot go. As Bezdek works it, the ball is passed to the No. 5 back who starts out as if to circle the opposing left end, No. 3 leading him. No. 2 starts that way and as the defensive end comes across to stop the play, No. 2 smashes him from the side. The cut in. from which such a play gets its name, now occurs. No. 3 and 5 turn in off tackle. No. 4 has already helped end No. 6 box the opposing tackle. Lineman No. 1 comes around and by dint of quick footwork leads the runner. Bezdek, instead of bringing No. 7 around, lets him cut through the line to take the defensive back on that side as shown. A great play once it’s under way, but one requiring perfection in team work if it is to break. Let's look at Yale tomorrow.

Diet often stands between victory and defeat. You can’t expect to win at football by overeating and undersleeping. You must learn the value of regulation. Send stamped, addressed envelope, in care of this paper, and request Sol Metzger's leaflet on "Diet and Training for Football.” o ON THE SIDELINES By United Pi ess Chicago, Oct. 4— U.R)— Considerable aid was given to the comeback efforts of the Chicago Maroons today when declared eligible. It was reported "Duck" Weavei, star 240 pound guard prrbably will finish his scholastic deficit in time to get into most of the important games. Chicago plays the University of Wyoming hete Saturday. Madison, Wis., Oct 4—(U.R)—Coach | Thistlewaite has decided to foil w Illinois' 1927 custom of using two or three teams to a game, and probably will use at least 30 men in the Wisconsin clash with Notre Dame Saturday. He declared yesterday his schedule is too long to expect one team to stand through the season. Minneapolis, Minn., Oct. 4 —(U.R) — Minnesota University’s big ten chances have been greatly improved since the “Discovery” of Win Brockmeyer, a newcomer whose practice performances indicate he will be selected t do most of the gophers’ punting. Champaign, 111., Oct. 4 —"J.R) —Coach Zuppke’s Big Ten champions are practicing daily this week against scarlet Jerseyed players in prepaiation for the scheduled tilts with Bradley and Indiana. Teams from both of these scho Is wear red sweaters. Columbus, Ohio. Oct. 4 —.'U.R>—Ohio State’s vaisity and reserve elevens are being trained in a variety of offensive attacks this week. While most of Tuesday’s practice was devoted io development of aerial formations, the offensive activities yesterday were confined to straight football. Bloomington, Ind., Oct. 4—'U.R) — Coach Pat Page is devoting much time this week to training his Indiana gridders to break up the. pass attack expected when Oklahoma University, of the Big Six conference, invades Memorial Stadium Saturday for the big Ten’s first important intersectional struggle. Ann Arbor, Mich., Oct. 4 —(U.R) — Draveling, star punter of the Michigan University eleven probably will not play in the Ohio Wesleyan game here Saturday. He is not sufficiently recovered from a shoulder injury to see active service. Notre Dame, Ind., Oct. 4 —(U.R) — Somewhat in the dark as to what they will run up against in their game with Wisconsin, at Madison, Saturday, Notre Dame gridders this week are polishing up on all the defensive and offensive systems they have used.

HENDRICKS PICKS ST. LOUIS TO WIN By Jack Hendricks. Manager of the Cincinnati Reds, Written for the UP. New York. Oct. 4.—The St. Louis Cardinals have a great ball club, and should win the world series, perhaps In five games. It would not surprise me to see them take four out of five from the New Yo-k Yankees who are most unfortunately crippled by injuries. Naturally, 1 am a National league fan. My heart and interest are in the circuit, but this year I can see nothing except the prospect of a clean cut. convincing victory over the American league champions. My club met the Cardinals 22 times this year, and we know how good they are. Pitching, always the most important factor in a world series, favors St. Louis by as much as two to one, I should say. There is no use in belittling the possibility of a Yankee batting rampage, and when it comes it is one of the hardest things in baseball to stop I think, however, that the Cardinals have just what is needed to stop it this year, even if it shows up. The chances of the Yankees putting their full offensive strength into the field are slight indeed. On the other hand, the Cardinals will have the team which fought its way to the top in one of the greatest of National league pennant races, and had the stuff to stay there. Alexander, Haines, Sherdel, Rhem and Mitchell, after what they showed this season, should be able to tie the weakened Yankees into knots. A St. Louis victory seems inevitable. A victory in five games at the outside is what I look for. Q Hall Os Fame Os Other World’s Series

