Evening star., 1926-10-04


thusiastic home town fans who have
will ride to the world championship
flowing in their favor during the. Sabl
They even hope to attain their
the three tits listed for the Sport
necessity for returning to New 4orl
The view naturally is at variance
to that held by the Yanks. who are
very decidedly of the opinion that no
other hurler in the Mound City array
will spike their guns so effectually as
did Grover Cleveland Alexander yes
terday, and that they will make some
of his brethren suffer for their humil-
iating experience of Sunday by doing
some slugging on their own account.
Rhem or Reinhart to Pitch.
While no definite announcement
has been forthcoming from either
camp 1t is expected that Flint Rhem
or Arthur Reinhart, the latter left
handler, will ascend the mound for
the National Leaguers in the third
engagement Of the series tomorrow
against Waite Hoyt, in condition, one
Of the most effective orthodox twirlers
in the Junior circuit. although there
is a possibility that Manager Miller
Higgins will call on Dutch Ruether,
the southpaW obtained from the Griff-
men just a few weeks age.
The triumph registered by the
Cardinals yesterday was a most de-
cisive one and unlike Saturdays
opening clash, was colorful and inter
esting to the even larger throng that
turned out. While Alexander, the
39.year-old veteran, who started his
big league career with the Phillies
in 1911 and was waived to his pres
ent berth by the Chicago Cubs this
past Summer. was limiting the Yam
KEGS to four singles and victimiZing
10 of them on strikes, the Cardinals
knocked Urban Shocker, another old
timer, out of the box, their total of
IL safeties off the spitball finger and
Sam Jones, one of his two successors.
including a couple of swats good for
four bases.
Billy Southworth. fly chaser. who
had seen service with the Cleveland
Indians, Pittsburgh Pirates and BoS-
ton Braves before being traded to St.
Louis by the New York Giants this
past season. was the batting hero of
the day. He scored two mates ahead
with home drive in round seven
to break a deadlock that had existed
since the third inning, when his
single was a factor in matching the
brace of tallies recorded by the Yam
KEGS in the previous frame.
BOttomley Hero on Offensive.
Second to Southworth for attacking
honors was Jim Bottomley, whose
single wiped out the Yankees early
lead. but Tom Thevenow also dis
tinguished himself on oftense. This
youthful short stopper, now playing
his first full season with the Cardi-
nails, in addition to helping set the
stage for SouthwOrth's spectacular
swat, also broke into the home-run
class, but with circuit clout that
was one of the most freakish ever
recorded in the history Of these
Autumnal events. Babe Ruth, who
failed to get a ball out of the infield
in four attempts, was the goat in this
play, although he was not given an
error
AS a matter of fact, there was but
one misplay recorded and that was
charged against Alexander, who also
was guilty of another bobble of the
mental variety. This was in the sec
ond inning, before he swung into his
real stride and both varieties figured
in the only scoring done by the
Yanks.
Meusel opened the frame, after APP
parently having been struck out, with
single to center and moved up on
Gehrig's death. Lazzeri then pound
ed a safety to left and Meusel set sail
for home. Hafey's throw was aimed
straight for the plate and 1t seemed
might get there ahead of the runner.
but Alex elected to cut it off. This
was his first mistake and the second
followed shortly after LaZzeri attained
third on Dugan's Texas Lacquer.
With SEVERED disposed of on strikes
the double-steal sign was flashed.
OFarrells peg headed off Dugan and
Thevenow ran in with the ball and
trapped Lazzeri between bases. In
the jockeying on the line Lester Bell
tossed to Alex and when the latter
got off a poor return throw LaZzerl
slid TO the plate in safety.
Alex then ended the frame by Whit
fling his pitching opponent and aside
from a safety by Combs. which opened
the third inning. not another Yankee
got on the runway. Combs alone OF
HuGgins' regulars escaped being
struck out. Ruth taking the count
on three pitched balls in the opening
round. while ShoCker fell victim twice.
Hornsby's double, his only safety of
the series thus far, unsupported in the
initial Canto, and singles by OFarrell
and TheVenoW in the second also led
to nothing hut the Cards punched
three hits off Shocker to tie up the
proceedings in the following frame.
Douthit started by beating out rap to
Koenig in deep short. and Southworth
followed with a single to left. HornSby
then moved them along with Sacrl-
flee. and two runs accrued when Bot
tomely came through with a clean sim
gle to right.
Shocker sent the Cards back as fast
as thny came up for the next three
frames. but met his waterloo in the
seventh. OFarrell led off with a
double TO center. and Thevenow con-
tributed a single that Meusel could
merely trap. Douthit'S lunge produced
only a harmless short fly. but South
worth furnished the big punch of the
picnic by Clouting Shockers first Of
ferinS into the open seats in right
field.
Ruth chased after the looping fly,
which would have been an easy out
in the deeper field at Clark Griffith 5
Stadium, and leaped for the ball. but
il passed over the screen atop the
hleacher railing. and the crowd roared
with as much enthusiasm as II one OF
the home brigade had accomplished
the feat.
Shocker faded from the scene in the
next round after Bottomley obtained a
futile hit, and Bob Shawkey. who i'm
nressively finished out the frame. was
succeeded in the ninth by Sam Jones,
after Ben Paschal and Dutch Ruether
had proven busts as pinch hitters. 1t
was Sad Sam whom Thevenow's
homer was charged against. although