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...first, the Yankees two. When his teammates had tied the score in the third, Warneke walked Ruth and let Gehrig single. Then, to fill the bases for a force play, he walked Dickey. It was sound strategy but it did not work. Chapman, next batter, smashed the first pitch for a sharp single to right. scoring two runs. Warneke was steady after that, except for a few moments in the fifth, but Gomez was steadier. Score for the game was New York 5, Chicago 2. Score for the pitchers: Gomez, 8 strikeouts. 9 hits, i walk; Warneke. 7 strikeouts...
...Rogers Hornsby, for five years the leading batter in the National League, was appointed manager of the St. Louis Cardinals. In 1926 the Cardinals, who had finished seventh the year before, won the pennant and the world series. Hornsby was traded to the Giants. In 1927 he helped manage the Giants, had a batting average of .361. Hornsby was traded to the Boston Braves. Appointed manager of the Braves to replace Jack Slattery, Hornsby did well in his new job, led the league in batting. In 1928 he was traded to the Chicago Cubs. When Manager Joe McCarthy left...
...teams in other years had won ten pennants, finished second eleven times, third four times, fourth twice, fifth once. They won three World Series, four pennants in a row from 1921 to 1924. Famed as a strategist, Manager McGraw assumed responsibility for every play. Once he fined a batter, ordered to bunt, for hitting a home run. He took pride in developing players. Christy Mathewson, reputed the best pitcher in history, was a first baseman on the Giants when McGraw joined the club. McGraw discovered famed Frankie Frisch at Fordham, saw him become baseball's ablest second baseman...
Harvard's pitcher yesterday has played with the Jayvee team this spring. He got off to a poor start against the graduates, but after a bad opening two innings in which he hit one batter, walked three, and was touched for four hits, he settled down and held his opponents scoreless for the rest of the game and allowed only two more hits...
...Crusader team is one of the smartest teams that Harvard has faced this spring. With fast fielding they deprived many an opposing batter of a hit and forced two double plays. In base-running, too, they made good every possible opportunity...