Pitching Ed Ruelbach, Cubs X hit game, Oct. 10. 1906. Ed Walsh, White Sox, 2 hit game, Oct. 11, 1906 (fanned twelve W. S record >. Mordecai Brown, Cubs, 2 hit game, Oct. 12, 1906. Edward Plank. Athletics 2 hit game, 1913. William James, Braves, 2 hit game, 1914. Waite Hoyt, Yankees, 2 hit game, 1921. Batting Elmer Smith, Indians — home run bases full, 1920. Babe Ruth, Yankees, three home runs one game, 1926; two home runs one game, 1923. Frank Isbell, White Sox, 4 doubles four times at bat, 1906 Dougherty, Red Sox, 2 home tuns one game, 1903. Hooper, Red Sox, 2 home runs one game, 1915. llauff. Giants, 2 home runs one game, 1917. A o Deal Sending Hornsby To Chicago Cubs Denied New York, Oct. 4. — (U.R) —Judge Emil Fuchs, president of the Boston Braves baseball club and Rogers Hornsby today denied knowledge of the reported trade whereby Hornsby would go to the Chicago Cubs in exchange for $250,000 and several players. Hornsby was manager of the Braves for a greater part of the 1928 playing season but was unable to carry his team higher than seventh place. There have been consjstgnt rumors that he would be traded this year. Advices from Chicago quoted President William L. Veeck of the Chicago National league club as denying any negotiations for the trade. Little World’s Series Delayed By Rain Indianapolis, Oct. 4. (U.R)—Another attempt will be made today to stage the fifth game of the “Little world series" between the Indianapolis Indians, American Association winners, and the Rochester, Redwings, champions of Jhe International leagjte. Yesterday's contest was postponed when a heavy downpour decended on the playing field shortly before game time. Manager Betzel, of the Indians has indicated he would use Steve Swetonic, who has defeated the Redwings twice in the series, on the mound. Billy Southworth, Rochester pilot, said his choice lay between Bell, McCracken and Irvin, with Bell the probable choice. 0 Da Gama i Claim to Fame Vasco da Gams, a Portuguese, in--1497-99, was the first navigator to saii from Europe to India via the Cape of Good Hope. *

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1928,

Two Y ankee Series Aces f.w fl Km* —lX I Jr A r ■< 7 Jr 1 - ;j - f - * y i ... ] * &y’’ ~ W,™P ] --T.,, . _—J The photo shows Babe Ruth, the Sultan of Swat, and Lou Gehrig, pretender to the throne, examining the trusty war clubs with which they h<tpe to work havoc upon St. Louis Cardinal pitchers in World Series games. The two were snapped during workout cf the Yanks in preparation for the series.

Winner W. L. Manager Year Loser Manager Boston Amn. 5 3 J. Collins —l9o3—Pittsburgh Fred Clarke New York Nat. 4 1 J. McGraw —l9os—Phila. Amn. Connie Mack Chicago Amn 4 2 F.Jones —l9o6—Chicago Nat. F. Chance Chicago Nat. 4 0 F. Chance *—l9o7—Detroit Hugh Jennings Chicago Nat. 4 1 F. Chance —l9oß—Detroit Hugh Jennings Pittsburgh 4 3 F. Clarke —l9o9—Detroit Hugh Jennings Phila. Amn. 4 1 C. Mack 1910—Chicago Nat. F. Chance Phila. Amn. 4 2 C. Mack —l9ll—N. Y. Nat. John McGraw Boston Amn. 4 3 J. Stahl •—l9l2—N. Y. Nat. John McGraw Phila. Amn. 4 1 C. Mack —1913 —N. Y. Nat. John McGraw Boston Nat. 4 0 G. Stallings —l9l4—Phila. Amn. Connie Mack Boston Amn. 4 1 B. Carrigan —l9ls—Phila. Nat. Pat Moran Boston Anin. 4 1 B. Carrigan —l9l6 —Brooklyn W. Robinson Chicago Amn. 4 2 C. Rowland —l9l7—N. Y. Nat. John McGraw Boston Amn. 4 2 Ed Barrow —l9lß —Chicago Nat. 4 Mitchell Cincinnati 5 3 Pat Moran —l9l9—Chicago Amn. W. Gleason Cleveland 5 2 T. Speaker —l92o—Brooklyn W. Robinson New York Nat. 5 3 J. McGraw —l92l—N. Y. Amn. M. Huggins New York Nat. 4 0 J. McGraw »—1922-N. Y. Amn. M. Huggins New York Amn. 4 2 M. Huggins —l923—N. Y. Nat. John McGraw Washington 4 3 S. Harris —l924—N. Y. Nat. John McGraw Pittsburgh 4 3 Donie Bush —l92s—Washington Bucky Harris St. Louis Nat. 4 3 R. Hornsby —l926—N. Y. Amn. M. Huggins New York Amn. 4 0 M. Huggins —l927—Pittsburgh Donuie Bush , * Tie Game Played. Recapitulation: American League, 14 series won; 10 lost.

