Evening star., 1926-10-05

one thing at least Is assured feEal"'
inp tho games scheduled here-namely.
that the old world series flavor, SO
noticealiy lacking in Gotham. l"
which these annual clashes have come
to he AN old story, will he very much
in evidence.
Welcome Given Hornsby.
Advance indications of this were
furnished by the enthusiastic welcome
accorded Rogers Ilornsby and his men
on their arrival from New YORK last
night. when practically the ehllre
town turned out to pay homage, No-
cally ard with gifts that ranged from
an automobile TO the leader or ttr
Mound City array To JeWe!'Studutu
mementos in appreciation OF the!F
feat of entering st. Louis as con
tender in the Autumnal classic for the
first time i'm it's base ball history
which extends back for years before
Ran Johnson formed q major circuit
in opposition TO the National League
Of which the Cardinals now are IN"
standard bearers.
Not since 1888. when Charley toln'S-
KEYS old Browns of the American As
sociation completed StflnG OF lour
euccessive triumphs, has this metrop-
NI
ship team, and after their 3S-y'ar last
the burghers are making the most o.
the feast provided for them.
ST Louis is literally base ball lnau'
and the clashes here will provide "a
striking contrast to the soph1stlcaleu
nonchalance with which New 1orkefs
partake of their world Sel1eS menu
which. with the exception of last DC
tober has been available for them
every season since 1920
Sportsmans Park Is Small.
Another thing which may be looked
FOR here is a revision upward in the
number of long distance hlngleS re-
corded to date. Thus far a pair ol
home runs, one an out-and-Out nuNe'
and three doubles constitute the extra
base swattinS from the combined el
forts Of two Of the hardest hll'lhS
clubs in the game.
ortsmau's Park. where the games
here are being staged. has one OF lhe
smallest playing areas in the majors,
with a particularly short right field
barrier, and if there isn't flock or
,nultiple base blows registered in TINS
sector of activities all the dope VIII
be knocked into a cooked hat.
One Of the somewhat surprising as
pectS of the first two games was tIie
light hitting of the Yankees. VINO
achieved but four hits off Alex sun
dav after being limited by Sherdei 10
half a dozen in the opener. an average
of but five taps to the tilt and none
for more than a single base.
With more than q week IN Whlch
10 recuperate following the close of
the season the Yankees were expected
10 snap out of the slump which slowed
them down to a limping walk over
the line in the American League race.
but the fact that they resumed hos
tilities here with the enemiC average
OF .175 and only four runs to their
credit, while the Cards boast of seven
tallies and a batting mark of 81 may
prove significant.
Not Too Late for Yanks to Hit.
It was ventured in these columns
nrior to the start of the series that if
the Yankees contrived to club in their
most stylish manner they would fur
ther increase the margin of advan-
tage held by the American over the
National in these interleaSuc StruE-
giles, but that otherwise the Cardinals
would boost to 10 the number OF
triumphs registered by the parent cir
cult in the % years the title has been
put at stake.
1t is not too late Tor the ftuSneh 10
put on display some of the power
which has earned for a group of their
regulars the sohriquet of 'murderers'
row." but unless they do they will
have a tough time getting llornshy's
scrapping OUTFIT down for the count,
for the MidweSterners are far from
weak as wand WielderS, fact TO
which Urban Shocker could attest fol-
lowing the bOmhardment he WAS sub
jeCted to sunday
With Herb PennoCk. the willoWy
lefthander who subjugated the Red
Birds in such a maSterful manner in
the opener. available for return en-
gagement tomorrow, the Ianks will
be favored to win then. and as Grover
Alexander is expected to be fit for a
formidable comeback Thursday the
Cards will be conceded to have an
edge that day, So tlIi: whichever
team Contrives to snare the long end