Evening star., 1926-10-03

As today's game was played, It
but il certainly appeared to be Wo
Roger Hornsby's National League
cha amplons were pressing Al the way
and evidently feeling the pressure
The St Louis infeld failed to han
die FOUNDERS clea My most OF the
time There always was some Hn-
certainty as to whether a drive from
a Yankee batsman Wouid he well
taken care of. for the inner Gordon of
the Card clun was apparently TOO
prone to let the ball play it instead
Of pla wing the ball. In other words.
there was noted lack of decisiNenesS
IN the mechanical play Of the National
League peunant Winners.
In sharp contrast 10 this indecision
of the Cards WAS the clean-cut and
smooth work Of the Yankees In All de-
fensive moves. Even after Taylor
Douthit opened the first inning with
drive 10 right field that netted two
bases there WAS no let-up in the
sterling quality Of the New York de
fense. Never did the America n
League champions falter during the
contest.
As the teams performed, so did the
pitchers Herb Pennock, redoubtable
aouthpaw Of the Yankees. went about
his business in fine. workmanllke
STYLE After a time in the first inning
the premier left handler of the Amer
lean League was a trifle unsteady. or
perhaps he was more unsettled to the
task than unsteady. For after that
session he moved down the Cardinals
with machine-like precision until the
eighth inning. Then Herb walked the
first man to face him. issuing his sec
ond pass of the fray, and after two
were out In the round. while runner
was occupying the second sack he
franked another man to the initial
station. IT appeared that the Yankee.
working under his one-run lead. was
about TO break. and break badly. 1t
seemed more so when Roscoe Holm.
who stepped TO the plate In place of
the veteran Bill SouthwOrth. cracked
fa ST dropping arching drive toward
center field Rut Earle Combs. Van
kee middle fielder. came in for sen
Sational catch. clutchinG the ha II
about shoulder high after a ha ard run.
In the ninth inning. too. after ono
was ont. Jim Pottomiy got Herb for
a sliding single to right. his second
hit of the game. But that was the
diving gasp Of the Cardinals offensive.
Pennock was himself again and made
only FIVE pitches TO Rell. who followed
EottomlV in the lineup. At the fifth
third strike and chick HafeN. who
was next in turn al the plate. was
carefully era Sod via the I.aHZcri-
Gehric route.
Pcnnock's Work Is Fine.
rennork perform3 nee was fine
exhibition Of pitching skill: holding
club to three hits was something
remarkable In world series annals.
After Rottomley. with his single in
The first inning. drove in D0uthit. who
had previously doubled AT the outset
NJ the FRAY with the only run that the
Cardinals were able to register dur
ing the afternoon. this new York left
ha ndor Was a vcritahle puzzle.
From the first to The eighth inning.
only one member of Rogers lIornShy'S
la nd mana god 10 get possession of a
station on the runway. That was
Lester Bell who walked after two
we're ont in the fourth frame. II WAS
he pitching Of this sterling south
paw thai stood out in All the proceed
irgs Of this opening game of the
series.
Wee Willie Sherdell plainly was
nervous al the outset of the game.
The 81. Louis pitcher was unable to
get his hearings while pitching to
INe Combs. the Yankee lead.of man.
rose of Mark koenic. the next
Yankee batter. hut lacked control
while pitching TO Eahe Ruth and Rob
Neusel. and allowed these two men
- stroll and fill he sacks.
Then Gchric gave Tom Thevenow
most difficult chance. and while The
latter threw TO Nanag ger Hornshy for
a forceout Of Meusel Combs scam
pered over the plate with the tying
run. That hitless run. in way. was
the undoing Of Sher1el Thereafter
he never seemed able 10 regain his
ritchins poise although the Yankees
got only six hits off him. During the
remainder ot his term on the hill,
which ended with the seventh inning.
he was forced To pitch himself out
when working with every batter after
that first inning.
Strain Proves Too Much.
The strain proved TOO much for the
little left -ha nder with the archlnS De
livery The break came in ms work
in the sixth inning. when three singles
rattled off Of Yankee bats and sent
the decisive run over the counting
block. Ruth. the first 10 come up 10
tho batting box in that. round. poled
a single past Rell seeming 10 surprise
the card third ha seman with his ief'-
banded effort.
NeOsel could do nothing more than
advance Ruth hy an infie]d erasure
Pu, Gehric who had driven IN the
Yankee run in the first inning. prompt
IL hooked a single 10 right. scoring
ruth and as il turned out endlnE
the dav dIsmally for the National
.eague champions.
TONY JazZerl followed Lou with a
Sharn single to left. but the nilsRN
YANKEE who left first on the blow.
r,isindeed the qualities Of CHICK
Hsfev's three-wlnc arm and tNe0 u
take third with disastrous results
THAT was the end Of the Yankee at
tack, hut they haG done enoC@h.
Sherael had pitched GameiN hut
neryouslv and had crashed under the
strain. He managed 20 struggle
through the seventh inning. theh
HornShv deemed il better 10 remove
his pitche,. and Try his luck with
pinch hitter in the eighth. The slab
hing task for the Yankee final frame
VAS turned over TO the right handed
less Halnes and all he did was 10
,-;ald a mass after one man had been
l<At lfSl.
II made n" difference. however
whether Haincs Was good or no"f IN
his effort for the damage ALREADY hah
been done - the cardinals cause
pannork had proved himself superior
20 his rival left handler and there was
nothing more for the Yankees to
worry about.