NEW YORK DEFEATS ST. LOUIS IN FIRST GAME (COXTI.XI'EU FROM PAUB ONIO Sherdel fouled to Dugan. Douthit out on a pop fly to Bengough. No tuns, no hits, no errors. Yankees —Hoyt out on foul back of third base which Maranville caught with one hand on a dead run. Paschal f'.lod to Dcuthit in left center. Koenig fouled the first pitch down thr left field line. Koenig out, Frisch to Bottomley. No runs, no hits, no errors. Fourth Inning Cardinals—High fanned, swinging at the third pitch. Frisch fouled out to Bengough. Bottomley out, Gehrig unassisted. No runs, no hits, no errors. Yankees—Ruth doubled to center. Sherdel threw out Gehrig, Ruth holding second. Meusel hit a home run into right field bleachers, scoring Ruth ahead c.f him. Lazerri fouled to Wilson. Dugan filed to Maranville. Two runs, two hits, no errors. Fifth Inning Cardinals —Hafey out on strikes, swinging. Harper singled to center,' the first hit off Hoyt. Wilson forced Harper at second, to Koenig. Wilson out, stealing, Bengough to Koenig. No runs, no hits, no errors. Yankees—Bengough out, Frisch jo Bottomley on the first ball. Hoyt out. Fr'sch to Bottomley. Paschal filed to Harper. No runs, no hits, no errors. Sixth Inning Cardinals —Maranville filed to Ruth. Sherdel fanned, swinging. Douthit walked. High filed to Meusel. No runs, no hits, no errors. Yankees —Koenig out, Sherdel to Bottomley. Ruth out on strikes. Gehrig out, Frisch to Bottomley. No runs, no hits, no errors. Seventh Inning Cardinals — Durocher went to second for the Yankees in place of Lazerri. Frisch out, Durocher to Gehrig. Bottomley hit a home run into the right field bleachers. It was a tremendous clout and Babe Ruth in right field never even looked around. Hafey filed to Meusel in deep left on the first ball. Harper fouled to Dugan. One run, one hit, no errors. Yankees — Meusel out, Sherdel to Bottomley. Durocher fanned, swinging at the third one. Dugan was safe at first on Maranvllle’s error. Bengough filed to Harper. No runs, no hits, one error. Eighth Inning Cardina’s- Wilson filed to Paschal in deep right center. Orsatti batting for Maranville xyalked. Holm batting for Sherdel filed to Paschal, Orsatti holding first. Douthit was called out on strikes. No runs, no Kits, no errors. Yankees—Thevenow went to shortstop for the Cardinals, Sylvester Johnson now pitching for the Card-

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inal}. Hoyt filed to Douthit. Paschal out, High to Bottomley. Koenig singled to right, Ruth stopping at second. Meusel filed to Thevenow One run, three hits, no errors. Cardinals—Durst went to center for the Yanks in place of Paschal. High fanned, swinging at the third. Frisch out, Koenig to Gehrig on a close decision. Bottomley singled to right. Hafey died to Ruth. No runs, one hit, no errors.

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Cubs Beat White Sox In Chicago Series Opener Chicago. Oct. 4 — (U.R) -Alphone Thomas will be the White Sox pitch Ing selection today in their effort to win the second game and even the annual city series. The veteran Art

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