The Washington times., 1926-10-09
YANKS LOOK To
SHAWKEY
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years. If it should happen to be
the st. Louis Cardinals, the series
will go into another tie at three
all and a seventh and final game
tomorrow will be necessary.
Another Game--More Money
That would prove a source Of
great irritation to the club owners
but, if the Cardinals win today, it
simply will have to be. Life, you
know, is just a lesson in self-denial
and it's about time these club own
ers realized it.
1t was not worth bit less than
80 cents against the even dollar
that the Cards wouldn't carry the
situation to its ultimate limit. They
had Grover Cleveland Alexander,
the man who stood the Yanks on
their frantic brow no later than
last Sunday, prined to fake another
whirl at the boys this afternoon
and it was ordained that, if Alex
could show q SO per cent return
on his first performance, the Yanks
will do well il they don't finish
worse than second.
One-Game Pitcher
However, there happened TO be
an impression abroad that Alex was
"a one-game pitcher" Just what
was meant by that I cannot say,
but l assume that reference was
being made to one game a week.
Alex was just about starting on
new week today.
The opposing pitcher porbably
will be Bob Shawkey. who is as
elderly as Alexander but not as
good. Urban Shocker. beaten in
the second game of the series. was
another possibility. 1t really didn't
seem to matter as long as anyone
could guarantee that Alexander
would be the man he was. II he
isn't. it really won't matter, either,
for the Yanks can beat any second
class man. no matter whom they
pitch themselves.
AS for that. the bright thinkers
appeared to feel that the rest of
the series was just formality after
the Yanks fluked out that final ST.
Louis game. Natural odds of 2 to
were being offered today that
they couldn't go wrong. but the
acceptances were few. if any.
Still, New York seemed to be
taking the matter with great seri.
BUSINESS. The usual all-night vigil
at the bleacl.er gates was preserved
with considerable skill and ability.
So was the open field running Of
the Yankee office staff through the
ranks Of hopeful gents who wish to
buy tickets that are non-existent.
New York Will Sing
But these incidents were formal
step out of character today, shed
it's garment of artificial ennui and
become truly rotary. 1t meant to
beat St Louis on the ball field and
it wasn't the kind of town 70 let
rival knock it down in the matter
of demonstrations. They were going
to sing at the boys today.
In fact. the inevitable committee
will be with us and it will line
up before the players dugout and
fling harmony to the four winds as
toast to the noble Yank. One
song has been dedicated to Babe
Ruth, another to Colonel Rupert
and third to the team in toto.
Deep pathos will be the motif.
The ceremony will be deeply al
preciated by the Cards. They will
be so far away.
Cards Need Breaks
And the Cards will need every
break they can get. even OF the
ocular and auditory breed. With
Ray Blades out for the entire series
and Taylor Douthit unavailable the
remainder of the way, their out
fielding in st. Louis on Thursday
was not exactly inspiring, and even
great pitcher like Alexander. may
find that his best efforts will be
wasted on the outfield air.
1t was SO with Bill Sherdel on
Thursday: 1t may be so with Alex
today. The Cards have taken the
bad breaks right on the chin thus
far. but the worst they got was
when they lost two fine outfielders,
one of them before the start of a
world series and the other in the
middle of it. .