Evening star., 1926-10-08
CARDS, BEATEN 81,
PIN HOPE ON ALEX
GrimIy Determined to Even
Series, as They Speed
East for Sixth Game.
BY DENNAN THOMPSON.
CpOrfs Editor of The Star

WITH THE WORLD SERIES
TEAMS, En- Route to New York From
ST. Louis, October S.--A grim, but de-
te11mined, clan Of Cardinals today is
hiking East, where tomorrow at Yam
kee Stadium will be decided whether
| they will get another shot at the
| world base hall championship or be-
! forced to yield that honor to their
| American League rivals.
AS happy as the Cards are dour, are
Babe Ruth and his playmateS as they
speed over the rails for the stadium
! with a confidence born of knowledge
that only one more victory is needed
to assure for each athlete 2.0O0-odd
dollars, which represents the differ
ence between the winners and losers
shares Of the richest financial melon
ever cut In these title sets, while
Hornsbys henchmen face the neces-
sity of grabbing two games in a row
to obtain the lions share of spoils.
1t is expected that the sixth title of
the set tomorrow will find Alexander
facing Shocker, just as he did In the
second test. The fact that the veteran
curve-ball artist last Sunday limited
the Hugmen to four hits and two tai
lies, while his mates were hammerlng
the spitball manipulation foi a dozen
safeties that produced half as many
runs, is the consideration most cheer
full to National League adherents.
But proponents of the Yanks point to
the fact that they not only have
emerged from their batting slump,
but also have waxed lucky in stoutly
contending that the series will be ter
minated tomorrow and obviate the
necessity for a seventh settO on the
Sabbath.
Yanks Get the Breaks.
Lucky the Yanks were yesterday,
too, in eking out 3-to-2 verdict In
10 innings at St. Louis. All the
breaks of the game, and there We're
many, redounded to the benefit OF
Herb Pennock. Without them he
wouldn't have registered his second
triumph in this set and the fourth of
his career at the expense OF his
brother southpaw. Willie Sherdel. The
Cardinals courageous little specializer
in slow balls was found for nine hits,
tis true, but couple Of the most
important We're fluky affairs, and
where his supporters fairly earned
their brace of tallies. all three of those
recorded by the Yankees were tainted
In some respect.
Ruth, who the day before had
proved the mauling marvel Of an
orgy Of record breaking unprecedented
in these title Tits, was able to ac-
complish nothing against the craftily
conceived and skillfu!ly executed curv-
ing campaign Of Sherdel, which con-
stituted q commendable feat for the
wee one in itself. The contest other
wise was not so spectacular as its
predecessor. but there We're big mo-
ments and high lights for all that,
and only the fact that fortune frown-
ed the Cardinals to defeat marred
what would otherwise have been a
base ball treat for another record
throng at Sportsman's Park.
The Cards had a chance at the out
set when Southworth got a life on
koeng's tumble and stole second on
a delivery on which SEVERED was
charged with a passed ball, but Horns.
by succeeded only in bounding high
to Pennock and Bottomley was limited
to an infield roller.
Cards Get First Hit.
In round two the Yanks had an
even better opportunity when. with
Meusel disposed of. Gehrig singled to
center and took third on a rap to right
by Lazzeri, only to have Dugan drill
into a double play, Hornsby taking
his SKINNER tagging Tony on the line
and then firing to Bottomley. The
rear end of this frame found OFarrell
registering the Cards first hit with a
drive that caromed off Pennock's s
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