Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-05


Sunday by a score of to 2. The larg-
est crowd that ever saw a ball game
3,600-witnesed the triumph of the
National leaguers, in which Billy South
worth won the game with home run
with two men on in the seventh in
ming. The ancient Alexander, recently
acquired by the Cardinals for the waiver
price of $4,000, held the Yankees help
less He allowed only four hits and
after the third inning the American
leaguers were unable to make hit.
Alexander's. pitching may be summed
up in one word-control. He kept his
fast ball on the corner of the plate
and his famous hook. Alexander struck
out 10 Yankees.
First Inning
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES O'Day waved the
Yanks to the field and Shocker went
out to the pitchers box. Douthit UP.
Strike one, called. Shoclzer bluffed a
spit ball. Strike two, swung. This
was a knuckle ball and Douthit missed
it by foot Ball one, inside, high.
Douthit struck out, taking third called
strike. Southworth up: Ball one, in
side Ball two, outside. Shocker threw
two fast cones to- Southworth, Strike
one, called Southworths foul was an
out by SEVERED.
A storm. of cheering greeted the st.
Louis manager Strike one, called.
Shocker gave Hornsby slow ball.
Ball one, high. Hornsby got a double
to right for his first hit of the series.
A big hand was given him as he dashed
to second. Bottomley up. Koenig threw
out Bottomleyp at first, coming in fast
to take the roller.
No runs, one hit, no errors.
Yankees-Combs up. Ball one. Bali
two, inside. Ball three, high. Strike
one, called Combs got a. base on balls,
the fourth pitch being low. Koenigl
up. Alexander tried to pick Combs
close to first base Foul, strike one
Ball one, outside Ball two, low Koe-
mig hit into double play, Thevenow
taking Koenig's fast grounder, touch
ing second and throwing. out Koenig
at first. The ball touched Alexander's
hand and he gets an assist. Ruth up.
Strike one, called. Foul, strike two.
Ruth struck out On three pitched balls. |
Alexander's third strike cut the inside
corner of the plate. No runs, no hits, !,
no errors.
Second Inning
Cardinals-Bell up Ball one, inside. |
Meusel gathered in Bells long drive. /
Hafey up. Ball one, inside. Strike one,
called. Lazzeri threw out Hafey.
O'Farrell up. Strike one, called
Shocker fed O'Farren a floater bali
one, outside and low. Ball two, inside
and high. Ball three, inside. O'Farrell
singled to left Thevenow up. Laz-
zeri went over and talked to Shocker. |
Foul strike one. Thevenow cuffed a
sharp grounder past third. 1t was a
foul b va couple of inches. Ball one,
low. Thevenow's hot shot bounded off
Shocker's glove into right field for a
hit. O'Farrell went to third. Alex
ander popped to Koenig. No runs, two
hits, no errors.1
Yankees-Meuse1 up. Strike one,
swung. Alexander threw up sharp
curve. Strike two, swung. Again
Alexander threw a wide curve. Ball
one, low. Ball two, outside. Alexander
complained that this ball cut the corner
of the plate Ball three, inside. Meusel
got single into center field. Gehrig
up. Ball one. low. Alexander threw
out Gehrig at first, Meusel going to
second. It was the hit and run play. /
Lazzeri up. Meuse1 scored on Laz-
zeri's single into left. Alexander cut
in on Hafeys throw, but Meusel had
the throw beat. Dugan up. Dugan got
a Texas Lacquer to right Lazzeri max
ing third by fast running. SEVERED
up Strike one, called Ball one, low
and outside. Foul, strike two. Foul.
SEVERED struck out, swinging for a
third strike. Shocker up. Strike one,
called. Foul, strike two. Ball one.
On a double steal, Lazzeri scored, the
play being O'Farrell to Thevenow to
Bell to Alexander who dropped the
ball. Dugan went to second. The of
ficial scorer ruled there was no stolen
base. Shocker famed. Two runs, three
hits, one error.
Third Inning
Cardinals-Douthit beat out a long
hit to Koenig, who took the ball back
on the grass. Southworth up. South
worth singled into left Douthit going
to second. Hornsby up Foul strike
one. Hornsby fouled off the ball trying
to sacrifice. Ball one, outside. Horns
by sacrificed Shocker to Gehrig. Bot
tomly up The Yankee infield came
in on the grass. Ball one, high. Dou-
thit and Southworth scored on Bottom
Shocker tried to pick Bottomley off
first. Bell fouled out to SEVERED, who
raced back to the stand to get the ball.
Hafey up. Hafey sent out a high fly
to Meusel. Two runs, three hits, no
errors.
Yankees-Combs up. Strike one,
called Strike, two, swung. Combs
spun a single into right field. Koenig
up Ball one, outside. Foul, strike
one. Koenig tried to sacrifice but the
ball went foul. Strike two, called. !
Koenig struck out, swinging for
third strike. Ruth up. Ruth sent up
a high fly to Thevenow. Meusel up.
Ball one, low and outside. Strike one.
Bell juggled Meusel's hot grasser but
threw him out. No runs, one hit, no
errors.
Fourth Inning
Cardinals-OFarrell up. Ball one.
Strike one, swung. Strike two, called.
O'Farrell flied to Dugan. Thevenow
up. Strike one, swung. Thevenow