Evening star., 1926-10-09

Two veterans, Alexander for the
Cardinals and Shawkey for the
Yankees. Went tn to pitch in the sixth
world series game today.
A bright sun Shone at game time
but a chill breeze swept the field and
the spectators were wrapped in over
coats and sweaters.
AS the game got under way there
were a few vacant Seats. the cold
weather having kept away the capaci-
ty crowd expected Approximately 50.-
600 saw the contest.
II was ShaWkey'S first start of the
series although he has pitched in two
contests and this marked his fifth
world series Alexander appearing in
his second world series. won Il senSa-
tionally pitched game last Sunday.
The playby-play account of the
game follows:
FIRST INNING.
CARDINALS-H"lm up: Strike l.,
ban ]: ball =; Holm lashed a single
into right field when Shawkey tried to
sneak over third strike South
worth up: Foul. strike |; bali l. out
side and high: ball .. inside; foul,
strike - the Cards tried the hitand-
run play: foul: SouthWOrth forced
Holm. koenig to LaZzeri: Southworth
beat koehigs throw to first by Il mar
row margin. IIornSby up. Ball i. in
=, side and high; foul. strike ]: again
fthe Cardinals tried the hlt-and-run
kplay, but Hornsby fouled the ball.
kTaZzeri went over and talked to Shaw
Elley. who continued to work very slow
\ TX. Ball >. outside; strike >, called:
I this was a big curve; Shawkey tried
| to pick Southworth off first and near
/ " got him: ball g. low; Hornsby got
| n base on balls, the fourth pitch be-
| ing a little wide. Bottomley up: Foul.
| strike /; bah l. outside; foul, strike -;
| SouthWorth scored on BOttomleN :
| double to left, HornShy stopping at
! third. Bell up: The Yankee in1ield
/ came in: strike /. swung: ban |. out
| side: ball .. outside: strike =. swung;
| foul: Hornsby and BottOmley scored
| on Bells sharp hit 10 left. LazZerI
| went over to talk TO Shawkey, whose
| curve ball seemed to have no terror
for the Cardinals. Umpire ODaN
| went out to the pitchers box to talk
| 70 Shawkey. He was evidently eau
tioning him for stalling around be-
tween pitches Hafey up: Ball 1, high
and inside: Hafey had TO duck away
from this one; strike l, swung; strike
., swung; lIafey famed, swinging on
! q curve ball for third strike. OFar'
| rell up: Ball !, inside; foul. strike /;
. for the third time the Cardinals were
irving the hit-and-run; strike ,. called:
this was a fast ball. shoulder hlgh;
hsll >. inside: O'F'arrel famed. swing
inc for a third strike, Three runs.
three hits. no errors.
YANKEES After Alexander had
warmed up Combs came to the plate,
swinging three bats. Combs up:
strike !. called this was a fast ball
on the inside corner; strike ,. called:
combs went out on q grounder, Alex
dnder to Thevenow to Bottomley.
koenig up: Strike, called: strike ;.
called: Alexander was using fast
hall on the inside; ball l. outside:
I[oenig struck out, swinging on
tast curve inside for his third strike.
Huth up: Ball /, low: ball ., outside:
the crowd was now booing Alexander;
hall 3. low: strike /, called: strike ,.
swung: this was a low curve: Ruth
went out to Bottomley, unassisted. No
runs, no hits. no errors.
SECOND INNING.
CARDINALS-Wh Ruth went
ont at first he was the tWenty-fourth
Yankee who faced Alexander and
went out in order Thevenow up:
Thevenow sent out high ny 10
Combs Alexa nder up: Alexander got
a hand. Strike /. swung ball /, IN
side; foul, strike >; foul; Alexander
flied out to Meusel. Holm up: Strike
l. swung: Holm threw his bat away
swinging al Shawkey's curve; Holm
sent up high foul to Severed. NO
runs, no hits, no errors.
YANKEES-M up: Meusel got
a twobase hit back Of third. Gehrig
mp: Ball ! outside. Thevenow threw
out Gehrig at first. MeuseI holding
second Lazzeri up: Thevenow robbed
LaZzeri of "a hit and threw him
out at first, Meusel going TO third.
This saved a run. Dugan up: Dugan