The Cubs were the first to score, Stanley Hack banged out a double. Philip Cavaretta rapped out a bumpy @rcunder and though Gordon streaked after it he fumbled the ball Badly, allowing Hack to sneak off to third base. Joe Marty then cracked cut a grounder and Hack came home for the first run of the game.
The lead registered by the Cubs Tesulted in the fans giving vent to mixed feelings. While the majority of the spectators groaned because of Gordon's blunder, thousands of Chicago partisans cheered.
But the, lead was so short-lived that it was forgotten before the fans had time to settle down again.
The bombing homer by- Gordon placed the New Yorkers in a good frame of mind again and there were wild scenes after Pearson had scored on Rolfe's single.
It was in the sixth inning that the New Yorkers celebrated royally. Three runs in the lead, 4-1, the "Yankees settled down confidently and played' good ball, revealing sparkling fielding. But the Cubs fought hard and were determined.
Marty poled out a home run in the eighth inning but the four-ply hit proved of little help for the bases were empty at the time he hit the four-bagger.
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